| Israel Jewish Singles Dating Site Expands
It's unclear how many couples have met and married via the Internet, but experts agree that a boom in Websites catering to Jewish singles has broadened the relatively narrow opportunities open to them, especially those in small communities, or without any community at all. Virtual mating rituals reflect real world changes. First came the online chat rooms, sites for personal ads and dating services, where members can post their addresses, photos, and personal messages without committing to commit. Think online dating is just for the hip-hop, hip-hugger generation? Think again. These days, you're almost as likely to find an AARP member surfing for love on Israel Anglo Singles, the most popular Jewish Anglo virtual dating hotspots in Israel. In addition to those in their 20's and 30's, there now are hundreds of Israel Jewish singles over 40 using their keyboards to meet their next match.
Save the Planet by Surfing the Web, 'Green' Websites Promise
On the internet, anyone can be an environmentalist. All you have to do, is, well, nothing. A number of "green" internet businesses promise users they can help save the planet by doing little more than surfing the right websites. For instance, Blackle.com claims to help you save energy by offering a version of Google that has a black background, which may cut down on your display's electricity consumption. There are green search engines, green shopping sites, and even green dating sites -- it's an impressive abundance of good intentions. .
'Kids bombarded by unsuitable web ads'
A report looking at 40 websites popular with children has found that users were exposed to more than 200 ads, with many commercial messages promoting products unsuitable for children, such as gambling and dating. The study, called Fair Game?, assessed commercial activity on children's favourite websites, including Cartoon Network, CBeebies, Neopets, YouTube, Bebo, MySpace, eBay and Lime Wire. eBay: one of the sites most popular with children. Photograph: Linda Nylind Across 40 sites, the report found that when looking at just the homepage and one additional web page a total of 211 online ads were displayed. Because many of the websites popular with children are actually targeted at older groups - including many social networking and gaming websites - some of the ads were found to be unsuitable for young web surfers.
Police corruption case dies
The usually loquacious Brauti, the lawyer who filed a two-metre high stack of briefs in his Charter of Rights motion to have the charges dropped for "unreasonable delay," which was accepted by Nordheimer, was almost at a loss for words. "These men dedicated themselves to the justice system," he said later. "They certainly deserved better prosecution." During a party afterwards, Brauti said all the officers were furious that some 200 cases their squad investigated were tossed from the courts after they were charged. "They can't believe that drug dealers got a free walk while police officers and their families were put through a decade of hell," said Brauti. The six went to court yesterday, expecting that only the charges against Benoit, whose part in the alleged scandal was minor, would be dropped.
Stocks Fall Sharply on Economic Worries
The major stock indexes fell more than 2.5 percent and the Dow Jones industrials lost 315 points.Investors were unnerved by disappointing quarterly results from American International Group Inc. and Dell Inc. And an index of regional business activity that Wall Street regards as a good indicator of a broader report set to arrive next week had its weakest showing in more than six years.Oil prices continued to stir concern about inflation after pushing past $103 per barrel for the first time.While stocks made sharp gains in the first three days this week even amid somewhat lackluster economic readings, the litany of concerns investors succumbed to Friday reflected the undercurrent of uncertainty that has kept Wall Street on edge for months."We really had to face a plethora of negative news," said Art Hogan, chief market strategist at Jefferies & Co.
June's Journey: The Face of Alzheimer's, Part Two
We count on our memories like our 401K's, hoping they will see us through our golden years.
June Seery is drawing on her recollections on a trip that has taken her back, for the first time in decades, to her girlhood home in Marinette County Wisconsin.
"The teachers where up front, the blackboards were here," recalls June as she looks over the foundation of the one room school she attended as a child. "Just takes me back so many years."
June goes back in her mind to the 1930's, picking May flowers with her sister Darlene to present to their mother. Back to a time when Alzheimer's was just an unfamiliar German name and not a life changing sentence imposed upon her.
"Good memories," says June standing over the first May flower she finds.
SIDEBAR: Outcome May Indicate Change in Boston Hockey Balance of Power
The Eagles have landed and the Crimson is seeing red.
Boston College surged past Harvard 2-0 in last night's championship game of the 28th Women's Beanpot tournament and in winning perhaps signaled the onset of a landmark shift in the balance of hockey power in Boston.
With the decisive shutout victory, the Eagles claimed their first-ever Beanpot title, while the Crimson's bid for a record-tying eighth straight trophy came up emphatically short. Not only that, but Harvard relinquished intra-city bragging rights on its own home ice at the Bright Center, a fact that was not lost on Crimson coach Katey Stone or her players.
“It's pretty disappointing," Stone conceded. “There's nothing you can say to the kids in the locker room. You shouldn't have somebody take the Beanpot away from you in your own rink.
Make a heart-friendly cocktail for Valentine's Day
February is a month to celebrate all matters of the heart. And today being Valentine's Day, it's the perfect opportunity to celebrate American Heart Month. Chocolate and flowers are fine to give, but if you don't think truffles are the way to your true love's heart, why not concoct a captivating cocktail for your Valentine instead? In fact, a love potion can be a healthy, albeit intoxicating, way to toast your romance and your health. .
China’s music sales won’t pay for Robbie
And if the industry hopes its new wave of lawsuits will persuade giant Internet companies like Baidu and Yahoo China to behave themselves, further disappointment may lie ahead. Of course, the behaviour of China's new music fans is just an extreme version of what's happening in the rest of the world. The industry has sued music consumers, threatened ISPs and challenged governments to stamp down on piracy. All without any noticeable effect. Someone may have to think of a new way of paying Robbie. .
Bangladeshi begums fight corruption charges
One of Bangladesh's two "battling begums" went on trial for extortion yesterday, as part of the emergency Government's plan to break their stranglehold on politics and exclude them from an election this year. Sheikh Hasina Wajed, a former Prime Minister, has been in detention since July, accused with her sister and cousin of extorting $440,000 from a businessman while in power between 1996 and 2001. Khaleda Zia — her arch rival and another former Prime Minister — is awaiting trial on similar corruption charges dating back to her last term in office, in 2001-06. The two women, who have dominated Bangladeshi politics for almost two decades, were arrested after the army forced the President to cancel parliamentary polls and impose emergency rule in January last year.
CEO Praises Spectacular's Message
Many of the dances depict ancient Chinese legends of Buddhas and Taos, while others portray historical scenes and heroic tales. Some of the dances deal with more contemporary issues such as the persecution of Falun Gong. Falun Gong is a meditation practice and spiritual discipline that has been brutally suppressed in China since 1999. "The culture showcasing so many ethnic groups in China was so incredibly at the center stage of these people who are fighting for a right cause," said Abittan. "No one has that right to do that to another human being." Beyond aesthetic beauty, themes that run through many of the Spectacular's dance and musical pieces include courage, loyalty, honesty, filial piety, compassion, faith, and search for spiritual truth. "I congratulate the organizers," said Abittan.
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