Augean Stables (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
An ugly situation unfolded in Acco Yom Kippur eve as tensions between Jews and Arabs in the city exploded into riots and vandalism. There was another demonstration Thursday night as well. Neither side comes off very well here. It seems that the incident was started when an intoxicated Arab resident drove into a Jewish neighborhood blasting music on [...]
Imshin (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
You have to get Yom Kippur in Israel to understand why it's hard to believe what happened in Acco was the result of an innocent mistake by the driver. Unless he is really dense. If you or your family members live in a Jewish neighborhood, and you have lived there for a few years and [...]
Augean Stables (Free subscription) | 10/10/2008
Despite the recent riots in Acco, there is good news about the Israeli Arab situation. The IDF is reporting that the number of Arab recruits is up dramatically this yuear. It is slightly unclear when they are including Christian Arab, Muslim Arab, and Bedouin Israelis in their figures and when they are referring to the populations separately. Israeli [...]
English Webster (Free subscription) | 07/10/2008
Acco Festival of Alternative Israeli Theatre is one of the best loved theater festivals in the country and there are loyal fans who come back every year. There are productions of different sizes, some bigger productions fill whole theaters while others are much smaller. There is also a prestigious competition every year. We always enjoy the street shows, and the whole festive atmosphere. Also the surroundings...
Phi Beta Cons (Free subscription) | 30/09/2008
The Manhattan Institute substantiates the claim that the presidential candidate, as he himself recently enunciated in Dayton, Ohio,nbsp;lacks commitme... . . .
Toledo Free Press (Free subscription) | 19/09/2008
Performances, measurements and processes are the keys to success in health care and businesses, acco...
Shedworking (Free subscription) | 14/09/2008
Since we live in the age of the paperless office, you probably won't need a shredder... However, if you still have piles of paper clogging up your garden office, then the Scottish Sunday Mail has a nice little roundup of some possibilities including the Acco Rexel-Style Plus pictured. It even shreds credit cards as well as up to seven sheets in one go. And it looks quite cool.
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 12/09/2008
TAMPA, Fla., Sept. 12 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- The Institute for Business & Home Safety is warning residents not to underestimate the impact Hurricane Ike will have on the Texas coast. Acco...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 09/09/2008
Valletta - A would-be illegal immigrant died and two infants were in critical condition Tuesday after their boat capsized 60 nautical miles south of Malta. The African woman died in a rescue helicopter shortly after she was winched from the sea, acco...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 06/09/2008
Johannesburg/Luanda - Confusion continued Saturday over whether voting was going ahead in the Angolan capital Luanda, where a second day of polling was due to go ahead after all, despite the planned two days of voting being cut on Friday to one. Acco...
Swimming World Magazine News (Free subscription) | 02/09/2008
BRISBANE, Australia, September 2. AFTER coming up just short of her desired outcome at the 2008 Beijing Olympics, Jessicah Schipper has elected to cut ties with long-time personal coach Ken Wood acco...
Sofia News Agency (Free subscription) | 01/09/2008
James Gandolfini and former model Deborah Lin tied the knot Saturday in her hometown of Honolulu, Hawaii, People Magazine reported. As a group of their closest friends and family looked on, Gandolfini, 46, and Lin, 40, exchanged their vows in an intimate ceremony surrounded by white lilies. Acco...
The Earth Times Online Newspaper (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
Berlin - The shots that killed three Afghan civilians at a checkpoint on Friday were probably fired by Germans, not Afghan security personnel, the German armed forces said in Berlin several hours later as an inquiry into the incident continued. Acco...
Scotsman.com (Free subscription) | 29/08/2008
THE contrasting fortune of two of Scotland's biggest car dealers as they face rising fuel costs and a squeeze on household budgets have been laid bare in their latest acco
Myanmar (Free subscription) | 26/08/2008
A decision by Burma’s military regime to allow consumers to buy up to 50 gallons of gasoline using Foreign Exchange Certificates (FECs) has dramatically boosted the value of the quasi-currency, acco...
