Company Licenses Technology from Ames Laboratory to Produce Titanium Powder for Use in Military, Biomedical and Aerospace Components Washington, DC –(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2011. U.S. Secretary of Energy Steven Chu yesterday announced that an Iowa based start-up company has been selected to participate in the Department of Energy’s “America’s Next Top[Read More…]
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Doctors Without Borders Welcomes Release Of Staff Member, Remains Concerned About Recent Events
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011. Doctors Without Borders/Médecins Sans Frontières (MSF) welcomes the release of Saeed Mahdi, and recognizes that he has now been granted access to a lawyer. MSF firmly maintains that Saeed Mahdi was working with the organization in the capacity of driver and translator. We remain concerned about[Read More…]
Durbin Statement on Agreement to Extend FAA Authorization
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) released the following statement after an agreement to extend FAA authorization was announced by Senator Reid earlier today: “Extending FAA authorization will put an estimated 74,000 Americans back to work and help keep airports and air operations in Illinois and around[Read More…]
Alliance for Retired Americans Friday Alert, August 5, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011. Social Security and Medicare Spared – For Now – In Debt Ceiling Deal Social Security and Medicare escaped a first round of budget cuts in the debt ceiling agreement reached earlier this week in Washington, but future threats loom on the horizon for these two[Read More…]
Park Forest Environment Commission Reschedules Rain Barrel Sales Dates
Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011. The Park Forest Environment Commission has rescheduled its August and September dates for selling rain barrels at the Farmers Market. Rain barrels can be purchased for $55 each on: Saturday, August 13, and Saturday, September 10 For additional information on rain barrels, please e-mail Jim[Read More…]
Honda Recall of Certain Accord, CR-V and Element Vehicles
Torrance, CA–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011. Honda will voluntarily recall approximately 1.5 million vehicles in the U.S. to update the software that controls the automatic transmission. Certain 2005-2010 4-cylinder Accord, 2007-2010 CR-V and 2005-2008 Element vehicles will be included in the voluntary recall. Without the updated software, the automatic transmission secondary shaft[Read More…]
Medi-Pot Most Often Consumed For Pain, Muscle Spasms, Study Says
“These data suggest that the patient population has evolved from mostly HIV/AIDS and cancer patients to a significantly more diverse array” Santa Cruz, CA–(ENEWSPF)–August 5, 2011. Patients in California with a physician’s recommendation are predominantly using cannabis to treat symptoms of pain, insomnia, and anxiety, according to population data published[Read More…]
Payroll Employment Rises 117,000 in July; Unemployment Rate Changes Little
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—August 5, 2011. Total nonfarm payroll employment rose by 117,000 in July, and the unemployment rate was little changed at 9.1 percent, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. Job gains occurred in health care, retail trade, manufacturing, and mining. Government employment continued to trend down. Household Survey[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on the FAA, August 4, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2011. I’m pleased that leaders in Congress are working together to break the impasse involving the FAA so that tens of thousands of construction workers and others can go back to work. We can’t afford to let politics in Washington hamper our recovery, so this is[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, August 4, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 4, 2011 – 12:16 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Good afternoon, ladies and gentlemen. Welcome to the White House. This is your daily briefing. Before I take your questions, I have a couple of announcements. As you know, last week the President announced historic fuel-efficiency standards[Read More…]
