Cutting-edge robotic technology meets medieval LEGO? adventure On May 26, 2005, LEGOLAND? California introduces Knights' Tournament, a daring new attraction that combines cutting-edge robotic technology with the LEGO? spirit of imagination.
Park guests will become knights-in-training as they cross a medieval moat, select the intensity of their ride experience and embark on a one-of-a-kind adventure aboard one of six passenger-carrying robotic arms.
The ride does not have a track, instead it is comprised of six gold, stationary robotic arms that carry two passengers per ride. The arms measure 15 feet, weigh more than two and a half tons and are made of cast aluminum and steel. With their six working joints, the robotic arms can rotate and swivel in various directions, performing 70 maneuvers at five different levels. The arms have a total of 1.4 million possible movement combinations making every ride a unique experience.
“Knights' Tournament is a one-of-a-kind experience for our guests,” says President and General Manager John Jakobsen. “This new attraction is dynamic. The ability to choose individual ride intensity levels will certainly make it a thrill ride designed for the entire family.”
Knights' Tournament represents another year of growth for LEGOLAND California. The ride is one of three new additions in the Park's 2005 capital expansion plan. Other new additions include the Freedom Tower amongst a large-scale renovation of Miniland New York and Wild Woods Golf, a LEGO mini-golf experience.
Log on to www.LEGOLAND.com for more information about Knights' Tournament and the other new attractions and improvements for 2005 or call (760) 918-LEGO.
Southwest Community Bancorp
Declares stock dividend
Southwest Community Bancorp (OTCBB-SWCB) has announced that its Board of Directors has declared a five percent stock dividend on the Company’s common shares to shareholders of record as of April 25, 2005 and payable May 18, 2005. The action was approved at the regularly scheduled Board Meeting on March 23, 2005.
Frank J. Mercardante, Chief Executive Officer stated, “We are happy to present our shareholders with this dividend, which reflects the on-going success of the Bank and rewards shareholders for their continued support for the past seven years.”
RBF receives professional
development award
RBF Consulting (RBF) was recently awarded the 2004 Professional Development Award by the Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California (CELSOC) and recognized at the awards luncheon, March 19, 2005, during the annual conference at the Monterey Marriott.
The judges commended RBF for their support of staff members in achieving their career and personal goals through career planning programs, continuing education programs, training, professional development, association sponsorship and support of community involvement. In addition, RBF's continual growth provides ongoing opportunities for advancement and increases the value of the firm through service area diversity and planned geographic expansion providing stability and economic benefit to employees.
“Our people are committed to RBF because of the opportunity to work with professionals on challenging projects in an upbeat, positive and stable environment,” stated Bob Kallenbaugh, President of RBF. “They are able to develop their careers with easy access to new technology, new experiences, and further education and training. Continued company growth gives our people opportunity to grow and lead in new service areas and geographic markets.”
Invitrogen signs screening
agreement with Plexxikon
Carlsbad-based Invitrogen Corp. (Nasdaq:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for disease research and drug discovery, today announced that Plexxikon Inc. has contracted Invitrogen to provide kinase screening services in order to rapidly exploit Plexxikon proprietary kinase inhibitor libraries for the development of novel drug candidates in oncology, inflammation and other diseases. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
“Plexxikon anticipates that this strategic collaboration with Invitrogen will further accelerate Plexxikon's drug discovery efforts by complementing our Scaffold-Based Drug DiscoveryTM platform,” said Gideon E. Bollag, vice president, discovery biology of Plexxikon. “Invitrogen has created a screening service platform with the reliability of service, breadth of portfolio and quality of data that we need to rapidly identify novel lead compounds from our proprietary compound libraries.”
“Our service agreement with Plexxikon further solidifies our position as a major enabler of kinase drug discovery,” said Nick Ecos, Invitrogen's General Manager of its Drug Discovery Solutions business. “By enabling parallel screening capabilities, we feel we can truly accelerate the development of tomorrow's therapies.”
Park guests will become knights-in-training as they cross a medieval moat, select the intensity of their ride experience and embark on a one-of-a-kind adventure aboard one of six passenger-carrying robotic arms.
The ride does not have a track, instead it is comprised of six gold, stationary robotic arms that carry two passengers per ride. The arms measure 15 feet, weigh more than two and a half tons and are made of cast aluminum and steel. With their six working joints, the robotic arms can rotate and swivel in various directions, performing 70 maneuvers at five different levels. The arms have a total of 1.4 million possible movement combinations making every ride a unique experience.
“Knights' Tournament is a one-of-a-kind experience for our guests,” says President and General Manager John Jakobsen. “This new attraction is dynamic. The ability to choose individual ride intensity levels will certainly make it a thrill ride designed for the entire family.”
Knights' Tournament represents another year of growth for LEGOLAND California. The ride is one of three new additions in the Park's 2005 capital expansion plan. Other new additions include the Freedom Tower amongst a large-scale renovation of Miniland New York and Wild Woods Golf, a LEGO mini-golf experience.
Log on to www.LEGOLAND.com for more information about Knights' Tournament and the other new attractions and improvements for 2005 or call (760) 918-LEGO.
Southwest Community Bancorp
Declares stock dividend
Southwest Community Bancorp (OTCBB-SWCB) has announced that its Board of Directors has declared a five percent stock dividend on the Company’s common shares to shareholders of record as of April 25, 2005 and payable May 18, 2005. The action was approved at the regularly scheduled Board Meeting on March 23, 2005.
Frank J. Mercardante, Chief Executive Officer stated, “We are happy to present our shareholders with this dividend, which reflects the on-going success of the Bank and rewards shareholders for their continued support for the past seven years.”
RBF receives professional
development award
RBF Consulting (RBF) was recently awarded the 2004 Professional Development Award by the Consulting Engineers and Land Surveyors of California (CELSOC) and recognized at the awards luncheon, March 19, 2005, during the annual conference at the Monterey Marriott.
The judges commended RBF for their support of staff members in achieving their career and personal goals through career planning programs, continuing education programs, training, professional development, association sponsorship and support of community involvement. In addition, RBF's continual growth provides ongoing opportunities for advancement and increases the value of the firm through service area diversity and planned geographic expansion providing stability and economic benefit to employees.
“Our people are committed to RBF because of the opportunity to work with professionals on challenging projects in an upbeat, positive and stable environment,” stated Bob Kallenbaugh, President of RBF. “They are able to develop their careers with easy access to new technology, new experiences, and further education and training. Continued company growth gives our people opportunity to grow and lead in new service areas and geographic markets.”
Invitrogen signs screening
agreement with Plexxikon
Carlsbad-based Invitrogen Corp. (Nasdaq:IVGN), a provider of essential life science technologies for disease research and drug discovery, today announced that Plexxikon Inc. has contracted Invitrogen to provide kinase screening services in order to rapidly exploit Plexxikon proprietary kinase inhibitor libraries for the development of novel drug candidates in oncology, inflammation and other diseases. Financial details of the transaction were not disclosed.
“Plexxikon anticipates that this strategic collaboration with Invitrogen will further accelerate Plexxikon's drug discovery efforts by complementing our Scaffold-Based Drug DiscoveryTM platform,” said Gideon E. Bollag, vice president, discovery biology of Plexxikon. “Invitrogen has created a screening service platform with the reliability of service, breadth of portfolio and quality of data that we need to rapidly identify novel lead compounds from our proprietary compound libraries.”
“Our service agreement with Plexxikon further solidifies our position as a major enabler of kinase drug discovery,” said Nick Ecos, Invitrogen's General Manager of its Drug Discovery Solutions business. “By enabling parallel screening capabilities, we feel we can truly accelerate the development of tomorrow's therapies.”