MAINE–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2011 From the University of Kentucky Cooperative Extension Service In Maine, where I lived for more than 50 years, Japanese beetle season was easy to remember . . . because it coincided each year with tourist season. In other words, when the cars came through the toll booths[Read More…]
Day: June 27, 2011
ICC Issues Arrest Warrants for Libyan Officials for Alleged Crimes Against Humanity
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–27 June 2011. The International Criminal Court (ICC) today issued arrest warrants for Libyan leader Muammar al-Qadhafi, one of his sons and the country’s intelligence chief for crimes against humanity allegedly committed since the pro-democracy movement began in February. Hundreds of people are confirmed to have been killed since opposition[Read More…]
NATO Secretary General’s Statement on International Criminal Court Decision on Qadhafi Indictment
BELGIUM–(ENEWSPF)–27 June 2011. The following statement is attributed to NATO Secretary General Anders Fogh Rasmussen. “This decision once again highlights the increasing isolation of the Qadhafi regime. It reinforces the reason for NATO’s mission to protect the Libyan people from Qadhafi’s forces. Qadhafi and his henchmen need to realise that[Read More…]
Study Finds Pregnant Women and Fetuses Contaminated with Pesticides Linked to Genetically Engineered Food
Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2011. A study published in the May 2011 edition of the journal Reproductive Toxicology finds pregnant women and their fetuses contaminated with pesticides and metabolites of the herbicide gluphosinate and the Cry1Ab protein of the insecticide based on the bacterium bacillus thuringiensis (Bt), both affiliated with genetically[Read More…]
Statement by President Obama on National HIV Testing Day
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2011. National HIV Testing Day reminds each of us to do our part in fighting HIV/AIDS and get tested. It has been thirty years since we witnessed the emergence of HIV, an illness from which roughly 600,000 Americans have died and with which more than one[Read More…]
State Public Health Director Urges Illinoisans to Get Tested on National HIV Testing Day
SPRINGFIELD, Ill.–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2011. As we observe the 30th anniversary of the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s (CDC) first report of AIDS-like disease, Illinois Department of Public Health Director Dr. Damon T. Arnold is urging Illinoisans today to get tested and learn their HIV status on National HIV[Read More…]
U.S. Supreme Court to Hear Challenge to Warrantless GPS Device Tracking by Police
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–June 27, 2011. The U.S. Supreme Court today agreed to hear a case to decide whether law enforcement agencies must first establish probable cause and obtain a warrant before they can secretly attach a GPS tracking device to a vehicle. The ACLU of the National Capital Area and the Electronic[Read More…]
Nuclear Regulatory Commission Activates Incident Response Center for Tracking Events at Nebraska’s Fort Calhoun Nuclear Power Plant
Arlington, TX—(ENEWSPF)—June 27, 2011. The U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission (NRC) is monitoring events at the Fort Calhoun nuclear power plant after a protective berm holding back floodwaters from the Missouri River collapsed early Sunday. The plant, located about 19 miles north of Omaha, Neb., remains in a safe mode under[Read More…]
NASA Mission Suggests Sun and Planets Constructed Differently
Artist Rendering of the Genesis Spacecraft During Collection Phase of Mission. Image credit: NASA/JPL-Caltech Pasadena, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Researchers analyzing samples returned by NASA’s 2004 Genesis mission have discovered that our sun and its inner planets may have formed differently than previously thought. Data revealed differences between the sun and planets in[Read More…]
SOFIA Successfully Observes Challenging Pluto Occultation
Pasadena, CA-(ENEWSPF)- On June 23, NASA’s Stratospheric Observatory for Infrared Astronomy (SOFIA) observed the dwarf planet Pluto as it passed in front of a distant star. This event, known as an "occultation," allowed scientific analysis of Pluto and its atmosphere by flying SOFIA at the right moment to an exact[Read More…]
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