| Charity Begins at Home Sales
In the market for a retirement home last spring, design engineer Douglas Knapman says he looked at 20 communities before deciding on The Settings at Mackay Point in Yemassee, S.C. What tipped the balance wasn't the golf course, swimming pools or fitness center. It was a presentation at an open house by developer Richard McWhorter, who invited people to take part in a fishing tournament he was underwriting to benefit the Cystic Fibrosis Foundation. In addition to donating $15,000 to the foundation -- an employee has two children with the disease -- Mr. McWhorter offered to cover the $1,200 entry fee for any resident or home buyer who would take part in the fund-raising tournament. .
BA unveils its new Heathrow terminal
Unmanned check-in kiosks can also screen a passenger's passport or scan a visa. First-class and business lounges are unusually spacious, have a spa and are luxuriously furnished with chandeliers, wine racks and, in one, even a cinema. There are no fast food restaurants in the new terminal but it does offer a Tiffany's jeweler and a Prada store. The main terminal is 99 percent complete; workers in hardhats could still be seen putting on the finishing touches while stores were being stocked with goods. Terminal 5's completion shows how hard cities such as London are willing to work to maintain their status as world business and tourist hubs, commissioning showcase structures that act as shopping malls with art galleries, spas and Internet access. Terminals can be profitable in an era of tightened security, as travelers show up hours before their flights -- and then shop or eat while waiting to take off.
Me.dium Announces Online Festival: Me.Fest
BOULDER, Colo., Nov. 26 /PRNewswire/ -- Me.dium, a social browsing software company, today announced its first annual Me.Fest online festival, a host of events from November 26th through December 2nd that allow users and celebrities to surf together in real time. Me.dium has invited industry leaders from music, sports, politics, lifestyle and Internet TV to join users in discussions and lead fan-focused tours around the Internet. "Coming off the success of events like RockMe., Me.Fest let's Me.dium extend the real-time, online venue concept to a variety of other genres," said David Mandell, co-founder and vice president of marketing for Me.dium. "We're hosting Me.Fest as a platform for our users to connect with industry experts and special guests on a more personalized level than has ever been available before online." As part of the festivities, Me.dium is conducting a "What Is Me.dium?" video contest.
Rangers' McCarthy hits a roadblock
It kept hurting and didn't loosen up. I don't know what else to say about it. It's not fun." McCarthy will be evaluated today in Surprise by Rangers team physician Keith Meister. General manager Jon Daniels and manager Ron Washington said they aren't leaping to any conclusions about McCarthy's status. McCarthy was expected to start the Rangers' fourth game of the season April 4 at Anaheim in 27 days. The injury already caused the right-hander to miss 15 days of spring training. A similar layoff would give him only 12 days to get ready for that first start of the season. The Rangers have some flexibility. They won't need a fifth starter until April 12. If McCarthy isn't ready by then, Luis Mendoza likely would be the first alternate. "We haven't talked about any plans," Washington said.
Swimming World Partners
There's nothing in competitive swimming quite like the FINA/Arena World Cup circuit, which had plenty of world, regional and national records. 10 SEIZING THE OPPORTUNITY by John Lohn The American record book required a significant edit after some very fast short course yards meets at the end of the year. 13 OLYMPIC SYNCHRONIZED SWIMMING PREVIEW by Taylor Payne For years, the United States and Canada dominated the sport of synchronized swimming, but Russia emerged as the world powerhouse at the turn of the century. 16 2008 OLYMPIC PREVIEW: AFRICA by Jason Marsteller 53 NAG TOP 16 (LONG COURSE) DEPARTMENTS: 6 A VOICE for the SPORT 35 CAMP DIRECTORY 49 FOR THE RECORD 59 CALENDAR 62 PARTING SHOT In the Swimming Technique portion of the magazine you will find the following: 24 Q&A WITH COACH MATT KREDICH by Michael J.
Cethromycin Achieves All Endpoints in Second Pivotal Phase III Trial ...
CHICAGO, Nov. 15 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Advanced Life Sciences Holdings, Inc. (NASDAQ: ADLS) , today announced positive results from Trial CL-05, the second of two pivotal phase III clinical trials designed to assess the safety and effectiveness of cethromycin, a novel once-a-day oral antibiotic for the treatment of mild-to-moderate community acquired pneumonia (CAP), the sixth leading cause of death in the United States. The primary efficacy endpoint of statistical non-inferiority in the clinical cure rate at the test-of-cure visit was achieved. The study results showed that cethromycin cured 94.0% of patients with CAP, compared to Biaxin(R) (clarithromycin), a current standard of care treatment for CAP, which cured 93.8% of studied patients in the per protocol population. In the modified intent to treat population, cethromycin cured 83.1% of patients and Biaxin cured 81.1%.
California Avenue sculpture concept unveiled
City staff members met Thursday morning with sculptor Bruce Beasley and California Avenue leaders to discuss plans to replace an aging fountain with a tall granite sculpture and benches. Beasley earlier released conceptual images of his proposed sculpture -- which is similar to an earlier proposal he made for a replacement fountain. City officials have said the estimated $150,000 it would take to redo the plumbing for the fountain is too high. Farewell fountain, hello sculpture Palo Alto pranksters will have to find something else to spike with soap, as California Avenue's aging fountain is set to be removed and replaced with a sculpture. The simple, single-tiered concrete fountain, located near the Caltrain station, is suffering from plumbing damage, according to Linda Craighead, staff liaison to the city's Public Art Commission.
PA school language plan may cost too much
A detailed new plan to start teaching foreign languages in elementary schools may be too expensive for Palo Alto, school board members told a study group Tuesday night. The board greeted long-awaited findings from the Foreign Language in Elementary School (FLES) committee with enthusiasm, yet hesitated over the estimated $1.1 million per year price tag. The committee recommended beginning foreign-language classes in third grade and aiming for proficiency rather than mere exposure, a goal that would require hiring a traveling team of eight specialists and a program supervisor. The findings were presented for discussion and required no board vote, but will be included in long-term Strategic Plan discussion in the spring, board members said. The committee of parents, teachers, principals and district staff was formed following a board promise last winter to examine languages for all students in the wake of debate about the Mandarin-immersion program starting this August.
On the Picket Lines. Again.
Over at retailer Omar Effendi, business slowed after workers also went on strike last month. Employees claimed the new owners of the company had canceled their benefits, including El-Adha grants. The company, they allege, put 2,700 employees each making between LE 200 and LE 800 a month on early retirement and replaced them with 350 employees whose salaries hover around LE 25,000 each a month. At press time, the employees facing early retirement were planning further strikes, claiming they had not received their retirement payments. .
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Star Trek Fans Unite: to Boldly go Where no Wiki has Gone Before
Memory Alpha Wiki Surpasses 20,000 articles as Trekkies Prepare for the "40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection" Auction. Menlo Park, CA (PRWEB) October 4, 2006 -- Good news, you are not the only one out there who knows that the Lyshan system is a star system near the Federation-Cardassian border. In fact, you can find and share other key facts and experiences on all things Star Trek with fellow Trekkies at the Memory Alpha Wiki (http://memory-alpha.org). With the "40 Years of Star Trek: The Collection" auction hosted by Christie's of New York starting tomorrow, be sure to visit the Memory Alpha Wiki today to retrieve critical information to help guide you through the auction. Don't forget to come back and let us know what you discovered! Wikia, Inc., the leading site for developing and hosting community-based wikis, today announced that its Memory Alpha Wiki has surpassed the 20,000 article mark.
The Once Juggernaut: Rising Quickly
Instead of the 75-seat clubs and bars The Swell Season played last year, they'll be headlining venues like Radio City Music Hall and the Coachella Music Festival. There was one other blessing the film wrought Hansard and Irglova fell in love while promoting Once last spring. "They're a great story," says Steve Feldstein, a spokesman for Fox Home Entertainment, which released Once on DVD in December and expects to see a spike in sales at retailers mimicking the movie's ascent on Amazon. "There's nothing quite like the Oscars as a promotional vehicle. Their performance was wonderful. Their speeches were honest and fresh." Fox Searchlight launched the film in limited theatrical release in May with a 16-city bus tour. Screening the movie for local press and closing with live Swell Season performances, the tour built on the goodwill the film had established with critics at the Sundance Film Festival in January.
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