Nimbus wins a 100 TB storage deal with eBayComputerworldUK (blog)Nimbus Data Systems has announced that eBay has deployed more than 100 TB of their flash storage capacity, putting the spotlight on a key win for the emerging storage vendor. This is interesting on a few levels. First, it's good to …
Read More »Nigeria: Pensioners in Ilorin Disrupt Nipost Services Over Non-Payment of Arrears
Hundreds of retirees from the Nigeria Postal Service Agency (NIPOST) locked up the Post Office headquarters in Ilorin for several hours on Monday over the non-payment of their pension. More: continued here
Read More »Londoners Turn to Technology to Stop the Looting – The Atlantic Wire
Telegraph.co.uk Londoners Turn to Technology to Stop the LootingThe Atlantic WireeBay and its Craigslist-like listings site Gumtree have committed to working with police to keep looters from selling stolen goods on their sites. "Our thoughts are with the businesses and communities affected by recent events in London and around the …
Read More »Oregon Dems warn against post office closings, fear loss of ‘town’s identity’ – The Hill (blog)
Mother Jones (blog) Oregon Dems warn against post office closings, fear loss of 'town's identity'The Hill (blog)Oregon's Democrat delegation to Congress on Monday called on Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe to ensure that small towns still have reasonable access to post offices, in light of possible plans by the US …Oregon …
Read More »Riots: eBay Says No Looted Items Listed So Far; BlackBerry Site Hacked – paidContent.org
Riots: eBay Says No Looted Items Listed So Far; BlackBerry Site HackedpaidContent.orgFour days in, and more tech company fallout from the riots in the UK: eBay (NSDQ: EBAY) tells us that so far it has not seen any suspicious activity involving the sale of stolen items on its site, but …
Read More »Rural mailbox bombs explode near St. Joseph County’s Lake Tremene – Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.com
Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.com Rural mailbox bombs explode near St. Joseph County's Lake TremeneKalamazoo Gazette – MLive.comBoth incidents were reported to the Postal Inspection Service, and to the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department, he said. Anyone with information is asked to notify the post office or the sheriff's office, at …
Read More »Michigan Boots 30000 College Students Off Food Stamps – Newsroom America
WZZM Michigan Boots 30000 College Students Off Food StampsNewsroom America(Newsroom America) — Michigan officials have removed about 30000 college students from food stamp rolls, a move that will save the state some $75 million. The number was nearly double the initial estimate, …30000 college students kicked out of food aid …
Read More »MiAwards judges Warburtons, Royal Mail, Metro & Red Letter Days to speak at … – The Drum
MiAwards judges Warburtons, Royal Mail, Metro & Red Letter Days to speak at …The DrumClientside judges for this year's MiAwards, which include marketing bosses for brands such as Warburtons, Metro Newspaper, Red Letter Days and Royal Mail, will be speaking at a panel event in Manchester in September to outline …
Read More »Squash: David stamps authority on Open
Malaysian squash queen Nicol David wasted little time in stamping her authority on the Australian Open in Canberra when she blitzed Australia’s Samantha Davies in straight games on Tuesday. More: continued here
Read More »eBay confirms it will remove listings linked to looting in London – The Next Web
The Next Web eBay confirms it will remove listings linked to looting in LondonThe Next WebWith the Metropolitan Police posting photos of suspected looters to Flickr after widespread rioting in the streets of London, online auction and commerce giant eBay has issued a statement saying it will work with authorities …
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