A welcome windfall from that $1 trailer sold on eBayPocono Record, PAOnline auction site eBay did East Stroudsburg Area School District a favor this week regarding the district's unwittingly selling a valuable trailer for just $1. After eBay officials heard about the sale on National Public Radio, the Internet …School district …
Read More »Just In: Browser Showdown: IE 8 vs. Firefox – Washington Post
BBC News Just In: Browser Showdown: IE 8 vs. FirefoxWashington Post, United StatesWe used a set of nine popular Web sites in our testing: Amazon, myspace, Yahoo, PC World, youtube, Microsoft, Apple, ebay, and Wikipedia. To ensure we could gather as accurate page-loading times as possible, we recorded our testing sessions …
Read More »Intel appoints two new directors – MarketWatch
Washington Times Intel appoints two new directorsMarketWatchBy Benjamin Pimentel, MarketWatch SAN FRANCISCO (MarketWatch) — Intel Corp. on Thursday said its board has elected eBay Inc. Chief Executive John Donahoe and University of California at Berkeley Vice Chancellor Frank Yeary to serve as the chip giant's …Yahoo CEO Bartz steps down …
Read More »Royal Mail Does Have A Future – Hell Mail
Shropshire Star Royal Mail Does Have A FutureHell Mail, UKThe UK Government may have come up against a brick wall on its plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail. It had been widely rumoured that Dutch-owned TNT was interested in becoming a strategic partner but with banks unwilling to make loans and …
Read More »Ramsey Questions Food Stamp Money in Federal Stimulus – Nashville Scene
Nashville Scene Ramsey Questions Food Stamp Money in Federal StimulusNashville Scene, USAAs part of the economic stimulus package, the federal government is sending Tennessee $800 million for food stamps for the next two years. Good news, right? Not according to Lt. Gov. Ron Ramsey. He's fretting over how we ever …
Read More »Line around the block for free food – MSNBC
News14.com Line around the block for free foodMSNBCFood Stamp recipients should bring the letters they received. All others who do not receive food stamps can come to the Civic Center because they may also be eligible to receive the free food. However, they must disclose their total gross monthly …Unemployment …
Read More »Business and unions help launch campaign for ‘people’s bank’ based on Post Office network (Guardian Unlimited)
A coalition of unions, small businesses, charities and pressure groups begin a campaign today for a “people’s bank” built on the Post Office network. The Post Bank campaign believes the strength of the Post Office brand and its 11,500 branches should be used to create a local banking infrastructure throughout …
Read More »Find out about the 24-hour online Post Office – YourHub.com
Find out about the 24-hour online Post OfficeYourHub.com, CONeed to go to the Post Office? "Skip the trip, save on gas and convenience, and do your mailing on-line at usps.com – the 24-hour Post Office," say postal officials. Postal staff will demonstrate to residential and business customers how virtually … More: …
Read More »FedEx Profit Down 75%; First Sales Decline in Decade (Update3) (Bloomberg)
March 19 (Bloomberg) — FedEx Corp. , the second-largest U.S. package-shipping company, said quarterly profit slid 75 percent, more than analysts expected, and sales fell for the first time in at least a decade in the worsening economy. More: continued here
Read More »South Africa: Post Office Honours Motlanthe With Stamp (AllAfrica.com)
Pretoria — The South African Post Office (SOPA) has issued a Presidential stamp to commemorate the dedication made by President Kgalema Motlanthe in the public service. More: continued here
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