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Model of Suns magnetic field created

Researchers at the Universities of Leeds and Chicago have reported that they have uncovered an important mechanism behind the generation of astrophysical magnetic fields such as that of the Sun. Scientists have known since the 18th century that the Sun regularly oscillates between periods of high and low solar activity in an 11-year cycle, but have been unable to fully explain how this cycle is ...
Batavia updating cemetery code to match state law on care finances

The city of Batavia takes great pride in the upkeep of its two cemeteries, Mayor Jeff Schielke says. West Batavia Cemetery, above, is on Batavia Avenue. East Batavia Cemetery on Washington ...
8-foot chaparral sculpture finds home at College of DuPage

An 8-foot sculpture of a chaparral has been installed on the College of DuPage campus in Glen Ellyn. The bronze depiction of the college's mascot is the latest piece in the college's marketing ...
Moving Picture Conservation guru promotes land stewardship

Nestled along Knoch Knolls Road in southwest Naperville is a 60-acre oasis of fertile open space surrounded by all the trappings of suburban life. Called McDonald Farm, the site is home to the Conservation Foundation, an organization established in 1972 that now has roughly 5,000 members and donors dedicated to balancing preservation and ...
Will Ditka’s Number Be The Last One Retired

(CBS) When Mike Ditka’s No. 89 is retired in December, the Bears will have a total of 14 numbers retired, the most in the NFL. But will it be the ...

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Behind Enemy Lines

Director John Moore, an Irish-born veteran of the world of television commercials, makes his feature film debut with Behind Enemy Lines, a jingoistic adventure tale about a Navy fighter pilot trying to safely escape after being shot down over Bosnia. Moore has obviously spent a great deal of time studying the films of Michael Bay, Tony Scott, and other commercial-auteurs-turned-film-direct ... ...

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Protests Against School Closings Continue

CHICAGO (CBS) – Parents and other community members met outside a West Side school Friday morning, in an effort to make sure Chicago Public Schools officials and the mayor hear what they have to say about the closing of 49 elementary schools. WBBM Newsradio's Dave Berner reports more than a dozen people came out for the protest rally outside Edward Delano Elementary School, which is ...
Principal Camps Out On Roof After Students Meet Reading Goals

CHICAGO (CBS) – The principal of an elementary school on the North Side came down from the roof Friday morning, after he spent the night there when students accomplished a goal he'd set for them. WBBM Newsradio's Dave Berner reports it's not a new idea, but it seems to work. Hawthorne Elementary Scholastic Academy Principal Nate Pietrini offered to stay on the school roof ...
Bears To Retire Ditka’s No. 89 Jersey

CHICAGO (CBS) – The Chicago Bears will retire Mike Ditka’s jersey number in December. The team announced on its website Friday morning that it plans to retire Ditka’s number 89 at a halftime ceremony at the Bears’ Monday Night Football game against the Dallas Cowboys — the team on which Ditka finished his Hall of Fame career — on Dec. 9 at Soldier Field. ...
Motorola Mobility loses Xbox patent fight Video

May 21 (Bloomberg) -- Bloomberg Television's Cory Johnson gets an exclusive inside look at how Microsoft designed and tested the new Xbox. (Source: Bloomberg) Members of the media take photos and shoot video at the unveiling for Microsoft Corp.'s first new Xbox in almost eight years. Microsofts Xbox 360 has been cleared of violating a Motorola Mobility patent by the International Trade ...
Sears reports disappointing first quarter

A customer secures a new washing machine purchased at a Sears store in Richmond, Calif., in Feb. 2013. Sears Holding Corp. posted a much larger-than-expected loss for its first quarter and said it may sell its protection-agreement business to raise more cash. Hoffman Estates-based Sears (Nasdaq: SHLD) said it lost $279 million, or $2.63 per share, for the quarter ended May 4, compared with a ...

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Model of Sun's magnetic field created

Researchers at the Universities of Leeds and Chicago have reported that they have uncovered an important mechanism behind the generation of astrophysical magnetic fields such as that of the Sun.

Scientists have known since the 18th century that the Sun regularly oscillates between periods of high and low solar activity in an 11-year cycle, but have been unable to fully explain how this cycle is generated.

In the 'Information Age', it has become increasingly important to be able to understand the Sun's magnetic activity, as it is the changes in its magnetic field that are responsible for 'space weather' phenomena, including solar flares and coronal mass ejections.

When this weather heads in the direction of Earth it can damage satellites, endanger astronauts on the International Space Station and cause power grid outages on the ground.

The research explains how the cyclical nature of these large-scale magnetic fields emerges, providing a solution to the mathematical equations governing fluids and electromagnetism for a large astrophysical body.

The mechanism, known as a dynamo, builds on a solution to a reduced set of equations first proposed in the 1950s which could explain the regular oscillation but which appeared to break down when applied to objects with high electrical conductivity. ...