| France hail showman Tsonga as new Noah
Noah, now a chart-topping singer and still one of France's most popular personalities, was the last Frenchman to win a grand slam at the 1983 French Open. Tsonga is now hoping he could be the next. Before outclassing Nadal, he had sounded warnings by flooring two top 10 players in Britain's Andy Murray and Frenchman Richard Gasquet, an exceptionally gifted player and France's greatest hope until this week. World number 38 Tsonga had promised much when he reached two Australian Open semi-finals in the juniors. But a series of injuries meant he failed to reproduce the form on the main tour and he was soon eclipsed by his younger compatriots Gasquet and the gangly Gael Monfils. Continued... .
Hamilton High School plans renovation for science wing
The Hamilton School Board Wednesday approved architectural plans to renovate the high school science wing. The plans by Middleton Associates, Inc., Architects of Normal, Ill., estimates the cost at $523,400, with $43,000 being paid for architectural and engineering costs. The district will put the jobs out for bids due back in early March."We may make some modifications in the plans," said Superintendent Dr. Jim Jackson. Plans are to renovate over the summer months and have the science rooms completed when school starts in August 2008. "This will change the rooms from having island type stations, moving them to the perimeter of the room," Architect Russ Middleton told school board members. "It will have all the features of a modern high school science facility. It will have more storage and improved ventilation."Plans include demolition and replacing all casework, new flooring - Middleton said the floor has asbestos and asbestos abatement will be needed - new walls, new electrical and plumbing, installing a rooftop heating and air conditioning system, fume hoods, chemical showers, and new ceiling and lighting, reusing existing fixtures as appropriate.The room sizes will not change, but moving the island stations and creating a prep room will provide more space inside the classrooms, Middleton said."What's the life expectancy of this renovation?" asked board member Craig Huls."Well, your lab is now about 50 years old," said Middleton.
Thalidomide to be trialled against mesothelioma
NOTORIOUS morning sickness drug Thalidomide, which caused severe birth defects in the 1950s and 1960s, is about to be trialled as a treatment for asbestos-related mesothelioma. Cancer specialist Nick Pavlakis said Thalidomide had been shown to inhibit blood vessel growth within tumours and he planned to test its value in mesothelioma patients. He hopes to recruit about 100 patients Australia-wide for the study, which will compare those receiving chemotherapy with others given the standard treatment as well as Thalidomide. "We want to find out after they've had chemotherapy . . . if we give Thalidomide can we then control the disease for longer and maintain quality of life for longer?" Professor Pavlakis said. He said the results of the trial would be combined with a similar study taking place in the Netherlands.
Give your wedding a personal touch
Wrap the handle with satin ribbon and add a bow at the top or on both sides of the handle. Fill with artificial rose petals (or imitation snow for a winter wedding) for your flower girl to scatter as she precedes you down the aisle. A small nosegay of silk flowers would make a lovely take home gift for her and start her dreaming about her own wedding! Small cookie cutters make great napkin rings. They come in all shapes: stars and crescent moons work well for a celestial theme, as do palm trees or fish for a beach party.
Many brides like to give favors to their guests. Three or four star shaped tea candles wrapped in tulle and tied with curling ribbon make useful gifts for guests at a heavenly wedding. Blow-up beach balls and plastic pail and shovel sets add a touch of whimsy to a sand and surf theme.
Wireless-N isn't worth it -- yet
When I print digital photos, the colors aren't quite the same as they are when I view the photo on my monitor. It's frustrating to edit a photo so the color looks terrific on-screen, only to have it come out wrong in the print. Is there a way to synchronize the monitor with the printer so they produce the same colors? A: Your printer probably is producing color faithfully based on the information coming from the computer. What you need to do is calibrate your monitor so that it displays colors properly. You can do this with a monitor profiling device that attaches to your screen, sizes it up and lets you adjust the color settings. The least expensive consumer device is the Spyder2express from ColorVision (www.colorvision.com), which you can get at a computer store for less than $80. It comes with the necessary software.
HARD LESSONS: MSU's Suton puts on-the-court softness in his colorful ...
Bosnia was still pretty bad," he said. "They did a lot of rebuilding and it looks nice, but there are still some parts that are terrifying. Croatia was beautiful." When it was time to return to the United States, Suton gained a new appreciation for his life in East Lansing -- down to the convenience and comfort of a restroom at Detroit Metro Airport. Coming back to Michigan, he knew he was home. Contact SHANNON SHELTON at 313-223-3215 or slshelton@freepress.com. Check out her Spartans blog at www.freep.com/sports. .
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