NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 December 2010 – With unpredictable and extreme weather the “new normal,” both developed and developing countries must plan ahead by anticipating the consequences of development or face increasing economic losses, according to the United Nations disaster mitigation secretariat. Citing torrential rains that have severely flooded parts of north-eastern[Read More…]
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Farmers’ Fear of Cholera Threatens Rice Harvest in Haiti – UN Agency
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–29 December 2010 – Farmers in north-western Haiti are likely to lose a significant portion of their rice harvest due to reluctance to work in paddy fields they fear are contaminated by the cholera-causing bacteria, the United Nations Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) said today, adding that it is[Read More…]
Park Forest Police Reports for December 28, 2010
The Park Forest Police Station. (Photo: ENEWSPF) Park Forest, IL–(ENEWSPF)–Editor’s Note: We continue our reporting on news from police reports. Besides covering the many stories from around Park Forest that otherwise might go unnoticed, we want to bring more complete coverage of police reports than is reported by other local[Read More…]
Former Chicago Man Allegedly Swindled Nearly $8 Million from More Than 50 Victims in Alleged Investment Fraud Scheme
Chicago, IL–(ENEWSPF)– A former Chicago man was charged with allegedly engaging in an investment fraud scheme, swindling nearly $8 million from more than 50 victims who were led to believe they were buying shares of stock in well-known companies. The defendant, Randy M. Cho, was charged with one count of[Read More…]
eNews Park Forest Ready for First-Ever 100,000+ Month
Commentary By Gary Kopycinski eNews Park Forest is poised to enjoy its first-ever 100,000+ visitor month after an article by Dahr Jamail went viral this week, thanks to a link from an evidently busy Web site. Readers may have noticed that ENEWSPF was heavily-trafficked on December 26 and 27 as[Read More…]
UN Soldier Injured as Crowd Attacks Peacekeepers in Côte d’Ivoire
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 December 2010 – A large crowd today attacked a three-vehicle convoy of the United Nations peacekeeping force in Côte d’Ivoire in the commercial capital of Abidjan, slashing one soldier with a machete and setting one of the vehicles on fire. The attack happened in the Yopougon neighbourhood of[Read More…]
Sudan: UN Delivers Ballots for Independence Referendum in South
NEW YORK–(ENEWSPF)–28 December 2010 – The United Nations has delivered ballots for more than 4 million voters in Southern Sudan for next month’s independence referendum, culminating a six-year peace process that ended two decades of civil war between the north and south. Each ballot carries two pictures: one hand, signifying[Read More…]
DOD Identifies Marine Casualty, December 28, 2010
Washington, D.C.–(ENEWSPF)–December 28, 2010. The Department of Defense announced today the death of a Marine who was supporting Operation Enduring Freedom. Sgt. Garrett A. Misener, 25, of Cordova, Tenn., died Dec. 27 while conducting combat operations in Helmand province, Afghanistan. He was assigned to 2nd Battalion, 9th Marine Regiment, 2nd[Read More…]
When the black hole was born
TAU astronomers identify the epoch of the first fast growth of black holes University of North Texas-(ENEWSPF)-Most galaxies in the universe, including our own Milky Way, harbor super-massive black holes varying in mass from about one million to about 10 billion times the size of our sun. To find them,[Read More…]
Comprehensive report on sudden oak death
10-year cooperative research effort provides basis for containment ALBANY, CA-(ENEWSPF)- Synthesizing more than 10 years of cooperative research on the exotic invasive, quarantine sudden oak death pathogen, the USDA Forest Service’s Pacific Southwest Research Station (PSW) recently published "Sudden Oak Death and Phytophthora ramorum: A Summary of the Literature." This 181-page[Read More…]
