This Day In History Highlights Past Tragedies And Landmarks
1901 President McKinley was shot at the Pan American Exposition in Buffalo and died eight days later. 1916 Clarence Saunders opened the first self service grocery store in Memphis. 1985 A DC-9 crash near Milwaukee killed all 31 aboard. 1991 The Soviet Union recognized Lithuania Latvia and Estonia as independent. 1997 Princess Diana’s funeral was held at Westminster Abbey following her Paris car crash death.
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William McKinley
Leon Czolgosz
AW Pandt
Buffalo
N.Y
McKinley
Memphis
Tenn
Clarence Saunders
Midwest Express Airlines
Milwaukee
Mitchell Field
Soviet Union
Lithuania
Latvia
Estonia
Leningrad
Princess Diana
Westminster Abbey
London
Paris
ENCODE reveals vast genome activity and regulatory switches
A global ENCODE project involving over 500 scientists presents a comprehensive view of how DNA functions. It shows at least 80 percent of the genome is active, maps over 4 million protein binding sites, and highlights many regulatory switches that influence gene activity. The work reframes the gene concept and links noncoding regions to disease risk, suggesting a complex regulatory landscape behind common illnesses.
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New York
Eric Green
National Human Genome _ Research’ Institute
Elise Feingold
Genome Institute
Ewan Birney
European Molecular Biology Laboratory
Hinxton
England
Birney
Thomas Gingeras
Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory
Nature
Police describe crash on Stadium Drive injuring Ramsey
Rainy conditions accompanied a collision on Stadium Drive. Ramsey suffered minor injuries and was treated at a Bluefield hospital. The accident damaged a yard-side vehicle and occurred near a driveway as investigators look for a speeding car seen by a witness. The city is insured. Samantha Perry at sperry bottonline.com.
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Wilson
Stadium Drive
Neighbors criticize new street parking rule in Tazewell
Residents say the rule forces doors into traffic and disrupts a quiet street. Police chief says it enforces Virginia code for safety, offers a court challenge option, and notes warnings were given. Killen and others report tickets and growing anger at the measure.
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Killen
Tazewell
Dewitt Cooper
Virginia
Cooper
Main Street
Clinton Portrays Obama Path To Modern Economy
Former President Bill Clinton urged voters at the Democratic National Convention that Obama inherited a devastated economy and laid the foundation for a modern, balanced economy with millions of new jobs. He contrasted a shared prosperity approach with the Republicans’ winner take all view as Obama arrives for his nomination.
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Charlotte
N.C
Barack Obama
Bill Clinton
Clinton
Joe Biden
Obama
Mitt Romney
Jerusalem
Israel
Los Angeles
Antonio Villaraigosa
White House
Tampa
Convention City
Hillary
Rodham Clinton
Ator
Emoir
Time Warner Cable
Turgent
Memorial tribute highlights Eric Workman’s life in Clay County
Longtime pastor Mike Long lauds Eric Workman as one of Clay County’s greatest athletes and a teacher of simple joys. U S Senator Joe Manchin and Cal Bailey recall his love of hunting and fishing, his baseball honors, and an enduring lesson that life is short and should be valued. Bailey notes Workman chose hunting over pursuing a conservation officer career.
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Eric
Mike Long
Workman
Clay County
Long
Elk River
U.S
Joe Manchin
Cal Bailey
West Virginia State
Smithers
Bailey
State Police Academy
Institute
No Child Left Behind weighs on Bluefield Intermediate
The 2011-2012 readings show 41.2 percent proficiency in reading, 41.7 in math, 26.7 in science, and 24.8 in social studies. District officials explain AYP hinges on meeting all tested subgroups in every category, with sanctions and school choice possible after repeated failures. Ball notes intervention, tutoring, and Title I funding as paths to improvement.
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Bluefield Intermediate
Sarles
Rick Ball
Mercer County Schools
Ball
Kansas
Kate Coil
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A-1
Hazard
Jon Bolt
Washington Rey
Sumter
S.C
Romney
Vermont
Senate
Chicago
Rahm Emanuel
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