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Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport got off to a strong start in 2011 after posting its seventh straight year-over- year gain in February, according to figures released today for the first two months of the year.
The airport had 621,220 passengers in February compared with 618,534 in February 2010. The number of enplaned passengers on domestic, international and charter flights -- those leaving the airport -- was up 0.3 percent to 305,074 from 304,257 in 2010, while the number of deplaned passengers -- those arriving at the airport - - also was up 0.2 percent to 310,071 from 309,510.
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Armstrong Teasdale has added six attorneys to the intellectual property practice group. With associates Lukas Baldridge, Jared Clark, Darin McCollum, Jacob Mueller, Scott Powell and Mark Thomas in the St. Louis office and Jared Clark in the Las Vegas office, the total number of lawyers in the intellectual property practice group has risen to 60. Of those, 52 are licensed patent attorneys.
IP is our fastest growing area as new developments in science and technology have created the need for lawyers who can protect the intellectual capital of businesses, inventors and other owners of creative works," said Patrick W. Rasche, Intellectual Property practice group leader. "Our new attorneys are valued additions to our team as they have the specific backgrounds to help guard clients' assets i...
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RALEIGH, N.C. -- Dan Pritzker has spent more than 15 years and millions of dollars trying to bring the story of a jazz singer of whom little is known to the big screen.
Then he decided to release another movie first. And not just any other movie, but a silent, black-and-white movie about Louis Armstrong.
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[Louis Armstrong] died in 1971 but his memory lives on in his evergreen music that is still as popular as ever. His recordings continue to appear on Hollywood film soundtracks, including "Good Morning, Vietnam" in 1987, "Driving Miss Daisy" in 1989, "Sleepless in Seattle" in 1993 and "Something's Gotta Give" in 2003. He has also been awarded such prestigious honors, many posthumously, as a Grammy Lifetime Achievement Award, induction into both the Jazz and Rock & Roll Halls of Fame, a star on the Hollywood Walk of Fame and his visage on a U.S. postage stamp. His home in Queens was made a National Historic Landmark in 1977 and is now a museum.
Louis Armstrong's New Orleans features conductor Jeff Tyzik leading the DSO and trumpeter/vocalistByron [Byron Stripling] in some of the hits ...
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Armstrong joined the Chicago exodus in 1922. Joining "King'h Oliver's Creole Jazz Band ended his day jobs, and Chicago's best and most influential jazz band.
[Fletcher Henderson]'s Orchestra played in the best, whites-only venues, including the famed Rose Land Ballroom. Duke Ellington's orchestra came to the Rose Land to see Armstrong. During this time Armstrong recorded with Sidney Bechet, Bessie Smith, Ma Rainey, and Alberta Hunter.
He also made a cameo appearance as a vocalist, regularly stealing the show with- his rendition of Ain't Misbehavin'. His recorded version becoming his biggest selling to date. He worked at Harlem's Connie's Inn which was second only to the Cotton Club.
The most important 20th century jazz musician, he was a one of a kind American original, first a cornet p...
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Derry reviews by Michael Meckna.
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Terry Teachout is the drama critic for the Wall Street Journal and the chief culture critic for Commentary magazine. He also worked as a jazz bassist ...
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Nearly 85 percent of all flights at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport were on time in September, according to U.S. Department of Transportation figures released today.
Of the 15 percent that were late, 5.2 percent were because of air carrier delays, 4.6 percent because of an aircraft arriving late, 4 percent attributed to a national aviation system delay, 0.6 percent were cancelled or diverted, and 0.3 percent were delayed by weather.
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Nearly 83 percent of all flights at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport were on time in August, according to U.S. Department of Transportation figures released today.
Of the 20 percent that were late, 6 percent were because of aircraft problems, 5.6 percent were attributed to air carrier delays, 3.5 percent were held up in the national aviation system, 1.6 percent were cancelled or diverted, 0.8 percent were caused by weather and 0.03 percent were related to security.
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Passenger traffic at Louis Armstrong New Orleans International Airport posted its 15th straight year-over-year gain in October, according to airport figures released today.
Year-to-date traffic also continued to run ahead of last year between January and October, up 5.4 percent to 7.1 million from 6.8 million during the first 10 months of 2010.