Magnitude 8.8 – OFFSHORE MAULE, CHILEMagnitude 8.8Date-Time Saturday, February 27, 2010 at 06:34:14 UTCSaturday, February 27, 2010 at 03:34:14 AM at epicenterTime of Earthquake in other Time ZonesLocation 35.846°S, 72.719°WDepth 35 km (21.7 miles) set by location programRegion OFFSHORE MAULE,…
Torrential rains caused it to rain fish from the sky in Australia. The bizarre phenomena happened twice in the same day.When Christine Balmer saw “hundreds and hundreds” of fish falling from the sky, she could not believe it.“It rained fish in Lajamanu on Thursday and Friday night,” she…
Pledges by 60 countries to cut their greenhouse gas (GHG) emissions over the next 10 years will not be sufficient to hold global temperature rises to 2°C above pre-industrial levels, according to a new report from the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP). The report notes that an emissions…
The California Energy Commission (CEC) and the Bureau of Land Management (BLM) released on February 12 a joint staff assessment and draft environmental impact statement (EIS) for the Solar Two Project, a 750 megawatt (MW) project to be located in Imperial County, about 100 miles east of San Diego.…
Texas Straight Talk – A weekly columnRep. Ron Paul (R) – TX 14Last week marked the one year anniversary of the American Reinvestment and Recovery Act, or the stimulus bill, passing into law. While the debate over its success has been focused on whether or not it is stimulating the economy and on…
Former U.S. Army World Class Athlete Program bobsledder Steven Holcomb ended Team USA's 62-year gold medal drought in Olympic bobsleigh competition by driving Justin Olsen, Steve Mesler and Curtis Tomasevicz to victory in the four-man event Saturday at Whistler Sliding Centre.
Attention all Facebookers, Twitter tweeters and YouTubers: a new Defense Department policy authorizes you to access these and other Web 2.0 platforms from nonclassified government computers, as long as it doesn't compromise operational security or involve prohibited activities or Web sites.
This might sound like a silly question, but did someone remember to grab the tap, good thing those Canadian Girls brought bottles, drinking a beer, smoking cigars, celebrating a very big win, I was glad for them, I was sorry seeing such a big deal made of it. Imagine, had there been a Jamaican [...]
The following is a report from the President’s routine physical examination performed this morning at Bethesda Naval Medical Center. The physical examination was performed by Dr. Jeff Kuhlman, a Navy captain and Physician to the President, Chief White House Physician and Director of the White…
On Saturday, February 27, 2010, the President signed into law: H.R. 3961, which provides a one year extension of several terrorist surveillance provisions included in the USA PATRIOT Act and the Intelligence Reform and Terrorism Prevention Act of 2004; and H.R. 4532, the “Social Security…
This afternoon, President Obama spoke with President Michelle Bachelet to express his condolences for the losses Chile suffered as a result of this morning’s tragic earthquake. The President commended President Bachelet for the Chilean government’s response to the disaster and recognized…
1:48 P.M. EST THE PRESIDENT: Good morning, everybody. Earlier today, a devastating earthquake struck the nation of Chile, affecting millions of people. This catastrophic event was followed by multiple aftershocks, and has prompted tsunami warnings across the Pacific Ocean. Earlier today, I…
The White House today announced Julianna Smoot has been named Deputy Assistant to the President and Social Secretary. She joins the White House staff from the office of U.S. Trade Representative Ron Kirk, where she serves as Chief of Staff. “Julianna shares our commitment to creating an…
WASHINGTON – In his weekly address, President Barack Obama said that the nation cannot lose the current opportunity to finally enact meaningful health care reform. At Thursday’s meeting on reform, both sides were able to find several areas of agreement, but there were some differences. While…
Iraqi police are preparing themselves for the elections in Iraq. With the help of U.S. forces, they have been working to build a safe and secure environment, not only during the elections, but long after the last ballot is cast.
On behalf of the American people, I send my warmest wishes to those – both in the Dominican Republic and here in America – that are celebrating Dominican Republic National Day. The United States values the cooperation and positive relations it enjoys with the Dominican Republic. Here at…
WASHINGTON, DC – Today, President Obama signed an executive order, which can be viewed here , renewing the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities in the White House East Room. This event demonstrates the President’s strong appreciation for the historic role…
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama signed a new Executive Order re-establishing the White House Initiative on Historically Black Colleges and Universities and the President’s Board of Advisors on Historically Black Colleges and Universities. A copy of the Executive Order is attached. …
WASHINGTON – Today, President Barack Obama announced his intent to nominate the following individuals to key administration posts: Michael J. McCord, Principal Deputy Under Secretary of Defense (Comptroller), Department of DefenseKatherine M. Gehl, Member, Board of Directors of the Overseas…
By the authority vested in me as President by the Constitution and the laws of the United States of America, in order to advance the development of the Nation's full human potential and to advance equal opportunity in higher education, strengthen the capacity of historically black colleges and…