Ashland man's fly-tying tables flying off eBay to anglers worldwideThe Republic"I put them on eBay and sold three in the first week," he said, adding he put the first one up for auction because he had no idea how much to sell it for. "It went for $160 and I went 'Wow!'" Hanni, 43, said…
Jon Cornish's 59-yard touchdown run with five minutes remaining gave the Calgary Stampeders a 20-18 Labour Day rematch victory over the Edmonton Eskimos on Friday. Edmonton kicker Grant Shaw had a chance to win the game with a 42-yard field goal attempt with time expiring, but hit the uprights. It was the second consecutive game…
NDTV Alibaba's Sales Are Larger Than eBay and Amazon Put TogetherForbesThere's a slightly breathless report over at Reuters pointing out that sales at Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, are higher than, or at least about to be higher than, the sales of eBay and Amazon put together. We might think this is evidence of …China's…
Christian Science Monitor (blog) New data shows continued increase in food stamp recipientsChristian Science Monitor (blog)This chart uses data from the Department of Agriculture to show adjusted food stamp participation and the total unemployment rate since 2004. In June, 173,612 recipients were added to the food stamps program with the current total increasing 3.29 ……
NOLA.com Disaster food stamps approved in 11 parishesWAFB.comThe program, formerly called Disaster Food Stamps, provides food assistance for eligible households who do not receive regular SNAP benefits and who need help buying groceries due to lost income or damages following a disaster. To help expedite the …Disaster food stamp aid begins Wednesday in 9 Louisiana…
There's a slightly breathless report over at Reuters pointing out that sales at Alibaba, the Chinese e-commerce giant, are higher than, or at least about to be higher than, the sales of eBay and Amazon put together. We might think this is evidence of the enormity of the Chinese market […] More: continued here
This is Nottingham Postboxes painted gold across Notts as success of Paralympians celebratedThis is NottinghamTo celebrate his success, Royal Mail workers have painted a postbox gold in his home town of Kirkby-in-Ashfield. Postboxes have also been painted gold in Lowdham and Newark in honour of dressage rider Sophie Wells and sprinter Richard Whitehead.and more » More:…
Ebay Founder Gives UNHCR $0.5 Million for Emergency OperationsAllAfrica.comJuba — The founder of eBay, an online auction site, Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam have given the UN refugee agency (UNHCR) $500,000 for emergency operations in South Sudan, where tens of thousands of refugees are living in camps. Three of the … More: continued here
Phuketwan Phuket Post Office Noodles Take Some LickingPhuketwanThe people at the Samkong Post office have put their stamp on Phuket noodles by creating a stylish noodle restaurant as an extension of the original business. The noodles are still cooked at an outdoors stall but customers have the choice of eating on …and more » More: continued…
expressandstar.com Royal Mail fails to deliver Ellie Simmonds' stamps to home town post officeexpressandstar.comDespite issuing the pair after the 17-year-old swimmer's record-breaking gold medal achievements, Royal Mail failed to stock any of the stamps at the post office in Aldridge where fans, friends and relatives have been trying to buy them. Now bosses … More:…