| AMDL Launches Expanded Distribution With 4th Round of Agreements Valued at $6.79 Million Annually for New Health & ...
TUSTIN, Calif. (Map) - TUSTIN, Calif., Nov. 7 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- AMDL, Inc. (Amex: ADL), with operations in Shenzhen, Jiangxi and Jilin, China, through its wholly owned subsidiary Jade Pharmaceutical Inc. (JPI), which is an international biopharma company that engages in the development, manufacture and marketing of proprietary pharmaceutical and diagnostic products, announced today that JPI's subsidiary JJB has signed the fourth round of regional distribution agreements for its new anti-aging and skin care injectable product under the brand name "Goodnak." This initial product is the first in a new line of anti-aging & skin care products currently under development by JJB. JJB has signed three new Central Region exclusive, one-year renewable Distribution and Agency Agreements that were signed between Jade Pharma's subsidiary JJB and Henan Yinji Bio-chemistry Co., Ltd.
Church row evolves over fossil boy
Turkana Boy, considered the most complete early human fossil, is being removed from his bomb-proof vault to take centre stage at an exhibition that curators say will provide the most complete record of the evolution of Man. However, the collection, to be show-cased for the first time at the Nairobi National Museum after a £5 million renovation financed by the European Union, has drawn sharp criticism from evangelical Christians who deny the theory of evolution. They, in turn, are being opposed vociferously by scientists eager to study the specimens and to explore the role of Kenya as the cradle of humankind. Bishop Boniface Adoyo, the head of the 35 Kenyan evangelical denominations, is leading opposition to the exhibition. "I do not dispute that as humans we have a history, but my family most certainly did not descend from the apes," he said.
Call it Noho
Amid the cheong sams and mu'umu'u of Chinatown, you now can find clothes from Belgian designers Raf Simon and Dries van Noten � two of the labels that MixMix carries. Running the new boutique is Maria Garrido Gabald�n, who has an eye for clean, contemporary lines. From Spain, she was at fashion school in Italy where she made a Japanese friend, who in turn introduced her to MixMix owner Fumihiro Nakamura. The retailer and designer hired her to open his white-box boutique, which reeks with chic, down to the reproduction Mies van der Rohe furniture. On the racks is men's and women's wear from Vogue names such as Kris van Assche (he's also Dior's artistic director), Rick Owens and Veronique Branquinho. Accessories come in the form of Cula bags from Japan (only 100 of each model are made) and Brazilian Herchcovitch, or Alexandre plastic sandals.
Sustainable palm oil system soon
IT will be interesting to gauge global players' acceptance of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil's (RSPO) certified sustainability palm oil (CSPO) system, to be launched in the first quarter 2008. The first ever-certified system for palm oil in the world is set to assure consumers that the products purchased come from environmentally friendly, socially responsible sources and suppliers. Some quarters, however, have doubts on CSPO given a decade-long criticism from various groups, including non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from developed consuming nations like the United States and Europe. .
Drought taught state some lessons but not all being heeded
Summit County, CO Colorado
COLORADO SPRINGS � The lessons of the drought that shepherded in the 21st century in Colorado are many, but only some have been heeded.
That�s the conclusion of a variety of experts asked about the state�s response to the deepest drought in modern Colorado history.
The drought, which lasted roughly from 2000 to 2005, drained reservoirs, fed the state�s largest wildfire, stoked a devastating forest beetle infestation and wilted farms.
For many Coloradans, it was their first true experience with what it means to live in a semiarid climate. For Front Range water providers, it was a stunning wake-up call that their water supplies were stretched perilously thin.
As the sense of crisis ran high, the state, lawmakers and water providers began a series of studies and discussions.
Papal Address to Focolare Families
VATICAN CITY, NOV. 15, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Here is a Vatican translation of Benedict XVI's Nov. 3 address to the New Families Movement of the lay Catholic Focalare Movement.* * *ADDRESS OF HIS HOLINESS BENEDICT XVI TO MEMBERS OF "THE NEW FAMILIES MOVEMENT"Clementine Hall Saturday, 3 November 2007 Dear Brothers and Sisters,Welcome and thank you for coming to visit me. You come from the five continents and belong to The New Families Movement which came into being 40 years ago in the context of the Focolare Movement. You are thus a branch of Focolare and today form a network of at least 800,000 families working in 182 nations, all committed to making their home a "focolare" [hearth] which radiates in the world the witness of a Gospel-style family life. I offer each one of you my most cordial greeting, which I extend also to those who have wished to accompany you at our meeting.
Get 'em before they're gone
The real players in the debate over the hottest toys aren't the industry experts, of course, but kids.Cost isn't the decider. Ask any parent who watches a child unwrap a high-priced toy and then play with the box.That said, there are industry awards for creativity, quality and engineering. The 2007 awards listed below come from the Toy Industry Association, a 500-company trade group of toy producers and importers. Its membership accounts for 85 percent of the toys sold in the United States.The winning toys and nominees were released into the market in 2006. Several of them made Toy Wishes magazine's Hot Dozen for the 2006 Christmas season. We've included this year's Hot Dozen from Toy Wishes for the coming year, followed by a list of toys judged the best in the industry.The Hot DozenToy Wishes magazine's annual choices for hot toys for the coming season.• American Idol Talent Challenge (Tech2Go, $50) -- An interactive game combines karaoke with "American Idol" judging.
Live Music Guide
ALLEY KATZ -- 10 Walnut Alley, 643-2816. Ends In Fire CD release with Immortal Avenger, 5 p.m. Friday, all ages, $5-$7. Mozely Rose and Heywire, 10 p.m. Friday, $7. 1000 Yard Stare, Wake of Ruin, Separation and Chalkline Beauty, 10 p.m. Saturday, $5-$7. Heavy Heavy Low Low, Dance Gavin Dance, Foxy Shazam and others, 6 p.m. Sunday, $10. Within Chaos, Ashes of Your Enemy, Destro and others, 5 p.m. Tuesday, $7. ASHLAND COFFEE & TEA -- 100 N. Railroad Ave., Ashland, 798-1702. Willie Porter (singer-songwriter), Thursday, $16 in advance, $21 day of show. Tony Furtado, Friday, $16 in advance, $21 day of show. Stephen Simmons, Saturday, $12 in advance, $17 day of show. BELLA ARTÉ -- 1223 Bellevue Ave., 515-9099. Lanaux Hailey ,(jazz) 8 p.m. Friday, no cover. Curtis Mills Duo (jazz), 8 p.m. Saturday, no cover.
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