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- Reorganization of county program proves successful A recent girls high school basketball game in the metro area that featured two very good players showed just how the sport has changed in recent years. Scouts from the University of North Carolina, University of Delaware, Georgetown University, McDaniel College and the University of Maryland, Baltimore County were there to watch two of the area's top-ranked teams and - they hoped - recruit some players. |
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- Verticent, a revitalized reincarnation of the languishing public mid-market enterprise applications vendor PowerCerv, seems to be thriving under a financially stable adopted parent, and it has found a defendable niche where it can exploit its competitors' functional "fatal flaws". |
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- The current show at Maryland Art Place , which includes a stuffed deer's head, a plaster chicken with the face of Jesus and landscape paintings festooned with odiferous discs of air freshener, brings to mind the late critic Clement Greenberg's seminal 1939 essay "Avant-Garde and Kitsch." |
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- Inside a ruined pyramid in the Guatemalan jungle, archaeologists have unearthed the oldest known Maya painting, a brightly colored 30-foot-long mural depicting the creation myth and the coronation of the Maya's first earthly king. |
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- Offer of $11 billion from FPL said to be in delicate stage The parent of Florida Power and Light is in advanced talks to acquire Constellation Energy Group for more than $11 billion, according to people briefed on the negotiations. A deal would create a utility behemoth with operations all along the East Coast, from Maine to Florida. |
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- NIH officials earmark $100 million for study of malignant tumors at molecular level In a bold but uncertain bid to spur cancer treatment, federal medical researchers announced yesterday a $100 million project to begin cataloging the disease's molecular underpinnings. |
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- For years the sign outside Odenton Florist had a simple, rarely changing message: A dozen roses, $15; a dozen carnations, $5.98. |
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- Digital nail art is a relatively new technical development. It enables the procedure of nail art to be performed by a computer and printer. This can be elaborated by stating that the whole world of colours and designs can now be painted onto a fingernail, or even toenail. |
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- In a kettle, cook onions in remaining tablespoon of oil over moderate heat until softened. Peel and cut potatoes into 1/2-inch pieces and add to kettle with water. Bring water to a simmer and cook potatoes, covered, stirring occasionally, until very tender, about 20 minutes. |
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- Let?s look at some betting methods other than the regular limit and no-limit types which are regularly used in home and private poker games. |
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- Personalization of cell phone. |
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- Healthy lifestyle, not diet alone, may help cut colorectal illness People who eat high-fiber diets run a lower risk of colorectal cancer than those who don't -- but it's probably not the fiber that's protecting them, scientists reported today in one of the largest studies of the subject. |
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- NIH officials earmark $100 million for study of malignant tumors at molecular level In a bold but uncertain bid to spur cancer treatment, federal medical researchers announced yesterday a $100 million project to begin cataloging the disease's molecular underpinnings. |
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- President acknowledges complexity of drug benefit program With the Medicare prescription benefit scheduled to take effect in less than three weeks, President Bush acknowledged yesterday that navigating the complex program can be a challenge - a complaint often voiced by its detractors. |
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- Organization's response to hurricanes has been criticized Marsha J. Evans, who led the American Red Cross through an uneven and much-criticized response to Hurricane Katrina, resigned as its president yesterday in another sign of continuing troubles in the organization that bears prime responsibility for delivering relief to victims of disasters, including storms and terrorist attacks. |
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- Virgin Galactic, the British company created by entrepreneur Richard Branson to send tourists into space, and New Mexico announced an agreement yesterday for the state to build a $225 million spaceport. |
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- How do they do it? You know the parents that work full time and manage to raise smart, healthy and happy children? They have a secret. That secret is maintaining a good work life balance. Have you ever heard the expression ? |
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- If your life is not the way you want it, don't blame the people around you or your circumstances. Look inside and know that you and you alone have created your reality! This is the last of seven articles in the series covering the core seven Universal Laws. The focus of this article is the seventh Law ? the Law of Correspondence. |
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- Naomi Watts does the unimaginable, reducing the big ape to second banana in the vastly entertaining, if overstuffed, 'King Kong.' B+ |
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- Brokeback Mountain, a film by Ang Lee about the forbidden love between two cowboys in 1960s Wyoming, emerged yesterday as the front-runner in the Golden Globe competition with seven nominations from the Hollywood Foreign Press Association, including nods for best dramatic movie, best director and best screenplay. |
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- The current show at Maryland Art Place , which includes a stuffed deer's head, a plaster chicken with the face of Jesus and landscape paintings festooned with odiferous discs of air freshener, brings to mind the late critic Clement Greenberg's seminal 1939 essay "Avant-Garde and Kitsch." |
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- It sounds like fun. It sounds logical. And it sounds like a perfect fit for the Baltimore Shakespeare Festival. |
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- Bob Dylan shocked his fans 40 years ago by embracing the electric guitar. Now he's stunning a few more by embracing another technological innovation: satellite radio. |
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- Bald, chubby underachiever Omar Shamshoon works each day at the local nuclear power plant owned by vulturelike millionaire Mahrooey Bey. Every evening, Omar comes home to a family that includes his blue-haired wife, Mona, hyper-smart daughter, Beesa, and troublemaking son, Badr. |
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- If you watched TV in the 1960s and '70s, you knew David Steinberg as one of the most impish standups of his day. |
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Go Today (Dec 14 2005 05:00 GMT) - Christmas show |
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- The Annapolis ' Historic Preservation Commission decided last night to postpone reviewing a proposal to open a Starbucks coffee shop inside a historic inn on Church Circle. |
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- Owners' attempt to develop land at Routes 100, 103 stalls Being in limbo is the equivalent of a death warrant in business. For those hoping to develop a relatively modest parcel in Howard County, though, a reprieve, if there is to be one, will not come soon. |
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- Nurses, are you looking for a more intimate work setting where you can discover your potential at your own pace, yet still have the high-tech equipment available to do your job?Come discover what John Randolph Medical Center has to offer during our Nursing Open House on Wednesday, December 14th from 1 p.m. to 6 p.m. |
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- Woman who drink two or more cups of tea every day may cut their risk of ovarian cancer in half, a new study shows.Both black and green teas are rich in antioxidant chemicals called polyphenols, which have been shown to block cancer growth in lab and animal studies, Susanna C. Larsson and Alicja Wolk of the Karolinska Institutet in Stockholm note.To investigate whether tea drinking might protect against ovarian cancer, Larsson and her colleagues followed 61,057 women participating in a mammography screening program. All of the women had completed questionnaires with information on diet, education and other factors. |
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- The reliability of a prostate cancer-screening test may be compromised by lifestyle and demographic factors, according to a new study. Published in the January 15, 2006 issue of CANCER (interscience. wiley. com/cancer-newsroom), a peer-reviewed journal of the American Cancer Society, the study reveals the (rate of) change in concentration of prostate specific antigen (PSA) over time--a calculation called PSA velocity--can be significantly affected by age, race, and diet, leading to falsely lower or elevated values and possible misinterpretation by doctors. Single determinations of PSA concentration, the most common use of the PSA screening test, were minimally but significantly affected by age and body mass index (BMI). |
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- While botulinum toxin A, or BTXA, is widely known for its use in dermatology and aesthetic medicine, a review article in the Journal of Cosmetic Dermatology explores the drug's other successful applications. BTXA is popularly used to treat hyperhidrosis (excessive sweating) or to diminish wrinkles, but it is also a highly effective natural substance that normalizes muscle activity and can be used to reduce pain and itch. Benefits of BTXA have been observed in treatment of hand eczema and is effective in blocking secretion of sweat, saliva and mucus in cases of Hailey-Hailey disease (a blistering disease usually treated by surgery or laser) among other ailments. In addition, "botulinum toxin A has important applications in proctology where it has become the most powerful non-surgical therapy for anal fissure," according to Uwe Wollina, author of the review. "The substance in the hands of the experienced doctor is safe, provides effective treatment of several complaints, and is capable of reducing the need for surgery in many cases. |
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- By 14, Peter Johnson had survived brain cancer and a relapse of the disease in his shoulder. But it was treatment for the last tumor that would create his life's greatest challenges. Johnson, now 33, has suffered since 1986 from the effects of ototoxicity, a condition in which platinum-based chemotherapy drugs, such as carboplatin and the more common cisplatin, damage the tiny hair cells in the inner ear that vibrate in response to sound waves. This leads to progressive, irreversible hearing loss and reduced quality of life for patients. Despite surgery and intense radiation therapy to remove the brain tumor, Johnson says the hearing loss resulting from the chemotherapy for the shoulder tumor has been the most disabling. |
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- For years, we have heard about the health benefits of taking low doses of aspirin - preventing everything from Alzheimer's disease to heart attacks and stroke. The news about aspirin just keeps getting better. In a study published in the Dec. 9 issue of the Journal of Biological Chemistry, University of Pittsburgh researchers report that aspirin, combined with a promising new cancer therapy known as tumor necrosis factor-related apoptosis-inducing ligand (TRAIL), can induce cancer cells previously resistant to TRAIL therapy to self-destruct. The investigators say that if these findings hold up in larger studies, aspirin could become a routine therapy for helping to prevent the recurrence of many aggressive cancers, such as prostate and colon cancers. |
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- At Lewis-Gale Medical Center, each unit?s and MedSurg?s success wouldn?t be possible without the commitment and dedication that every team member brings to the table. Every position, none of which is more important than the other, has unique roles and responsibilities that must be executed faithfully in order for MedSurg to succeed. |
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- Singerman, a Glendening appointee, held the post for six years Phillip A. Singerman, who guided a quasi-state technology development agency from the dot-com bust into the era of homeland security-related startups, has resigned as its executive director. |
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- NIH officials earmark $100 million for study of malignant tumors at molecular level In a bold but uncertain bid to spur cancer treatment, federal medical researchers announced yesterday a $100 million project to begin cataloging the disease's molecular underpinnings. |
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