Year: 2011

Quadrantid Meteors Set to Perform on January 4th

Not until early morning does the radiant of the Quadrantid meteor shower start to rise high — and don’t expect to see several at once! Sky & Telescope illustration Celestially speaking, 2012 opens with a bang. The Quadrantid meteor shower, one of the best displays of "shooting stars" all year,[Read More…]

NASA’s GRAIL-A Spacecraft 24 Hours Away From Moon

Artist concept of GRAIL mission. Grail will fly twin spacecraft in tandem orbits around the moon to measure its gravity field in unprecedented detail. Image credit: NASA/JPL Pasadena, CA-(ENEWSPF)- NASA’s Gravity Recovery And Interior Laboratory (GRAIL)-A spacecraft is within 24 hours of its insertion burn that will place it into[Read More…]

Movie Review: THE ARTIST

Bérénice Bejo and Jean Dujardin in The Artist (SUPPLIED) Movie Reviews By Bernie Jablonski If Mel Brooks’ 1976 SILENT MOVIE operates on a gimmick, Michel Hazanavicius’ THE ARTIST transcends the gimmick. Both films are corny and sentimental, and in truth, without the treatment of each one as a silent movie,[Read More…]

GM Recall of Certain Model Year 2012 Chevrolet Sonic Vehicles

Washington, DC—(ENEWSPF)—December 30, 2011. Summary:  General Motors (GM) is recalling certain model year 2012 Chevrolet Sonic vehicles manufactured from June 2, 2011, through November 21, 2011.  On some of these vehicles, the front brake inner or outer pad may be missing. Consequence:  A missing pad could result in reduced brake[Read More…]

Consumer Alert for Cheese and Milk Products Due to Listeria Monocytogenes Contamination

Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–December 29, 2011 – The MA Department of Public Health (MDPH) is issuing a warning to consumers to avoid consumption of certain cheese and milk products because the products may be contaminated with Listeria monocytogenes (L. monocytogenes). The presence of L. monocytogenes in foods such as cheese and[Read More…]

ISAF Commander Condemns of Roadside Bomb Attack

KABUL, Afghanistan–(ENEWSPF)–December 30, 2011.  General John R. Allen, commander of the International Security Assistance Force, condemns today’s roadside bomb attack that reportedly killed four civilians in Trinkot City, Uruzgan Province. A fifth male was listed as critically injured.  “Today, another cowardly insurgent attack killed four innocent Afghans,” said Gen. Allen.[Read More…]

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