| Net replaces barn dances for farmers
CARLISLE, Pa. -- Sonya Rinker was looking for a guy: someone who was kind, respectful and had a special place in his heart ... for tractors. She didn't know that somewhere along these rolling Pennsylvania hills, there was such a man, a shy guy named Tom with two vintage Deere tractors. He had been looking for a gal, someone who'd put up with his milking cows at 3 a.m. and his six-day workweeks. Sonya Rinker and Tom Henisee lived 57 miles apart when they both signed up for an online matchmaking service designed to link up people just like them -- farmers and others who know their way around a barn. Playing the dating game isn't easy in rural America: Tens of thousands of twentysomethings have moved out in recent decades, small towns have shrunk, younger farmers have become a dwindling commodity.
Trams 'cost traders thousands'
It also says that 56.9 per cent of businesses surveyed have seen their turnover drop significantly.One businessman claims his two restaurants on Leith Walk are losing £10,000 a week.A range of support schemes are available to help traders through the disruption, including up to £4000 compensation for the worst-hit from tram firm Tie.But the FSB survey claims the average loss per business since the work started is now £26,333. Tie bosses today defended the compensation scheme, saying only five businesses had been in touch to complain. Graham Russell, chairman of the FSB Edinburgh branch, said the survey was proof the business support set-up is not working. He said: "This survey has shown there is clear evidence of extreme hardship and the current compensation scheme is not designed to cope with this."I think we need to go back and take a serious look at what support is available for businesses, but we need to move fast as these people are hurting now and they still need to get through the next phases of the project as well.
Real truths at heart of the Creation stories
Can something dead as a rock work its way up to the life cycle of the butterfly? Nasa and evols generally say, just add water and rocks sprout legs and then wings. Immense time allows them to. You can't disprove the theory of wet rocks can live and even fly, would you support their research if they came your door to collect their $20 Billion a year? Rocks are content doing rock things forever, as I see it. DNA is real language. Language, symbols standing in for reality, are the product of conscious minds, always. Evols can't del with that, so censorship is their only way to keep their funding and avoid honest work. Thou shalt not lie. .
Poisonous sea snakes hoax invades new OC surf spot
See, the city of Huntington Beach is opening Bolsa Chica wetlands up to the ocean. Surfers, of course, are mostly concerned with whether or not this will create a zippy, hollow wave in a zone that's currently home to mostly mushy rollers. No one really knows what'll happen -- most likely, the ocean'll do what it damn well pleases -- but speculation has been running rampant among locals and on various online surf bulletin boards.
Some people ask: will it be the best spot in Orange County? Will it be a crappy, polluted closeout? And others just want the rest of everyone to shut the hell up about it and hope no one notices if it turns out really good. (Like that's possible with half the entire surfing population of Orange County driving by it every day.)
Ron Woolhether, Huntington Beach-based surf photographer had an idea.
SayHeyHey: Online dating gets video site
PALO ALTO, Calif. — Many online dating sites seek to connect soul mates, to bring together those looking for eternal and everlasting love. The latest Internet dating site, recently launched in Palo Alto, is not one of them. "It's not about marriage," said Alex Gurevich, co-founder of SayHeyHey.com, the first free all-video online dating site. The new site eschews the typical format of online dating sites where users carefully word profiles and post photos "from 10 years and 20 pounds ago," Gurevich said. Instead, users of SayHeyHey post videos of themselves talking, wakeboarding or — in co-founder Soudy Khan's case — utilizing a beer bong. If a visitor is interested in someone else's clip, he or she can send a video introduction.
The week in seven stories
A huge winter storm rocked the American south with deadly tornadoes and then socked a huge swatch stretching from the U.S. Midwest through most of central Ontario and Quebec. Here, Dubuque, Iowa, student Sean Kelly goes for a tumble. (Jeremy Portje/Associated Press) Super Tuesday shakedown Arizona Senator John McCain and his wife, Cindy, arrive at their Super Tuesday party in Phoenix. (Charles Dharapak/Associated Press) It took a couple of days for reality to bite, but when it did, former Massachusetts governor Mitt Romney, a wealthy, one-time investment banker, packed up his presidential dreams and left the Republican field to front-runner John McCain, the plain-talking senator from Arizona. Following the 21-state votes on Super Tuesday, McCain had 689 committed delegates of the 1,191 needed to clinch the Republican nomination.
Spears' parents 'fear for her life'
Britney Spears' parents have said they fear for her life after she left the UCLA Medical Centre yesterday.Jamie and Lynne Spears said they were "deeply concerned" following her release from the hospital against the wishes of the psychiatrist treating her.Britney had been on 'mental health evaluation hold' since last Thursday. It was reported earlier this week that her stay had been extended for a further 14 days.However, she unexpectedly left the facility on Wednesday accompanied by security guards. There were no police or paparazzi present, according to reports.Her parents said in a statement: "We are deeply concerned about our daughter's safety and vulnerability and we believe her life is presently at risk. We ask only that the court's orders be enforced so that a tragedy may be averted."It is thought the singer will undergo additional treatment following her release.
BBC in private equity talks
Founded in 2000 Ortikon develops complete integrated software solutions designed for video business. The company supplies the related comprehensive systems mainly for European cable operators.
As demand for the new video services increases in Europe the market share of digital headend central control devices and, in particular, comprehensive IP based solutions is growing rapidly. The company says this acquisition expands Teleste's provision of IPTV systems, which in turn, enables Teleste to serve telecom operators in addition to cable operators. The two companies have a history of cooperation; Teleste has delivered products of Ortikon as part of Teleste's complete headend systems, for instance, to Digicable Networks in India.
The former principal owner and CEO Seppo Kalli will continue in his current position as CEO.
In theaters now
Definitely, Maybe (PG-13, 122 min.) A romantic comedy in flashback, as dad Ryan Reynolds tells daughter Abigail Breslin how he met her mother. Peabody Place 22, Forest Hill 8, Stage Cinema 12, Collierville Towne 16, DeSoto Cinema 16, Cordova Cinema, Paradiso, CinePlanet 16. Enchanted (PG, 107 min.) A naive Disney princess named Giselle (Amy Adams) is ejected from her fairy-tale cartoon world into the flesh-and-blood chaos of Manhattan in this charming, clever and upbeat family film, directed by Kevin Lima and scripted by Bill Kelly. Never insulting as it moves toward its inevitable happily-ever-after ending, the movie maintains a delicate balance between wish-fulfillment fantasy and a recognition that the real world inhabited by its audience is filled with disappointment as well as with joy.
Mike Chappell: Colts Q&A Archives
If Vanderjagt has a couple of more outstanding seasons, he might change some minds.
Question: Why wasnt Larry Trippletts return for a touchdown counted as an interception? I never saw the ball touch the ground, therefore I thought it was an interception. Regardless, it was fun to watch the big man rumble and bumble all the way for a 60-yard score. (Josiah from Charlotte, N.C.)
Answer: Quarterback Steve McNairs arm was not coming forward in a passing motion when Dwight Freeney jarred the ball loose. Thats why it was ruled a fumble, not an interception.
Question: How likely is it that the Colts would let go of Vanderjagt at the end of the season and wouldnt it make some cap room for Edge or Reggie? (Joe from Salisbury, Md.)
Answer: Of course, not re-signing Vanderjagt would leave additional room under the salary cap.
'Face Off for a Cause' lacrosse game is today at noon
The Nease girls soccer team captured its third state title in four years on Feb. 7, shutting out Merritt Island 3-0 in the Class 4A championship game at Lockhart Stadium in Fort Lauderdale. Senior Lisa Heise had two goals and an assist in the game for the Panthers on her way to earning the Class 4A tournament MVP. Freshman Jackie Hellett scored the other goal for Nease (20-2-6), which used its strong defense to limit Merritt Island's shot accuracy. Keeper Catherine O'Donnell made six saves in the game to preserve the shutout. - Soccer surge: The Nease boys soccer team is trying for the same achievement as its female counterparts. On Feb. 8, the defending state-champion Panthers defeated Orlando Bishop Moore 3-1 in the Region 2-4A championship to earn a trip to the state final four in Fort Lauderdale for the second straight year.
UK children, age 15, 'being groomed for terror plots'
Ernie Ross refused point blank to support the campaign to save the Scottish regiments even though the Black Watch has strong historical ties with Dundee and even has a statue overlooking the city. Ernie would rather support muslim terrorist groups. My advice is to keep an eye on Dundee when it comes to muslim terrorism and muslim fa .
All the Dirt that’s Fit to Print
Once again those intrepid investigative reporters at The New York Times are hard at work.This morning's above-the-fold, front-page expose: How much marijuana did Barack Obama really smoke in high school and college? Apparently, not enough. After snooping around for classmates of Obama in high school and college, The Times seems concerned that the presidential candidate does not seem to have been as stoned out 30 years ago as readers of his book, Dreams from My Father, might have thought. How's that for a hard-hitting revelation? Writes The Times Serge Kovaleski: "Mr. Obama's account of his younger self and drugs … significantly differs from the recollections of others. That could suggest he was so private about his (drug) use that few people were aware of it, that the memories of those who knew him decades ago are fuzzy or rosier out of a desire to protect him, or that he added some writerly touches in his memoir to make the challenges he overcame seem more dramatic." Of course, it also could suggest that Mr.
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