Film Drunk ATTN: The real New Zealand is now indistinguishable from parodyFilm DrunkIf you had any doubt that the real New Zealand is exactly how it was portrayed on Flight of the Conchords, let this actual passport stamp (via @MichaelTritter) reading “Welcome to Middle-Earth” forever banish that doubt. This in …

GIMBY (blog) USDA cracks down on food stamp fraudGIMBY (blog)A nationwide crackdown on food stamp fraud has landed dozens of abusers in jail, while others have been hit with hefty fines and banned from the program. Participation in the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program (SNAP) has ballooned to a 12-year … …

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Planning on mailing Christmas cards and gifts to friends and loved ones? It's best not to wait too long before visiting the local post office. If you want your cards to arrive before Christmas (for destinations in the United States) have them in the mail no later than Thursday, Dec. …

Amazon, eBay dominate Cyber Monday winfallTechnology SpectatorInternet sales jumped more than 30 per cent on Cyber Monday, making it the biggest online shopping day ever, according to data released on Tuesday. Monday was also a record day for sales of Amazon.com Inc's Kindle devices, the online retailer said, …and more » …

Help Net Security eBay closes critical security holesInformationWeekThe online auction house eBay has fixed two vulnerabilities in its US web site. One of the vulnerabilities was a critical SQL injection hole in the site's selling area that gave potential attackers unauthorised read and write access to one of the …eBay …

SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – ChannelAdvisor said on Tuesday that client sales on eBay Inc's online marketplace grew faster than on Amazon.com Inc's website during the crucial first five days of the holiday shopping season. ChannelAdvisor reported clients sales on eBay.com grew 55.2 percent on Cyber Monday, compared to the same …

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Lancaster Newspapers Lancaster Post Office gets first woman and minority postmasterLancaster NewspapersFast-forward two-and-a-half decades and through a gamut of positions at 15 post offices along the East Coast. "I had no idea what the mail involved," she admits. Turner has now earned such prestige to have recently been named postmaster …