London, England–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2011 – 12:56 P.M. BST PRIME MINISTER CAMERON: Thank you, and apologies for keeping you waiting. It’s a pleasure to welcome President Obama here today. We’ve just been having a barbecue in the gardens of Number 10 Downing Street with some of our service — armed-service personnel[Read More…]
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Justice Department Settles Case Against South Bend, Indiana, Public Transportation Corporation to Defend Employment Rights of Army Reservist
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—May 25, 2011. The Department of Justice announced today that it has resolved claims made by Stephen Ralston against the South Bend, Ind., Public Transportation Corporation (TRANSPO) under the Uniformed Services Employment and Reemployment Rights Act of 1994 (USERRA). Subject to certain conditions, USERRA requires employers to promptly reemploy returning[Read More…]
State Department Briefing by Mark C. Toner, May 25, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing RUSSIA Moscow City Court Ruling Upholding the Verdicts Against Former Yukos Head Mikhail Khodorkovsky and Co-Defendant Platon Lebedev INDIA Lawsuit Filed by the Daughter of an Indian Consular Officer / U.S.-India Relations Remain Strong IRAN IAEA Director General’s Report / Failure[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Four Army Casualties, May 25, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–May 25, 2011. The Department of Defense announced today the deaths of four soldiers who were supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. They died May 23, in Kunar province, Afghanistan, of wounds suffered when enemy forces attacked their unit with an improvised explosive device. They were assigned to the 2nd Battalion,[Read More…]
States Should Be Allowed To Implement Key Health Reform Law Provisions Early, Experts Say
Health-care opinion leaders either lean toward increased federal authority or say law strikes right balance between state and federal power New York-(ENEWSPF)- More than eight of 10 leaders in health and health care policy (82%) believe states should be allowed to implement key provisions of the Affordable Care Act early[Read More…]
Used Football Faceshields Are Susceptible To Breaking On Impact
Columbus, OH-(ENEWSPF)- Game-worn football faceshields are more susceptible to breaking when subjected to high-velocity impact than are new faceshields, according to recent research. In the study, researchers used an air cannon to hurl baseballs at new and used polycarbonate faceshields. All of the new shields withstood the strongest impact tested,[Read More…]
Human Brain’s Most Ubiquitous Cell Cultivated In Lab Dish
Astrocytes are star-shaped cells that are the most common cell in the human brain and have now been grown from embryonic and induced stem cells in the laboratory of UW-Madison neuroscientist Su-Chun Zhang. Once considered mere putty or glue in the brain, astrocytes are of growing interest to biomedical research[Read More…]
Researchers Gain New Insights into Comet Hartley 2
Tucson, AZ-(ENEWSPF)- A tumbling comet nucleus with a changing rotational rate has been observed for the first time, according to a new paper by a Planetary Science Institute researcher. These findings, as well as information gleaned from a recent NASA EPOXI spacecraft flyby of Comet 103P/Hartley 2, are expected to[Read More…]
Illinois School Inducts National Junior Honor Society Students
Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Matteson School District 162’s Illinois School in Park Forest recently inducted eight students into the National Junior Honor Society. The students included eighth graders Darica Benton, Willie Elliott and Grant Nwanesi, and seventh graders Destiny Abercrumbie, Cori Burke, Shalana Jones, Paris Napue, and Autumn Price.
District 162 Honors Straight A Students
Matteson, IL-(ENEWSPF)- The Matteson Elementary School District 162 Board of Education and Superintendent Blondean Y. Davis honored 121 students with straight A averages for the 2010-2011 school year during a recent Board meeting. The students included: Samuel Aguirre, Tolulope Agunloye, Akquia Andoh, Blaze Atwood, Juli-Anne Atwood, Noor Baig, Zavier Bailey,[Read More…]
