| South Carolina BlueCross Expands Cosmetic Surgery Network Nationwide
COLUMBIA, S.C.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--Jan. 30, 2007--BlueCross BlueShield of South Carolina and BlueChoice HealthPlan of South Carolina are working with United Networks of America (UNA) to expand the availability of cosmetic surgery as part of the discount and value-added programs for members. Previously, discounted cosmetic surgery services were limited to providers in South Carolina. Members now are able to access cosmetic surgery providers across the country. To take advantage of these services, BlueCross BlueShield and BlueChoice HealthPlan members present their insurance ID card when they visit a participating cosmetic surgery provider anywhere in the nation. Members will receive discounts of at least 20 percent less than the non-discounted charges from these in-network providers. For more information or to schedule an appointment, members may visit www.SouthCarolinaBlues.com, www.BlueChoiceSC.com, or call UNA at 866-323-2084.
Jack Trice Stadium Facelift
(Ames, IA) February 6, 2007 - When the Iowa State Cyclone football team takes the field next year there'll be a new coach on the sidelines. But athletic director Jamie Pollard eventually wants a new look stadium too. Today, he took those plans to the Iowa Board of Regents. Pollard says he wants to have the first phase finished by the 2008 football season. It'll cost 19 and a half million dollars and add 22 new suites which will contribute about 800 thousand dollars a year in revenue. The project will also put operational windows on all existing suites, renovate the Cyclone Club, and tear down the concession/restroom building on the east side of the stadium, where the school hopes to someday close the bowl. And one item that was fast-tracked from phase two up to phase one should be a relief to everyone familiar with Jack Trice Stadium.
Mayfair lady
If restaurants were people, Scott's in Mayfair would be an old duchess, one who has just taken a bloody expensive trip to Harley Street for some serious cosmetic surgery. When the stitches heal and the swelling subsides - bear with me here - the old girl should look as good as old. Scott's, which opened on the Haymarket in 1851 and moved to its present site in 1968, could become again one of London's great fish restaurants. The new owners also own the Ivy and Le Caprice. They certainly have the experience to get it right. For now, though, it requires a serious bit of nursing. .
AUTHOR ANNOUNCES PUBLICATION DATE FOR 'POTTER' FINALE
Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, the last of seven installments of the boy wizard's adventures, will be published July 21, author J.K. Rowling announced Thursday on her Web site. Bloomsbury, her British publisher, said it would publish a children's hardcover edition, an adult hardcover, a special gift edition and an audio book on the same day. Scholastic Children's Books, the U.S. publisher, said it would offer a hardcover edition at a suggested retail price of $34.99, a deluxe edition at $65.00 and a reinforced library edition at $39.99. This year is the 10th anniversary of the publication of the first Harry Potter book. The Potter books have sold 325 million copies worldwide and been translated into 64 languages, Bloomsbury said.
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