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A love you can bank on (The Kansas City Star)
You should see this beautiful young woman at the bank,” Joe told his business partner Corky every time he returned from making a deposit. It was 1978, and 39-year-old Corky Mitchell finally went over to the bank to take a look at Anne Buffe, 23.

The State of Location-Based Social Networking On The iPhone (TechCrunch)
We've been bullish about location-based social networks for quite awhile now, especially since Apple announced that it would open up the iPhone to developers. And with two significant developments in this space just this week (more on that below), we thought it would be a good time to take a step back and look at the options currently available through the Apple App Store. What makes a ...

Colleges play match game with roommates (The Burlington Free Press)
Many liberal arts schools around the country have been in the matching business for years

In Japan, shyness trumps Web (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette)
TOKYO -- Like a lot of 20-year-olds, Kae Takahashi has a page on U.S.-based MySpace, and there is no mistaking it for anyone else's.

Social networks not terribly social in Japan (Chicago Tribune)
Welcome to Japan's online social scene, where you're unlikely to meet anyone you don't know already. The early promises of a new, open social frontier, akin to the those in the U.S., have been replaced by a realm where few reveal themselves to strangers.

Web Shy: There's no getting personal on Japan's social sites (Winston-Salem Journal)
As do a lot of 20-year-olds, Kae Takahashi has a page on MySpace, and there is no mistaking it for anyone else's.

Sam Peter could have to pay heavy price for fighting Vitali Klitschko (Guardian Unlimited)
Sam Peter, Africa's first world heavyweight champion, should not be defending his title against Vitali Klitschko

Kevin Armstrong: Don Bosco dreaming of California competition at De La Salle (Sports Illustrated)
RAMSEY, N.J. -- During two-a-day practices last summer, Don Bosco Prep quarterback Brett Knief�would steal away from Granatell Stadium between sessions while most teammates idled on campus. "I live less than four minutes away," says Knief . "Other students come from hours away. I like my commute."

New retail venture (Boca Raton News)
A new downtown Boca Raton business venture, FranchiseMart, recently held its grand opening at 151 East Palmetto Park Road. FranchiseMart is the only retail-based franchise matchmaking business in the world, said co-owners Perry Blank and son, Adam. They said their vision is to become the first and last resource for people looking to own or franchise a business.