We re just sick about Tech! No matter the outcome, the annual fundraiser for the local Aggie club s scholarship fund promises fun and food for all from 5 to 9 p. Trophies are also awarded in several categories, but for all the real prize is the money raised for scholarships the club presents annually to Navarro County students who are bound for College Station to continue their education. HB RENTALS is a leading supplier of offshore & onshore housing & related equipment needs for the oil &...

ABSTRACT Background The combination of intravenous sodium phenylacetate and sodium benzoate has been shown to lower plasma ammonium levels and improve survival in small cohorts of patients with historically lethal urea-cycle enzyme defects. Methods We report the results of a 25-year, open-label, uncontrolled study of sodium phenylacetate and sodium benzoate therapy (Ammonul, Ucyclyd Pharma) in 299 patients with urea-cycle disorders in whom there were 1181 episodes of acute hyperammonemia....

The new, clean diesels will be equipped with soot-cleaning technology and most, if not all, will meet the strictest emissions standards. And there are those who wonder if the new diesels are good and clean enough to get people to forget the diesels of the 1970s and 1980s, with their sooty emissions and, in some cases, very poor reliability. Volkswagen, which for decades has sold diesels here, plans to convert to new cleaner diesel technology starting in 2008. Meanwhile, the growing...

I had set up my tent, been shuttled to and from the Fairfield YMCA for showers, chowed down a couple of spicy enchiladas, and was feeling pretty good about the world in general. I had all kinds of ideas for a blog post that would provide a bit more nuance about sustainable development than the simple-minded "sprawl is bad" message that I have been guilty of pushing in my first few posts this week. I had listened to a presentation by Greenbelt Alliance's field representative for Napa and...