Tibet protests worry Olympic sponsors.
Byline: JOE McDONALD AP Business Writer BEIJING (AP) -- McDonald's, Coca-Cola and other sponsors paid tens of millions of dollars (euros) to link their names with the Beijing Olympics. Now they're trying to mollify activists pressing for change on Tibet, Darfur and other issues, without...

P&G Sponsors Flying Pig.
HEALTH AND BEAUTY CLOSE-UP-1 May 2008-P&G Sponsors Flying Pig(C)2008 - CloseUpMedia - newsdesk@closeupmedia.com From cleaning the clothes of runners with Tide to the annual Old Spice High Endurance Mile to the Finish, 10 brands from P&G will play a big role in enhancing the experience for the...

Medical intervention More doctors just say no to gifts from pharmaceutical sales reps.
Byline: Tim Christie The Register-Guard Dr. Gail Hacker still remembers the pitch she got from a pharmaceutical sales representative early in her medical career. "If I put my next five hypertensive patients on his drug, he would send me and my husband out to a...

Harken Women's International Match Racing Regatta.
[ILLUSTRATION OMITTED] The world's top four ranked women match racers will headline this year's Harken Women's International Match Racing Regatta, which is shaping up as one of the Southern Hemisphere's most formidable meets for elite women match racers. France's Claire Leroy, 27 and ranked number...

Breaking the ice; `Einstein' goes under; lake association wins.
Byline: Bonnie Russell WEBSTER - The ambulance slowly pulled into the parking lot of Action Marine just before noon on March 22. The crew climbed out. But they were too late. Ice-Out Einstein could not be saved. He fell through the ice at 6:30 p.m....

MVP hints at stepping down.
Byline: TITO TALAO Hailed as the savior of a strife-torn sport upon his ascension to the presidency of BAP-Samahang Basketbol ng Pilipinas in February last year, an increasingly piqued Manny V. Pangilinan said Wednesday that he is seriously contemplating relinquishing his post over recent events that seemed...

Right call on arena bonds.
Byline: The Register-Guard The state treasurer's office made the prudent and correct call to make taxable all of the state-backed bonds that will finance the University of Oregon's new basketball arena. Yes, the decision will increase the annual cost of the arena by $2 million...

Australian scholarships open for 150 Asia-Pacific students.
Byline: MIKE U. CRISMUNDO BUTUAN CITY - The Australian government will open scholarships to 150 students from across the Asia-Pacific region including the Philippines, it was learned from the Mindanao Economic Development Council (MEDco). In a press statement sent to Manila Bulletin, the MEDco said...

Genetic effects on warfarin dosing undergo fine tuning.
Researchers extended their understanding of how genetic-variant analysis can help target the correct warfarin dose when starting and maintaining patients on anticoagulant therapy, results from 297 patients show. "I have little doubt that in the future genotyping will become part of standard care for patients receiving warfarin,"...

Fireworks: Flash in the pan.
Byline: Susan Nest NORTHBORO - Applefest will not be going on with a bang this year. Due to a shortfall of $10,000, the fireworks display that was a staple of the annual fall event was canceled at the end of June. "Every year...