| Israel Anglo Singles Hosts "Mini Woodstock" With Simon Garfunkel ...
Ra'anana-----September 28.......Israel Anglo Singles, Israel's largest Anglo on-line dating forum, is sponsoring a two day singles "Mini Woodstock" musical and camping event at Ra'anana Farms. Ra'anana is a northern suburb of Tel Aviv, Israel. The Israel singles dating event features a Tribute to Simon and Garfunkel by professional artists Larry Fogel and Moni Arnon. The musical and camping singles event, which begins at 8 p.m. this evening, will also include a bonfire, wine and cheese tasting, horse back riding, hiking and breakfast at one of Israel most beautiful and romantic restaurants - Macom Balev. "The Anglo single community in Israel has some very special needs," say event producer Joel Leyden.
"As single Anglos living and working in Israel, coming from such distant places as New York, Chicago, London, Manchester and Johannesburg, these Anglos lack a family support system.
UTC hall of fame adds four tonight
Four former University of Tennessee at Chattanooga standouts have a new honor to add their list of accomplishments: Hall of Fame member. Lori Massengill was a two-time All-American tennis player and Beth Alexander Edgar was twice named Southern Conference softball pitcher of the year; Eric Smith led the UTC basketball team in scoring in a breakthrough season, and Mike Hogan twice led the football team in rushing. The UTC Athletics Hall of Fame's newest class will be honored at a dinner tonight and at halftime of Saturday's men's basketball game at McKenzie Arena. The inductees were chosen by a nine-member panel of UTC officials and former student-athletes. Smith was the leading scorer, at 16.4 points per game, on the 1981 men's basketball team, the first in the program's history to win a SoCon championship and compete in the NCAA Division I tournament.
Selling your house without an agent
They argue that only they know true local home values and real-estate laws and that they will "screen" potential buyers for you protecting both your time and your safety. Some owners think otherwise. Selling on your own while potentially a hassle could save you roughly five per cent in broker fees. This varies, of course. For hard-to-sell properties, the savings could be as high as seven per cent, but in highly competitive markets (where brokers are cutting their commissions), the savings may be lower. Thinking about taking the plunge yourself? Heres what you need to know if youre going to act as your own broker. Finding a Buyer The most important step is pricing your house properly. Charge too little and youll always wonder if you lost money on the deal.
SIDEBAR: The GameSpot News Blog
Electronic Arts wants to use a simulated city game to promote actual learning in third-world countries. The publisher today announced that it is donating the 1989 city-building classic SimCity to the nonprofit group One Laptop per Child (OLPC). The game is currently free to play online via EA's Web site. OLPC attempts to get durable, affordable computers into the hands of underprivileged children. Stating that there are 2 billion children in the developing world, the OLPC mission statement says it is "providing a means to an end--an end that sees children in even the most remote regions of the globe being given the opportunity to tap into their own potential, to be exposed to a whole world of ideas, and to contribute to a more productive and saner world community." "By gifting SimCity onto each OLPC laptop, EA is providing users with an entertaining way to engage with computers as well as help develop decision-making skills while honing creativity," the company said.
Firefighting distress call: Broome needs more volunteers
Stations across the county will hold open houses between noon and 3 p.m. Fire officials say there are about 1,300 volunteers signed up across Broome County, but no one knows how many of them are really active. The open house idea was first conceived by the Union Center Fire Company and later expanded by the 20-month-old Recruitment and Retention Committee of the Firefighters Association. "We are looking for a county function," said Robert Shaller, a 45-year member of the Port Crane Fire Company and member of the committee. "I don't know of any department that really has an excess of members." "The committee has been working very hard to put this together. We hope to get as many people out as possible to see what our departments are all about, and consider volunteering their time," said Broome County Fire Chiefs Association President Tom Giblin of Hillcrest.
Web Site Seeks to Reunite Gloves, Owners
It's like an online dating service for long lost gloves. No, that's not a typo.
A Texas native who experienced her first snowflakes in Pittsburgh last year was miffed by the lost gloves she spotted all over the city last winter. Whom did they belong to? Wouldn't they want them back? Why were people just walking past them?
So Jennifer Gooch, who is pursuing her master of fine arts degree at Carnegie Mellon University, started onecoldhand.com in an effort to reunite dropped gloves with their mates _ and in the process spread some goodwill.
One of her first ones was a moist, lambskin glove that someone had propped up on a ledge on campus. She was worried about taking it at first. What if the owner came back to claim it?
In its place, she left a small rectangular sticker.
UPI NewsTrack Business
NEW YORK, Jan. 31 (UPI) -- U.S. stock market indexes rose steadily after a shaky start Thursday, a day after the Federal Reserve cut key interest rates by 50 basis points.
The Dow Jones industrial average climbed 169.32 points to 12,612.15, up 1.3 percent. The Standard & Poor's 500 rose 18.10 points, or 1.33 percent, to 1,373.19.
The technology-heavy Nasdaq index climbed 35.26 points to 2,384.26, up 1.5 percent.
On the New York Stock Exchange 2,313 stocks rose, while 831 declined.
The 10-year Treasury note rose 1/32, yielding 3.638 percent.
The dollar strengthened Thursday. The euro traded at $1.4869, compared to $1.4882 on Wednesday. The dollar traded at 106.49 yen, from 106.43 yen Wednesday.
In Tokyo, the Nikkei closed Thursday at 13,592.47, up 247.44 points, or 1.2 percent.
Gerald Ratner: Overcoming adversity. By Dan Martin
But 16 years after calling his ex-company's products "total crap", the former jewellery king is ressurected and running a successful online firm. Dan Martin speaks to the straight talking executive about how he returned from one of the most public setbacks in UK corporate history. Chatting to him, it's clear that Gerald Ratner is a very reflective character. But that's unsurprising given his extraordinary rise, fall and then rise again in a life story which serves as a reminder to us all that while you may feel it's all over when business disaster strikes, there are often new opportunities around the corner. Ratner's 1991 speech has gone down in the business history books as the most damaging gaffe of all time. He was riding high as boss of one of the world's most successful jewellery businesses and being forced out of the company came at a huge personal loss emotionally as well as financially given that he had been working in his family's business since 1966.
Amazon plans to take its DRM-free music offering worldwide
And the others—such as eMusic, 7digital, PureTracks, and Amie Street—have just a sprinkling of bigger names with their smaller labels. Amazon also offers slightly more competitive prices than its number one rival (iTunes), with most tracks going for 89¢ apiece instead of iTunes' standard 99¢. Yahoo is, however, apparently planning its own DRM-free music store that could potentially rival Amazon's. If true, both companies need to figure out ways to set themselves apart, by offering more services or music in multiple, flexible formats. Amazon likely already knows this, and wants to stay ahead of the game by announcing its international launch plans now even if the details haven't been solidified yet. In the meantime, iTunes—which already has a number of localized iTunes Stores set up all over the world—will continue the fight to get more DRM-free tracks before Amazon manages to take over.
New categories, more winners for Best of Flagstaff 2007
We added two dozen new categories and subtracted a dozen or so out-of-date categories all in hopes of making this year's competition the best ever. In 160 categories, nearly 22,000 votes were cast. All were voted online, and readers could only vote once.This year's list of winners is grouped into five categories: Favorites, Food & Drink, Outdoors, Retail and Services. New this year, as well, are vignettes about each and every winner.Congratulations to all of the winners. They will be honored by the Arizona Daily Sun at an awards ceremony in February.FavoritesBest Breathtaking ViewThe San Francisco PeaksThere are a few things in Flagstaff you can't avoid, no matter where you are: Train noise. Rush-hour traffic. Smoke from prescribed burns. And, of course, marvelous mountain views. Nothing says Flagstaff quite like our beautiful Peaks to the north.
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