| Packing the pews for movie on war
The congregants' bewildered expressions are caught on tape as they are extras in "The War Prayer," a 15-minute short film shot Saturday at the Castro Valley Performing Arts Center. The auditorium was transformed into a mega-church with stencils of doves and crosses projected on the wall and the American flag waving on screens in the background. "We're trying to get people to think about whether religion is a reason to go to war," said producer Noah Veneklasen. Lyceum Films and Muse Media Center, both of Emeryville, along with 70 film professionals volunteered their time to shoot the film digitally and with two video cameras, rather than on film. "So you feel like you are observing a piece of something from real-life experience?" Veneklasen said. It will be crafted in two cuts, one for YouTube.com and the other for film festivals.
Letter - Egg hunt a success
Thank you to all the wonderful sponsors, volunteers and hundreds of kids who helped to make the fifth annual Egg Hunt a great success. The weather was chilly, but the smiles on the kids' faces kept everyone warm. A special thank you to our presenting sponsor, T & C Federal Credit Union, for returning to sponsor this wonderful event. Also thank you to the other great businesses that sponsored: Advance Concrete Products Co., Affordable - Impressive Basement Finishing Systems, Associates in Ophthalmology, Brien's Services, Inc., Carl R. Sams Photography, Inc., Chase Bank, Four Seasons Sunrooms Southeast Michigan, Friends Preschool and Kindergarten, Little Saints Preschool, Stucchi's of Milford, Toll Brothers, Inc., West Highland Christian Academy and William and Marie Carls Family YMCA.
MPs pass bill for eye protection law
THE National Assembly has unanimously passed a bill to regulate eye services and save sight. Sellers of substandard glasses would be fined a maximum of 10m/- or five years imprisonment when the bill becomes law.
Tabling the bill in the House yesterday, the Minister for Health and Social Welfare, Prof David Mwakyusa, said the government would take stern measures against retail shops, supermarkets, itinerant traders and other business people who sell spectacles haphazardly.
He said the people would be enlightened on the perils of using substandard spectacles and that the government would cooperate with stakeholders such as Lions Club International, World Vision and Vision 2020 to save sight especially in villages where poor sight is often associated with aging.
Sirion Therapeutics Receives Orphan Drug Designation For ...
Sirion Therapeutics, Inc., an ophthalmic-focused biopharmaceutical company, announced today that it has received orphan drug designation from the Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for its anti-viral therapy, ganciclovir, for the treatment of acute herpetic keratitis. The product is currently marketed by Laboratoires Thea in Europe under the brand name of Virgan(R). Sirion licensed the rights to Virgan(R) for the United States from Laboratoires Thea in January 2007.
Orphan drug designation is a special status for diseases or conditions affecting fewer than 200,000 patients in the United States, granted by FDA upon request by a sponsor. Drugs that receive orphan drug designation obtain seven years of marketing exclusivity from the date of drug approval as well as tax credits for clinical trial costs, marketing application filing fee waivers and assistance from the FDA in the drug development process.
Chennai hospital has overseas visitors
A study group with representatives from UK, Australia, West Indies, Canada, New Zealand, Malaysia, Ghana and Sri Lanka attended the Common Wealth study conference 2007 held at the Sankara Nethralaya, Nungambakkam branch, recently. This initiative was taken up by the Confederation of Indian Industry(CII). According to a press release, the theme of the conference was on how to work together for inclusive growth and development. Sankara Nethralaya was chosen by the group as an NGO that worked towards achieving inclusive growth and development. The team from Sankara Nethralaya showed how the hospital excelled in patient care and community services.
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