EBF BOWLS: Mail Cart A deliver back-to-back titlesSpalding GuardianEBF Spalding and District League: ROYAL Mail Cart A successfully made it back-to-back Division One titles as they swept aside nearest rivals Ayscoughfee A 5-1. Knowing a big win would be enough to take an unassailable lead in the race for the …
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If ever there was a time for a Homer Simpson “D’oh!” — this is it. The US Postal Service, which is billions of dollars in the red, spent $1.2 million to print 1 billion stamps commemorating “The Simpsons” — but sold only 318 million of them. The stamps were sold… …
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Food stamps a lifeline for some recent gradsWinona Daily NewsRecent graduates remain the exception among food stamp recipients, accounting for only a tiny percentage of the nation's 46 million users, according to census data analyzed by the Minnesota State Demographic Center. But they are growing at a faster … More: …
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EcommerceBytes eBay to Launch Brand New Export Program in the USEcommerceBytesPitney Bowes, contracted by eBay, is responsible for the international portion of the shipment, which includes assessing costs, handling customs issues, providing insurance, and completing delivery to the buyer. Sellers opting in to the Global Shipping …eBay Experiments with Free …
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LHASA, Aug. 22 — Almost every tourist to the "roof of the world" goes to the post office and mails home postcards printed with Tibet's landmarks ranging from the Potala Palace to the holy lakes and the snow-capped mountains. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Prohibits Class Action Lawsuits in Updated User Agreement – EcommerceBytes
EcommerceBytes eBay Prohibits Class Action Lawsuits in Updated User AgreementEcommerceByteseBay has faced its share of class action lawsuits, but it's now trying to prohibit its users from filing such lawsuits. eBay updated its User Agreement and Privacy Policy, which are effective immediately for new users and take effect on October …
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