A new male gorilla is proving to be a hit with ZSL London Zoo’s female gorillas.
The arrival of Yeboah, 12 has caused quite a stir with the Zoo’s three female gorillas Zaire, 35, Effie, 16 and Jookie, 11 who will barely leave him alone.
Zookeepers say the three ladies are captivated by the 20 stone male, [...]

The Japan Mint is issuing the most extensive and beautiful series of coins in its history—commemorating 47 Prefectures—ranging from the smallest population (Tottori, over 600,000) to the largest (Tokyo, over 12 million). The large Prefecture 40mm. coins are being minted in gem proof quality from 99.9% pure silver, limited to 100,000 of each (with only [...]

Anyone who picks up their BT phone today and makes a call will be helping to raise money for Sport Relief, thanks to BT’s ‘Chat for Change’ campaign. BT has promised that 1p for every home phone call made today (Friday 26th February) by a BT or Plusnet landline and calls customer*, and 25p for [...]

Art and nature are unique in their power to elevate the human spirit. It should be no surprise that many of the world’s leading artists are making ‘A Bid to Save the Earth,’ by contributing works to the Green Auction, which will be held at Christie’s New York on April 22nd, 2010.
In celebration of [...]

Intelestream, Inc., the leader in open source CRM consulting and developers of intelecrm™, the award winning small business on demand CRM solution, today announced the company has signed partnership agreements with Princeton Innovators and Jegas. The companies are joining the Intelestream Channel Program as authorized resellers of intelecrm.
Princeton Innovators of Princeton, New Jersey specializes in [...]

MyTalentPlace http://www.mytalentplace.co.uk the innovative provider of careers advice solutions in the UK has launched a new range of ready to use online careers lessons – Careers Advisor Plus Webinars. These are available to all secondary schools as well as colleges within the UK on an annual subscription basis.
One of the biggest challenges faced [...]

International Medical Corps has been awarded $500,000 from the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund for operation of mobile medical units throughout the earthquake-ravaged country.
“We are tremendously grateful to the Clinton Bush Haiti Fund for its critical and timely support of our programs in Haiti ? support that is saving countless lives every day,” said Nancy A. [...]

Ancestry.com, the world’s largest online family history resource, proudly announces it has teamed up with NBC as sponsor of the upcoming “Who Do You Think You Are?” television series premiering Friday, March 5 at 8/7c. Ancestry.com provided important research for the show, including tracing the roots of the seven celebrities featured, and collaborated to build [...]

The Cincinnati Zoo & Botanical Garden’s 1,400 pound Florida manatee, Slip, was released into the clear, warm waters of Blue Spring State Park in Florida, Monday, February 15. Slip called the Cincinnati Zoo home from August 2005 to October 2009, before he was moved to Tampa’s Lowry Park Zoo. After four months of pre-release conditioning [...]

A Valentine for the Big Sky community was unveiled today when Yellowstone Club announced a new foundation designed to support the Greater Big Sky Community, including the Bozeman area, through grants to eligible community groups. Yellowstone Club Community Foundation (YCCF), funded by Yellowstone Club members, ownership and management, will provide financial grants to non-profit organizations [...]

Following the devastating earthquake in Haiti last month, Global Village Market is providing food aid in the form of more than 6 million meals to assist those affected by the tragedy.
Haiti food aid is much needed in that aftermath of the tragic earthquake on January 12 that wreaked havoc on the Western Hemisphere’s poorest nation. [...]

Xi’an is an alluring city on the Mainland and being the home of the Terracotta Warriors excavation site makes it a top-choice destination for travelers; however, making the travel arrangements for a variety of China’s cities can be confusing and time consuming. The China Guide (http://www.TheChinaGuide.com ) is promoting Xi’an as a convenient getaway from [...]

CA, Inc. have announced the first* ever neurological study of consumer reactions to a poor online experience.
Results from the study prove that many consumers experience ‘Web Stress’ when trying to make an online purchase. Brain wave analysis from the experiment revealed that participants had to concentrate up to 50% more when using badly performing websites, [...]

GeckoSystems Intl. Corp. (PINKSHEETS: GCKO) ( http://www.geckosystems.com) announced today that they have been solicited by a representative of the Japan External Trade Organization (JETRO) as to GeckoSystems’ interest in partnering with Japanese firms. GeckoSystems is a dynamic leader in the emerging mobile robotics industry revolutionizing their development and usage with “Mobile Robot Solutions for Safety, [...]

The U.S. Fund for UNICEF applauds national sports organizations, teams and players who have generated $2.9 million through fundraising initiatives to support Haiti emergency relief and recovery efforts.
Major League Baseball (MLB), Major League Soccer (MLS), the National Basketball Association (NBA) and NBA Player’s Association, the National Collegiate Athletic Association (NCAA), and the United States Tennis [...]