BizzFlip, Inc. recently announced the soft launch of their greenest addition to a growing brand of specialized, community-driven classifieds. EcoFlip.org provides a craigslist-like platform allowing users to create free ads for the buying and recycling of green products, fuel efficient vehicles and eco-supportive services to name a few. It even features an EcoPersonals section for local tree huggers to network and socialize as well as discussion forums supporting green living.

“There’s no better time and place to take part in the shift towards a cleaner, greener economy” mentions Forrest Kolb, one of EcoFlip’s co-Founders and CVO. “We are very excited to expand our brand of niche classifieds and we understand the value EcoFlip.org brings not only to our eco-conscious users but to Mother Earth herself.”

Similar to the simple interface and functionality of entrepreneur-centric BizzFlip.com, eco-conscious users can create free ads under various posting categories.

On EcoFlip.org, posting categories include:

- Green Living;
- Household Products;
- Fuel Efficient Vehicles;
- EcoFriendly Services;
- Green Travel;
- Green & Conscious Events;
- Reuse & Recycle;
- EcoPersonals.

As BizzFlip, Inc.’s latest addition continues to grow, EcoFlip.org intends on expanding its posting categories based upon user feedback. Forrest concludes, “we will continue updating our eco-friendly classifieds with categories promising to stimulate greener and cleaner living.”

About EcoFlip.org:
EcoFlip.org is exclusively owned and operated by BizzFlip, Inc. which launched entrepreneur-centric BizzFlip.com in 2007. EcoFlip.org features green and eco friendly classifieds via the collaboration of eco-conscious people worldwide

New York, NY - Asia’s List, a marketplace operator, recently launched a classified ads website called Asia’s List.

Executive Michael Dimino of Asia’s List said that they would make Asia’s List a vehicle to link Chinese closer, and they hope Asia’s List will be the favorite online community of young people, no matter they are looking for jobs, apartment partners, coaches, or traveling partners.

Asia’s List would launch its website in Beijing, Shanghai, Guangzhou, Nanjing, Hangzhou, Suzhou, Chengdu, Wuhan, Jinan, and Zhengzhou first, with Chinese interfaces. Besides, Asia’s List would also start its business in cities of The United States,Germany, Canada, Japan,Korea, France, and Italy.

Asia’s List offers a convenient and interesting means for people in same cities, which enables them to meet, entertain, share all kinds of life information, and trade with each other. It also provides services for users in fields like housing agencies, vocation agencies, and other individual businesses.

The web community Sulekha has quickly grown to become India’s largest user-generated content site with 6 million users, a number set to double this year. Social networking features and classified ads take up equally big parts of the site.

The site targets Indians worldwide. India holds 60 percent of the users. Another 30 percent live in North America, which is gathering pace in many cities (more on that later). Almost every person online in India is fluent in English, so Sulekha knew from the start that competition from other social networks would be tough. There is no pure social network based in India that competes favorably with American social networks Myspace, Facebook or LinkedIn.

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Wharro, LLC announced today the launch of Lottery Mate, a new product that alleviates the shavings mess of scratch-off instant tickets and provides convenient storage of lottery related items. The Lottery Mate provides an innovative solution to an industry where Scratch-Offs, Instant Tickets and Scratchers are sold at over 240,000 lottery retailers in the U.S. alone with sales of $29 Billion a year.

The Lottery Mate has a large, hard surface on which to scratch off tickets. Its unique design allows shavings to empty into a sealed gutter where they are stored inside the unit until emptied, eliminating the mess of shavings on car seats, couches, tables, or anywhere scratch-off tickets are played.

“As a scratch-off player myself, I got tired of the mess from shavings, always having to search for a hard surface to play my tickets and constant worry of misplacing potentially winning tickets,” says Wharro CEO Rick Schacht. “The Lottery Mate is for scratch-off players who want a place to enjoy scratch tickets without the usual hassles.”

The Lottery Mate’s unique design eliminates messy shavings, but also comes with all of the other features that make scratch-off playing more convenient, including:

• Large storage area for lottery related items like tickets of all sizes, betting slips and pencil
• Hard surface for scratching with patented “shavings gutter” to alleviate mess
• Lucky coin holder
• Comfortable playing edge to rest hands while scratching

After receiving the Lottery Mate as a gift, Jeff Kennedy of Ann Arbor proclaimed, “It’s about time someone came up with something like this for us lottery players. Now I have a place to play and store all of my tickets, and I don’t have to deal with messy shavings anymore. I always use it, even when I’m playing only one or two instant tickets.”

Lottery Mate is available online at www.mylotterymate.com or in select retail outlets across the country where lottery tickets are sold.

Men are facing a big financial hit from 21st century dating, according to the latest NS&I Quarterly Savings Survey, which reveals old-fashioned expectations among men and women. On average, men expect to pay 60% more on a date than their female counterparts and some are even prepared to go into debt to fund this. While spending to impress is making many wallets groan, encouragingly some sensible guys are planning ahead and saving in advance.

Dating is a deeply-embedded cultural phenomenon and finding a partner in 21st century Britain seems to be almost as reliant on finances as in Jane Austen times, as couples stick to traditional gender roles.

According to the survey, men expect to fork out over £50 (£52.51) on a date, with women reckoning on spending about £20 less (£32.49). These costs add up, with single men in Great Britain collectively planning to spend over £12billion a year on dating, while the figure for women is over £7.5billion less.

In view of romantic expenses a quarter (25%) of men will spend on their credit card, even though they know it will be difficult to pay back, and 16% of men would borrow money from friends or families to fund the date. Even with just over a quarter (26%) of men saying that they set money aside specifically for this purpose, it seems that once men are out on their rendezvous they are happy to spend now and worry later. Three quarters (75%) of men say that they have overspent on a night out and more than one in ten (12%) have been caught short of money at the end of the date.

Dax Harkins, senior savings strategist at NS&I, said: “There is no doubt that dating costs a lot, and many people in Britain need to think beyond impressing with wit and charm and also plan their finances. Given the expense, especially for men, it is great to see that some are setting money aside specifically for this reason. However it is clear that men need to keep at least a few of their thoughts on money when they’re trying to impress on a date, so they don’t end up overspending or being caught short of cash.”

Men seem to understand what the opposite sex wants as the women surveyed said they expected money to be lavished on them. On average, women said they would want their date to spend over £40 (£40.05). In contrast, men don’t hope for as much and generally twenty pounds (£22.85) will do. In fact, almost a fifth (17%) of British women say they expect men to pick up the bill on an evening out. It’s lucky then that men are so generous with 40% saying they think that their partner should pay nothing at all towards their romantic liaison.

With these kinds of expectations, men may be right in thinking that it helps to spend to find favour with their date, with a large proportion of men (45%) admitting they wanted to be seen as generous and financially well off in the eyes of their companion, in order to make a good impression. In contrast this is only important for less than a third of women (29%). But they won’t necessarily carry on spending indefinitely. Indeed, nearly a fifth (18%) of men will walk away if they think their date isn’t worth the money they’re investing.

Spring is around the corner in Niagara Falls, and this season Niagara entertainment is heating up with world-renowned musicians, magicians, and more. The impressive list of live entertainment venues and events around Niagara Falls includes Avalon Ballroom at the Fallsview Casino, Greg Frewin Theatre, Bird Kingdom, Spring in Bloom Concert, and the Oh Canada Eh? Dinner Show.

Fallsview Casino concerts at the Avalon Ballroom are attracting increasingly popular acts in 2008. This Spring, visitors to the newest Niagara casino can see Gary Sinise and The Lt. Dan Band (March 28 & 29), Gladys Knight (April 3 & 4), Ray Charles (April 7-13), Chicago (May 8 & 9), Ringo Starr and His All-Starr Band (June 6 & 7) and Grand Funk Railroad (June 27 & 28), among many more. In addition to live music, Avalon Theatre also hosts Vicki Lawrence & Mama: A Two-Woman Show (April 25 & 26) and Le Grande Cirque (May 12-25).

The Greg Frewin Theatre is a Niagara entertainment must-see for a family night out. One of the most celebrated magicians in the world, Greg Frewin presents “Beyond Belief,” a Las Vegas Style Magical Review, right in the heart of town. A favourite sightseeing attraction on a Niagara Falls vacation is the Bird Kingdom which also features daily live entertainment. From Lorikeet Feeding and Bat Feeding to Interactive Reptile Encounters and the Wings of the World Bird Show, Bird Kingdom offers an engaging and educational experience for adults and children.

In addition to the Fallsview Casino concerts, visitors looking for live music will enjoy the Winter Festival of Lights’ Spring in Bloom Concerts. The Spring in Bloom will feature headliners Mickey Gilley and The Lettermen, from May 1 to 3, 2008. Many Niagara hotels have created vacation packages just for Niagara trips around this special event.

For a truly Canadian experience, the award-winning Oh Canada, Eh? Dinner Show runs year-round. Not only do the performers (including Mounties, lumberjacks, and hockey players) sing Canadian songs from the cozy confines of their log cabin theatre, they also deliver dinner—serving up authentic and tasty Niagara entertainment for the whole family.

For more information about a Niagara vacation, visit www.niagarafallstourism.com to reach individual hotel websites.

Talentscotland.com is a Scottish Enterprise initiative managed by Scottish Development International aimed at attracting highly skilled professionals to choose Scotland as a location to live and work. Talent Scotland provides information and job listings in life science, electronic technology, financial services and energy.

The newsletter, which is produced by the Edinburgh office of Engage Group, is now circulating in almost 150 countries and has a ‘click through rate’ of readers going on to the main TalentScotland web site of 34% against an industry standard of 20%.

Judges commented that this publication is doing a good job. The content is jargon free and clearly worded and is a good example of how an email newsletter should be sent out and written.

Hazel Sinclair, Project Manager of TalentScotland.com said; “The remarkable growth of the financial services sector in Scotland is generating a great deal of interest worldwide and the e-zine is helping to bridge the information gap between people just being curious and deciding to get involved.

“Last year there were over 8,000 new registrations to TalentScotland by individuals with key skills who wish to work in Scotland. And a recent survey highlighted that 80% of recipients said that the information from Talentscotland improved their views of Scotland, 73% reported an improved perception of Scotland as a career choice and two thirds have already applied for jobs in Scotland.”

There’s still time to book your spring escape. Visitors to www.vcmbc.com will find low springtime fares and special rates on a wide range of spring holiday vacation packages and weekend getaways. With everything from spectacular golf getaways to the best in late-season skiing, planning your spring holiday in the Vancouver, Coast and Mountains region will be a breeze.

Families planning a getaway during the school-break can take advantage of special rates for top Vancouver attractions and sights, like the BC Museum of Mining and Canada Place. A nature-oriented family trip to Harrison Hot Springs also provides the perfect combination of entertainment and relaxation, with fabulous festivals and events and a soothing mineral hot pool.

But a spring break isn’t just for the kids: parents and couples deserve a fun weekend getaway, too. Vancouver, Coast and Mountains is offering special rates on weekend getaways to the Historic Lund Hotel, the Sundial Boutique Hotel, the Sunshine Coast Resort, the Vancouver Airport Marriott Hotel, and other Vancouver hotels. Or, take in the local sights on a sightseeing tour with the Vancouver Trolley Company.

Golfers seeking greener pastures will enjoy a golf getaway in Sea to Sky Country. The Sea to Sky Golf Getaway package includes a round of golf at both Furry Creek Golf and Country Club and Nicklaus North Golf Course, plus an overnight stay at the Crystal Lodge in Whistler Village.

Vancouver, Coast and Mountains is easily accessed by two international airports, the Vancouver International Airport and the Abbotsford International Airport. Travelers will find special deals on spring travel to the Abbotsford International Airport, a convenient choice for visitors to the Fraser Valley and communities east of Vancouver. Abbotsford offers excellent deals on urban escapes, where you can stay, play, dine and shop in the Fraser Valley.

For more information about weekend getaways and spring holidays in the Vancouver, Coast and Mountains region visit www.vcmbc.com or call 604-739-9011.

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