BARBARA - The Salt Lake Tribune

University of Utah geologist inspires name of new mineral

Fri, 17 May 2013 22:36:57 MDT

University of Utah geologist inspires name of new mineral

By Lindsay Whitehurst The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 17, 2013 10:36PM MDT

Barbara Nash has spent her career studying rocks, but she never thought one would bear her name. “This is a bit of a pleasant surprise,” said Nash, a geology and geophysics professor at the University of Utah. The mineral, nashite, is unique even among its class: Rather than brilliant orange like other decavanadates, it’s a translucent, streaked bluish-green. Decavanadates are formed when oxygen in air reacts with vanadium ore bodies near the surface in old, damp mines. They’re found in Colora...

Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

Retiring Barbara Walters is a journalism icon who helped dumb down TV news

Mon, 13 May 2013 11:16:02 MDT

Retiring Barbara Walters is a journalism icon who helped dumb down TV news

The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 13, 2013 11:16AM MDT

As she announces her retirement, Barbara Walters is being hailed as some sort of broadcast journalism icon.She's certainly broken ground. First as the co-host of "The Today Show"; then as the first female co-anchor of an evening newscast (on ABC); then as the co-anchor of ABC's first successful prime-time newsmagazine ("20/20"); finally as the producers and sometimes panelist on "The View."Walters has interviewed a variety of important newsmakers - up to and including heads of state. She's broke...

Copyright 2013 The Salt Lake Tribune. All rights reserved. This material may not be published, broadcast, rewritten or redistributed.

The Cricket’s Daily 3: ‘Gatsby’ gets great numbers

Tue, 14 May 2013 09:12:19 MDT

The Cricket’s Daily 3: ‘Gatsby’ gets great numbers

By Sean P. Means The Salt Lake Tribune

Updated May 14, 2013 09:12AM MDT

Here’s what’s happening today in pop culture: • “The Great Gatsby” made an impressive opening, old sport, taking in $51.1 million this weekend. But it still only rated a second-place showing, behind “Iron Man 3,” which took in $72.5 million in its second weekend. [Box Office Mojo] • “Saturday Night Live” head writer and “Weekend Update” anchor Seth Meyers will take over NBC’s “Late Night” when Jimmy Fallon moves up to hosting “The Tonight Show.” [CNN] • It’s official: Barbara Walters will announ...