| Antigua worth knowing
ENGLISH HARBOUR, ANTIGUA: The island with 365 powdery-sand beaches, one for each day of the year, is one of the least-known Caribbean islands to most Americans. But two Brits, Adm. Horatio Nelson and guitarist Eric Clapton, were and are very familiar with Antigua, a former British colony that is popular with yachters and the the nautical crowd. Nelson commanded the British naval base and shipyard at English Harbour on the island's southern coast in the 1780s. His dockyard no longer caters to naval ships. Instead, it serves sailing ships and yachts. Clapton has built his $8 million house along the rocky southern shore not far from English Harbour, as well as a drug and alcohol rehabilitation center. Antigua has been a second home to Clapton. English Harbour is one of the top tourist hubs on Antigua, along with Dickenson Bay on the north coast.
English Soccer Transfers
The 2008 January transfer window is open and England's top teams will attempt to strengthen their squads for the remainder of their campaigns. A number of high profile players will undoubtedly make big moves this summer and you can follow all the major Premier League transfers right here with FoxSoccer.com. Can Arsenal keep Premiership rivals Manchester United, Chelsea, Liverpool off their back and win their first title since 2004? Will Premiership strugglers Derby, Wigan, Sunderland and Fulham make drastic moves in order to salvage their top-flight hides? Follow all the major moves from Dallas to Dnipropetrovsk with FoxSoccer.com. Transfer Gallery | European Transfers | MLS Transfers .
Helping women start tech firms
Kris Appel stood before investors this week and delivered a seven-minute pitch on the market viability of an exercise device that helps stroke survivors regain their arm movement.
The presentation at a biosciences conference in Baltimore was Appel's latest effort to raise money for her startup company, which grew out of a program that trains and helps women start technology-based businesses.
Called ACTiVATE, the backbone of the program gives women access to technology and research created by the region's laboratories and universities with a goal of commercializing such homegrown innovations. Since its start in 2005, the program at the University of Maryland, Baltimore County has produced 12 startups, including Appel's.
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Parents can get help with teens at coalition forum
From drugs and alcohol to sex and family trouble, teens face all kinds of stress these days. And the Greater West Bloomfield Community Coalition for Youth and the West Bloomfield Public Library want to make it easier for parents and teens to cope. The coalition organized several parent education forums for 2008. The first - "How do Adolescents Cope?" - is set for 7-9 p.m. Thursday, Jan. 17, at the library. .
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