Holidays & Observances

By YnetNews.com Some 15,000 Messianic Jews currently live in Israel, but if you saw one on the street you would almost certainly fail to recognize any difference. They honor Jewish circumcision, bar-mitzvah, and...

The Baltic Dry Index (BDI) touched a 25-year low of 647 points on Feb. 3, while weak shipping demand and a seasonal boost in capacity last month added to the challenges facing China's...

CARSON, Calif., Feb. 3, 2012 (SEND2PRESS NEWSWIRE) -- DocMagic, Inc., the mortgage industry's leading provider of automated loan document production and compliance solutions, announced that it has teamed with the 315th U.S. Army...

A new curfew that prohibits anyone 16 and younger from being on Bourbon Street after 8 p.m. hasn't made much of a difference so far, said bar owner Earl Bernhardt. "We never had...

AIRLINE INDUSTRY INFORMATION-(C)1997-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Sydney Airport on Monday said it expects to welcome over 150,000 passengers over the Chinese New Year and is offering Chinese airport guides and Mandarin-speaking Red Ambassadors over...

M2 BEST BOOKS-(C)2000-2012 M2 COMMUNICATIONS Sydney Airport on Monday said it expects to welcome over 150,000 passengers over the Chinese New Year and is offering Chinese airport guides and Mandarin-speaking Red Ambassadors over...

Greek acquisitions at EFM could be impacted by financial woes in the country. The Greek financial crisis has not left the local film industry unscathed. The 2011 admissions were 10.9m, registering a loss...

Busmen's holidays are a walk in the park compared to retailers'. Busmen's holidays are a walk in the park compared to retailers'. We can't escape retail anywhere: idea-laden, benchmark-able stores can pop up...

Sherlock Holmes stayed top of the international charts for the third weekend in a row through Warner Bros Pictures International as it soared past $260m. The action sequel grossed an estimated $18.1m from...

By YnetNews.com Bnei Brak's Rabbi Moshe Yehuda Leib Landa has warned that turning on faucets in some multi-story apartment buildings leads to the desecration of Shabbat. The rabbi issued a halachic ruling explaining...

Colorado Springs is calling on local architects and designers for their street smarts. The City of Colorado Springs is seeking regional talent to compete in a competition to design streets and surroundinglandscapes. The...

Study Indicates Tablet Visitors Spent 21 Percent More Per Purchase in 2011 than Other Online Consumers SAN JOSE, Calif. -- Adobe Systems Incorporated (NASDAQ:ADBE) today announced findings from its inaugural Adobe[R] Digital Marketing...

Between January 23 and February 6, Guests Will Be Rewarded With A Specialty Envelope & Surprise Offer SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. -- P.F. Chang's is ringing in the Year of the Dragon with a special...

Hilton Huanying hotels to feature Chinese New Year holiday offerings MCLEAN, Va. -- Hilton Hotels & Resorts unveiled a 40-foot (12m) traditional Chinese dragon custom designed in China as it kicked off its...

Holiday retail sales for 2011 were generally up over the prior several years, sparking optimism among retailers for 2012. Retailers continued to show flexibility in everything from pricing to hours of operation, and...

Couples Can Celebrate a Romantic Evening in the New York Harbor on Nation's Greenest Vessel NEW YORK -- Hornblower Hybrid , America's most eco-friendly luxury vessel, celebrates Valentine's Day with Dinner Cruises on...

Sales and Growth Call for Opening New US Facility in 2012 BOSTON -- In an uneven economic climate, Spreadshirt has a record-breaking sales month, a 129% growth rate in the US, and is...

Gift Card Reloads Continue to Grow at a Healthy Rate ATLANTA -- First Data Corporation, a global leader in electronic commerce and payment processing, today released its First Data SpendTrend[R] Closed-Loop Prepaid Cards...

CHICAGO -- Each year SmithBucklin and its employees recognize the holiday season in a special way. Rather than holding a traditional holiday party, employees organize a variety of Charity Makes Sense events during...