Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. Two commonly used nanoparticles have a significant impact on the growth and yield of food crops, according to a team of scientists led by University of California Santa Barbara’s Bren School of Environmental Science and Management. The study’s conclusions echo similar research findings that show human[Read More…]
Day: August 23, 2012
Unemployment Insurance Weekly Claims Report for Week Ending August 18, 2012
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–August 23, 2012. SEASONALLY ADJUSTED DATA In the week ending August 18, the advance figure for seasonally adjusted initial claims was 372,000, an increase of 4,000 from the previous week’s revised figure of 368,000. The 4-week moving average was 368,000, an increase of 3,750 from the previous week’s revised[Read More…]
Remarks by President Obama at a Campaign Event — New York, NY
New York, New York–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2012 – 7:25 P.M. EDT THE PRESIDENT: Thank you! (Applause.) Thank you, everybody. It’s good to see you guys. Thank you. (Applause.) Everybody, please have a seat. Now, let me first of all thank Michael and David Stern, who are both here, as well as all[Read More…]
White House Press Gaggle by Principal Deputy Press Secretary Josh Earnest Aboard Air Force, August 22, 2012
En Route New York, New York–(ENEWSPF)–August 22, 2012 – 3:15 P.M. EDT MR. EARNEST: I do have a couple quick announcements before we get started that I wanted to make you aware of. In recent days, an increased number of cases of West Nile virus have been reported primarily[Read More…]
WiggleZ confirms the Big Picture of the Universe (Story/Video)
This image is a slice from a large simulation called ‘GiggleZ’ which complements the WiggleZ survey. It shows a snapshot of the large-scale matter distribution as studied in Morag Scrimgeour’s research. Image Credit: Greg Poole, Centre for Astrophysics and Supercomputing, Swinburne University. Australia-(ENEWSPF)- We know that stars group together to[Read More…]
First Evidence Discovered of Planet’s Destruction by Its Star
An artist’s impression of a red supergiant engulfing a Jupiter-like planet as it expands. Credit: NASA State College, PA-(ENEWSPF)- The first evidence of a planet’s destruction by its aging star has been discovered by an international team of astronomers. The evidence indicates that the missing planet was devoured as the[Read More…]
Voyager at 35: Break on Through to the Other Side (Story/Video)
Voyager 2 was launched on August 20, 1977, from the NASA Kennedy Space Center at Cape Canaveral in Florida, propelled into space on a Titan/Centaur rocket. Image Credit: NASA/JPL WASHINGTON, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- Thirty-five years ago, NASA’s Voyager 2 spacecraft, the first Voyager spacecraft to launch, departed on a journey that would[Read More…]
New NASA Mission to Take First Look Deep Inside Mars
WASHINGTON, D.C.-(ENEWSPF)- NASA has selected a new mission, set to launch in 2016, that will take the first look into the deep interior of Mars to see why the Red Planet evolved so differently from Earth as one of our solar system’s rocky planets. The new mission, named InSight, will[Read More…]
CU-Boulder Researchers Gear Up for NASA Radiation Belt Space Mission
This artist’s rendering shows the twin Radiation Belt Storm Probes as they will appear shortly after they have separated from their launch vehicle but before they have moved apart from each other and deployed their solar panels and booms. Illustration courtesy NASA Boulder, CO-(ENEWSPF)- The University of Colorado Boulder will[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for August 23, 2012
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: Gary Kopycinski) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other[Read More…]
