The Spokesman Review (blog) Idaho grocers plead for food-stamp distribution fix after $1M in spoiled foodThe Spokesman Review (blog)Idaho's grocery stores are putting up $100000 of their own money and asking state lawmakers to change back to multi-day distribution of food stamps each month, after having to throw out a …
Read More »Man Buys Porsche on eBay — or So He Thought – Patch.com
Man Buys Porsche on eBay— or So He ThoughtPatch.comBy Lisa Sink A Brookfield man wired $13500 to a seller on eBay to buy an advertised Porsche 912 before learning the sale was a fraud, police say. The man told Brookfield police on Jan. 9 that he wired $7254 on Dec. …
Read More »Scientists discover 1100-year-old Egyptian tomb of female singer – Daily Mail
Daily Mail Scientists discover 1100-year-old Egyptian tomb of female singerDaily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter Archaeologists from Egypt and Switzerland have unearthed the 1100-year-old tomb of a female singer in the Valley of the Kings, officials have revealed. It is the only tomb of a woman not related to the ancient …
Read More »‘I had flag up my bum for Queen’ says Liam Warriner who mooned royal couple in … – The Daily Telegraph
'I had flag up my bum for Queen' says Liam Warriner who mooned royal couple in …The Daily TelegraphPicture: The Courier-Mail Source: The Courier-Mail POLICE have decided to drop a wilful exposure charge against the man accused of "mooning" the Queen during her visit to Brisbane last year. Liam Lloyd …
Read More »Chinese Pandas Touch Down in Paris on "FedEx Panda Express"
Hong Kong, January 16, 2012 – FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, announced the safe arrival of two three-year-old giant pandas, Huan Huan and Yuan Zi, from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China to …
Read More »Steve Jobs action figure cancelled, eBay prices skyrocket – Geek
CTV.ca Steve Jobs action figure cancelled, eBay prices skyrocketGeekThough the figures could recently be found on eBay for $130 or so, the remaining dolls are now listed for $1200 up to $3500. No detail was spared in creating the figure, which was based on a 2007 image of a still-healthy …
Read More »Raspberry Pi number 1 goes for £3500 on eBay – ElectronicsWeekly.com (blog)
Raspberry Pi number 1 goes for £3500 on eBayElectronicsWeekly.com (blog)Well, it has started in popular fashion – a £20 Raspberry Pi computer sold for £3500 on eBay last week, writes Steve Bush. The Raspberry Pi Foundation, which intends to sell its educational computers directly, auctioned 10 of its beta production …
Read More »eBay Monday: 1957 Shelton Police Cruiser Toy – Patch.com
eBay Monday: 1957 Shelton Police Cruiser ToyPatch.comToday marks the launch of the new column "eBay Monday." Each week, I'll search for Shelton-related items on the popular auction site eBay and see what comes up, and post it for Patch readers to see (and perhaps bid on or buy). The inaugural …
Read More »For sale on eBay: list of 25M companies that haven’t registered .xxx – Domain Name Wire
For sale on eBay: list of 25M companies that haven't registered .xxxDomain Name WireeBay seller priccut88 wants to help you land in legal hot water — all for a one time payment of just $2000. The user is selling a list that apparently has 25 million companies that haven't yet …
Read More »Is an asset check unfair to those applying for food stamps? – Daily American Online
Is an asset check unfair to those applying for food stamps?Daily American OnlineA state government measure designed to make the food stamp program more efficient will only cause poor people more grief. Is an asset check unfair to those applying for food stamps? State officials are considering conducting asset tests …
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