While the NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament has hit its second week — Sweet 16, ya’ll — also known as the time the casual fan checks out and mainly the purists are left paying attention, that hasn’t stopped some entities from … Continue reading → More: continued here

Katie Nelson, DAILY NEWS STAFF WRITER An eager eBay seller hopes to capitalize on the cachet of a 212 phone number by hawking his digits for a cool $1 million. A listing for (212)-5XX-9000 went up a year ago on the … More: continued here

New Welfare Reform Plan Seeks to Put Recipients to WorkThe Pelican Post“The average length of stay on food stamps is eight years.” She continues, “the number of people on food stamps is now enormous – [more than] 40 million people.” Following the mid-1990s welfare reform, the number of participants in …

Northampton Chronicle & Echo Supermarket giant Tesco told it must stump up £450k for roadworks if it wants …Northampton Chronicle & EchoPLANS to convert the former Royal Mail sorting office in Northampton into a new supermarket received a major boost after the proposed developer said it would make a £450000 …

The U.S. Postal Service says it plans to cut 7,500 jobs and close 2,000 post offices around the country. More: continued here

Post Office Offers Buyout: Take the Money and Run!Gather.comThe Post Office is offering a $20000 buyout to try and eliminate 7500 administrative jobs, the key word being "administrative." The USPS has been top heavy for decades, and it's time to start at the top rather than cutting from the bottom …

The Guardian Stanley Gibbons notches up profit growthInteractive InvestorStock levels were bumped up from £9.3 million to £14.8 million in 2010, mostly exceptional and rare collectibles and top quality rare stamps. The company said: "Such assets generally appreciate in value over time, although remain prudently stated in …Stanley Gibbons sees …

THR staff The actor, who is leaving his role as Michael Scott on the NBC comedy next month, has a slew of film projects in the works. read more More: continued here

New York Daily News New Jersey man hawks his (212) phone number on eBay – wants $1 million for …New York Daily NewsCarmen is selling his area code 212 phone number on eBay, hoping to get a cool $1 million for it to cover the care of his 98-year-old mother. …

Post office's£2000 door damage billThis Is LancashireCOPPER thieves who jammed Bolton Post Office's main entrance when they ripped out wiring caused £2000 worth of damage, police said. Officers confirmed the wiring was taken from the basement under the Deansgate Post Office on Monday morning. …and more » More: continued here