University Park, Pennsylvania–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2011 – 12:35 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Thank you, Nittany Lions! (Applause.) Thank you. Thank you so much. (Applause.) Please have a seat. Have a seat. AUDIENCE MEMBER: We love you! THE PRESIDENT: Oh, I love you back. Thank you. It’s great to be here. (Applause.) [Read More…]
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White House Press Gaggle by Robert Gibbs Aboard Air Force One, Feb. 3, 2011
En Route University Park, Pennsylvania–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2011 – 11:11 A.M. EST MR. GIBBS: Let me — if I can, let me just start with a few thoughts. I want to reiterate our administration and our country’s strong condemnation of the violence and the images that we’ve seen over the past many[Read More…]
During Blizzard, One Park Forest Snow Plow Dedicated To Ambulance Calls
A snow plow removes works the 211th Street Metra lot the morning of February 2. (Photo: Daniel Karwatka) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- As forecasts for the February 1 and 2 blizzard came in from many sources, including Cook County Homeland Security, the Park Forest Fire Department and Public Works joined forces.[Read More…]
Secretary-General Pledges UN Support for ‘Bold Reforms’ in Egypt
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–3 February 2011 – Reiterating his call to all sides to exercise restraint in the current turmoil sweeping Egypt, Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon today pledged United Nations support for the “bold reforms” needed to meet the people’s aspirations in the Middle East. “We should not underestimate the danger of instability[Read More…]
Park Forest Nurses Club to Meet on February 17
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2011. The Park Forest Nurses Club will meet on Thursday, February 17 at 7:30 p.m. at Calvary United Protestant Church, 425 N. Orchard, Park Forest (east corner of Lincoln Hwy. and Orchard Dr.) Lois Levin CDE, will discuss “What’s New in Diabetic Treatment”. All RN’s and[Read More…]
Audubon Statement Re: Proposed Federal Legislation That Would Undermine Clean Air Act
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2011. The following remarks are attributed to David Yarnold, Audubon President & CEO, regarding the proposed Upton, Inhofe legislation: “It’s outrageous that anyone would try to make a case for dirty air. But that’s exactly what those behind the flurry of extremist attacks on one of America’s most[Read More…]
Generation 2 Worldwide ‘SafetyCraft’ Brand Drop-Side Cribs Pose Risks of Strangulation, Suffocation
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2011. The U.S. Consumer Product Safety Commission (CPSC) is warning consumers that “SafetyCraft” brand full-size and portable drop-side cribs manufactured or distributed by Generation 2 Worldwide of Dothan, Alabama, contain drop-side hardware that appears to be identical to Generation 2 Worldwide ChildESIGNS brand drop-side cribs recalled in[Read More…]
Sunbeam Products Inc. Recalls Convertible Irons Due to Fire Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 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…]
NOAA Reopens More Than 4,000 Square Miles of Gulf Waters to Royal Red Shrimping
NEW ORLEANS–(ENEWSPF)–February 3, 2011. NOAA today reopened 4,213 square miles of Gulf of Mexico federal waters off Louisiana, Mississippi and Alabama to royal red shrimping. The area was closed to this type of deep water fishing on Nov. 24 as a precautionary measure after a commercial shrimper discovered tar balls[Read More…]
Preliminary Report: Productivity and Costs, Fourth Quarter and Annual Averages 2010
Washington, D.C.—(ENEWSPF)—February 3, 2011. Nonfarm business sector labor productivity increased at a 2.6 percent annual rate during the fourth quarter of 2010, the U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics reported today. This gain in productivity reflects increases of 4.5 percent in output and 1.8 percent in hours worked. (All quarterly percent[Read More…]
