| In 11-day hitchhike, O'Neill '08 encounters 4 countries and ...
Over the course of 11 days, Elizabeth O'Neill '08 rode in 20 cars and trucks, boarded two ferries, slept in one Spanish onion field and took one shower on her way from England to Morocco.
She was participating in "the Hitch," an annual event organized by the nonprofit group Link Community Development, in which students hitchhike from England to either Morocco or Prague to raise money for children in Africa. The London-based group is dedicated to improving education in Ghana, Malawi, South Africa and Uganda.
Though the event mainly attracts British students, 52 non-Brits participated this year. O'Neill, who is spending a semester abroad at Cambridge University, was one of 16 Americans to take part.
O'Neill said the trip was "a great success, a lot easier than we thought." She said she and her travel partner, Cambridge first-year Matt Owens, did not have much trouble reaching their destination.
Yahoo Japan Q4 net profit at record high on advertising business ...
TOKYO (XFN-ASIA) - Online auctioneer and Internet portal firm Yahoo Japan Corp said it made a record net profit in its fiscal fourth quarter, driven mainly by its brisk advertising business.
Yahoo Japan, a unit of Softbank Corp, said net profit for the three months to March rose to 15.98 bln yen from 12.99 bln a year earlier.
Current profit rose 24 pct to 28.5 bln yen, operating profit expanded 25 pct to 29.5 bln yen and revenue increased 22 pct to 57.6 bln yen, all record levels.
In January, the company had forecast fiscal fourth quarter net profit of 14.25-15.0 bln yen and current profit of 26.1-27.25 bln, on revenue of 54.20-56.20 bln.
"We managed to capitalize on a stronger-than-expected fiscal year-end demand for advertising, allowing us to post better-than-expected results and a record-breaking performance," Yahoo Japan president and chief executive Masahiro Inoue told a press conference.
Jeff Gordon Trades in Stock Car for Chef's Coat in Sonoma
SONOMA, Calif. – Four-time NASCAR NEXTEL Cup Series champion Jeff Gordon traded in his stock car for a cutting board and chef's coat on Sunday at Infineon Raceway.Gordon, a native of Vallejo, participated in a Wine Country Luncheon to help promote the upcoming Toyota/Save Mart 350, June 22-24, at Infineon Raceway. Gordon, who won Saturday night's Subway Fresh Fit 500 in Phoenix, teamed with renowned Bay Area chef Victor Scargle to prepare a gourmet meal at the raceway for Northern California media members.Gordon and Scargle teamed up to prepare poached Alaskan halibut and grilled Bigeye Tuna for more than 50 media members at the luncheon. Gordon helped with the seasoning, tasting and a number of other elements. He admitted that his wife, Ingrid Vandebosch, is more of the chef at home.“This is scary.
This Week in Hip-Hop - April 21, 2007
In case you missed all the action, help yourself to the highlights below: Lil Mama's "Lip Gloss" Video - Upstart Lil Mama proves that classroom-inspired music videos didn't die with Britney Spears' career. Russell Takes on Obama - Hip-hop mogul Russell Simmons rails against Sen. Barack Obama for criticizing rap lyrics. More like black on black without the gunshots. GFK & BHF - Ghostface is the main attraction at this year's Brooklyn Hip-Hop Festival. Top Rap Releases for May - The scoop on albums from KRS-One and Marley Marl, Canibus, Jazzy Jeff and many others, set to hit stores next month. Songs About Grief & Loss - A top 10 of melancholic hip-hop gems that includes Scarface's "I Seen a Man Die" and 2Pac's "Life Goes On." .
MasterCard Launches New Experiential Programs for Premium Cardholders
PURCHASE, N.Y., April 11 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- If our lives represent the sum of our experiences, then MasterCard is about to make life a lot more interesting. For some, it might be chartering a private jet to remote areas of the world. For others, it's having a professional chef come to your home to teach a gourmet cooking class for you and your friends. Others still dream of playing a round of golf at one of the world's top courses while enjoying VIP access to PGA events. MasterCard Worldwide announced today that it's setting out to make these and many other dreams come true. The company introduced MasterCard Unique Experiences, a new program designed to offer a unique set of benefits to its U.S. World MasterCard(R) and World Elite(TM) MasterCard(R) cardholders.
Time may be running out on local employees
MAGAZINE pundits had some interesting interpretations of the internal statement Time Inc South Pacific staff received from managing director David Burkett this week announcing US-based global parent Time Warner had finally decided to offer four of its magazines to the market. .
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