Taking Away Directors’ Rubber Stamps (New York Times)
Underworked, overpaid corporate boards are harming the shareholders of public companies, writes John Gillespie and David Zweig in “Money for Nothing.”
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Underworked, overpaid corporate boards are harming the shareholders of public companies, writes John Gillespie and David Zweig in “Money for Nothing.”
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Emergency food stamps could be available Thursday in Cumberland CountyFayetteville ObserverThe disaster food stamps would also be a one-month allotment based on two criteria: income and how many people live in a residence. Residents needing the benefit will be able to sign up at Social Services on Ramsey Street and at a second location, …and more »…
Examiner.com Rare Audrey Hepburn stamp auctioned at $93800Examiner.comA rare German postage stamp picturing movie star Audrey Hepburn with a cigarette holder dangling from her mouth auctioned in Germany last week for $93800. Millions of the stamps were printed in 2001, but the run was destroyed when one of Hepburn's sons …Talking Antiques with Larry KoonMarietta…
Blackpool Zoo staff organise orangutan stamp collectionBlackpool Citizen, UK –46 minutes agoStaff at Blackpool Zoo are supporting endangered orangutans by collecting their used postage stamps and encouraging visitors to do the same. … More: continued here
Get stamp duty back if deal failsDaily News & Analysis, IndiaMumbai: The state government has proposed to refund stamp duty and registration fees paid by prospective property buyers if their deals fail to go through at the eleventh hour. Buyers sometimes scrap property deals after completing all the formalities. … More: continued here
First-Class Stamps to Cost 49 Cents Starting Jan. 26DailyFinanceRegulators on Tuesday approved a temporary price hike of 3 cents for a first-class stamp, bringing the charge to 49 cents a letter in an effort to help the Postal Service recover from severe mail decreases brought on after the 2008 economic downturn. More: continued here
Shocker: Government Increases Food Stamp Entitlements, Number Of …Reiten Television KXMB Bismarck, NDNow the cause: The 2007 US Farm Bill changed the name of the Food Stamp Program to the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (all the better to fool the taxpayers into thinking this isn’t welfare) did more than just change the name of the program….