Governor Quinn is considering whether or not to sign Senate Bill 744 which would expand gambling in IL. SB744 is being called the “gaming bill”. Personally, I think it should be called the “jobs bill”. Currently, the horse racing industry is responsible for more than 30,000 jobs statewide. SB744 would[Read More…]
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Kohler Co. Announces Recall of Shower Doors Due to Laceration Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Prime-Line Products Recalls Child Bathtub Non-Slip Pads Due To Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
Child Safety Latches and Outlet Covers Recalled by Prime-Line
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission, in cooperation with the firm named below, today announced a voluntary recall of the following consumer product. Consumers should stop using recalled products immediately unless otherwise instructed. It is illegal to resell or attempt to resell a recalled consumer product.[Read More…]
It’s Dim Up North – So Northerners Need Bigger Brains to See Properly
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–27 July 2011. The farther that human populations live from the equator, the bigger their brains, according to a new study by Oxford University. But it turns out that this is not because they are smarter, but because they need bigger vision areas in the brain to cope with[Read More…]
Scientists Create Global Map of Religious Forests to Protect Biodiversity Hotspots
UNITED KINGDOM–(ENEWSPF)–27 July 2011. Oxford scientists are producing an entire map of the world’s religious forests – locations that contain some of richest biodiversity in the world, including some of the highest numbers of threatened species. A research team is now engaged in a project to scientifically measure the full[Read More…]
What They’re Saying: We Need an FAA Bill Extension
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2011. Contractors have been told to stop work on critical airport modernization projects around the country after Congress failed to pass legislation giving the FAA the authority necessary for work to continue by last Friday’s deadline. Dozens of “stop work orders” have been issued for major projects[Read More…]
CBO: Potential Costs of Health Care for Veterans of Recent and Ongoing U.S. Military Operations
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2011. Testimony of the Congressional Budget Office (CBO) before the Committee on Veterans’ Affairs, United States Senate Entire Document: pdf Summary Veterans returning from recent and ongoing overseas contingency operations (OCO)—Operation Iraqi Freedom, which ended in August 2010; Operation New Dawn, the ongoing military engagement in Iraq; and[Read More…]
White House Press Briefing by Jay Carney, July 27, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2011 – 2:12 P.M. EDT MR. CARNEY: Big crowd. Thank you all for being here. Good afternoon. Welcome to the White House. I have a quick announcement to make at the top. On Friday, the President will hold an event at the Walter E. Washington Convention Center[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, July 27, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 27, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing DEPARTMENT Proposed Bill Cutting Spending for State and USAID in House / Secretary Sent Letter Objecting to Proposed Bill DPRK Upcoming Exploratory Meeting in New York / Meeting a Result of the ROK and DPRK Dialogue in Bali PAKISTAN Referred Query[Read More…]
