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Two hotels to be part of First Freedom Center in Shockoe Slip

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Richmond, Va. --

Construction on the First Freedom Center complex, a combined hotel and educational center on one of the most significant historical sites in downtown, is expected to begin early next year.

The complex, which won Richmond City Council approval Monday night, is a joint project of First Freedom Center and Richmond-based hotel owner and operator Apple REIT Cos.

The six-story project on East Cary and 14th streets includes two hotels and an education center on the site where the Virginia General Assembly passed Thomas Jefferson's Virginia Statute for Religious Freedom in 1786.

The statute was a cornerstone of the First Amendment to the Constitution.

"Jefferson did this on this piece of ground, and from here it has radiated out across the country and around the whole world," said Randolph Bell, the center's president.

"We want the center to be a manifestation of that unique Richmond linkage to the world through this ideal."

When completed, the center will house permanent and traveling exhibits as well an auditorium and meeting space. First Freedom's mission is to advance freedom of religion and freedom of conscience.

Apple REIT, a real estate investment trust focused on ownership of upscale, extended-stay and select-service hotels across the country, will build a 135-room Courtyard by Marriott and a 75-room Residence Inn by Marriott at the center.

The hotel space will include a religious freedom library "and other features responding to the educational mission of the overall complex."

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Sir Paul McCartney found freedom in Scotland

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Paul and Linda McCartney in Scotland

Sir Paul McCartney found freedom when he moved to Scotland in 1971.

The legendary musician took his wife Linda and their young children - Heather, Linda's child from a previous relationship, and Mary - to their farm on the Mull of Kintyre, Scotland, in the wake of the dissolution of The Beatles to avoid dealing with all the legal problems that arose with the end of the group.

Paul said: 'It was a good relief from everything that was going on, after The Beatles had broken up. For me, from the early days in Liverpool right through to the Ed Sullivan show to the big American tours, that had been my life, so when it suddenly ended in disarray, over business things, it was very unpleasant.

'So my thought at the time was, 'Just get away, don't' just sit in all these meetings with people saying, 'You've got to do that, oh no, no...' and it was really miserable and it was the opposite of what The Beatles had been.

'We just got away, Linda and I and took the kids and went to Scotland and found freedom. Freedom to raise our young family. And we suddenly realised how important that was. Otherwise I was, 'See you later love, you raise the kids, I've got to go to some heavy meeting, talk about business,' so we got away.'

While they stayed on the farm, Paul and Linda worked on their musical collaboration 'Ram' which he says reflected the peaceful and idyllic background they found themselves in.

He added to BBC Radio6 music: 'That was the spirit that 'Ram' was written in, I could go up, over the hills with my guitar, just write a little song, come back and stick it down in my notebook, then go off and record, and we went off to New York and later Los Angeles.

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Freedom Fall in Extra Innings to Crushers

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July 25, 2012 - Frontier League (FL) Florence Freedom Florence, KY-The Florence Freedom (32-28) couldn't hang onto a 6-1 lead entering the 9th inning on Tuesday night as the Lake Erie Crushers(33-27)stormed back for a 6 run 9th inning to tie the game, and eventually won it in extra innings. The Crushers defeated the Freedom 8-7 in 12 innings to avoid the three game sweep by the Freedom.

Florence led the entire ballgame as they struck for four runs in the 1st inning against Crusher All-Star Paul Fagan. Junior Arrojo reached base on an infield single and later scored on an RBI double by Peter Fatse. Several batters later, David Harris took Fagan deep over the left field wall for a three run homer. It was Harris's fourth long ball of the season and it gave the Freedom a 4-0 lead.

Brent Choban a rookie left hander made his professional debut on the mound for the Freedom and pitched very well through the first 5 innings of the contest. He gave up his only run of the game in the 4th on a sacrifice fly by Daniel Bowman scoring Andrew Davis. The former Ohio Bobacat went five innings allowing 4 hits, 1 run, 3 walks, and 3 strikeouts. The Freedom padded their lead in the 4th, as Arrojo hit a bases loaded two run single scoring Kyle Bluestein and Edwin Padua to give them a 6-1 cushion.

The Crushers would give the Freedom a taste of their own medicine a day after Florence came back from a 5 run deficit, as the Crushers rallied against the Freedom bullpen by sending ten men to the plate against Matt Kline, and Brennan Flick. Kline struck out pinch hitter Kyle Weldon to begin the frame, but after that the game swung in the direction of Lake Erie. Adrian Ortiz got one of his four hits in the 9th, and then Robby Kuzdale drew a walk with the next batter Jason Taylor being hit by a pitch. With the bases loaded, Kline then walked Russell Moldenhauer forcing home Ortiz to make it a 6-2 game. Flick was then summoned out of the bullpen, however he gave up an RBI single to Andrew Davis to cut the lead in half. Then it was Bowman striking for a two run single to make it 6-5. Davis would later score in the inning on a wild pitch to tie the game at 6-6. J.C. Figueroa who entered the game as a defensive replacement then lined a single into center field to give the Crushers a 7-6 lead. John Mallloy threw out Kellen Kulbacki who was attempting to score on the play as well.

The Freedom tied the game in the bottom of the 9th, as Peter Fatse led off the inning with a solo shot, his sixth of the season. The homer came against Crusher closer Jonathan Kountis who then retired the next three batters to send the game into extra innings.

The decision to insert Figueroa into the game proved to be the difference in this game, as the Lake Erie second baseman proved to be the hero on this night. Facing Jorge Marban with one out, Figueroa hit a solo homer, his first of the season into the Freedom bullpen to give the Crushers an 8-7 lead. Despite giving up the homer and taking the loss, Marban(1-4) pitched well in 3 innings, striking out 5. Crusher reliever Mickey Janis also went deep out of the bullpen covering the last 3 innings. The Freedom had the tying runner at 2nd base in the 12, but Janis struck out Pierre LePage to end the game.

The Freedom will travel to Washington, PA Wednesday night for a three game series with the Wild Things. LHP Andres Caceris (5-2, 4.55) will start for the Freedom while RHP Gary Lee(4-3, 2.61) starts for Washington. Wednesday's game can be heard with Steve Jarnicki starting at 6:50 pm on Real Talk 1160 and realtalk1160.com.

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National World War II Museum exhibit shows dark side of Nazi medicine

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The exhibit opening today at the National World War II Museum includes a picture from the 1930s showing Dr. Ernst Wentzler, a Berlin pediatrician, examining a child with rickets. Wentzler, who was renowned for his treatment of this bone disease, invented an incubator for newborns that became known as the Wentzler warmer, said Susan Bachrach, the exhibits curator. He also developed ways to treat premature infants and children with birth defects.

But Wentzler had another, darker side, Bachrach said. He was one of three pediatricians who ordered the deaths of thousands of children who didnt meet the Nazi ideal of health because they might have been afflicted with Down syndrome or profound physical or psychiatric problems.

Wentzlers dual nature goes to the heart of Deadly Medicine: Creating the Master Race, a look at the development of the German scientific and medical communities involvement with Nazisms racist policies. There was, Bachrach said, much more to this misuse of science than Dr. Josef Mengeles ghastly experiments with concentration camp inmates.

That was way down the line, Bachrach said. Were trying to show that this came out of mainstream medicine and science. These were not fringe quacks. A fair number of them were not even ardent Nazis.

What they were doing was based on eugenics, a field of study that supports practices aimed at improving the genetic composition of a population.

The creepy thing about this is that these people thought they had the moral high ground, said Kenneth Hoffman, the World War II Museums education director. They were doing it for the betterment of Germany. They talked about having a healthy society, but they did it at the expense of anyone who didnt meet their standard of perfection.

Deadly Medicine, which was assembled by the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum, will be on view through Oct. 15. Tulane University School of Medicine is its local sponsor.

It shows the chain of events that got us from this idea of improving the human race to darker and darker steps, said Bachrach, the Holocaust Museums curator of special exhibitions.

The exhibit traces the origins of eugenics to Charles Darwins research into evolution, which showed how species adapt to survive. It also demonstrates how social Darwinists went beyond Darwins research to contend that people they deemed defective shouldnt be allowed to have children.

Eugenics, an offshoot of this way of thinking, became popular in the early 20th century, Bachrach said, and its acceptance wasnt limited to Germany. In 1927, eugenics received the endorsement of the U.S. Supreme Court when it ruled that states could order sterilization for the protection and health of the state. That decision still stands, although states have been loath to resort to sterilization.

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It's So Miami…In Manhattan

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MIAMI, July 24, 2012 /PRNewswire/ --Simply put, Greater Miami and The Beaches is booming! Celebrating another banner year of record-breaking tourism figures with the highest percentage of international visitors than any other U.S. destination, Miami is no longer just a warm winter getaway but a year-round, full service destination. The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) today unveils a new brand campaign to capture its evolution by announcing the "It's So Miami" program featuring a pop-up pool in New York City's Union Square for New Yorkers to get a taste of Miami right in Manhattan.

IT'S SO MIAMI Revealing a new tagline It's So Miami and eye-catching imagery showcasing contrasting visuals of iconic destination scenes juxtaposed with people taking advantage of cultural attractions, the new campaign captures the vibe and variety of everyday life in Greater Miami and The Beaches.

"Greater Miami and The Beaches is a global brand and because of programs like the pop-up pool in New York City and our It's So Miami campaign, we continue to infuse it with buzz and excitement that resonates even beyond the life of the project," said GMCVB President and CEO William D. Talbert, III, CDME. "The strength of Miami's image is evident when we travel internationally and see other brands using the destination to sell their product and in doing so, further promoting Miami as a tropical cosmopolitan destination. Miami is a strong and vibrant brand and the It's So Miami campaign captures that vitality. Additionally, with more U.S. visitors coming to Miami from the New York metro area than any other, it makes sense to launch our new campaign in the Big Apple by making a splash with our pop-up pool."

Jetsetters, Celebrity DJs and Prizesthe It's So Miami "Pop-up Pool"To capture Miami's iconic poolscapes set against its vibrant cosmopolitan cityscape, The Greater Miami Convention & Visitor Bureau brings its new brand (and a slice of Miami life) to New York City with its "Pop-up Pool." Located in Union Square, the pool has it all bikini-clad models dipping in the water while dancing to music spun by popular DJs including DJ Prostyle, DJ Italia 3 and DJ SELF. Let's not forget the chaise lounges, beach balls, Cuban coffee, cabana and fresh Cocofrio.

From noon to 6PM consumers can participate in any number of contests for prizes, including unbelievably enticing trips to Miami and The Beaches where winners will stay at some of the destination's hottest hotels and indulge in true It's So Miami moments while visiting the destination. Additional elements at the pool will include a fashion show featuring swimwear from Jantzen, a salsa dancing demo, on-site Miami Spa Month massages provided by The Ritz Carlton Key Biscayne, Miami, and a Cuban coffee tutorial featuring Caffe Sacco performed by Havana Central chef Stanley Licairac. Finally, to kick-off this year's Miami Spice, chef Alfred Portale, chef and owner of Gotham Steak at Fontainebleau Miami Beach will cook up a dish straight from his restaurant live from the pool and give New Yorkers a sneak preview of the Miami Spice program, the wildly anticipated summer celebration in which Greater Miami restaurants offer discounted three-course lunch and dinner menus throughout August and September.

Can't wait to get away to Miami?Those wanting to take advantage of all Greater Miami and The Beaches has to offer this summer can head to the GMCVB's dedicated website for the best summer offers http://www.ITSOMIAMI.com. Find amazing deals as well as content to enrich your It's So Miami moments while in the destination. Additionally, the GMCVB partnered with Jetsetter.com, the leading travel website providing members with hand-selected experiences to curate a sale of Miami's most stylish properties at prices up to 30 percent off. This three-day flash sale launches July 30, at 3pm and ends on August 1. Consumers stopping by the pool on July 31 can talk to Jetsetter's Miami experts andreceive an added value offer from Jetsetter. To peruse or book Jetsetter's It's So Miami sale, visit http://www.jetsetter.com/group/itsomiami. Consumers not already Jetsetter members can register by visiting http://www.jetsetter.com/register/promo/itsomiami. Membership is free.

Not in NYC?Visit Miami and The Beaches at Facebook.com/VisitMiami to check out photos of New Yorkers getting in on the fun at the pool all day on July 31. In addition, those on Twitter have the chance to score some It's So Miami moments themselves such as hotel stays and meals at premiere restaurants in the destination by following @MiamiandBeaches on Twitter and re-tweeting select tweets throughout the day on July 31.

For more information about Greater Miami and The Beaches and details on recommendations on where to stay, dine, spa, discover, explore, celebrate, propose and so much more, please visit http://www.ITSOMIAMI.com.

About The Greater Miami Convention & Visitors BureauThe Greater Miami Convention & Visitors Bureau (GMCVB) is an accredited not-for-profit sales and marketing organization whose mission is to attract visitors to Greater Miami and the Beaches for leisure, business and conventions. For a vacation guide visit our website at http://www.MiamiAndBeaches.com or call 1-888-76-Miami (US/Canada only) or 305-447-7777. To reach the GMCVB offices dial 305-539-3000. Meeting planners may call 1-800-933-8448 (US/Canada only) or 305-539-3071 or visit http://www.MiamiMeetings.com.

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Secret seaside: the wild dune beaches of the Netherlands

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Goedereede, a cosy cluster of centuries-old gabled houses (photo: Alamy)

To get there, you need to aim for the village of Goedereede, a cosy cluster of centuries-old gabled houses around a tiny, canal-like harbour. In Old Dutch, the name means safe harbourage refuge from the sandbanks and other perils of De Kwade Hoek, which means Angry Corner. From here, roads narrow into farmland lanes, barely a car wide, and stop dead at the Goeree dunes. Then its a 20- to 30-minute walk, along footpaths through high sand mounds covered in grasses and wildflowers catchflies and dune violets, poppies, thyme, star of Bethlehem and yellow irises. At times the dunes drop to reed-clustered wetlands, home to spoonbills, waders and all manner of wildfowl. Turn a corner in the path, and the vista suddenly opens, stretching towards a grass- tufted dune and the sea.

The beach is wide and generally empty, a place for long walks and quiet contemplation.

Swimming at De Kwade Hoek is possible, though not always pleasant in parts the water is shallow, and you gloop through mud. If youre wanting more of a splash or a family day out, head a couple of miles farther along, to the southern end of the Goeree dunes, where at Strand Noord and Strand t Flaauwe Werk youll find marked bathing areas, more people, and the occasional beach pavilion selling coffee, pancakes, chips and beer.

But for a step beyond jolly seaside fare, its back to Goedereede, or across the Brouwersdam to the neighbouring island of Schouwen-Duiveland. Succulent oysters, a pot of mussels, delicate lobster all from nearby Oosterschelde make an elegant end to a day in the dunes.

The Netherlands essentials

GETTING THERE

KLM (0871 231 000: klm.com) flies to Amsterdam-Schiphol and Rotterdam from London and regional airports. The easiest way to get to De Kwade Hoek is to hire a car (sixt.nl) at either airport and drive (one hour 45 minutes from Schiphol and 45 minutes from Rotterdam). Check out a route at 9292.nl.

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Secret seaside: the dune beaches of the Netherlands

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Goedereede, a cosy cluster of centuries-old gabled houses (photo: Alamy)

To get there, you need to aim for the village of Goedereede, a cosy cluster of centuries-old gabled houses around a tiny, canal-like harbour. In Old Dutch, the name means safe harbourage refuge from the sandbanks and other perils of De Kwade Hoek, which means Angry Corner. From here, roads narrow into farmland lanes, barely a car wide, and stop dead at the Goeree dunes. Then its a 20- to 30-minute walk, along footpaths through high sand mounds covered in grasses and wildflowers catchflies and dune violets, poppies, thyme, star of Bethlehem and yellow irises. At times the dunes drop to reed-clustered wetlands, home to spoonbills, waders and all manner of wildfowl. Turn a corner in the path, and the vista suddenly opens, stretching towards a grass- tufted dune and the sea.

The beach is wide and generally empty, a place for long walks and quiet contemplation.

Swimming at De Kwade Hoek is possible, though not always pleasant in parts the water is shallow, and you gloop through mud. If youre wanting more of a splash or a family day out, head a couple of miles farther along, to the southern end of the Goeree dunes, where at Strand Noord and Strand t Flaauwe Werk youll find marked bathing areas, more people, and the occasional beach pavilion selling coffee, pancakes, chips and beer.

But for a step beyond jolly seaside fare, its back to Goedereede, or across the Brouwersdam to the neighbouring island of Schouwen-Duiveland. Succulent oysters, a pot of mussels, delicate lobster all from nearby Oosterschelde make an elegant end to a day in the dunes.

The Netherlands essentials

GETTING THERE

KLM (0871 231 000: klm.com) flies to Amsterdam-Schiphol and Rotterdam from London and regional airports. The easiest way to get to De Kwade Hoek is to hire a car (sixt.nl) at either airport and drive (one hour 45 minutes from Schiphol and 45 minutes from Rotterdam). Check out a route at 9292.nl.

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THE BEST HOTELS

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Terenganu National Archives gets valuable items related to Islamic astronomy

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Its director, Mohd Nasir Ismail, said the items were presented by the family of Abdul Ghani at his former residence in Jalan Bakti here recently.

"We would like to express our appreciation and thanks to the family of Abdul Ghani for taking an immediate move to hand over the valuable items to the National Archives after discovering that termites are destroying some of the documents.

"This is indeed the right decision because the National Archives has the expertise in the conservation of items deemed as national and historical treasures," he told Bernama here today.

Mohd Nasir said right now, the materials were being processed, including undergoing fumigation, cleaning, listing and packaging works for permanent storage.

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Astronomy program at McCloud July 28

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McCloud Nature Park will be hosting a free evening program on astronomy on Saturday, July 28 at 8:30 p.m.

Expert sky watchers from The Indiana Astronomical Society will partner with Hendricks County Parks & Recreation naturalists at McCloud Nature Park for its monthly astronomy program.

The program will provide emphasis on actual observing, helping beginners find their way around the night sky by learning how a telescope works and how to recognize planets, constellations, galaxies and nebulae of all kinds.

Focusing on the basics of astronomy, this event will begin with an outdoor informational session lasting about 30 minutes, followed by night sky viewing through a limited number of binoculars & telescopes provided or you can bring your own.

Astronomy programs are dependent upon clear skies and will be cancelled if bad weather is forecast. Call the McCloud Nature Center at 676-5437 before 5 p.m. Saturday if cloudy skies are evident.

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Astronomy Club speaker to focus on space station

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Dr. David L. Ellis, a research engineer at the NASA Glenn Research Center in Cleveland, will be The Wilderness Center Astronomy Clubs featured speaker at 7:30 p.m. July 27, in the centers Hart Interpretive Building at 9877 Alabama Ave. SW.

Ellis will give a presentation on the International Space Station, which will cover its construction, living conditions and some of the experiments being performed there. The presentation is free and open to the public.

The goal of the Wilderness Center Astronomy Club is to promote the knowledge and enjoyment of astronomy among its members and the community.

For more details about the presentation or The Wilderness Center, call 330-359-5235.

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King Aerospace contract with U.S. Navy to take effect Aug. 1

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The Marines landed at Ardmore Airpark Tuesday and in doing so, initiated a new era of partnership between King Aerospace, Inc., and the United States Navy.

A Marine Corps C-9B landed at the airpark and was looked over by Jerry King-Echevarria, King Aerospace Chairman, and King Aerospace executives. The plane is scheduled to be refurbished under a contract between King Aerospace and the U.S. Navy. The contract will take effect Aug. 1. As the plane landed, supplies specified for C-9B were being unloaded in preparation for scheduled projects.

King-Echevarria said the contract created 40 new jobs, 30 of which have been filled. King Aerospace won an $11 million, one-year contract to provide support for the U.S. Navys C-9B aircraft. The Navy also has four options on the contract, which would make it a five-year partnership.

This contract really puts us on the radar screen with the Navy, King-Echevarria said.

King-Echevarria said the contract could lead to other opportunities with the Navy. Since King Aeropace added the sale of Av-Gas to its services, King said the amount of traffic at the airpark has grown by 50 percent. Jeff Alcorn, Interior Supervisor, King Aerospace said much of the traffic has been military, mainly from Texas bases. When the Marine C-9B touched down Tuesday afternoon, King Aerospace employees were lined up on the runway as a welcoming committee.

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Astronics Corporation to Participate in Jefferies 2012 Global Industrial and Aerospace & Defense Conference

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EAST AURORA, N.Y.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--

Astronics Corporation (ATRO), a leading provider of advanced technologies for the global aerospace and defense industries, today announced that Peter J. Gundermann, President & Chief Executive Officer, and David C. Burney, Executive Vice President & Chief Financial Officer, will present at the Jefferies 2012 Global Industrial and Aerospace & Defense Conference in New York City on Wednesday, August 8, 2012.

Astronics presentation is scheduled to begin at 1:30 PM ET. A live webcast of this presentation, along with presentation materials, will be available at http://www.astronics.com and an archive of the presentation will be made available in the Investor Relations section, on the Calendar of Events page, of the Companys website.

ABOUT ASTRONICS CORPORATION

Astronics Corporation is a leader in advanced, high-performance lighting, electrical power, avionics databus products and automated test systems for the global aerospace and defense industries. Astronics strategy is to develop and maintain positions of technical leadership in its chosen aerospace and defense markets, to leverage those positions to grow the amount of content and volume of product it sells to those markets and to selectively acquire businesses with similar technical capabilities that could benefit from our leadership position and strategic direction. Astronics Corporation, and its wholly-owned subsidiaries, Astronics Advanced Electronic Systems Corp., Ballard Technology, Inc., DME Corporation and Luminescent Systems Inc., have a reputation for high-quality designs, exceptional responsiveness, strong brand recognition and best-in-class manufacturing practices. The Company routinely posts news and other important information on its website at http://www.astronics.com.

For more information on Astronics and its products, visit its website at http://www.astronics.com.

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LMI Aerospace Announces Conference Call to Discuss 2012 Second Quarter Results

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ST. LOUIS, July 25, 2012 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) -- LMI Aerospace, Inc. (LMIA), a leading provider of design engineering services, structural assemblies, kits and components to the aerospace, defense and technology markets, today announced that it will host a conference call to discuss the company's second quarter 2012 results.

The conference call will be Wednesday, August 8, 2012, at 9:00 A.M., CDT. LMI Chief Executive Officer Ronald S. Saks, Chief Operating Officer Ryan P. Bogan and Chief Financial Officer Lawrence E. Dickinson will host the call. LMI plans to release the company's second quarter 2012 results just prior to market open on August 8.

To participate in the call, please dial 866.307.3343 approximately five minutes before the conference call time stated above. A live webcast of the call can be accessed directly from the LMI Aerospace web site at http://ir.lmiareospace.com/events.cfm and by clicking on the appropriate link. A recording of the call will be available on the LMI web site upon completion of the call.

LMI Aerospace, Inc. is a leading provider of design engineering services, structural assemblies, kits and components to the aerospace, defense and technology markets. Through its Aerostructures segment, the company primarily fabricates machines, finishes, integrates, assembles and kits formed close tolerance aluminum and specialty alloy and composite components and higher level assemblies for use by the aerospace, defense and technology industries. It manufactures more than 30,000 products for integration into a variety of aircraft platforms manufactured by leading original equipment manufacturers and Tier 1 aerospace suppliers. Through its Engineering Services segment, operated by its D3 Technologies, Inc. subsidiary, the company provides a complete range of design, engineering and program management services, supporting aircraft product lifecycles from conceptual design, analysis and certification through production support, fleet support and service life extensions via a complete turnkey engineering solution. Additional information can be found at http://www.lmiaerospace.com.

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Dr. Echiverri joins Edward Neurosciences Institute

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Dr. Henry Echiverri, neurologist, Edward Neurosciences Institute.

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Neurologist Henry Echiverri recently joined the Edward Neurosciences Institute. Dr. Echiverri is board certified in psychiatry, neurology and vascular neurology (stroke). He comes to Edward from NeuroMed Clinic in Warrenville where he was president and clinic director. Echiverri earned his medical degree from the University of the Philippines College of Medicine in Manila.

After spending time in surgical residencies at Philippine General Hospital in Manila and Northwest Hospital in Chicago, he completed a transitional internal medicine year at Edward Hines Jr. VA Hospital, followed by neurology residencies at Loyola University Medical Center and Hines VA Hospital.

Echiverri is a member of the American Academy of Neurology, American Academy of Electrodiagnostic Medicine, American Academy of Pain Management and American Heart Association. He was an Advisory Committee member of the Illinois CAPTURE (Care and Prevention Treatment Utilization Registry) Stroke Program.

Visit http://www.edward.org/neuro or call 630-527-7730 to learn about Dr. Echiverri and the Edward Neurosciences Institute.

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Christie, officials dedicate opening of new medical school at Rowan University

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CAMDEN - On a site once occupied by a methadone clinic and abandoned buildings, state and local officials celebrated the opening Tuesday of a medical school in Camden that was 40 years in the making.

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Governor Christie and George E. Norcross III, chairman of Cooper Board of Trustees, examine their scissors before the ribbon-cutting ceremony.

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Cooper Medical School of Rowan University

As you take a walk around this beautiful building today, you can see the community is changing, state Sen. Donald Norcross, D-Camden, whose father first envisioned the school four decades ago. In addition to that, its changing lives.

The dedication of Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, where Governor Christie and Senate President Stephen Sweeney, D-Gloucester, helped cut the ribbon, carried with it hope for a city that has the highest crime rate in the nation.

Camden Mayor Dana Redd said this was one of many steps that is leading to the citys long-awaited resurgence.

Im really overjoyed, she said. Im really overwhelmed at what has transpired here in our city. I want to thank our partners who are helping Camden move forward. Christie praised the opening of the school as another example of what can be done when partisan politics is put aside.

The folks who will come through here and learn here and then come and serve this community will be an ongoing example, a legacy, for all of us who played some small part in making it happen, he said.

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South Jersey celebrates grand opening of Cooper Medical School

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CAMDEN After nearly four decades of efforts, South Jersey politicians and community leaders celebrated the grand opening of a new medical school in Camden today.

"This is part of a beginning," a beaming George Norcross, chairman of the Cooper University Hospital board, told a standing-room-only crowd today.

Norcross was instrumental in convincing then-Gov. Jon Corzine to authorize a medical school in Camden, but he wasnt the first in his family to have a role. His father, who was director of the local AFL-CIO, began banging the drum for the Camden school about four decades ago.

Cooper Medical School of Rowan University, along with the recent realignment of higher education in the state, will bring more than $1 billion of much needed development to Camden over the next decade, boost public safety, enhance education and transform the neglected city, Norcross said.

The new medical school will eventually enroll 400 students. But the first class, which begins next month, is limited to 50 students who were chosen from among 2,900 applicants willing to take a chance on a new school.

Gov. Chris Christie said politicians often overemphasize the importance of events, but that the opening of the medical school was not one of those occasions. He called it a "big deal" and said jokingly that his praise has "the added bonus of being true."

More than 300 people crammed into a 250-seat auditorium in the state-of-the-art facility for the opening, which marked the states first new medical school in more than 35 years.

The 200,000 square-foot-building took 17 months to complete at a cost of $139 million.

Many of the speakers at the hour-long dedication also praised the Legislatures recent approval of a higher education restructuring plan that dismantled the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey, sending its School of Osteopathic Medicine to Rowan and giving the rest to Rutgers University.

"We will teach the rest of the world" how to embrace and impose change in higher education, Ali Houshmand, the president of Rowan, said in an impassioned speech that echoed the excitement of the day.

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Cooper Medical School opening brings hopes of education opportunities, economic boost

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CAMDEN The Cooper Medical School of Rowan University has been touted as a state-wide win for New Jersey students.

But with the schools opening Tuesday, the Camden-based $139 million project is expected to have the most impact on Gloucester County the home of Rowan University and the city, which is anticipated to get a much-needed economic boost.

Gloucester County is one of the biggest winners in this mix, said Senate President Stephen Sweeney (D-3, of West Deptford).

His home county claims Glassboros Rowan University, which is now the second college in the country to offer doctors of medicine (MD) and osteopathic medicine (DO) programs, according to Sweeney.

The Cooper Health System partnership adds an MD program to the universitys already existing affiliation with the University of Medicine and Dentistry of New Jersey and DO program.

This is Rowans medical school ... we are going to be known as the center of excellence for education, Sweeney said. This is an amazing day. Im extremely proud of what we accomplished this last year ... and what weve done in Camden.

The six-story high medical school building has replaced the abandoned houses and buildings that lined Broadway between Benson and Washington Streets just two years ago. The East side view to abandoned houses, windows broken out or boarded, is a reminder of what the 200,000-square-foot building replaced.

Not only will this wonderful facility be a boost to our economy, Redd said the scholars and physicians that emerge from the school and the services provided here will impact the delivery of health care in the city.

We are very grateful that Cooper Medical School of Rowan University has chosen Camden as its home, as its classroom, the mayor added. It exemplifies Camdens long-awaited, long-talked about resurgence.

The opening of the medical school marks Camdens time to come back, she said.

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New Cooper-Rowan medical school ready to open

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CAMDEN Revitalization of a depressed city was on many minds Tuesday morning at a formal celebration for the new Cooper Medical School of Rowan University.

Scheduled to open to its first 50 students Aug. 13, an open house brought together more than 300 medical, academic, political and community leaders, including present and past governors.

The establishment of a four-year medical school in Camden is long overdue, said Gov. Chris Christie. Children throughout New Jersey who dream of one day becoming a doctor now have another medical school option, right in their own state.

Former Gov. Jim Florio also was in attendance to see the projects completion.

Camden Mayor Dana Redd said the new institution is expected to boost the local economy and its level of health care, while creating a population of medical scholars and physicians.

I believe it is an indicator and a catalyst for future development to come, she said. Im really overjoyed. Im really overwhelmed at what has transpired in this city. Its Camdens time.

State Sen. Donald Norcross, D-5 of Camden, whose father George, a Cooper Hospital trustee, was instrumental in moving the project toward fruition, said the new six-story structure replaced abandoned buildings and a methadone clinic that previously sat on the Broadway site.

Construction on the school began in October 2010. On Tuesday, a time-lapse video showed the audience the evolution of the building as the U2 song Beautiful Day played. The project, Norcross said, relied on a variety of building trades that created apprentice opportunities for young people to learn skills.

Changing communities and changing lives. Thats what this great facility will do, he said.

According to medical school officials, about half of the institutions inaugural class has chosen to reside in the city while pursuing their educations. Since the school does not offer dormitory housing, those students are finding accommodations in nearby neighborhoods.

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