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National Agriculture Day, March 20, takes place on the first day of spring as a way to celebrate American agriculture and the farmers and ranchers – the stewards of the land – who provide the food, fiber, shelter, energy and other materials we use on a daily basis.
Many of these farmers, ranchers and landowners work with the United States Department of Agriculture's Natural Resources Conservation Service (NRCS) and their local soil and water conservation districts in a voluntary, cooperative partnership to develop comprehensive conservation plans for their operations. These plans help the landowners meet their management goals to conserve, manage and care for their land, livestock and wildlife, by making improvements to farm and ranchland, creating and restoring wetlands, and improving wildlife habitat and grazing lands. As part of any operation's private business, these plans are confidential.
"In 2007, the near-record level of technical and financial assistance to Texas land stewards helped them accelerate conservation work on millions of acres to benefit all Texans – not just those who implemented the conservation on their land," said Don Gohmert, NRCS state conservationist for Texas.
Private landowners are the key to effective conservation efforts in Texas, since 95 percent of the state's land is privately owned. With NRCS technical and financial assistance, landowners implemented the following conservation improvements in 2007:
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NRCS staff also provided assistance to city planners, watershed groups, local and state government and civic organizations to produce clean water and air, healthy and productive soil, and scenic landscapes across the state.
Gohmert said, "NRCS's mission is 'Helping People Help the Land,' but the real thanks for the continued success of our programs and conservation efforts goes to the landowners who work hand-in-hand with us and many other partners across the state to protect the natural resources of the Lone Star State."
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Man charged with murder in Greensboro landlord's death
An apartment renter has been charged with murder in connection with the shooting death of his landlord.
Curtis Leon Abney, Jr., 26, was arrested without incident Wednesday night in Buies Creek between Raleigh and Fayetteville, Greensboro police said.
Abney lives at Wendover Manor Apartments at 2504 E. Wendover Ave. His landlord, Marwan Mukhiber Mujali, 45, was found shot near his van adjacent to the apartments around 10:45 a.m. Monday.
Mujali had multiple gunshot wounds and died at Moses Cone Hospital.
The shooting stemmed from a dispute, though the reason for the dispute isn't clear, police said.
Abney is being held without bond in the Guilford County Jail. No other suspects are being sought, police said.

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CHARLESTON, S.C. (AP) -- A California winery is selling some bottles of the Cabernet Sauvignon that was submerged in Charleston Harbor for three months in the first phase of an experiment to determine the effect of ocean aging on wine.
The Mira Winery of St. Helena, Calif., says the ocean-aged "Aquaoir" will be sold to wine club members in a two-pack set starting Monday. It's paired with a bottle of the winery's land-aged Cabernet Sauvignon and is selling for $500 a set.
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Hurrah! I've finished my So Very Blue :-) Had this grey jersey lying around (not really sure what type of jersey it is, but it doesn't feel like regular cotton jersey), so decided to put it to good use. I love this pattern, it's sensible and comfy at the same time, seems easy to style up or down :D For some strange reason, I feel compelled to stick a brooch into this dress every time I wear it haha.. so this time I wore it with a vintage doe brooch I got from a flea market near my office. The bag is from my best friend Jean who is incidentally my fashion guruji too hehe
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Jan 6, 2013, 11.07 AMby sierasita
wow it's so wonderful,you did pretty well by adding the brooch,but i have problem with the pattern i can't download it !!! i want it so badly :(
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i like it .. must make one to :D
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I LOVE your dress!! you have inspired me to make one like this – thank you!
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Dec 1, 2010, 06.18 PMby woman
woot! i'm itching to make another one too, coz it's just so easy to wear, arrghhh
Nov 28, 2010, 02.01 PMby littlegreykoala
so lovely! I really like the way you styled it as well. Did you still use interfacing for the yoke like the pattern says?
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Nov 29, 2010, 05.41 PMby woman
thanks heaps! no i didn't use the interfacing, i'm a ding dong and i got confused with the instructions halfway so i just cut 2 pieces of each yoke, 1 for the lining and 1 for the outer. and joined them together. also i was a bit worried the interfacing might make it a bit stiff, but then again it looks good on other people's versions.. so probably it's up to how u want it i guess? :-)
Nov 28, 2010, 09.14 AMby lizah
it's super cute!! it looks so comfy but still dressy!
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Nov 29, 2010, 05.38 PMby woman
thank you! i think the dressiness probably comes from the greyness of it all.. :P
Nov 27, 2010, 06.36 PMby cantare
Hey hey hey this looks so great! I'm going to try the pattern, I love how the yoke is set.
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Nov 28, 2010, 06.14 AMby woman
ahoy hoy hoy, thanks heaps! it's really awesome for "i-dont-know-what-to-wear-days", i feel like making another one already haha
Nov 27, 2010, 12.36 PMby mixtlii
It's a very nice dress! I don't know why, but I prefer that one than the original. Did you change anything? Or maybe it's the fabric…
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Nov 27, 2010, 04.36 PMby woman
thanks! hmm maybe it's the fabric.. also, i didn't have a lot of fabric leftover for the skirt section, so the gathers a lil less compared to the original i think..
Nov 27, 2010, 12.25 PMby nikkishell
Very cute. Looks great with the belt.
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Nov 27, 2010, 04.35 PMby woman
thanks nikki! wardrobe refashion inspired me to start sewing again, i'm sorry to hear it'll stop operating soon but thanks again for the inspiration :-)
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Many parents are overwhelmed after having a baby with a cleft lip and/or cleft palate. It can be scary to think about the treatments your child will need. Like other parents of a child with physical problems, you may:
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- Blame yourself or your partner for the child's condition.
Some common feelings parents may have after having a baby with a cleft lip and/or cleft palate include:
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It may help to realize that a cleft can be treated and that no one is to blame. It's also important to take care of yourself. Give yourself time to adust, and perhaps join a support group. Also, know that your child's doctor, along with a team of other professionals, will help care for your child and can help address your concerns.
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"If I Ran the Team …"
We would win every game: A poem for the opening day of baseball season.
If I ran the team, we'd be something to see. We would win every game, what a team we would be …
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No one would scorn me to go pitch for the Phillies.
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The Red Sox? We'd crush them so hard that, God-willing,
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Each game would last only three hours or so,
And every ninth inning, we'd close it with Mo.
The nation, behind us, would form one great chorus,
At home games, Glenn Beck would sit next to George Soros.
The world would seek peace, ancient rivalries healed,
All warfare would cease when my team took the field.
And every poor family just struggling to eat,
They would watch all my games from their luxury suite!
For every home run, they'd see fireworks prancing.
(The wealthy Koch brothers would handle financing.)
Then, in from the bullpen, a grand float advancing:
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If I ran the team – well – there would be some rubs:
I'd always feel guilty when beating the Cubs.
I'd want to play favorites, could not fire coaches,
Could not raze an old park, even if it had roaches.
I could not claim I'm broke, rattle cups in the street,
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My weaknesses, frankly, might bring us great loss,
They would call me the Fan. I could not be the Boss.
I could not be an owner, behind some closed door,
To them, it's a business; to us, so much more.
So we sit here and hope, with each new season's dream,
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Reform Starts in the States, Not in Washington
(Editor's note: The following is an edited version of a commentary written by Mackinac Center President Joseph G. Lehman in the January/February issue of Impact, the Center's newsletter.)
It's downright discouraging to consider how hard it is to start reforming Washington. That's why we have to remember that reform doesn't begin in Washington at all; it begins in the states. Washington is where reform ends.
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The Mackinac Center's founders understood that you can't make headway in Washington by ignoring where people in Washington come from — the states. Nearly every elected official in DC cuts his or her political teeth at the state level. They field test policies and political strategies there, accumulating legislative records that sometimes read more like rap sheets than actual accomplishments.
State-level politicians who win elections in spite of their support for anti-taxpayer policies take their habits with them to the federal level. Free-market reformers shouldn't then be surprised when it's difficult to reform the federal government, because the die was cast in the states.
Federal fallout is one big reason it's utterly essential to study state policy and keep an eye on those who enact it.
The Mackinac Center was one of the first free-market think tanks established outside the DC beltway. From very humble beginnings in the 1980s, institutes like ours are now in every state, and the states are where we are seeing progress. Here is some very good news from the November elections.
- Three former state think tank leaders were just elected to a governorship and two U. S. Senate seats in Indiana, Arizona and Texas, respectively.
- More than 20 state governments (including Michigan's) continue to resist the Obamacare takeover. Voters in four more states passed specific measures to limit Obamacare's implementation.
- Washington state voters rebuked public school employee unions by approving that state's first charter public school law. Georgia voters also expanded charter public school options.
- Wisconsin voters reaffirmed Gov. Scott Walker's reform agenda by returning control of the Senate to his party and retaining his party's majority in the Assembly.
- This issue of Impact contains the good news about Michigan voters' verdicts on two ballot measures that would have enshrined costly union privileges into the constitution. Two state Supreme Court justices committed to the rule of law were re-elected. And, of course, the monumental news that the Legislature got serious about a right-to-work law.
As I predicted last quarter on this page, the unions' overreaching November ballot proposals unleashed a loud and overdue public conversation about the role of unions in our economy and government. I wrote the unions would likely lose control of the conversation they started and that is exactly what happened. The political momentum of the unions' 15-point loss on Proposal 2 helped transform Michigan into the nation's 24th right-to-work state.
Look for a two-year battle to defend the law from union attempts to overturn it. If the Legislature decides to keep pushing freedom-friendly reforms, look for plenty of ideas from our shop on how to do so. For both defense and offense, the Mackinac Center is needed now more than ever before.
And ask yourself, now that right-to-work is law in Michigan — of all places — then can anyone doubt it is also possible to turn around the federal government? It is possible, maybe even inevitable, as long as freedom fighters in the states keep working with your support.
Joseph G. Lehman is president of the Mackinac Center for Public Policy, a research and educational institute headquartered in Midland, Mich. Permission to reprint in whole or in part is hereby granted, provided that the author and the Center are properly cited.
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The problem with this page is that it's simply repeating what is already mentioned in Prawn Island Mansions, mainly regarding the Mendez mansion. The Prawn Island Mansions article was originally titled Mendez Mansion, and originally made no mention of the other two mansions that are also under the control of the Streetwannabes in GTA Vice City, until it was extensively expanded and renamed to reflect the article's wider coverage of the area (hence the Mendez Mansion link having been converted into a redirect).
It's just a waste of manpower and time to have to maintain two separate articles (one of which may end up being neglected) as opposed to one integrated page that covers what can be considered one entity in GTA Vice City. As a matter of fact, I have to question the need to create so many articles of individual subject matters that may very well be summarized in single paragraphs. There is no way we can effectively have quality control with so few active users and the thousands of pages in this wiki. - ZS 12:35, 26 September 2011 (BST)
- This was discussed here. I think Gboyers supports this as long as there is a list that references these redundant articles.--spaceeinstein 15:56, 26 September 2011 (BST)
I think the article is fine the way it is and is here to stay. The Prawn Island Mansions article on Grand Theft Wiki primarily talks about the two neighbouring mansions to the Mendez Mansion and only gives a small insight into the Mendez Mansion. This article however, talks about the Mendez Mansion in greater detail. Therefore, anybody who wants more information about the Mendez Mansion will pop over here and read the article. Also, it is a major location in both GTA Vice City games so therefore, it deserves an article of its own.--MrLanceVanceDance 02:06, 27 September 2011 (BST)
- It's not just about this article. An example like Vice Street Racer have unusually large amount of redundant information that would be easier to manage and easier to look at if kept to one page.--spaceeinstein 22:27, 27 September 2011 (BST)


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As strongly as Gen. Robert E. Lee and the South spoke of Mosby's daring and dashing style, Northern soldiers responded with charges that Mosby was cowardly. Although the North did not share the Southern code of honor to as great of an extent, soldiers in the Civil War, like those today, maintained a base expectation about the rules of conduct. Mosby, many Union soldiers believed, did not follow these basic rules, and therefore could not be respected like other soldiers, Northern or Southern. During this period in the North, social and cultural factors led people to de-emphasize the more ancient, 'primal' honor symbolized by dueling and violence, and promote simple, civic virtue as a sign of a more 'respectable' form of honor (Wyatt-Brown, p.20).
The North, with its competing notion of honor, allowed Union soldiers to condemn Mosby for his roguish ways. Fighting from behind the lines, surprising the enemy at picket-posts and attacking at dark were all associated with a dishonorable manner of waging war, thy believed. Allyne Cushing Litchfield, a Union soldier fighting in Northern Virginia, wrote several letters to his wife, calling Mosby and his men "among the worst of Bushwackers," and vowing to "catch them if possible" (5/29/1863). Another Union soldier, Albert Martin, wrote about Mosby's rangers: "I suppose there (sic) correct name would be Guerrillas or Highway Robbers" (8/12/1863). John A. Clark indicated there is "no honor to be expected in following [Mosby] for you cannot reasonably expect a fight with him on any fair ground" (8/10/1863).
One of the most colorfully malicious descriptions of Mosby appears in the journal of Nathan Webb, who recounted an unexpected encounter with the partisan chieftan's wife, Beverly, at her home: "She said she had a husband in the Southern Army who was doing wonders for their cause and whose name was terror to the Yankee herde. ... Says I, 'Please Madam whom may your indoubtable Chevalier be?' ... Drawing herself up to full heighth, her eyes flashing, her arms gravely folded, and stepping back a step she says, 'I have the distinguished honor of being the wife of the gallant Major Mosby.' 'Oh,' says I, 'I thought that you were at least the wife of some brave and often lauded Officer, but instead, I find you the spouse of that plundering, prowling, thieving, bushwacking Mosby -- The man who never showed himself brave to fight (unintelligible), who never once has tried to work good his boast of superiority and chivalry, who relies on surprises, and overwhelming numbers to carry out save fear for robbery or burning -- The man who who ties the wives of his neighbors up by the thumbs to extort from them a hiding place, ... who steals the rations from the family's (sic) of the poor whites, driven with their army by sick cutthroat vagabonds as he, who tortures the fair ignorant negro to force from him the position of the pickets of a camp, ... -- The man who approaches a picket post in our uniform and under the guise of the 'Officer of the Day' falls upon the picket and not ever looking him that he may (unintelligible) the death of a soldier, but like a villian that he is, wantonly and deliberately cutting his throat and riffing his jackets up to the picture of his wife or to the lock of hair of his sweetheart" (4/27/1863).
Webb paints a picture of Mosby that directly contradicts the Southern image of Mosby as a "gallant knight," and instead turns him into no more than a common thief. From this encounter it is clear that Mosby's mythic status rested primarily on a Southern public that supported not only the Confederate cause, but an ethical code that supported the guerrilla tactics Mosby employed. To many Northerners, it seems, Mosby lost respectability in their eyes because he failed to fight on "equal" terms.


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Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Presents DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER
Chris Isaacson and the L.A. Gay & Lesbian Center's Lily Tomlin/Jane Wagner Cultural Arts Center proudly present the premiere of Jennifer Leigh Warren in "DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER: the songs of Dame Shirley Bassey," which will make its Los Angeles debut on June 16 at The Renberg Theatre, 1125 N. McCadden Place in Hollywood, with acclaimed Director Richard Jay-Alexander (Barbra Streisand, Bette Midler "Kiss My Brass" Tour, Bernadette Peters) at the helm.
For over four decades, Dame Shirley Bassey has serenaded audiences world-wide with her unique voice and irrepressible personality. With millions of albums sold, Bassey's song repertoire encompasses many memorable songs like "Goldfinger," "Diamonds Are Forever," and "Hey, Big Spender." This new, unique mix of theatre and concert features Ms. Warren's fresh interpretations of Bassey's legendary songs and promises to be much more than a trip down memory lane. V "The musicianship, bombast and theatrics of the beloved and iconic Ms. Bassey, to me, seem a perfect match for the talents of Ms. Warren, who is also a force to be reckoned with, in her own right. The moment I sat down to lunch, in Los Angeles, with Chris and Jennifer and heard about what they were thinking of doing and how they envisioned it, I was in", says Director, Richard Jay-Alexander.
In addition to the affiliation and recognition of some of the famous songs from the James Bond films, Bassey put her unmistakable imprint on many standards and show tunes. She is also known for her beauty, grace, humor, fashion and passionate commitment to every song she approaches. But, also, how to work an audience into a frenzy!
With a full band, custom gowns designed by Ali Rahimi at Mon Atelier, some observations through a very rich period of time, history and decades of fads and changing musical tastes, this concert will define what truly makes a star! This theatrical concert event, Music Directed by Kenneth Crouch (Eric Clapton, Toni Braxton, Babyface), will not be an imitation or a life story of the great star, but a gentle nod to the brilliance of material, approach and unique delivery of some of the greatest material ever written. As everyone knows, great songs never go out of style ... especially when stylishly presented!
Net proceeds benefit the Center's programs and services for homeless LGBT youth
ABOUT Richard Jay-Alexander
Richard Jay-Alexander began his theatrical career in 1977 in the original cast of the Broadway play, ZOOT SUIT, appearing thereafter in the original Broadway cast of AMADEUS, which led to his being engaged as Associate Director of the National Touring Companies of that Tony Award-winning Play. He also staged AMADEUS in Santiago, Chile, in Spanish, in which he is fluent. However, he is probably best known for his association with Producer Cameron Mackintosh, having served as Executive Director of Mr. Mackintosh's American company for ten years, running its day-to-day operations in North America. Richard first came to Mr. Mackintosh's attention as stage manager/dance captain of his Broadway revival of OLIVER! and stage manager/assistant director of his Broadway production of SONG & DANCE, which is where he met Bernadette Peters.
Shortly thereafter, he became both Associate Director and Executive Producer of the original Broadway, touring and Canadian companies of LES MISERABLES, staging more than a dozen productions of that Musical, reaching around the globe.
THE PHANTOM OF THE OPERA followed, and then MISS SAIGON, for which Richard was Executive Producer for the original Broadway, touring and Canadian companies. He also served as Executive Producer and Associate Director for Broadway's FIVE GUYS NAMED MOE and was Executive Producer of its Grammy-nominated original cast recording. Richard subsequently produced recordings for Ms. Peters (LIVE FROM Carnegie Hall, Rodgers & Hammerstein, both Grammy-nominated), Johnny Mathis (ON BROADWAY) and Mary Cleere Haran and co-wrote the liner notes for Barbra Streisand's THE MOVIE ALBUM and the DVD boxed set of her first 5 television specials. Richard has written lyrics for several Walt Disney Records projects, including LILO AND STITCH Island Favorites. He was appointed Executive Producer of Playbill Records and helped to launch the label's debut recording, Brian Stokes Mitchell's first solo offering, as well as the re-discovered Betty Buckley recording titled (and recorded in) 1967 and her QUINTESSENCE.
For film, Richard created the musical staging for Sony Classics' BOSSA NOVA, after having appeared in SATURDAY NIGHT FEVER, ALL THAT JAZZ, and a slew of commercials and soap operas.
Richard directed the off-Broadway play, A SAFE HARBOR FOR ELIZABETH BISHOP, starring Amy Irving, at the Primary Stages Theatre and has worked with some of the world's greatest entertainers, including Bette Midler (KISS MY BRASS Tour), Barbra Streisand (TIMELESS Tour and the most recent STREISAND Tours of the U.S and Europe, also serving as a co-writer), Ricky Martin, Polly Bergen, Brian Stokes Mitchell, Lea Salonga, Sam Harris, Rosie O'Donnell, Hayley Westenra, Mary Cleere Haran, Jill Eikenberry and Michael Tucker, Will & Anthony Nunziata, Betty Buckley, Johnny Mathis, Debby Boone, Jane Monheit, Lea Michele, Julie Andrews, Russell Watson and Bernadette Peters, the latter two having also been telecast on PBS. He also directed the multi-media extravaganza, STORM, at the Mandalay Bay Hotel in Las Vegas and the workshop production of the Broadway-bound musical based on GREAT EXPECTATIONS (starring Cloris Leachman), as well as a number of commercials and videos.
The last two summers have found him at the legendary Hollywood Bowl, where he directed star-studded productions of LES MISERABLES and GUYS & DOLLS, the latter having the distinction of being choreographed by Donna McKechnie. He was recently in the studio with Melissa Errico finishing her highly anticipated Michel Legrand recording and is putting finishing touches on a TV Special and DVD for Bernadette, which was filmed in Australia, and recently celebrated a #1 DVD release of Barbra Streisand's recent appearance at The Village Vanguard, which promoted her latest #1 album, LOVE IS THE ANSWER. He also produced Melora Hardin's debut CD.
He continues his work with Brian Stokes Mitchell in concert and Ms. Peters, helming her BROADWAY BARKS BECAUSE BROADWAY CARES, which sold-out Broadway's Minskoff Theatre and raised money for the organization and Pet Shelters. For Broadwayworld.com he directed Andrea McArdle at JOE'S PUB, STANDING OVATIONS IV - FROM STAGE TO SCREEN AND BACK AGAIN and BROADWAYWORLD ON ICE.
At the end of 2009 Richard found himself in a "dream-come-true" situation. He was asked to direct IDO! IDO! by real-life married couple (and actors) Patrick Page and Paige Davis for The Old Globe in San Diego. He has always been a Schmidt & Jones fan and the first production he ever put his name or mark on had been THE FANTASTICKS. In addition, Mr. Jones attended the premiere.
Richard and Ms. McKechnie are long time friends and he found himself both flattered and thrilled when asked to work on the latest incarnation of MY MUSICAL COMEDY LIFE. The show has played to sold-out houses since, with a special appearance at The Adelaide Cabaret Festival, when invited by Artistic Director, David Campbell and an extensive Australian Tour.
A native of Syracuse, NY, Richard holds a B.A. in Theatre and Music from SUNY at Oswego and is the recipient of that University's first Honorary Doctorate of Fine Arts. He is also a proud Board member of Broadway Cares/Equity Fights AIDS and has been an active supporter of the Make-A-Wish Foundation of South Florida. Richard has also taught Master Classes on Theatre, Musical Theatre, Auditioning, Acting in Musicals, Directing and Producing.
ABOUT Jennifer Leigh Warren
Jennifer Leigh Warren is a chosen favorite of songwriters from Roger Miller, who
personally wrote her a show-stopping gospel song for the Broadway musical BIG RIVER, to Bolshoi Ballet composer, Rodion Schredrin, who, after seeing her in Japan, singing in Japanese, wrote her a song for the first Russian-Japanese-American collaboration of a new musical. Jennifer was the original Crystal in the Alan Menken/Howard Ashman hit, LITTLE SHOP OF HORRORS and was featured on the Grammy-nominated cast albums of LITTLE SHOP, BIG RIVER as well as Lincoln Center's, MARIE CHRISTINE. Jennifer also sang, "Stranger to the Rain" on the Stephen Schwartz ALBUM, performed at Jazz at Lincoln Center (Rose Hall) honoring Ron Howard, Brian Grazer and Marcia Gaye Harden, opened for Steve Tyrell at the Americana at Brand and was the "Fairy Godmother" in the Lythgoe Family (So You Think You Can Dance, American Idol) British Panto production of CINDERELLA. Jennifer also performed in the concert MAKING GOOD starring Stephen Schwartz at the Ford Amphitheatre in Los Angeles, sang at the NAACP Theater Awards, sang voice-overs for the TONIGHT SHOW with Conan O'Brien and sang the theme song for " The Black Commercials" on CONAN. She garnered rave revues for her performance as Shelia in the REPRISE production of HAIR (with a special arrangement for her by the great Peter Matz) and also for KISMET and MOST HAPPY FELLA.
She originated the title characters in both ABYSSINIA at Cleveland Playhouse and VENUS written by Chan Poling (the Minneapolis music legend from the seminal punk rock group, THE SUBURBS) and performed in Sir Peter Hall's Shakespeare repertory at the Ahmanson Theater.
Jennifer performed in THE MAGIC OF MOTOWN, a tribute to Motown founder, Berry Gordy, with Stevie Wonder and Smokey Robinson. In Denmark, Jennifer sang with Al Jarreau on a LIVE TV Special of songs from "Princess & the Black-eyed Pea" broadcast throughout Europe.
Her feature film work includes, Garry Marshall's VALENTINES'S DAY, THE OTHER SISTER, DEAR GOD, GRACE OF MY HEART (produced by Martin Scorsese and directed by Allison Anders), Sean Penn's THE CROSSING GUARD, and SOUR GRAPES written and directed by Larry David. Television appearances include LIPSTICK JUNGLE, DIRT, ER, SCRUBS, THE GAME and ALL MY CHILDREN.
An OVATION AWARD winner, a GARLAND AWARD winner, and a NAACP AWARD nominee, She is a proud graduate of Dartmouth College, where she received the Heiman Award for Excellence in the Arts and served for two terms on the Board of Overseers for the Hopkins Center for the Arts and Hood Museum. She proudly performed at the inauguration concert for Jim Yong Kim the new President of Dartmouth.
THE GO CAMPAIGN, THE TREVOR PROJECT, WHAT A PAIR FOUNDATION and BROADWAY CARES are charitable organizations that Jennifer lends support.
Ms. Warren is currently starring in the smash-hit, critically- acclaimed world premiere
musical, Having It All at the NoHo Arts Center in North Hollywood.
ABOUT Chris Isaacson & UPRIGHT CABARET
Chris Isaacson has created, produced and promoted over 450 events since forming his company in 2004. From small clubs to major theatres, Isaacson has produced some of the most influential stars of his generation including Adam Lambert (American Idol), Lea Michele (Glee, Spring Awakening), Neil Patrick Harris (CBS's How I Met Your Mother & ABC's Doogie Howser, M.D.), Grammy Nominee Natasha Bedingfield, 3x Grammy Nominee Taylor Dayne, Grammy-winner Paula Cole and more. His concerts have been featured on Access Hollywood, EXTRA, ABC's On The Red Carpet, KTLA 5 Morning News, the L.A. Times and New York Post.
Isaacson is also creator/founder of LA's renowned Upright Cabaret which has been redefining the cabaret milieu for a new generation of audiences in Los Angeles since 2005. Upright Cabaret seeks to celebrate old style cabaret while simultaneously turning it on its ear, bringing young Broadway and young Hollywood together in a live setting. Isaacson produces concerts and events under the "Upright Cabaret" banner including the his summer concert series at the Ford Amphitheatre, the successful "American Icon Series" which plays at La Mirada Theatre for the Performing Arts, Thousand Oaks Civic Arts Plaza and Palm Springs, as well as, his critically acclaimed concerts "Shoshana Sings Streisand" starring Shoshana Bean, "Stephen Schwartz: Making Good" featuring Wicked creator/lyricist Stephen Schwartz and "Eden Espinosa: Me" starring Eden Espinosa.
In Summer 2011, Chris Isaacson will present Broadway sensation Jennifer Leigh Warren in "Diamonds Are Forever: the songs of Dame Shirley Bassey" at the Renberg Theatre, "New York's Finest (The Leading Men of Broadway)" at the Ford Amphitheatre featuring an all-star cast including Tony Award-nominee Sam Harris set to direct, and the 7th Annual Summer Concert Series at The Grove in Los Angeles.
Chris is committed to his humanitarian and social causes including The Trevor Project and AIDS Project Los Angeles.
ABOUT MUSICAL DIRECTOR Kenneth Crouch
Born in Los Angeles, Kenneth Crouch was classically trained as a child, and in his teens broadened the range of his keyboard skills by embracing both gospel and jazz influences. Influenced by artist such as his uncle Andrae Crouch, Herbie Hancock, Joe Zawinul and Bill Evans, he embarked on his musical career at the age of 15.
As well as recording with Eric Clapton, over the years Kenneth has gone into the studio with many prominent artists, including The Temptations, Toni Braxton, Natasha Bedingfield, Lenny Kravitz, Nancy Wilson and Vanessa Williams. He has appeared live in concert with Earth, Wind & Fire, Chaka Khan, Babyface and more.
Mon Atelier offers couture design services to meet the wardrobe needs of individuals who appreciate the finest in quality and style. We create evening gowns for all occasions, exquisite bridal gowns and elegant, custom-designed suits. www.MonAtelier.com
DIAMONDS ARE FOREVER will open on Thursday, June 16 at 8pm and will perform on Friday, June 17 at 8pm; Saturday, June 18 at 8pm and Sunday, June 19 at 7pm at the Renberg Theatre, 1125 N. McCadden Place in Hollywood.
For tickets, call the Box Office 323-860-7300 or online at www.UprightCabaret.com/Events.
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CAMBRIDGE, UK – May 8, 2008 – ARM [(LSE:ARM); (Nasdaq:ARMH)] today announced that it has incorporated a VLSI test lab in its design center in Bangalore. The new VLSI test lab will provide analysis of VLSI libraries and ARM® physical IP to correlate design to silicon behavior. This activity has increasingly become a Partner requirement prior to SoC tapeout as technologies have increased in complexity and mask costs have escalated.
ARM has had a long term investment in India, and the establishment of the VLSI test lab completes the requirements to enable the ARM India design center to provide a full complement of design services to the company's global Partners. The addition expands capacity and accelerates development for ARM Partners. Test chips developed by ARM will go through final validation at the new VLSI test lab. This will enable ARM Partners utilizing production-ready IP libraries to significantly reduce their time-to-market cycle and increase the probability of first-pass success of their SoCs.
"The choice of India as the location of the second VLSI test lab for ARM is yet another example of India's significance in our global operations. Combining expertise in IP and test chip design and test engineers in the same geographic location will reduce overall silicon validation cycle time, enabling us to turn around silicon data to Partners quickly, resulting in an accelerated release schedule for products designed with ARM physical IP," said Warren East, CEO, ARM.
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"Bangalore is a world-class design center catering to physical IP development within ARM and India provides the skilled VLSI testing talent required for such a lab," said Anil Gupta, managing director – India Operations, ARM Embedded Technologies Pvt. Ltd., India. "The new test lab offers a tremendous learning opportunity and a very attractive proposition to aspiring engineers."
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The robbers entered the store at 15363 Old Hammond Highway about 8:55 p.m. and lingered until the rest of the customers left.
Then, they pulled out semi-automatic handguns, stole the security system recording device, robbed the store of an undisclosed amount of cash and fled before deputies arrived, sheriff's spokeswoman Casey Rayborn Hicks said in an email.
Deputies described the robbers as two black men each between 25 and 30 years old, one light-skinned and the other dark-skinned, Hicks said. Both wore dark jackets and dark-colored jeans, Hicks said.
No injuries were reported, Hicks said.
Anyone with information about the robbery is asked to contact the East Baton Rouge Sheriff's Office at (225) 389-5000 or Crime Stoppers at (225) 344-7867.
Crime Stoppers leads to arrest of fugitive
Baton Rouge City Constable's Office personnel arrested a man Friday after Baton Rouge Crime Stoppers notified the public earlier in the week he was a fugitive from justice.
Frank Beauchamp Jr., 57, was booked on counts of second-degree battery, domestic abuse battery and false imprisonment, deputies said in a news release. He was arrested about 11:15 a.m. in the 4800 block of Winbourne Avenue.
Children found in car at prostitution site
Deputies conducting an Internet prostitution sting Thursday night arrested two people and later discovered two children — one 10, the other 11 — occupying the suspects' car in the hotel parking lot.
Deputies booked Lasheika Collins, 29, 11047 Darius Drive, Baton Rouge, into Parish Prison on one count each of prostitution, promotion of prostitution and cruelty to juveniles, an affidavit of probable cause says.
Deputies booked Jonathan Minor, 21, 4366 Shelley St., Baton Rouge, into Parish Prison on one count each of prostitution, promotion of prostitution and cruelty to juveniles, the affidavit says.
Undercover deputies contacted Collins through a Web site and arranged a meeting at a hotel where they would exchange money for sexual services, the affidavit says.
After agreeing on a price, deputies arrested Collins and Minor, the affidavit says.
Deputies later found out about the children, who were turned over to relatives, the affidavit says.
Suspects in arrested Jan. 20 shooting
Baton Rouge police arrested two people Friday in the fatal shooting of Paul Wright, 33, about 4 a.m. on Jan. 20 in the 4600 block of Hooper Road, a police spokesman said.
Police booked Denise Jenkins, 40, 10814 Greencrest Drive, into Parish Prison on one count of second-degree murder, police spokesman Cpl. L'Jean McKneely said in a news release.
Police also booked Calvin Lattimer, 20, 10814 Greencrest Drive, into Parish Prison on one count of principal to second-degree murder, McKneely said.
The group had an argument in the road before the shooting occurred, McKneely had said.
12 arrested on counts of intoxicated driving
Authorities arrested at least 12 people suspected of driving while intoxicated in East Baton Rouge Parish and booked them into Parish Prison between 2:30 p.m. Thursday and 2:30 p.m. Saturday, booking records show.
Those booked and the counts against them:
- Dymond Ashford, 20, 39039 Elliott Ave., Prairieville, first-offense DWI, driving over the median and reckless operation of a vehicle.
- Raymond Belancourt, 40, 7091 Perkins Lane, Baton Rouge, first-offense DWI and improper lane usage.
- Jordan Campbell, 27, 1937 Stonegate Court, Baton Rouge, first-offense DWI and improper lane usage.
- Brittany Daigle, 25, 35342 River Road, Donaldsonville, first-offense DWI, driving left of center and improper lane usage.
- David Gates, 29, 10732 S. Mall Drive, Baton Rouge, second-offense DWI, reckless operation of a vehicle and speeding.
- Lauren Hendrix, 28, 10732 S. Mall Drive, Baton Rouge, first-offense DWI, reckless operation of a vehicle, headlights required and speeding.
- Evan Hutchinson, 25, 7465 Pecan Grove, Denham Springs, first-offense DWI, failure to maintain control, possession of drug paraphernalia, possession of marijuana and reckless operation.
- Randall Lester, 22, 11170 Blue Jay Lane, Denham Springs, first-offense DWI and improper lane usage.
- Sarah Elizabeth Hebert Lilley, 308 Broadmoor Blvd., Lafayette, first-offense DWI, speeding and reckless operation of a vehicle.
- Nicholaus Paubel, 24, 16504 Fort Jackson Ave., Baton Rouge, first-offense DWI and simple obstruction of a public highway.
- Joshua Williams, 33, 652 Chapanoke Road, Hertford, N.C., first-offense DWI, speeding and reckless operation of a vehicle.
- Emily Zipko, 21, 2520 Little Creek Drive, Richardson, Texas, first-offense DWI, failure to signal/improper turn and improper lane usage.
Compiled from staff reports. To talk to a crime reporter at The Advocate, call (225) 388-0369.


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The Baniyas massacre on Syria's coast may be a singular event that stands out as being dramatically different than all the other massacres. For starters, the scale of the massacre is at least among the worst of all of Syria's massacres, though some reports suggest that it may be magnitudes worse than any event that has taken place since the start of this crisis. Also, this incident had a clearly sectarian nature to it that is not disputed - Alawite militias loyal to President Assad targeted Sunnis, many of them children, and killed them en masse. In a thorough, nuanced, and eloquent description of the massacre, the New York Times' Anne Barnard and Hania Mourtada point out that the Assad government typically blames civilian deaths on "terrorists" even when their own forces and loyalists are implicated. This time, however, even the government admitted that its people were responsible for a mass killing, though they tell a different tale than Baniyas's residents:
Multiple video images that residents said they had recorded in Bayda and Ras al-Nabeh — of small children lying where they died, some embracing one another or their parents — were so searing that even some government supporters rejected Syrian television's official version of events, that the army had "crushed a number of terrorists."
One prominent pro-government writer, Bassam al-Qadi, took the unusual, risky step of publicly blaming loyalist gunmen for the killings and accusing the government of "turning a blind eye to criminals and murderers in the name of 'defending the homeland.' "
The article chronicles some of the evidence and eyewitness reports. It also argues that there were those who were trying to break with the sectarian nature of the killings even while the violence was ongoing. In the end, however, it's a must-read article on a story that has been under-reported.


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My first choice is the legendary coach Tom Landry. Landry had 20 consecutive winning seasons, 2 Super Bowl titles and was 1966 NFL Coach of the Year. He was the only coach the Cowboys knew until Jerry Jones took over.
My second choice is Roger Staubach. Tom Landry's quarterback throughout the 69′ to 79′ seasons. He also won 2 Super Bowl titles for coach Landry. Roger was a 6 time Pro-Bowler. Earn the nickname of "Captain Comeback" for many of his come from behind victories.
The third choice for the Mount Cowboys monument is number 22, Emmitt Smith. He is the NFL's All-Time leading rusher. Just that enough earns him a spot on the monument. Emmitt was elected to the Pro-Bowl 8 times. He was the first player in NFL history to have 5 straight seasons with at least 1,400 rushing yards.
My final and last choice for the Mount Cowboys is Jerry Jones. I know, Some people don't like Mr. Jones, but what he did was made the Cowboys a dynasty in the 90's. His buying and trading of Free Agents made all the moves to win 3 championships. He will do everything he can to ensure the Cowboys go to or at least have a shot at being a contender for the Super Bowl. It will be very interesting in the new stadium and the season without T.O.
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The Supreme Court has granted review in a vexing intellectual property case in which four UC Hastings patent law students filed an amicus brief, asking the court to hear the case and suggesting a way through the mire.
The high court said Dec. 6 it would review CLS Bank v. Alice Corp. The case focuses on whether and to what extent software and similar computer-implemented inventions can be patented. Clarifying the issues around software patents could significantly curtail the uncertainty and attendant costs in patent litigation.
For many years, lower courts have been grappling with what is, and is not, patentable subject matter. The issue has been particularly vexing in the areas of business processes, software, and genetic medicine.
The Constitution provides authority for a federal patent system, and according to long-ago rulings by the Supreme Court, laws of nature, abstract ideas, and purely mental steps cannot be patented. So, for example, one can't get a patent on the law of gravity or on how to count to 100. The more complicated issue is when one programs or configures a computer to count to 100, or to perform far more complex calculations or set of operations.
Although the Federal Circuit has exclusive jurisdiction over patent litigation from all the district courts across the nation, the many split opinions in CLS Bank did little to settle the matter. The patents at issue in CLS Bank included various types of claims—a computerized method, a computer-readable medium containing computer instructions, and a computer system to implement those instructions—that were directed to a method of avoiding risk during the closing of financial transactions by using third-party escrow accounts.
A three-judge panel in the Federal Circuit had ruled that the claimed inventions were not patentable, the Federal Circuit agreed to rehear the case en banc, but could not agree how to handle the matter. As one patent scholar noted, "they managed to issue a two-sentence opinion, simply affirming that the claims are not patentable subject matter, and followed that up with over 130 pages of concurrences and dissents."
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The four students are in the Current Issues in Patent Law seminar at UC Hastings. When they noticed that the window to file an amicus brief in the case overlapped with their course work this term, the quartet agreed to work as a team on the brief. They argue that the Supreme Court should hear the case, and suggest a test the court should use in determining the underlying issues:
"Some portion of patent disputes invariably will continue to go to trial. …A considered and thorough opinion from this Court will nevertheless establish adept precedent, something that the Federal Circuit, despite toil and earnest scrutiny, has been unable to do. CLS Bank poses a suitable and representative case for review."
"To ignore the question of patentability of computer-implemented patents is to acquiesce in continued uncertainty in the patent community and to passively endorse more crowded USPTO (U.S. Patent and Trademark Office) and patent court dockets."
The case has drawn experienced patent counsel from some of the top intellectual property firms in the country, including Sidley & Austin and, Gibson Dunn & Crutcher; and amicus briefs from groups such as the Electronic Frontier Foundation and the IEEE (Institute of Electrical and Electronics Engineers), the world's largest technical professional association.
The UC Hastings amicus was written by 3Ls Molly A. Jones and Jacob J. True; 2L Katherine D. Stepanova; and Mike H. Liu, an MSL student. Professor Rory Little, a constitutional law scholar admitted to practice before the high court, signed their brief as counsel of record. "It's wonderful to see students so engaged in active lawyering," Little said.
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Investigators say a Central Texas special education teacher has been accused of having sex with a 13-year-old student and his 14-year-old buddy.
Travis County Jail records did not list 32-year-old Holly Lopez of Pflugerville as being in custody Thursday.
An affidavit Wednesday said Lopez faces charges of aggravated sexual assault and having an improper relationship with a student. She allegedly provided condoms and had sex with both boys on Feb. 11 at the older child's home.
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text: Exelon recognizes top banks and financial consulting firms for diversity performance 15-Mar-2011 Electric utility names companies to first financial diversity honor roll; Ernst & Young LLP and Towers Watson make the list. Exelon recognizes top banks and financial consulting firms for diversity performanceExelon, one of the US' largest electric utilities with more than $18 billion in annual revenues, has recognized five banks and financial consulting firms that best exemplify its values of diversity and inclusion by naming them to its first annual diversity and inclusion honor roll. The bank honorees are J.P. Morgan Securities LLC, The Northern Trust Co. and The Royal Bank of Scotland, and the consulting firm honorees are Ernst & Young LLP and Towers Watson. "For Exelon, diversity and inclusion is a business imperative that we can pursue successfully only in collaboration with outside partners that provide services critical to our success," said William A. Von Hoene, Jr., executive vice president of finance and legal for Exelon. "Exelon's finance department has undertaken this program to recognize companies that share our commitment to diversity and inclusion and to lay the groundwork for coordination on a variety of diversity and inclusion initiatives. It is modeled after a successful program our legal department implemented to improve the diversity and inclusiveness of our in-house lawyers and the law firms with which we work." Exelon selected the top-performing companies based on a detailed assessment of 34 banks and consulting firms with which it does substantial business. It surveyed the companies in October 2010 to measure their diversity and inclusion performance and scored them to encourage continuous improvement in these areas. Through the survey, Exelon collected data respecting: • the representation of women and minorities on the teams serving Exelon — generally and in leadership roles, • the representation of women and minorities throughout the companies' U.S. operations, and • the companies' initiatives to promote diversity and inclusion, such as their use of women- and minority-owned businesses. Exelon then assessed banks and consulting firms using quantitative and qualitative measures. One-third of each company's score was based on quantitative performance data, which Exelon assessed relative to the other companies. A cross-functional team of Exelon finance executives, directors and managers then assigned qualitative scores to each bank or consulting firm based on the diversity and inclusiveness they observed on the teams serving Exelon and the contributions of women and minorities on those teams. The remaining portion of each score was based on other areas of performance, such as the companies' own efforts and achievements in promoting diversity and inclusion within and outside of their firms, and their responsiveness to Exelon's program. Each year, Exelon will provide individualized feedback to all participating firms, reassess their performance and publish a new honor roll. Exelon's financial diversity initiative builds upon its robust partnerships with minority investment firms and its successful community and minority banking program, which is the only one of its kind in the electric utility industry. Under the latter program, Exelon in 2010 entered into credit agreements totaling $94 million with 29 minority and community banks located in the regions the company serves. The size of the credit arrangement has nearly tripled since Exelon introduced the program in 2003. Exelon has made supplier diversity a key part of its overall supply chain strategy, spending more than $408 million with minority- and women-owned businesses in 2010. In addition, Exelon has approximately $583 million in assets under management with nine minority- and women-owned asset management firms and approximately $700 million of pension and healthcare assets invested with minority- and woman-owned investment firms. read more


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About Dr. Stephen Olford (1918-2004)
Stephen Olford was born in Zambia as the son of missionaries, Frederick and Bessie Olford. The Olfords had three sons, Stephen, Paul, and John. Paul Olford with his wife, Joy now resides in the south of England. Stephen was raised in Angola, where he committed his life to Christ and witnessed first-hand the transforming power of God and His Word.
He spent his college years in the United Kingdom and a crisis experience led to his full surrender to the Lord and his call into the ministry. After receiving ministry training, Olford was appointed an Army Scripture Reader during World War II, and he launched a Young Peoples Christian fellowship in Newport, South Wales. After the war, Stephen was involved in extensive evangelistic and preaching ministry throughout the U.K. and overseas.
In 1953, Dr. Olford's years of pastoral ministry began by serving the Duke Street Baptist Church in Richmond, Surrey England (1953-1959) and then the Calvary Baptist Church in New York City (1959-1973). He pioneered a Christian TV program, Encounter, in New York, and his Sunday morning services were broadcast around the world on radio. His weekly half-hour radio program, also called Encounter, aired in the United States and some overseas countries.
Dr. and Mrs. Olford, and their son David, moved to Memphis, Tennessee in 1985 to develop a training program and Center to encourage and equip preachers and teachers of God's Word. Dr. Olford had already been involved in an extensive teaching, preaching, and writing ministry to help preachers, establishing the Institute for Biblical Preaching in 1980 and later in 1988 the Stephen Olford Center for Biblical Preaching was dedicated to this end. These were both at the Stephen Olford Center at Union University's current location.
Stephen Olford was recognized nationally and internationally for his powerful exposition of Scripture, and his Christ-centered ministry. In recent years he has been viewed as a mentor and model to thousands of preachers, teachers, and pastors in the United States and around the world. He has also received numerous awards, honorary degrees and distinctions. As an ordained Baptist minister and a conservative evangelical by conviction, Dr. Olford ministered across many denominational, cultural, and racial lines. Besides his extensive preaching ministry, he authored numerous books, booklets, and preaching resources.
Dr. Olford's influence upon thousands of pastors and preachers cannot be measured. He has had a significant role in the lives of many, including his longtime friend, Dr. Billy Graham. He has been called "The Preacher's Preacher."
He was a beloved evangelist, pastor, teacher, preacher, leader, mentor, and friend. He was also a loving father, husband, grandfather and family man in every sense of the word. On August 29, 2004, Dr. Stephen Olford, Founder and Chairman of the Board of Olford Ministries International, passed into the presence of the Lord. His wife of 56 years, Heather, and their sons Jonathan and David and their wives Catherine and Ellen and their five grandchildren, Jeremy, Justin, Joshua, Lindsay and Stephanie, succeed him.


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Argonne's CARIBU facility opens to study rare nuclei
Last week, a stream of highly unusual ions shot through a tiny nozzle at 76 million miles per hour—and CARIBU, a facility designed to study special nuclei normally only created in stars, officially opened for business.
|March 31, 2011
Argonne Researcher named top five materials scientist of 2000s
Argonne scientist Yugang Sun has been recognized as the one of the five top materials scientists in the world over the past decade, according to a new ranking recently released by Thomson Reuters.
|April 1, 2011
The magnetism—and mystery—of superconductors
Superconductors have already given us MRIs, particle accelerators and better cell phone reception, but further improvements could revolutionize technology as we know it. The trouble is, they still hold some of the greatest mysteries in physics.
|April 8, 2011
10 things you may not know about superconductivity
2011 marks the 100th anniversary of the discovery of superconductivity, the ability of some materials to conduct electricity with zero energy loss when cooled to extremely low temperatures. Here are 10 things you may not know about superconductivity.
|April 8, 2011
Model Fuel Cell Car Competition: Fueling future scientists and engineers
Fuel cells have been used to power spacecrafts for years and on Saturday, April 16, 2011, Chicago-area middle school students will use fuel cells to power model cars at equipment manufacturer Case New Holland in Burr Ridge, Ill., as part of the Chicago Regional Science Bowl, sponsored by the U.S. Department of Energy and Argonne National Laboratory.
|April 11, 2011
Blood vessel simulation probes secrets of brain
Zoom down to one artery in your body, and the commotion is constant: blood cells hurtle down the passage with hundreds of their kin, bumping against other cells and the walls as they go. The many variables—and the sheer immensity of the human circulatory system—have kept scientists from closely documenting the rough-and-tumble life inside blood vessels.
|April 13, 2011
Argonne highlights green research in honor of Earth Day
The lab's research seeks both cleaner energy—solar cells, batteries and biofuels, among others—and ways to reduce man's environmental footprint, including reducing agricultural runoff and ways to safely clean up contaminated land.
|April 21, 2011
Combining gas and diesel engines could yield best of both worlds
It may be hard to believe, but the beloved gasoline engine that powers more than 200 million cars across America every day didn't get its status because it's the most efficient engine. Diesel engines can be more than twice as efficient, but they spew soot and pollutants into the air. Could researchers at Argonne National Laboratory engineer a union between the two—combining the best of both?
|May 4, 2011
Argonne researchers develop new tool for climatological dating
A new technique recently developed at Argonne National Laboratory may give researchers another tool for radioactive dating that could be of particular use in studying the history of climate change.
|May 11, 2011
Nanoparticles help scientists harvest light with solar fuels
A group of scientists at Argonne National Laboratory, led by chemist Lisa Utschig, has linked platinum nanoparticles with algae proteins, commandeering photosynthesis to produce hydrogen instead. The system produces hydrogen at a rate five times greater than the previous record-setting method.
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