| Strachan content with progress of Boruc talks
CELTIC manager Gordon Strachan insists he has no fears over goalkeeper Artur Boruc's future at Parkhead. The 27-year-old still has two years to run on his current contract with the option of an extra year should both parties agree to an extension. But recent reports suggested the Pole was growing impatient as he waits for a new offer from the Glasgow outfit. On the eve of their CIS Insurance Cup quarter-final meeting with Hearts, Strachan said: "We offered him talks at the beginning of the season and that is ongoing. We were the ones that instigated them and at the moment it's going great with (chief executive) Peter Lawwell and Artur so that's fine." .
Fatwa against camel parades
A LEADING authority within Saudi Arabia's hardline form of Islam has condemned camel beauty contests as evil, saying those involved should seek repentance. Camel pageants have become major events in the desert kingdom. "Everyone must repent of these acts from which no good can come because of its evils, and they should beg forgiveness from God," said a fatwa, or religious ruling, issued by Sheikh Abdul-Rahman al-Barrak and a lesser-known sheikh. This article: http://thescotsman.scotsman.com/index.cfm?id=1779532007 Last updated: 09-Nov-07 00:07 GMT .
A Creative Twist to Memorable Holiday Gifts -- Innovation Expert Gregg Fraley Offers 23 Tips on Memorable Gift Giving
It's a challenge we face every year -- what to do about gifts for the holidays. Our loved ones and friends need some TLC, but how best to show it? Creativity and innovation expert Gregg Fraley put together some fun and thoughtful tips and ideas for everyone on your gift list, items that are great for even the thinnest of budgets and more meaningful, too. Buckinghamshire, England (PRWEB) November 19, 2007 -- It's a challenge we face every year -- what to do about gifts for the holidays. Our loved ones need some TLC, but how best to show it? Creativity and innovation expert Gregg Fraley put together some fun and thoughtful ideas for everyone on your gift list, items that are great for even the thinnest of budgets and more meaningful, too. .
Shoppers head to WESPAC's Fair Trade Festival
WHITE PLAINS - In the world of fair trade, even the goats have a decent quality of life. In this case, the goats are in Pennsylvania and supply the milk that Annie Adams of Bloomingburg, N.Y., uses to make her soap. "We're helping them as well," she said of the goats' owner. "Her Web site is a tribute to her goats." Adams, formerly of Dobbs Ferry and now of the Catskill Soap Company, was offering lilac handmade goat's milk soap from her table in Asbury Hall at Memorial United Methodist Church in White Plains. Twenty-eight vendors had set up shop yesterday across the hall's pale-pink floor tiles as part of the Fair Trade Festival sponsored by the WESPAC Foundation, a White Plains-based peace and justice action network.
Crisis for Scottish universities after SNP budget blow
SCOTLAND'S universities are on a collision course with the new SNP administration following a funding deal that has left the sector fearing for its long-term health, The Scotsman can reveal. The smaller than hoped for settlement announced by the Scottish Government on Wednesday has led to mounting concern among university principals who believe the sector will be left trailing behind England. .
Sustainable palm oil system soon
IT will be interesting to gauge global players' acceptance of the Roundtable on Sustainable Palm Oil's (RSPO) certified sustainability palm oil (CSPO) system, to be launched in the first quarter 2008. The first ever-certified system for palm oil in the world is set to assure consumers that the products purchased come from environmentally friendly, socially responsible sources and suppliers. Some quarters, however, have doubts on CSPO given a decade-long criticism from various groups, including non-governmental organisations (NGOs) from developed consuming nations like the United States and Europe. .
ValueVision Announces Third Quarter Results $185MM in Revenue and $0.8MM Adjusted EBITDA
MINNEAPOLIS, Nov. 19 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- ValueVision Media, Inc. (Nasdaq: VVTV) today announced financial results for the third quarter ended November 3, 2007. Third Quarter Performance ValueVision's third quarter revenue was $184.8 million, matching revenue of the prior year. Third quarter EBITDA, as adjusted, was $0.8 million compared to an EBITDA, as adjusted, of $1.4 million in the same quarter last year. Net loss for the quarter was ($5.7) million compared to a net loss of ($3.1) million for the same quarter last year. "Our results for the third quarter were certainly below our expectations, but there were several factors that were encouraging as we look more closely at the results," said John D. Buck, interim Chief Executive Officer of ValueVision Media, Inc.
Shecky's Beauty Night
You know it�s going to be a hot event when you arrive ten minutes after the show opens and there�s already a line down the block.
The first glimpse of Shecky�s annual Beauty Night Out in Manhattan: The posh flea market took place October 24 and 25 on three separate floors of Loft 11 and featured Shecky�s �Best Of� products.
Upon reaching the door, Shecky�s staff greets you so many times that you immediately feel like a diva. But the real fun began on the 15th floor, where you checked in, got your wristband and a fully loaded goody bag.
Some of the amazing sights on that level were Chameleon�s hand-made copper jewelry, Luxe Essentials' body butter, which smelled like real fruit, and Biggs and Featherbelle�s handmade, all-natural body products.
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