QUEEN Victoria is officially in residence. Cunard's brand new £300 million ship made her dramatic entrance in her home port of Southampton for the first time today.

Five days of celebrations, marking Queen Victoria's entry into service, are now set to begin in the city including a royal naming ceremony, a giant firework display together with a spoof fair and entertainment on the city's waterfront.

Gilead Submits New Drug Application to U.S. FDA for Aztreonam Lysine ...

Gilead Sciences, Inc. (Nasdaq:GILD) today announced the submission of a New Drug Application (NDA) to the U.S. Food and Drug Administration (FDA) for marketing approval of aztreonam lysine for inhalation (75 mg three times daily), an investigational therapy in development for people with cystic fibrosis (CF) who have pulmonary Pseudomonas aeruginosa (P. aeruginosa) infection. The NDA is supported by data from two Phase III clinical studies (AIR-CF1 and AIR-CF2) and interim data from an ongoing open-label extension study (AIR-CF3) of patients who participated in AIR-CF1 or AIR-CF2. Aztreonam lysine for inhalation is delivered by the eFlow(R) Electronic Nebulizer (PARI GmbH).

"Chronic pseudomonal airway infection represents the single greatest cause of morbidity and mortality for people with cystic fibrosis, and with a limited number of inhaled antibiotics, there remains a significant unmet medical need," said A.

Free computer classes offered in Branson

This workshop is for beginning users and will show you how to use a search engine, Internet safety, e-mail capabilities and more. (Shelly McConnell).
Thursday, March 13, Elementary Lab, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

BEGINNING WORD - This is a workshop designed for novices who want to learn the basics of Microsoft Word. The participants will learn how to create, save, open, edit and navigate within a Word document. Basic computer knowledge or prior participation in the Beginning Workshop is required. (Instructor: Shelly McConnell)
Thursday, March 27, Elementary Lab, 5:30 - 7:30 p.m.

BEGINNING PUBLISHER - Microsoft Publisher is a program designed to create newsletters, brochures, fliers, invitations, business cards, and many other communication products. There are numerous uses for this application.

Meet our 2004 Miss Showgirls

THERE are seven candidates for the 2004 Miss Showgirl competition.

The seven are a broad cross-section of the Wauchope community.

The winner of the Miss Showgirl award will be announced during the official opening of the show on Saturday April 17.

The candidates and brief profiles of the seven are:

Alicia Taylor - Alicia is18 and works as a shop assistant, recently completing her HSC at Wauchope High, she has deferred a Bachelor of Economics at Newcastle University for 1 year. Alicia says "In the future I would like a career in this field, also to be happy and comfortable and to make the most of life's experiences".

Barbara Gilbert - Barbara left school in year 11 but plans to complete her HSC some time in the future. She is currently working towards qualifying as a level one horse riding instructor with the Equestrian Federation of Australia.

Former lawmaker to open cultural fest

Staff Reporter
FORMER Indian parliamentarian and popular orator M P Abdul Samad Samadani will inaugurate "Kalolsavam 2008", an arts and cultural festival, being hosted by Kozhikode chapter of Kerala Muslim Cultural Centre Qatar (KMCC Qatar), at Shantiniketan Indian School.
According to the organizers, the main aim of the "Kalolsavam" was to bring out the inborn talents of expatriate Indians, who they said were running out of opportunities.
The celebrations feature a light and sound show, depicting the story and contributions of minorities in India. It will be held at five different stages, simultaneously.
The organisers said the show would feature the scenic beauty of Kerala, the Taj Mahal, Qatab Minar and also the past and present of politics of minorities in India.