Springfield, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Stephen R. Wigginton, United States United States Attorney for the Southern District of Illinois, announced on March 5 that Joshua Robert Hoover, 32, of York, Nebraska, was sentenced today in federal court in East St. Louis for persuading, inducing, and enticing a minor to produce child pornography. Hoover was[Read More…]
Day: March 6, 2012
Press Conference by President Obama, March 6, 2012 (Video Added)
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–March 6, 2012 – 1:15 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good afternoon, everybody. Now, I understand there are some political contests going on tonight, but I thought I’d start the day off by taking a few questions, which I’m sure will not be political in nature. (Laughter.) Before I do,[Read More…]
HIDDEN IN PLAIN SIGHT: A&M Astronomers Help Find Distant Galaxy Cluster to Shed Light on Early Universe
COLLEGE STATION-(ENEWSPF)- A decade ago, Houston businessman and philanthropist George P. Mitchell was so certain there were big discoveries to be made in physics and astronomy and that they should come out of Texas A&M University, he put money on it, endowing the George P. and Cynthia Woods Mitchell Institute[Read More…]
Natural Lawn Care Workshop for Schools and Childcares to be Held March 22 at Northwest Indiana Educational Service Center
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2012. A Natural Lawn Care Workshop for Schools and Childcares will be held on Thursday, March 22 from 8:30 a.m. to 12:30 p.m. at Northwest Indiana Educational Service Center, 2939 41st Street, Highland, Indiana. Chip Osborne, renowned natural lawn care expert, will be the featured speaker.[Read More…]
Genghis Khan Invades Chicago
Special Exhibition Opens at The Field Museum through September 3, 2012 Chicago, IL-(ENEWSPF)- An unrivaled conqueror who changed the course of world culture is the subject of new exhibition at The Field Museum. Genghis Khan (Feb. 24 through Sept. 3, 2012) showcases the largest single collection of 13th century Mongolian[Read More…]
Galaxy Cluster Hidden in Plain View
Pasadena, CA–(ENEWSPF)- A team of astronomers has discovered the most distant cluster of red galaxies ever observed using FourStar, a new and powerful near-infrared camera on the 6.5m Magellan Baade Telescope. The galaxy cluster is located 10.5 billion light years away in the direction of the constellation Leo. It is[Read More…]
Indiana University Northwest to Host Natural Lawn Care Workshop on March 21
Park Forest, IL—(ENEWSPF)—March 6, 2012. Chip Osborne, renowned natural lawn care expert, will be featured at the ‘Natural Lawn Care Workshop’ to be held from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. on March 21 at Indiana University Northwest’s John W. Anderson Library/Conference Center, 3400 Broadway, Gary, Indiana. Representatives from landscape companies,[Read More…]
Life-Threatening Germ Poses Threat Across Medical Facilities
CDC highlights steps to prevent spread of deadly C. difficile bacteria, which impacts patients in nursing homes and outpatient care, not just hospitals For Clinicians: 6 Steps to Prevention Prescribe and use antibiotics carefully. About 50% of all antibiotics given are not needed, unnecessarily raising the risk of C. difficile[Read More…]
World Meets Goal of Boosting Access to Clean Water but Lags on Better Sanitation – UN
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–6 March 2012. The goal of reducing by half the number of people without access to safe drinking water has been achieved, well ahead of the 2015 deadline for reaching the globally agreed development targets aimed at ridding the world of extreme poverty, hunger and preventable diseases, the United[Read More…]
‘State Religions’ Risk Alienating Minorities, Warns UN Rights Expert
GENEVA–(ENEWSPF)–6 March 2012. State-sanctioned religions risk alienating minorities and discriminating against members of other faiths, an independent United Nations human rights expert warned today. Speaking at the UN Human Rights Council in Geneva where he presented his latest report on freedom of religion or belief and recognition issues, Heiner Bielefeldt[Read More…]