La Jollan on food stamps gives beach bums bad nameU-T San DiegoHere's how Jason Greenslate, a La Jolla surfer who gets $200 a month in government food stamps, describes a typical day: "Wake up, go down the beach with my friends, hit on some chicks, start drinking." — Fox News. …
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Times of India Yahoo appoints eBay ex-CEO Maynard Webb as chairmanTimes of IndiaWebb, who has served as interim chairman since April and is a former eBay chief operating officer, has been a director at Yahoo since February 2012. Yahoo, once one of the web's most successful companies, has seen its …
Read More »FBI, US Marshals make arrest at Elberfeld post office – 14 News WFIE Evansville
FBI, US Marshals make arrest at Elberfeld post office14 News WFIE EvansvilleFirefighters responded to a blaze at 32 Ninth St. in Tell City Friday afternoon. (PHOTO COURTESY: Vince Luecke). Authorities are at the scene of a mobile home fire in Tell City. The Perry County News is reporting (http://bit.ly/15PSFlH) that …
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The eBay of old is gone, replaced by mainly a payments company thanks to PayPal. However, Facebook is testing its own payment system in a bid to invade the lucrative space. More: continued here
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Family turns to eBay to sell Paphos propertyCyprus MailLOOKING for a way to reach potential buyers directly, a family with a commercial property to sell in a prime location in Paphos, in a novel move, has turned to internet giant eBay. The listing says that “all reasonable offers will be …
Read More »eBay’s My Gadgets could turn tech hoarders into impulse sellers – The Verge
eBay's My Gadgets could turn tech hoarders into impulse sellersThe VergeSelling gadgets on eBay is becoming easier than ever. The auction and shopping website launched a new service today called My Gadgets that helps to facilitate sales by collecting almost every piece of tech its users' own, automatically informing them …
Read More »Erika D. Smith: Living off food stamps leaves children, adults hungry. Trust … – Indianapolis Star
Erika D. Smith: Living off food stamps leaves children, adults hungry. Trust …Indianapolis StarYou see, this column is the culmination of my “great idea” to live off the equivalent of food stamp benefits for a week to get a better understanding of what so many poor Hoosier families go through …
Read More »PSA: ZTE Open Firefox phone now available on eBay in the US and UK – Engadget
Computerworld PSA: ZTE Open Firefox phone now available on eBay in the US and UKEngadgetThe Spanish had first dibs on ZTE's Open smartphone, but earlier this month we were told Americans and Brits would eventually be able to buy the Firefox OS device through ZTE's local eBay storefronts. Well, the …
Read More »‘Franken-Steiner duck’ wins artist 2nd stamp contest – San Francisco Chronicle
San Francisco Chronicle 'Franken-Steiner duck' wins artist 2nd stamp contestSan Francisco ChronicleHis portrait of a common goldeneye paddling in a pond had won the 2012 Federal Duck Stamp Art Contest. This meant that starting July 1, 2013, his acrylic painting would be reproduced on 2.1 million stamps, and the original …
Read More »The Alleged Ariel Castro Knife on Ebay is Probably Bullshit (updated) – Cleveland Scene Weekly
Cleveland Scene Weekly The Alleged Ariel Castro Knife on Ebay is Probably Bullshit (updated)Cleveland Scene WeeklyUpdate (1:51 pm): looks like the supposed Ariel Castro knife is no longer for sale. The posting disappeared from Ebay some time in the last two hours, but the seller's other six items are still …
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