An estimated 24,000 runners are expected to participate in the various events of the 2010 San Francisco Marathon edition. In the last years SF Marathon included a full marathon, two half marathons, and a 5000 meters race, but this year the organizers are introducing in addition a Munchkin Kids Fun Run, with three different races: 1 mile, 0.5 mile and the 100 yard dash.
This new event is planned to stimulate a higher involvement of younger family members in this local tradition. A pre-registration was required and the $25 tax per …

After a very difficult week, Rick Warren is now at home and he hopes to have an easier day. Pastor Warren is expected to fully recover from injuries he suffered Monday when he was working in his yard. His publicist says that one of the preacher’s favorite ways to relax was gardening, but that time he accidentally wiped the milky white sap of a firestick plant into his eyes when he removed the gloves. His eyes immediately started to burn and his wife called 911.
Rick Warren was treated in Mission …

Alex King was invited by Larry King to speak at his TV show tonight at 8 P.M. “Keep away from the violence!” this is the message that Alex King will address to this generation of youths and he is ready to use the best arguments for convincing some of them to change their direction.
Many details about his crime and how his life was in prison will be revealed tonight, but everything will be subordinated to the main purpose: to stop the violence among young people.
In November of 2001, on the …

Google has signed a 20-year renewable power purchase agreement with wind farm NextEra Energy Resources. The search giant has announced on its blog that the deal includes 114 megawatts of wind power generated by the wind project developer, which is enough to supply several energy centers for Google. The green energy will be provided at a predetermined rate, starting with July 30.
Google planned three years ago to reduce its carbon footprint, becoming carbon neutral and this contract will allow the developer enough financial security help to expand renewable energies, …

Innkeepers USA Trust announced that it has filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection in New York, leaving real-estate entities for one of its biggest creditors – Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc.
Innkeepers USA Trust, based in Palm Beach, Florida has 10,000 rooms in 72 hotels which are spread across 20 states. Having more than 2,500 employers it was acquired by Apollo Investment Corp. 3 years ago. The trust missed a payment on the fixed-rate debt in April and now Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. needs a bankruptcy judge’s approval, in order to recover …

The White House announced a new unifying national policy for strengthening a way to improve ocean management at all levels, according to press reports. This may become a historical initiative that hopes to protect key natural resources.
With the BP oil spill disaster serving as an example of the vulnerability for the oceans, this new policy will have to express what the American nation really wants to prioritize and the specialists said that a proper framework is desperately needed.
The main problem is that the new policy will have to harmonize more …

A new HIV antibody discovered by scientists in the US the gives scientists hope for an HIV vaccine.
In the present, the best that can be done to prevent HIV is the practice of safe sex, careful handling of bodily fluids, and taking a regular HIV antibody test to ensure the lack of infection. A recent discovery of a new HIV antibody that can attack and even neutralize the HIV virus may change all that.
Recently, the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Disease Viral Research Center found a new HIV antibody …

A young man from Iasi and a woman from Ograda, Slobozia replicated the action of Madalina Manole, using similar substances to commit suicide. The young man from Podu Iloaiei, Iasi presumed that this will bring some glory over his death, according with his own words addressed to Doctor Tudor Ciuhodaru. The medical team was able to save his life and the media demonstrated more professionalism and wisdom at this time, refusing to reveal his identity, as long as this could rewarded his strange intentions to become a star in this …

Less than three months after the World Malaria Day, a group of scientists have announced that they have engineered a mosquito that is completely immune to malaria. The mosquitoes were designed by Dr. Michael Riehle and his colleagues at the University of Arizona’s College of Agriculture and Life Sciences.
They originally simply hoped to slow the growth of malaria in the mosquitoes, but found that their technique actually prevented contraction of malaria completely. According to Riehle, “We were just hoping to see some effect on the mosquitoes’ growth rate, lifespan …

President Obama will be in attendance for the groundbreaking ceremony in Holland, Michigan. The Compact Power Inc. factory will be creating electric vehicle batteries. They have been approved for a grant of $151 million to make them. More than 300 people will gain jobs due to this endeavor. They will create an electric vehicle battery to be used for the Ford Focus and Chevrolet Volt vehicles.
The Recovery Act is responsible for making this happen. It is well noted that the Republicans criticized the $862 billion stimulus, but that it was …