northern michigan university

Northern Michigan University officials said the situation "under control" after a telephone threat against students, teachers and others, calls for a lockdown in Marquette, Michigan, campus Wednesday morning.

But officials continue to encourage students to stay in the college and visitors to stay away from the campus until further notice.The administration shut the university police after 08:20 Wednesday heard the caller, who had previously threatened to attack NMU.

Cindy Paavola, director of the university's community relations, said campus police took the threat seriously, "said the committee asked the university closed as a precaution.

"The caller threatened to harm the students, faculty, staff and officials," said Paavola. "He has not shown that some people, but there was a global threat, and we take it seriously."

"We do not need to know how serious a threat because they have not caught this person. Instead of apologies, we're safe," said Paavola. State and local law enforcement agencies will help the university police investigation, he added.

puxatony phil groundhog

Punxsutawney Phil is happy audience Wednesday when he did not see his own shadow. Not surprisingly, given the winter conditions determining the influence of Pennsylvania today.But according to tradition, means that we are an early spring.

Legend has it that something like this: If Phil (groundhog or otherwise) show in the morning on February 2 and does not see his shadow, you can expect an early spring. But if he sees his shadow, brace for six weeks of winter.The experts quoted in the Los Angeles Times that says that this is true - Phil is not only trying to get everyone to cheer after a long and stormy winters.

"There is no doubt that Phil is able to feel empathy," said Mike Johnston, vice president of the Punxsutawney Groundhog Club Inner Circle Said. "But he is totally incapable of error."

There you have it. If you are not one of the many thousands who Punxsutawney Trek the ceremony, you can capture it on video in the Associated Press.

ercot

After the cold snap of 7,000 megawatts worth of power plants shut down, the Electric Reliability Council of Texas (ERCOT), the network operator, the second most populous state behind California, declared an energy emergency.

ERCOT has asked the state energy suppliers to around 4,000 megawatts worth of power demand in the early hours of the day is clear - right around 2.9 million households.

The operator lowered the interview that about 3,000 MW of mid-morning, a few generations, since the operation again.

"We expect that rolling outages to continue until an appropriate amount of production back online," ERCOT said in a statement. "We continue to appeal to saving energy."

Blackouts and left houses without heating up the dark for one hour, caused a number of schools and businesses to close and put a few traffic snarls traffic lights stopped working.

There was no sign of major failure in a large refinery row "Houston complex, about 13 percent of U.S. refining capacity covers.