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Love of the Irish (Chicago Sun-Times)
Green isn't just the color of money. Tonight, it's the color of love. The Irish American Heritage Center is kicking off Irish Fest 2008 with a Hooley Happy Hour, a local party for those wanting to find out firsthand if being Irish really makes you a better lover.

New Tricks (New York Times)
In order to reduce the number of abandoned dogs put to death now some two million a year shelter workers have become interspecies matchmakers.

TSS Prospect Watch: The Petersons (The Sweet Science)
NGUYEN: Nearly thirty fights into each of their careers, the Petersons have yet to truly progress from prospects to serious contenders.

Calendar (San Antonio Express-News & KENS 5)
Luncheon ? San Antonio Association of Personnel Consultants, 11:30 a.m.-1 p.m., Petroleum Club, 8620 N. New Braunfels Ave. The association presents wealth managers Tommy Oliphint and Wendy Kowalik who will speak as part of the ?Learn Over Lunch Series.? $25. www.saapc.org/index.html.

Fresh off the Farm and on Virginia?s School Menus (AG Weekly)
State officials have launched a program designed to connect small Virginia farmers with schools in hopes of boosting the agricultural economy and encouraging children to eat organic, locally grown food.

Game Connection Launches 2008 Level Up Program (Gamasutra)
Organizers for game business matchmaking service Game Connection have announced a 2008 follow-up to last year's Level Up program. The programs aims to help developers and service providers present their games or services to prospective buyers at the next Game Connection Europe - taking place in Lyon on November 5-7, 2008. Participating companies must be independent and less than two years old. ...

Other groups get in on fun (Chicago Sun-Times)
The Irish may host Europe's largest singles' party and Chicago's only Hooley Happy Hour, but they don't have the market on meeting and greeting.

eHarmony CEO meets controversial success (CNN.com)
Greg Waldorf never imagined he would be running an Internet dating service. As a young boy it was technology that fascinated him. So much so that Waldorf started a software consulting company before he even began high school. He clearly had drive and a head for business, but matchmaking? It is not as far off as it may sound.

Barfield: Changes in labor critical (The Advocate)
Tim Barfield isn?t halfway through his first month at the helm of Louisiana?s revamped job matchmaking machine, the Louisiana Workforce Commission. But he?s already gripping the throttle for a white-knuckle ride through the next two years.