VentureBeat eBay's new 'Sell it Forward' program channels your hoarding impulses for charityVentureBeatWe all have secret stashes of stuff we rarely use, and yet these items can be oddly difficult to part with. eBay has partnered with Goodwill to lessen separation anxiety and soothe the pains of parting. This new …
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GigaOM Why Apple, eBay, and Walmart have some of the biggest data warehouses you …GigaOMYes, this is smaller than the 50 petabytes worth of Hadoop capacity eBay added last year, but Teradata is quick to point out that all of its systems support data into and out of Hadoop, so …
Read More »Jim Carrey Backlash on eBay for His Anti-Gun Video Mysteriously Disappears – Hollywood Reporter
Hollywood Reporter Jim Carrey Backlash on eBay for His Anti-Gun Video Mysteriously DisappearsHollywood ReporterA clever eBay user started a trend: selling Jim Carrey paraphernalia by advertising that proceeds for the sale will be used to purchase a gun. our editor recommends. Jim Carrey Criticized by Conservative Media for Mocking Charlton …
Read More »Zanesville man indicted in abuse of food stamps – Zanesville Times Recorder
Zanesville man indicted in abuse of food stampsZanesville Times RecorderZANESVILLE — A Zanesville man and three co-defendants are facing prison time for allegedly misusing Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program benefits, commonly called food stamps. Edward B. Allender Jr., 43, was indicted Wednesday on one count of … More: continued here
Read More »Second graders live story in Langley post office – South Whidbey Record
Second graders live story in Langley post officeSouth Whidbey RecordStoryteller Jill Johnson worked with the students all week to help them understand the feelings of the people in a story she told about a post office, and used those feelings in saying their lines. Through games and tongue twisters, she …
Read More »Park Forest man has put his stamp on club’s annual show – SouthtownStar
Park Forest man has put his stamp on club's annual showSouthtownStar“You start out collecting the whole world, putting stamps into each country and the album. And then little by little, you got that album full and graduated into a bigger album, and then you realized you couldn't collect every stamp …
Read More »Belgium Post Office releases chocolate-flavored stamps – DigitalJournal.com
DigitalJournal.com Belgium Post Office releases chocolate-flavored stampsDigitalJournal.comOn Monday the Belgian Post Office put 538,000 chocolate-flavored stamps for sale, reported BBC News. The stamps are made on a cocoa-scented paper with a cacao oil essence in the glue so when consumers lick the stamp they'll get a taste of chocolate. More: …
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FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp., announced the expansion of its alternative-energy vehicle fleet with the introduction of 10 new all-electric commercial vehicles for use in Hong Kong. More: continued here
Read More »Postal Service stamps approval on sale of La Jolla post office – U-T San Diego
Postal Service stamps approval on sale of La Jolla post officeU-T San DiegoScott Peters, a longtime La Jollan, said Wednesday he was "offended" that La Jollans were notified by a flier attached to a post office window and that he would "personally appeal the decision and do everything in my …
Read More »Fan sells Jim Carrey autographed picture on eBAY to fund firearm for safety – Washington Times
Washington Times Fan sells Jim Carrey autographed picture on eBAY to fund firearm for safetyWashington TimesAn eBAY seller will be auctioning off his autographed picture of Jim Carrey in order to buy a Glock to protect his family. “I'm selling this Jim Carrey Autographed B&W 8X10 Photo (mint condition) in …
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