Bloomberg briefingSan Francisco ChronicleThe local executives and entrepreneurs, including Oracle CEO Larry Ellison, filmmaker George Lucas and eBay founder Pierre Omidyar, make up almost a quarter …Ellison, Lucas, others pledge billions to charityBizjournals.comall 6 news articles » More: continued here
( Elsevier ) Dr. Scott Stewart, from the University of Western Australia, has won the Reaxys-sponsored lectureship as an outstanding recently appointed organic chemist. More: continued here
Juwan Simpson never gave up. There were times last season, though, when he wondered whether the Calgary Stampeders coaching staff was close to giving up on him. More: continued here
Auctionbytes Post office's quarterly loss hits $3.5 billionThe Associated PressThat's over $1 billion more than the post office lost in the same period a year ago. The agency has been rocked by declining mail volume as people and …Post Office To Remain On Maple AvenueCheshire Herald'Behind-the-scene' changes may be coming to post officesLittle Falls Evening…
Senate Dems try to stop $11.9B in food stamp cutsToledo BladeWASHINGTON — After intense criticism from advocates for the poor, Senate Democrats yesterday were searching for a way to stop major food-stamp… More: continued here
Royal Dutch Shell secured District Court Judge Ralph Beistline’s approval to conduct “shallow-hazards surveys” and environmen – More – More: continued here
iSale Express is a streamlined version of Exuinux’s tool for eBay power sellers, designed with the right features and priced for the casual user who just wants a Mac experience when cleaning out the attic. More: continued here
A POST Office in Camberley has had to close after being damaged in a torrential downpour on Wednesday. More: continued here
Hawaii entrepreneur Omidyar pledges to donate at least half his wealth to charityCanadianBusiness.comHONOLULU (AP) – Honolulu businessman and eBay Inc. founder Pierre Omidyar's name is on the list of 40 billionaires pledging to donate at least half their …Omidyars join others in donation pledgeHonolulu Star-Advertiserall 8 news articles » More: continued here
Post office closed by heavy rain damageGet SurreyRoyal Mail said the interior of its branch in Princess Way had been damaged by flash flooding and a clean-up operation was under way. … More: continued here