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A new organic 'ferroelectric,' economical and with low environmental impact, has been created The electronics industry has a remarkable impact on the environment, yet research is devising new solutions to reduce it. Among these, a new compound with an unutterable name, the diisopropylammonium bromide (DIPAB), a new ferroelectric material created by an international team of researchers that include Massimo Capone and Gianluca Giovannetti of Istituto Officina dei Materiali at CNR and of the...
WORCESTER, Mass., June 29, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- A rare collection of credentials and memorabilia belonging to legendary crime fighter Eliot Ness has surfaced and will be offered for the first time at an important Sept. 27th sale by Central Mass Auctions of Worcester, MA. Ness' Department of Justice May 14, 1932 credential (numbered 3423) and Treasury Department of Prohibition credential dated May 20, 1927 (numbered 557) are the only known to exist - offering bidders a...
PHILADELPHIA, June 20, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eastern State Penitentiary in Philadelphia, PA is teaming up with The Bearded Ladies, an experimental cabaret troupe, to present the entire French Revolution in a two-hour spectacle of song, dance, and beheading for the penitentiary's annual Bastille Day festival, to be held Saturday, July 14. This "completely historically accurate" reenactment of the storming of Bastille will be emceed by the voice of Paris herself, Edith Piaf, and will...
PHILADELPHIA, March 15, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Eastern State Penitentiary Historic Site kicks off its 2012 season by opening two dramatic new spaces, presenting four new artist installations, and launching a Searchlight Series to discuss current correctional issues. An overview of 2012 programming follows: To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click...
FORT MYERS, Fla., Feb. 28, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- In the age of Prohibition, Al Capone was Public Enemy Number 1. But to Deirdre Marie Capone, who as a child traded "knock-knock jokes" with him while bouncing on his knee, he was kindly "Uncle Al". And now, 65 years after his death in 1947, she wants him pardoned. "Al Capone was a mobster, but not a monster. He was a victim, not a villain," said Capone, author of Uncle Al Capone...The Untold Story From Inside His Family. Her...
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 26, 2012 /PRNewswire/ -- Tickets are now on sale to the public for The Mob Museum opening on Valentine's Day - February 14, 2012 - in downtown Las Vegas. Tickets can be purchased via The Museum's new website at www.themobmusuem.org. Admission is $18 plus tax for adults ages 18 and over; $12 plus tax for children ages 5 to 17 and students ages 18 to 23 with ID; $14 plus tax for seniors, military, law enforcement and teachers; and $10 plus tax for Nevada residents...
WASHINGTON,, Nov. 1, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Mexican drug cartels are taking over marijuana farming operations throughout California according to an online video news report released this week by the Full Disclosure Network. The video features former Los Angeles Sheriff's Sgt. Richard Valdemar, a 33 year veteran gang and Mexican Mafia specialist. Valdemar predicts that eventual legalization of marijuana will corrupt California worse than what happened in Chicago in the days of...
PHILADELPHIA, Sept. 22, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Terror Behind the Walls, America's largest haunted house, celebrates 20 years with two brand new, state-of-the-art attractions, a special Encore Night, and the return of the Eastern State After Dark VIP Tour. To view the multimedia assets associated with this release, please click...
WASHINGTON, April 19, 2011 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau: (Logo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20090226/CENSUSLOGO) TUESDAY, APRIL 19: THE REAL "UNTOUCHABLE" Profile America -- Tuesday, April 19th. The free-wheeling era of Prohibition in 1920s Chicago has come to be represented by two men. One of them is gangster Al Capone -- the other is federal agent Eliot Ness, born on this day in 1903. Ness headed up a...
PHILADELPHIA, March 24, 2011 /PRNewswire/ -- Eastern State Penitentiary will kick off the 2011 season by literally handing visitors the keys to the cellblocks with new Hands-On History interactive experiences. (Photo: http://photos.prnewswire.com/prnh/20110324/PH71140 ) These short demonstrations take place throughout the penitentiary complex, each lasting five minutes or less. An expert Eastern State tour guide will lead each activity, although visitors will do the bulk of the physical...
