• n  the chief source of beryllium; colored transparent varieties are valued as gems

News & Articles

• Judge invalidates protest ban on Supreme Court plaza
  By Lawrence Hurley WASHINGTON (Reuters) - A judge has invalidated a federal law banning protests on the marble plaza in front of the U.S. Supreme Court in Washington. District Judge Beryl Howell said in a ruling issued on Tuesday that the law violates the First Amendment to the U.S. Constitution which guarantees freedom of speech. Harold Hodge, a student from Maryland, challenged the law after ...
  June 12, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! News
• Judge sides with arrested Supreme Court protester
  WASHINGTON — A federal judge has ruled in favor of a protester arrested two years ago while demonstrating on the plaza of the U.S. Supreme Court. U.S. District Judge Beryl Howell's ruling on Tuesday also declared unconstitutional a statute banning the display of a flag or banner on the grounds of the court. Harold Hodge Jr., was arrested on the Supreme Court plaza in January 2011 while wearing a ...
  June 12, 2013 - Boston Herald
• Judge rejects Bloomberg challenge to swaps rules
  A federal judge has dismissed a lawsuit by Bloomberg LP that challenged the Commodity Futures Trading Commission's new rules on derivatives trades. U.S. District Court Judge Beryl Howell in Washington ...
  June 8, 2013 - Associated Press via Yahoo! Finance

Quotes

• Michael Holroyd in The Guardian
  Beryl had an absolutely original voice: she was a serious comedian, all of whose novels ended tragically,said the biographer Michael Holroyd. "She presented herself sometimes as a clown, an entertainer, but behind that mask was a committed...
• Warren Buffett in Kansas City Star
  Beryl is widely recognized throughout the retail industry as an outstanding merchant and strong multistore retail executive,Berkshire's Warren Buffett said in a statement. "She will bring a finely balanced blend of merchandising instinct...
• Margaret Atwood in FilmyFair
  Author Margaret Atwood said through micro-blogging site Twitter "Oldpal Dame Beryl Bainbridge dies - very sad. Wondrous original, great sport, loved her books. Hope she has champagne in heaven & a smoke:"