Olympia Fields, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Rich Central High School released fourth quarter honor roll for the 2009-2010 school year. Names of students receiving top honors are below: Gold Honor Roll (4.0 GPA and above) SENIORS Dominiqe Adams Simisola Alalade Adebola Ayeni Danielle Brown Carlos Ceniceros Chrystina Clinton Brittany Davis Demetri Edwards Andrea[Read More…]
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For Law Enforcement, Marijuana is ‘Where the Money Is’
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2010. People often wonder why local law enforcement agencies will spend so many resources cracking down on marijuana. As this weekend’s superbly reported front-page piece in the Wall Street Journal explains, it really all comes down to money. IGO, Calif.—Shasta County Sheriff Tom Bosenko, his budget under[Read More…]
Park Forest to Host Progressive Business After Hours Wednesday
Etel Billig welcomes visitors to last year’s Progressive Bussiness After Hours. (Photo: VOPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)– Members of the public are invited to participate in a unique business event this week in DownTown Park Forest as the Village hosts its annual Progressive Business After Hours. Offering the opportunity to win[Read More…]
Secretary General Ban Lauds Caribbean Region’s Commitment to Haiti Recovery
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–5 July 2010 – Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon has commended States in the Caribbean region for their commitment to supporting Haiti following the devastating earthquake in January and urged them to continue their engagement there, saying the country will need consistent assistance from the international community to recover. “Your engagement[Read More…]
BP Update on Gulf of Mexico Oil Spill, July 5, 2010
GULF COAST–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2010. BP today provided an update on developments in the response to the MC252 oil well incident in the Gulf of Mexico. Subsea Source Control and Containment Two containment systems continue to collect oil and gas flowing from the Deepwater Horizon’s failed blow-out preventer (BOP) and transport[Read More…]
Tar Balls Along Texas Coast are From Deepwater Horizon
HOUSTON–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2010. Tar balls collected from the Crystal Beach area of the Bolivar Peninsula on Saturday came from the Deepwater Horizon spill, tests have confirmed, but it is unclear how the material got to Texas. Investigators discovered very small tar balls in the surf, but not on shore, Saturday[Read More…]
Ongoing Administration-Wide Response to the Deepwater BP Oil Spill, July 5, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2010. PAST 24 HOURS Crews Continue to Assess the Effects of Recent Weather on Response Operations; Skimming Operations Resume Crews in Louisiana and along the Gulf Coast continue to repair boom and survey for additional oil deposits after heavy weather moved through the area last week. Heavy[Read More…]
Oil Reported in Lake Pontchartrain
HOUMA, La.–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2010. Oil observers reported sheen and tar balls in the Rigolets and Lake Pontchartrain this morning to the Slidell Forward Operating Base of the Deepwater Horizon Response. Response crews placed a combined 600-feet of hard and soft boom at a natural choke point in the Rigolets to[Read More…]
New Heavy Oil Recovery Device Improves Oil Recovery Efforts in the Gulf
MOBILE, Ala.–(ENEWSPF)–July 5, 2010. Just weeks after the first Heavy Oil Recovery Device (HORD) was successfully tested in the Gulf of Mexico off the shores of Alabama, the innovative devices are greatly improving the efficiency and effectiveness of the cleanup operation. The HORD, originally dubbed Tarball Retrieval Device, is being[Read More…]
United Pet Group Voluntarily Expands Recall of Nutritional Supplements For Dogs and Cats
Cincinnati, Ohio–(ENEWSPF)–July 6, 2010. United Pet Group is voluntarily expanding its recent recall of its Pro-Pet Adult Daily Vitamin Supplement tablets for Dogs to include additional pet nutritional supplement products for dogs and cats due to possible Salmonella contamination. The list of recalled products is provided below. The Food and[Read More…]
