WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2010. A U.S. Department of Commerce report released today confirms the importance of exports to the U.S. economy and the increasingly globalized marketplace. According to Exports Support American Jobs, in 2008, exports accounted for a record 12.7 percent of U.S. gross domestic product (GDP), and during a period[Read More…]
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Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts with Drawstrings Recalled by GJC International of Florida Due to Strangulation Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2010. 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. Name of Product: Children’s Hooded Sweatshirts Units: About 3,200 Importer: GJC International of[Read More…]
Le Hing Inc. Announces Recall of Baby Walkers Due to Fall Hazard
WASHINGTON, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2010. 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. Name of Product: Baby Walkers Units: About 200 Importer: Le Hing Inc., of[Read More…]
UN Welcomes Arrangement Enabling Kyrgyz Ex-President to Depart
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 April 2010 – The Secretary-General today welcomed the arrangement between Kyrgyzstan’s Provisional Government and former president Kurmanbek Bakiyev that has enabled him to leave the country. “The Secretary-General believes that this is an important step toward the peaceful, stable, prosperous and democratic development of the country and its[Read More…]
Four Missing AU-UN Peacekeepers Remain Unaccounted For in Darfur
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–15 April 2010 – Four South African peacekeeping serving with the joint African Union-United Nations force in the volatile western Sudanese region of Darfur who went missing on Sunday remain unaccounted for, the mission said, adding that they could have been seized by kidnappers or carjackers. “Despite an all-out[Read More…]
House Of Representatives Holds Hearing On Corporal Punishment In Public Schools
WASHINGTON—(ENEWSPF)—April 15, 2010. The House Education and Labor Subcommittee on Healthy Families and Communities held a hearing today examining the role of corporal punishment in public schools and its effect on student achievement. The American Civil Liberties Union strongly opposes the use of physical discipline in public schools and, in[Read More…]
Essay by Dr. Jill Biden in The Chronicle of Higher Education
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2010. The following essay penned by Dr. Jill Biden will be featured in the April 23 issue of The Chronicle of Higher Education. Community Colleges: Our Work Has Just BegunJill Biden I have been a teacher for almost three decades and a community-college instructor for the past[Read More…]
My-A & Co, Recalls Ground Black Pepper Double Golden Fish 3.5oz Jars Due to Salmonella Contamination
Cheverly, MD–(ENEWSPF)–April 15, 2010. MY-A & CO. of Cheverly, MD is recalling its 3.5oz jars of Ground Black Pepper Double Golden Fish because they may be contaminated with Salmonella, an organism which can cause serious and sometimes fatal infections in young children, frail or elderly people and others with weakened[Read More…]
GSU Student/Faculty Symposium on Issues Facing Latino Students, Others of Diverse Backgrounds
University Park, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Title V Latino Center for Excellence is sponsoring a free symposium for students, faculty, advisors, and administrators from across the region on May 14, from 9 a.m. to 3 p.m. at GSU. The symposium will address the issues and concerns facing Latino and other students from[Read More…]
3rd Annual Entrepreneurship Breakfast at Rich Central Saturday
Olympia Fields, IL–(ENEWSPF)– The Rich Central High School Entrepreneurship class, under the educational guidance and leadership of Ms. Hope Stovall Henderson, will host the 3rd Annual Entrepreneurship Breakfast on Saturday, April 17th at Rich Central High School. The school says this year’s event with the theme, "Success Is Our Business,"[Read More…]
