The Atlantic Booksellers: We Got Shakespeare's Personal Dictionary on eBayThe AtlanticIt surfaced on eBay, naturally, where the book's 1580 publication date and a seller's reference to "contemporary annotations" caught Koppelman's eye. Suspecting the book was what he now believes it to be, Koppelman paid $4,300 for it in 2008, he told …William Shakespeare's dictionary 'bought…
Does Royal Mail PLC (LON: RMG) have the right credentials to be classed as a very attractive growth play? More: continued here
Feds accuse Saridakis of insider trading in eBay-GSI dealPhilly.com (blog)Saridakis' contact, identified in a separate SEC complaint as Jules Gardner, founder of online ad developer PointRoll, bought the stock and collected "an illicit profit of $260,304" when it doubled after the eBay deal was announced. Saridakis is also … More: continued here
More women on food stamps than in the work forceWPECHe would like to see food stamps tied to work requirements like other welfare programs, but he doesn't see that happening. "They make people dependent on government for the long term and not transitioning them to work which is what really provides the … More: continued here
NBC4 Washington Old Post Office Tower to Close For 2 YearsCBS LocalWASHINGTON, UNITED STATES: This 13 April, 2005 photo shows the Old Post Office Building in Washington, DC. The building now houses shops and restaurants. Washington's first skyscraper, its steel and granite frame stands an impressive twelve stories …Old Post Office Tower to Close TemporarilyNBC4 WashingtonOld…
New Restaurant Planned for former Post Office Cafe on Main StreetPatch.comThe East Greenwich Town Council on Monday will consider raising the cap on liquor licenses from 32 to 33 in response to an application for a liquor license from a restaurant company that hopes to open a new eatery in the former Post Office Cafe…
READER SUBMITTED: Citizen Advocacy Results In Improved Access To Post…Hartford CourantCitizens Coalition for Equal Access (CC=A), a grassroots organization that advocates for accessible entry to public buildings, will celebrate its latest victory on May 6 at 1:30 p.m. at the U.S. Post Office, 102 LaSalle Road, West Hartford. In response … More: continued here
The activist investor Carl Icahn has stepped up his attack on eBay, claiming the company’s chief executive, John Donahoe, oversaw a premature sale of Skype at a price that resulted in shareholders losing more than $4bn (£2.4bn). More: continued here
The Philippine Postal Corporation (PHLPost) is set to unveil special commemorative stamps and souvenir sheets this weekend to mark the canonization of Pope John XXIII and John Paul II in Vatican City. More: continued here
FedEx Corp. was sued over an April 10 collision on a California highway that killed 10 people when one of the company’s trucks crashed into a bus taking high school students on a college tour. More: continued here