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Some communities, however, have opted for much lower-tech solutions. In County Mayo, Ireland, where rising pedestrian accidents have caused concern, elementary-school children persuaded the Irish Road Safety Authority last week to revive a popular 1970s ditty called the "Safe Cross Code," which exhorts six easy steps (including "look for a safe place" and "don't hurry") for safe street crossing. But even the classics can sometimes afford a little modernization: the Irish musician Brendan Grace has agreed to re-record the old-time jingle as a cell-phone ringtone, which can now be downloaded for a fee that...
...Brush said they have been able to close two blocks of Miro Street—right across from Tulane’s campus—for special events like Cinco de Mayo parties, whereas closing two blocks of Mt. Auburn street for an iced-margarita party is almost laughably unlikely...
...Cambridge restaurant open later—it closes at 2 a.m. on weekends and midnight on weekdays—and he’d be open to a partnership with the other Harvard Square Mexican restaurants like Border Cafe, Qdoba, and the incoming Chipotle to host a Cinco de Mayo party like the one in New Orleans. But he says he’s not overly optimistic about the chances of something like that happening here in Cambridge...
...worked with everyone. But has anyone ever said, "No thanks. I'll pass"? -Colette Harlowe, County Mayo, IrelandThere is a myth that any actor will drop whatever they're doing and work with me. Nothing could be further from the truth. Actors have passed because the money was not enough or they didn't like the script or for personal reasons. [But] you could turn down my movies a dozen times, and if I have a part that's good for you, I'll always offer it to you and hope for the best...
...against Vytorin - three larger trials are currently under way to measure the drug's effect on heart attack and stroke - and many physicians are not optimistic. "Given these results, it's highly unlikely that those outcomes studies will show dramatic benefit for Vytorin," notes Dr. Raymond Gibbons of the Mayo Clinic, and past president of the American Heart Association...