Grocery owners plead guilty in food stamp scamHouston Chronicle(AP) — The owners of a Wichita grocery store have admitted defrauding the government by unlawfully cashing their customers' food stamps for about half their value and pocketing the difference. Muhammad Qadeer Akram and his wife, Shama Qadeer pleaded …and more » More: continued here
Grameen Foundation Receives Funding from eBay Foundation and Qualcomm for …Sacramento BeeThe foundation received a grant from eBay to help expand its initiative to create mobile phone microfranchise businesses for the poor in Indonesia. Grameen Foundation was among five organizations selected from 900 entries from 83 countries. …and more » More: continued here
Arrow Rock supporters pack post office hearingThe Marshall Democrat-NewsMartial Law forced the Arrow Rock Post Office to close for roughly a month during the Civil War, and 149 years later, a crowd packed the Stolberg-Jackson Community Center to prevent it from closing again. … More: continued here
The residents of Owensburg are hoping to voice their concerns about the closing of their post office at a meeting planned for Monday night at 7 p.m. More: continued here
Stand up to Royal Mail bulliesSocialistworker.co.ukIs Royal Mail trying to bully workers out of their jobs to make room for others? That is the question that union activists are asking after a series of sackings and disciplinaries. After closing dozens of giant mail centres, … More: continued here
eBay is selling Windows 8 developer preview tablets distributed at Microsoft’s Build conference for a minimum selling price of $2,000. More: continued here
The Samsung Series 7 700T tablets were handed out for free to developers who attended Microsoft’s BUILD conference, but now it appears that a few people are putting them on the market. More: continued here
SunHerald.com Score deep discounts at eBay's new Fashion OutletphillyBurbs.comYou have to hand it to eBay— after years of being a grab-bag for fashion finds, the company has finally figured out a way to become a solid shopping destination for style-hunting clients. With their flash sale site Fashion Vault and their exclusive …eBay opens Fashion Outlet…
Social Barrel Windows 8 developer tablets on eBay nowCBS News"Several of the souped-up Samsung tablets Microsoft handed out to 5000 developers at last week's BUILD Windows conference are for sale on eBay at prices as high as $3500," Computer World reports. "The tablets were given to developers to use while …Windows 8 developer tablets popping…
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Hurricane Irene Food Assistance Program Ends TodayPatch.comThe deadline for emergency food stamps for victims of Hurricane Irene has been extended to Wednesday in Somerset County and ends today in Middlesex County. Many people may not think they qualify for the food aid relief, but the mounting …Time is running out for…