The bis(triflylamide) 8 (Reaction 4) has been used extensively as a ligand in titanium-mediated additions of organozincs to aldehydes. This is the type of reaction that inspires chemists to search for non-linear effects. However, Kagan et al (Org Lett 2007, 9, 251) have shown the origin of the non-linear effect …
Byline: Michael Lopez Staff writer
Because of 15 felony convictions and behavior that allegedly has included trying to pay off witnesses in his latest trial, defendant Daniel H. Ward on Monday was sentenced to the state's highest penalty, 25 years to life.
Acting County Judge Vincent J. Reilly Jr. said Ward's criminal background called for extended imprisonment and lifetime supervision to best preserve the safety of the community.
Ward on Monday received three concurrent maximum sentences for his October conviction of first- degree robbery and two counts of first-degree assault. Normally, he would have received 8 1/3 to 25 years for the robbery …
Stephen Colbert, the host of his own Comedy Central show, Emmy winner, faux presidential candidate and best-selling author, added to that esteemed collection an award from Princeton University: "The Great Princeton Class of 2008 Understandable Vanity Award."
The award was mounted on a mirror.
"I have to say, I've never seen anything more beautiful," Colbert on Monday told the 2,611 Princeton graduates-to-be assembled at Class Day, which is held each year the day before commencement. Senior Class President Tom Haine pointed out that the ceremony was held in front of ivy-covered Nassau Hall in an area where Gen. George Washington defeated the …
Ambassador Elyakin Rubinstein, who heads Israel's negotiatingteam in peace talks with Syria, is expected to give a status reporton the negotiations tonight; at the downtown Hyatt Regency Chicago,151 E. Wacker. He has been involved with Israeli peace initiativessince 1988. Rubinstein also chaired the team that led to a recentlysigned peace agreement between Israel and Jordan. Rubinstein'saddress begins at 8:40 p.m. before Israel Bond, a global securitiesorganization. Arrests in Cab Robberies
An 18-year-old woman and a 20-year-old man have been chargedin a string of armed robberies of cabs. Lanell Russell, of the 2200block of South …
TAKE a magical trip to Never Neverland with this year's pantomime at Blackfriars Theatre which starts on Friday.
Join Peter Pan, Wendy and all the best-loved characters from the classic J. M. Barrie book as they are brought to life in this wickedly funny adaptation by Polka Dot Productions.
The show also includes the terrifying Captain Hook, who will be played by Coronation Street star Bruce Jones.
Bruce, who played Street slob Les Battersby for many years, will be joined by his bumbling sidekick Smee, and together they will be heading up a team of dastardly pirates out to get the boy who will never grow up and his fleet of Lost Boys.
There will …
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Byline: ROB STREETER
It is hard to define what, exactly, is the main allure of spring turkey hunting.
After all, as far as the hunting sports go, the hours are pretty awful. You usually have to head out of the house by 4:30 a.m. to get to a hunting spot before the birds fly down from their roosts.
Turkey hunters are easy to spot. Look for a person at the local convenience store who is trying to pour sugar into their coffee, but is too tired to actually hit the cup, and if that person has some item of camouflage clothing on, chances are they are a turkey hunter.
Those who participate in this sport know that it can be a bit demanding on one's …
