‘Flag’ auction could set record for Johns work
By The Associated Press
POSTED: May 11, 2010
Tags: 'Flag', auction, Christie's, Jasper Johns, record
NEW YORK CITY — Jasper Johns’ iconic painting of the American flag, in the collection of the late best-selling author Michael Crichton, could set a new auction record for the artist at a sale Tuesday evening at Christie’s.
Clean energy patents set record in 2009 
By Tom Wanamaker
POSTED: March 10, 2010
Tags: clean energy patents, record
The number of U.S. clean energy technology patents reached an all-time high in 2009. Last year, 1,125 such patents were granted by the U.S. Patent and Technology Office, topping 2008’s total by 200.
