Major crops study leverages Miscanthus to cut biofuel share
University of Illinois researchers say Miscanthus x giganteus could produce far more biofuel per acre than corn and may free cropland for food by meeting White House ethanol goals. The team notes Miscanthus grows on land unsuitable for grain crops and could shift acreage back to food production.
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United States
University of Illinois
White House
U.S
Global Change Biology
Crop Sciences
Stephen Long
Berwyn Heights mayor calls for probe of police raid
Mayor Cheye Calvo seeks a U S Department of Justice inquiry after police raid killed his dogs and seized a package containing 32 pounds of marijuana not believed to belong to the couple. Investigators linked the package to a smuggling plot involving two men including a FedEx deliveryman.
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Berwyn Heights
Cheye Calvo
FedEx
Calvo
Trinity Tomsic
U.S Justice Department
Los Angeles
Arizona
Maryland
Eric Dowling dies at 92 linked to Great Escape tunnels
Eric Dowling known as Digger helped plan the 1944 Stalag Luft III escape. He forged documents mapped routes and aided three tunnels Tom Dick and Harry but did not escape. Dowling died at a Bristol area nursing home a day before his 93rd birthday.
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Eric Dowling
London
Dowling
Stalag Luft Ill
Sagan
Germany
Zagan
Poland
Tom
Harry
the Great
Adolf Hitler
Peter
Bristol
England
Dot Malek Remembering a Life of Theaters and Family
Dot Malek recalls life starting after high school when she sold theater tickets and met Bob Malek who bought the Uptown Grand and Iowa theaters in Independence. They married after his purchase and raised two sons Bryce and Bob Jr, with Dot remaining active in theater work and family life as she reflects on decades of travel, art, and a charmed life. Today Bryce travels from North Hollywood for a birthday gathering as daughter in law Melody Malek plans the celebration with angel food cake.
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Dot
Bob Malek
Bob
Chicago
Grand
Iowa
Independence
Bryce
Bob Jr
Bobs
Christ
North Hollywood
Calif
Melody Malek
Regents Raise UI Leaders As Cedar Falls Meeting Sets Increases
Pay Board defers UI president Sally Mason's evaluation while approving a base salary rise of 6.3 percent for Geoffrey and 6.7 percent for Allen during a Cedar Falls meeting. Mason's bonus potential and deferred compensation raise questions amid ongoing scrutiny of campus handling of a sexual assault case. Jeanne Prickett at the Iowa School for the Deaf also received a 5 percent raise.
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Sally Mason
Regents
Geoffrey
Allen
Cedar Falls
David Miles
West Des Moines
Mason
ISU
UNI
Miles
Chronicle of Higher Education
Jeanne Prickett
Iowa School For the Deaf
Council Bluffs
Freeman Discharged After Mississippi Car Crash Injuries
Freeman, 71, was released Thursday from a Tennessee hospital after treatment for a broken arm elbow and shoulder damage from a weekend crash in Mississippi. Passenger Demaris Meyer, 48, of Memphis, were injured. News reports note Freeman and Myrna Colley-Lee are separated and divorcing, though no papers filed in Tallahatchie County.
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Morgan Freeman
Tennessee
Mississippi
Kathy Stringer
Freeman
Demaris Meyer
Memphis
Access Hollywood
Bill Luckett
Myrna Colley-Lee
Tallahatchie County
Presley Peacock Jumpsuit Sells for 300000 at Auction
Elvis Presley’s peacock jumpsuit sold for 300000 at online auction ending Thursday at 3 am. The blue and gold hand embroidered outfit was made for Presley by Bill Belew between 1968 and 1977, with a pre sale estimate of 275000. The buyer remained undisclosed.
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Associated Press
Elvis Presley
Goon Ann
Presley
Los Angeles
Bill Belew
Lucas backs Ford to continue Indiana Jones franchise
George Lucas says Harrison Ford remains the live action Indiana Jones. He dismisses the idea of passing the role to Shia LaBeouf and notes Ford is indispensable to the series. Lucas also promotes his animated Star Wars film due for release August 15.
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George Lucas
Harrison Ford
Fedora
Shia LaBeouf
Indy
Matt Williams
Indiana Jones
Lucas
Ford
Mutt Williams
Elvis
Birthday List Highlights Celebrities and Ages
Celebrated figures across film music and TV mark birthdays today. Dino De Laurentiis Esther Williams Richard Anderson Nita Talbot Mel Tillis Dustin Hoffman Connie Stevens Phil Balsley Larry Wilcox Keith Carradine Jamie O Hara Don Most Dennis Drew Deborah Norville The Edge Rikki Rockett Kool Moe Dee Scott Stapp Mark Wills Tom Linton JC Chasez Drew Lachey Michael Urie and others are listed with ages.
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Dino DeLaurentiis
Esther Wiiliam
Richard Anderson
Nita Talbot
Mel Tillis
Dustin Hoffman
Connie Stevens
Phil Balsley
Statler Brothers
Larry Wilcox
Chips
Keith Carradine
Jamie O'Hara
Don Most
Dennis Drew
Deborah Norville
the Edge
Rikki Rockett
Poigon
Hsities
Kool Mee Dee
Scott Stapp
Mark Wills
Tom Linton
Jimmy Eat World
J.C. Chasez
N Sync
Drew Lachey
Dogroos
Michael Urie
Ugly Betty
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North-West Frontier
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Kammuri
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Gulf of Mexico
Texas-Louisiana
New Zealand
Henry the
Earth
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Shenandoah
Webster City
Cade Crisman
Powell Village
Powell
Ohio
Trinity
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Prince George’s County
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Steve McQueen
Richard Attenborough
Dave Rasdal
Dave
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