WASHINGTON, DC–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2011. U.S. Senator Dick Durbin (D-IL) today announced that the Senate Appropriations Committee, of which he is a member, has approved $146,742,000 in federal funding for military construction projects in Illinois. These projects were included in President Obama’s FY2012 Budget and supported by Durbin. The Fiscal Year 2012[Read More…]
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Three Nabbed in Alleged Storage Break-Ins
CHICAGO–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2011. Three men have been arrested in connection with the theft of property from a south suburban storage facility, Cook County Sheriff Thomas J. Dart announced Tuesday. David Yate, 40, of the 3200 block of Kinne in Robbins, received a $30,000 bond; Bennie Jackson, 26, of the 400[Read More…]
Colorectal Cancer: Second Most Deadly Cancer Can Be Stopped Before It Starts
Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2011. The No. 2 cancer killer in the United States, colorectal cancer, could get bumped down from its ranking if more people get screened. The rate of adults developing and dying from colorectal cancer has decreased, according to a new Vital Signs report released today by the[Read More…]
FDA Issues Anti-Smuggling Strategy and Draft Guidance on New Dietary Ingredients
Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2011. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration today announced that it has completed two tasks required by the new Food Safety Modernization Act (FSMA). FDA has issued an anti-smuggling strategy, and issued draft guidance clarifying agency expectations on new dietary ingredients. The FDA issued an anti-smuggling[Read More…]
NIH Findings in Mice Have Potential to Curb Obesity and Type 2 Diabetes
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2011. Scientists at the National Institutes of Health have uncovered a pathway in mice that allows white fat — a contributor to obesity and type 2 diabetes — to burn calories in a way that’s normally found in brown fat and muscle. The findings are in the[Read More…]
Balance Tips Toward Environment as Heritability Ebbs in Autism
Bethesda, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2011. The largest and most rigorous twin study of its kind to date has found that shared environment influences susceptibility to autism more than previously thought. The study, supported by the National Institutes of Health, found that shared environmental factors — experiences and exposures common to both[Read More…]
Movie Reviews: Bad Teacher and The Art Of Getting By
Movie Reviews By Bernie Jablonski Before getting into our educational double feature, I must warn you that the bar for movies set in high school (yes, I know, BAD TEACHER is junior high) was set by Alexander Payne’s ELECTION (1999) and Lorie Scherfig’s AN EDUCATION (2009). The former is a[Read More…]
The 2011 4th of July Parade From Inside the Trolley (Video)
Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Ride along inside the Trolley for Park Forest’s 2011 4th of July Parade.
Park Forest’s 2011 4th of July Parade (Video)
Steve McNichols of Park Forest treated 1-year-old son Donovan to his first 4th of July parade. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Enjoy the sights and sounds of the 2011 4th of July Parade along Lakewood Boulevard, in front of Freedom Hall.
NATO-Russia Council Makes Progress in Sochi
RUSSIA–(ENEWSPF)–4 July 2011. The 29 nations of the NATO-Russia Council (NRC) restated their commitment to pursuing cooperation on missile defence as well as cooperation in other security areas of common interest, when they met in Sochi, Russia, on 4th July 2011, at the invitation of the Russian authorities. As part[Read More…]
