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Jiz Lee exudes three things not frequently associated in tandem -- sex appeal, brains, and sweetness -- and copiously at that.

By Jina Moore Published Fri, Dec 11 2009 8:51 am PORTLAND, ORE.A a ' Six sophomores at Grant High School sit, shoulders slumping slightly, before two lawyers.

The Silicon Valley Community Foundation said it has received $110 million from philanthropist Lorry I. Lokey.

One of America's most revered and respected jazz and classical pianists and composers, Dave Brubeck has remained prolific throughout his six decades of performing on stages across the world.

In a recent message sent to a Mills College journalism mailing list, Laura Cucullu , a senior editor at CNET , told readers that an independent blogger in CNET's network earns about $90,000 annually - an impressive sum in an industry that has been hemorrhaging jobs for years.

IMAGES Dancers perform as part of the installation Floor of the Forest by artist Trisha [Credits : AP] Main American choreographer born Nov.

Probably no other place name-dropped so frequently in modern culture has quite the evocative power of Bloomsbury.

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Steve Reich, regarded widely as one of the greatest living composers, has been selected the principal guest composer of Indiana State University's 43rd annual Contemporary Music Festival.

Community activists discuss health care inequities as part of documentary tour. The audience let out a collective gasp of shock when Ana Novais, a Connecticut health department director, relayed her story on screen: she took her 10-year-old son to the hospital when he suffered a broken arm, and after waiting two hours for care and inquiring what ...

Rob Reich, Daniel Johnston and Daniel Fabricant are the Nice Guy Trio. Porto Franco Records Tuesday sees the release of the Nice Guy Trio's debut album, "Here Comes the Nice Guy Trio." Amid its jazzy harmonies and pleasant syncopation, you will hear an unusual-for-jazz sound, that of the accordion.

This small river scene was painted by R.D. Yelland, a Brit who is considered to be a California artist.

Western University of Health Sciences will honor three individuals who have lead long lives of caring for others.

Freshman orientation is over. The fall tuition bills have most likely been settled, and your first-year college student is deep into her first semester of classes.

Possible Woman Foundation International will honor Grigsby at its Founders' Luncheon at the Atlanta Country Club.

Editor's note: Carolyn Hawley submitted the following information in response to a Daily Journal article on the Ukiah Symphony that was published recently.

Danish researcher Hautop Lund has created a shape shifting robot that can take 100 different forms.

President John F. Kennedy was her favorite president and the one with the best sense of humor.

OAKLAND, Calif. -- A Chillicothe native is the winner of a prestigious poetry award.

Barbara Crane's studio is controlled chaos, and she loves every inch of it. She spends six days a week there, which is nothing unusual for the 81-year-old photographer who is always on the lookout for her next discovery.