Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2011. Index for Today’s Briefing IRAN Virtual Embassy / Site Compromised / Both English and Persian Sites Blocked / Private Networks / Offering Information about the United States / Visas / Effort to Engage Iranians / Looking at Ways to Track Via VPN Usage SYRIA Asad’s ABC[Read More…]
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Nuclear Energy Institute Report on Japan’s Nuclear Reactors, December 7, 2011
Washington, DC–(ENEWSPF)–December 7, 2011. Contaminated Water Leaks Into Ocean Near Fukushima Industry/Regulatory/Political Tokyo Electric Power Co., operator of the Fukushima Daiichi nuclear energy facility, said about 40 gallons of water containing radioactive strontium drained into the ocean following a leak in desalination equipment. TEPCO said it is likely to have[Read More…]
Massive Stars Are Born As Giants
Amsterdam-(ENEWSPF)- Astronomers from the University of Amsterdam have shown that forming massive stars are much bigger than grown-up massive stars. Their observations confirm the theory that, at the conclusion of the formation process, a massive star further contracts until it has reached a stable equilibrium. The results are published as[Read More…]
New All-Sky Map Shows The Magnetic Fields Of The Milky Way With The Highest Precision
The sky map of the Faraday effect caused by the magnetic fields of the Milky Way. Red and blue colors indicate regions of the sky where the magnetic field points toward and away from the observer, respectively. The band of the Milky Way (the plane of the galactic disk) extends[Read More…]
Solar Storms Could ‘Sandblast’ the Moon
Solar Dynamics Observatory view of June 7 CME Coronal Mass Ejection as viewed by the Solar Dynamics Observatory on June 7, 2011. Credit: NASA/SDO NASA-(ENEWSPF)- Solar storms and associated Coronal Mass Ejections (CMEs) can significantly erode the lunar surface according to a new set of computer simulations by NASA scientists.[Read More…]
Candidate Order Decided In Ballot Lottery
Cook County, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Cook County Clerk David Orr and Director of Elections Jan Kralovec conducted a lottery today to determine the candidate ballot positions in the March 20, 2012 Presidential Primary Election. Candidates competing for the same office who filed simultaneously Nov. 28 at 9 a.m., the onset of candidate filing, were included in the lottery. The lottery was comprised of[Read More…]
Governors State Awarded $875,000 Education Grant by Kresge Foundation
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Governors State University has received an $875,000 grant from the Kresge Foundation, which will be used to enhance the university’s innovative Dual Degree Program (DDP). The Kresge Foundation announced the three-year grant on November 29. During the grant period, GSU will use funding from the Foundation to[Read More…]
Governors State to Admit First Freshman Class
University Park, IL-(ENEWSPF)- Yesterday the Illinois Board of Higher Education (IBHE) voted to approve the proposal by Governors State University’s Board of Trustees to add lower division programming to the university’s upper division and graduate offerings. GSU will enroll its first freshman class in August 2014. “GSU’s decision to admit[Read More…]
NASA Mars Rover Finds Mineral Vein Deposited by Water
This color view of a mineral vein called "Homestake" comes from the panoramic camera (Pancam) on NASA’s Mars Exploration Rover Opportunity. The vein is about the width of a thumb and about 18 inches (45 centimeters) long. Opportunity examined it in November 2011 and found it to be rich in[Read More…]
Sauk Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club to Hold Monthly Meeting on Monday, December 12
Palos Heights, IL—(ENEWSPF)—December 7, 2011. The Sauk Calumet Group of the Illinois Sierra Club will hold its monthly meeting on Monday, December 12, at 7:15 p.m. at the Frankfort Public Library, 21119 Pfeiffer Rd. Peter Gorr of Palatine recently installed one of the largest residential solar electrical systems in the[Read More…]
