Fabric antenna EU–(ENEWSPF)–29 September 2011 Wearing an antenna – without anyone knowing – is making a splash in the world of search and rescue. ESA has provided research and development guidance to Finnish company Patria, with the help of Tampere University of Technology, in designing a search and rescue[Read More…]
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Over the Year, 1st Quarter 2011 Wages Up 18.9% in Peoria, Ill.; National Wages Up 5.2%
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—September 29, 2011. From March 2010 to March 2011, employment increased in 256 of the 322 largest U.S. counties, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Elkhart, Ind., posted the largest percentage increase, with a gain of 6.2 percent over the year, compared with national job growth of[Read More…]
New York Times: Even Those Cleared of Crimes Can Stay on F.B.I.’s Watch List
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. Read the New York Times article about the FBI’s protocols and utilization of the government’s terrorist watch list. Information about how the FBI and police handle and react to people on the list was recently released following a FOIA request submitted by the Electronic Privacy Information Center.[Read More…]
HHS Launches New Affordable Care Act Initiative to Strengthen Primary Care
Initiative will provide bonuses to primary care doctors who better coordinate care, help use health care dollars more wisely Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)—September 28, 2011. The U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) today launched a new initiative made possible by the Affordable Care Act to help primary care practices deliver[Read More…]
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending September 24, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending September 24, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 391,000, a decrease of 37,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 428,000. The 4-week moving average was 417,000, a decrease of 5,250 from the previous week’s[Read More…]
FBI: Marion Prison Camp Inmate Sentenced for Escape
INDIANAPOLIS-(ENEWSPF)- An inmate from the federal prison camp at Marion, Illinois, was sentenced in United States District Court in Benton to an additional 33 months in prison for escaping from that minimum security facility on February 11, 2011. Robert L. Martin, 37, had previously pled guilty to the escape charge[Read More…]
Hogsett Announces Sentencing of Virginia Man for Receiving Child Pornography Involving Indiana Minor
INDIANAPOLIS-(ENEWSPF)- United States Attorney Joseph H. Hogsett announced today that Jimmy Lee Cook, 42, of Lynchburg, Virginia, was sentenced to 160 months of imprisonment for receiving child pornography involving a young Indiana girl. This followed an investigation by the Federal Bureau of Investigation in Indiana and Virginia, the Kokomo Police[Read More…]
FBI: Former CME Group Software Engineer Indicted for Alleged Theft of Globex Computer Trade Secrets
Chicago-(ENEWSPF)- A former senior software engineer for Chicago-based CME Group, Inc., was indicted today for allegedly downloading and removing computer source code and other proprietary information while at the same time pursuing business plans to improve an electronic trading exchange in China. The defendant, Chunlai Yang, who was arrested in[Read More…]
Community Uproar Turns Back Pesticide Threat Near Chicago
MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–September 28, 2011. Anyone concerned with pesticide spraying should take note: PROTESTS DO WORK. For further evidence, turn to Highland Park, Ill., where 25 emails and 600-plus signatures on a petition caught the attention of local officials who ultimately killed a plan to spray public parks with synthetic weed killers:[Read More…]
Another Maine Town Goes Pesticide-Free
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–September 29, 2011. The town of Scarborough, Maine joins the ever-growing list of communities in Maine and around the country that have decided to ditch conventional, chemical-intensive landscape management practices on public properties in favor of a more sustainable approach. The town Council Members passed a Pest Management Policy[Read More…]
