At this year's Jazzfest it was clear that New Orleans performances have added a new and possibly permanent custom: an acknowledgment of the scars left by the storm.
The 1906 Games, often referred to as the Intercalated Olympic Games, introduced some important permanent Olympic customs, including the parade of the nations' teams in ranks around the track, now the first major event at all opening ceremonies.
They agreed this week to "establish a permanent and visible customs control at all Danish borders within the framework of the Schengen agreement".
Micro-nuclear magnetic resonance (μNMR) is a novel method to detect circulating tumor cells; it consists of solenoidal microcoils, a portable permanent magnet, and custom-built NMR hardware.
As a matter of custom, permanent members of the Security Council do not serve as officers of the Executive Board.
Calculations show that with custom-sized permanent magnets, linewidths of less than 1 ppm can be achieved over sample volumes of up to 1 mm3, which would in theory enable chemical shift resolved proton spectroscopy on mass-limited samples.
Previous plans for a permanent exhibition in a disused customs warehouse in Stockholm harbour collapsed in 2008.
Her custom (and more permanent) fountains are available at Fountainhead, (323) 913-0915, for $800 to $25,000.
