Hoarder fights to live in post officeCBC.caA Dalhousie, NB, man is fighting to continue living in a former post office, which he heats with a wood stove and lights with car batteries. The town plans to evict Brian Parker unless he properly rezones the building to allow for residency. … More: continued here
GOP lawmaker defends Gingrich's 'food stamps' comments on House floorThe Hill (blog)on Wednesday morning rejected a Democratic charge that Republican presidential candidate Newt Gingrich was being racially insensitive when he called President Obama the "food stamp" president and said school children should help clean up schools rather …and more » More: continued here
TechRadar UK What Happened On the Internet in 2011?PC MagazineIn 2011, there were 3.146 billion email accounts across the globe, Royal Pingdom said, citing an email statistics report from tech research firm the Radicati Group. Despite the popularity of free email services like Gmail, Yahoo Mail, and Hotmail, …The web in 2011: 2.1bn internet users,…
Calgary Stampeders head coach and general manager John Hufnagel is pleased to announce his defensive coaching staff for the 2012 season. Dave Walkosky, as previously announced, will be the team's new defensive coordinator. More: continued here
Quarterly results are due from eBay, Xilinx and Sanmina late Wednesday. More: continued here
Freelancer.com Becomes the eBay of Jobs: Rockets Through 2000 Projects and …Sacramento BeeFreelancer.com today announced that it has rocketed through 2000 projects posted and 3000 new user registrations per day as the world's largest outsourcing marketplace. Freelancer.com's global community comprises of 3 million users with 1.3 million …and more » More: continued here
Revisionist History and 'The Food Stamp President': Celebrating MLK Day With …Huffington PostAsked by moderator Juan Williams about his previous dubbing of President Obama as the "food stamp president" and his insistence that he would "talk about why the African American community should demand paychecks and not be satisfied with food stamps," … More: continued…
EBay, Xilinx results on tap after hoursMarketWatchBy Carla Mozee, MarketWatch LOS ANGELES (MarketWatch) — Online auction site EBay Inc. is expected to report an increase in quarterly earnings and sales while chip maker Xilinx Inc. is anticipated to post a decline in financial results when its report …Ahead of the Bell: EBay to report 4Q…
Royal Pingdom has cobbled together some stats about the World Wide Web in 2011. More: continued here
East Anglian Daily Times North Suffolk post office robbers jailed for 16 yearsDiss ExpressTWO people who plotted to rob a north Suffolk post office will be spending a total of 16 years behind bars after being sentenced at Ipswich Crown Court today. Hopton Post Office in Thelnetham Road was robbed on June 28, 2010, after…