Day: December 26, 2011

Medical Cannabis Education Rally and March Today In Ocean Beach

CALIFORNIA–(ENEWSPF)–December 26, 2011. The San Diego Chapter of Americans for Safe Access is hosting a Medical Cannabis Education Rally and March today, December 26 at 2pm in Ocean Beach. The rally will start with several speakers including Congressman and San Diego Mayoral Candidate Bob Filner! Following the speakers, we will[Read More…]

Secretary General Ban Condemns Deadly Bombings in Nigeria

NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–25 December 2011. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon strongly condemned today the attacks targeting churches in Nigeria, which resulted in numerous deaths and injuries among civilians who had gathered for Christmas Day services. In a statement issued by his spokesperson, Mr. Ban expressed “his sympathy and condolences to the people of Nigeria and[Read More…]

Statement by the White House Press Secretary on Nigeria

Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 26, 2011.  We condemn this senseless violence and tragic loss of life on Christmas Day.  We offer our sincere condolences to the Nigerian people and especially those who lost family and loved ones.  We have been in contact with Nigerian officials about what initially appear to be terrorist[Read More…]

First Low-Mass Star Detected In Globular Cluster

The Milky Way with Globular Cluster M22. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) University of Zurich-(ENEWSPF)- Until now, it was merely assumed that low-mass and therefore extremely faint stars must exist. However, in view of the vast distances and weak luminosity of low-mass stars, even the most modern telescopes fail. Together with a Polish-Chilean[Read More…]

Some Nearby Young Stars May Be Much Older

University of Rochester-(ENEWSPF)- Low in the south in the summer sky shines the constellation Scorpius and the bright, red supergiant star Antares. Many of the brightest stars in Scorpius, and hundreds of its fainter stars, are among the youngest stars found near the earth, and a new analysis of them[Read More…]

Quadrantids Will Create Brief, Beautiful Show on Jan. 4

False-color image of a rare early Quadrantid, captured by a NASA meteor camera in 2010. (NASA/MSFC/MEO/B. Cooke) NASA-(ENEWSPF)- The 2012 Quadrantids, a little-known meteor shower named after an extinct constellation, will present an excellent chance for hardy souls to start the year off with some late-night meteor watching. Peaking in[Read More…]

Man Shot In Arm Seeks Friend’s Help

Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- A man sought help from a friend after he was shot in the arm in Park Forest in the early evening of Friday, December 16. Police were dispatched to the first block of Waverly Court on December 16 at 7:33 PM in response to a report of[Read More…]

Airlines and Caterer Add To Holiday Spirit At Blackhawk

Hattie Edwards, far left, of Gate Gourmet and Miki Dedd of American Airlines wrap holiday presents that will be distributed to Blackhawk Intermediate Center students. Helping is Samantha Soto, far right, Blackhawk School psychologist. (PHOTO SUPPLIED) Park Forest, IL-(ENEWSPF)- For the second consecutive holiday season, American Airlines’ African American Employee[Read More…]

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