| Boys and Girls Club of Greater Boston surpasses fundraising goal
The Boys and Girls Club of Boston raised $101.5 million, the board announced Thursday at the nonprofit's annual dinner. The amount exceeds the group's capital campaign goal of $100 million to be raised by June 30, 2008 The campaign will still continue until June 30, officials said. The dinner itself raised more than $1 million toward the Boys and Girl's Club of Greater Boston, which serves 14,000 inner city children and teens through its nearly 10 locations. Children who attend the clubs -- from teens to a college student from Dorchester -- gave personal testaments to how the clubs have impacted their lives. In addition, nearly $4 million has been raised toward The Whitlock Fund for Inspirational Leadership and Excellence. The fund, established by some of the lead donors, is named after Linda Whitlock, the current CEO and president, who, after 10 years of service, is leaving her post this summer.
Grown-ups have long way to go to rival teens' technology grasp
In type that scrolls up the screen like the preface for Star Wars, a YouTube video reads, "For years, parents could not text message. They could not figure out how to record a voice mail. They could not even connect to the Internet without using AOL." .
Amy Winehouse; and Gin-Addled Leer
But Johnny Borrell, Peaches Geldof, Amy Winehouse, Noel Fielding and the Primrose Hill set weren't the only drab spectacles that failed to ignite, as the coma-inducing "best of the Premier League" ( Sky Sports) encounter between Chelsea and Liverpool proved to be a predictably damp squib, throwing up one shot on target in 90 minutes - considerably fewer than the Fiver managed in four seconds late on Friday night after being talked into drinking tequila slammers. .
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Canon launches digital, video cameras in Bangladesh
Canon Singapore Pte Ltd yesterday launched its image communication products in Bangladesh through its sole authorized dealer J.A. N. Associates Limited.
The products include digital camera, video camera, digital SLR camera and camcorders.
Announcing the launching of Canon cameras for Bangladesh market at a function at Dhaka Sheraton Hotel yesterday evening, Melvyn Ho, Vice President of Canon Singapore Pte Ltd, said J.A.N. Associates has been a business partner of Canon for its printers and scanners in Bangladesh for the last twelve years.
"J.A.N. Associates Limited has done very well and has succeeded to achieve their business targets every year, and that is why Canon Singapore has decided to appoint J.A.N. Associates as the business partner for its camera products.
4 pc entry tax enforced in state
SHO Model Town Waryam Singh said the police has narrowed down on some suspects and conducted raids at the house of some suspects but they were absconding. It was at about 9 am that the accused came to the house no 1036, Urban Estate, Phase-I of Neeraj Goyal. He had gone to drop children at school. The robbers, armed with pistols and sharp-edged weapons, aimed at his wife Preeti Goyal, and mother Rama Goyal asking them to give all jewellery and cash. They also forced his father Des Raj Goyal into submission. Rama and Preeti told reporters that the robbers did not give them any chance to resist. They repeatedly said they would teach a lesson for not getting salaries. .
Eminem Memoir In The Works
A rep for the publisher confirmed an October 16 U.K. release date for the book with the N.M.E. But the rapper's reps denied having a solid release date for the book and blasted the publisher for delivering inaccurate information. "While there is a book in the works from Eminem in which he details certain aspects of his personal and professional life, the book is still in the process of being written and edited," Eminem's camp told MTV News via e-mail. "There is no firm release date scheduled, although it is anticipated to arrive in the latter part of this year. The news about the project today came from the U.K. publisher, who is not involved in the day-to-day editing or creation of the book. It's unfortunate that someone who does not have intimate knowledge of the book felt compelled to jump the gun on announcing it by delivering partial and inaccurate information." Eminem has been in the headlines numerous times in recent months; first the rapper was rushed to the hospital over the holidays in late 2007 for complications stemming from pneumonia.
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