(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- St. Lawrence O’Toole celebrated Family Reading Night. This night is sponsored by Jesse White, Secretary of State and State Librarian, and the Illinois Center for the Book. It is an annual statewide event that encourages families to spend quality time reading together. The night was filled[Read More…]
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Forest Trail NJHS Decorate Tree For Park Forest
(PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Nineteen members of Forest Trail School’s National Junior Honor Society attended the tree lighting ceremony in Park Forest and decorated a tree with ornaments they had created. “The students had a great time helping to make our community beautiful. They did a great job,” said[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, December 6, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Open Skies Agreement with Montenegro SYRIA Ambassador Ford returns to Syria / Expect Syria to Abide by Vienna Convention Obligations / Security Considerations / Role of Turkey / Arab League Secretary’s Meeting with Syrian National Council / Respond to the Needs[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama on the Economy in Osawatomie, Kansas
Osawatomie, Kansas–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2011 – 12:59 P.M. CST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, everybody. Please, please have a seat. Thank you so much. Thank you. Good afternoon, everybody. AUDIENCE: Good afternoon. THE PRESIDENT: Well, I want to start by thanking a few folks who’ve joined us today. We’ve got the mayor of[Read More…]
Secretary General Ban Urges Leaders to Make Real Progress at UN Climate Change Talks
South Africa–(ENEWSPF)–6 December 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon urged countries not to lose momentum and show determined leadership to advance negotiations at the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Durban, South Africa, as States enter their first day of high-level talks. “The world is looking to you for leadership,” Mr. Ban told[Read More…]
UN Deplores Deadly Twin Attacks on Afghan Civilians During Shiite Holiday
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–6 December 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon and the United Nations mission in Afghanistan have strongly condemned today’s explosions in Kabul and Mazar-i-Sharif that have resulted in numerous deaths and injuries of civilians who had gathered for a Shiite religious observance. Both explosions happened around midday, according to media reports. A[Read More…]
P&G Voluntarily Recalls One Production Lot of Dry Dog Food
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2011. The Procter & Gamble Company (P&G) has voluntarily retrieved a single production lot of dry dog food due to aflatoxin levels that were detected above the acceptable limit. This product has already been retrieved from store shelves. No illnesses have been reported in association with[Read More…]
NOAA Activates GOES-15 Satellite; Deactivates GOES-11 After Nearly 12 Years in Orbit
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2011. On Dec. 6, 2011 at 1545z, GOES-15 took its first infrared image as the operational geostationary satellite positioned over the Pacific – called GOES-West. This image shows a portion of that first image. The clouds are colorized based on their temperature, an indication of storm intensity.[Read More…]
NATO Foreign Ministers to Discuss Operations, Partnerships and Chicago Summit
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–6 December 2011. The foreign ministers of NATO Allies and partner countries will meet in Brussels on 7 and 8 December to discuss current operations, the Alliance’s relationship with its partners, and preparations for the NATO summit in Chicago on 20-21 May 2012. The meeting will begin with a discussion[Read More…]
Innovative Social Media Campaign From Audubon Takes Birding Online
Nearly 10,000 “Bird the Net” for fun and prizes New York, NY–(ENEWSPF)–December 6, 2011. The competition was fierce as virtual birders pursued animated orioles, puffins, cranes and more throughout the web in Audubon’s Birding the Net. In all, more than 9,500 participated in the ambitious social media campaign that stretched[Read More…]
