Imager will provide greater detail to forecasters Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013 Rendering of GOES-R spacecraft. Download here. (Credit: Lockheed Martin) A key instrument that will fly on the Geostationary Operational Environmental Satellite – R (GOES-R) spacecraft, NOAA’s next-generation of geostationary satellites, is cleared for installation on the spacecraft.[Read More…]
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Researchers Discover that an Exoplanet is Earth-like in Mass and Size
While too hot to support life, Kepler 78b is roughly the size of the Earth. CAMBRIDGE, Mass.–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. In August, MIT researchers identified an exoplanet with an extremely brief orbital period: The team found that Kepler 78b, a small, intensely hot planet 400 light-years from Earth, circles its star[Read More…]
How Internet Affects Young People at Risk of Self-harm or Suicide
UK–(ENEWSPF)–31 October 2013. Oxford researchers have found internet forums provide a support network for socially isolated young people. However, they also conclude that the internet is linked to an increased risk of suicide and self-harm among vulnerable adolescents. Following what is thought to be the biggest review of existing studies[Read More…]
National Highway Traffic Safety Administration Offers Halloween Safety Tips
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. The National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is reminding both motorists and pedestrians to use extra caution on Halloween night. Nationwide, Halloween is a particularly deadly night due to the high number of drunk drivers on the roads and the increase in pedestrians during the evening hours. In[Read More…]
Sacramento Utility to Launch Concentrating Solar Power-Natural Gas Project
WASHINGTON–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. As part of the Obama Administration’s all-of-the-above strategy to deploy every available source of American energy, the Energy Department today announced a new concentrating solar power (CSP) project led by the Sacramento Municipal Utility District (SMUD). The project will integrate utility-scale CSP technology with SMUD’s 500-megawatt (MW)[Read More…]
Malaria Cases in U.S. Reach 40-year High
Increase underscores importance of taking recommended medicines to prevent malaria when traveling Atlanta, GA–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. In 2011, 1,925 malaria cases were reported in the United States, according to data published in a supplement of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) released today by the Centers for Disease Control[Read More…]
FDA Takes Two Important Actions on Drug Shortages
Strategic plan and proposed rule on early notification by manufacturers will help agency build on recent progress Silver Spring, Maryland–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. The U.S. Food and Drug Administration is taking two actions to further enhance the agency’s ongoing efforts to prevent and resolve drug shortages, a significant public health threat that[Read More…]
Bats are Not the Real Threat This Halloween
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 31, 2013. Bats get a bad rap on Halloween with their image synonymous with blood-sucking vampires; however, the real scary thing about bats is that they are disappearing due to a myriad of threats, including pesticides, habitat destruction, and the horrible white-nose syndrome (WNS), a disease caused by[Read More…]
Remarks by the First Lady at Sesame Workshop Licensing & Let’s Move! Announcement
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–October 30, 2013 – 2:44 P.M. EDT MRS. OBAMA: Thank you, everyone. (Applause.) Good afternoon. Well, welcome to the White House. I’m thrilled to have you all here today. As many of you know, last month, we held the first ever White House Convening on food marketing for children. [Read More…]
Parents of Autistic Teen Entrapped by Cops Sue School District
Lawsuit Highlights Cruel Practices and Ineffectiveness of Undercover Narcotics Operations in Schools TEMECULA, CA—(ENEWSPF)—October 30, 2013. The parents of a 17-year-old special needs student arrested in an undercover police operation announced today they are suing the school district that authorized the operation. The student, who suffers from a range of[Read More…]
