Twenty percent of the earth’s fresh surface water is contained in the five Great Lakes. From industry to recreation, the lakes affect life in the Great Lakes region. That connection is the focus of a new WBEZ series called Front and Center . Over the next several weeks the series will… More: continued here
On the same day that a startup is launching with the goal of being eBay with a social twist, the online auctions giant is also unveiling some of its own plans for social commerce. While the two events are a coincidence, it demonstrates the intense interest to figure out a way to connect shopping more…
Should Food Stamps Pay for Fast Food?Newsmax HealthBy Tom O'Connell The city of Louisville faces a long fight against its obesity epidemic, as a corporation lobbies for the right of residents to pay for fast-food meals with food stamps, reports the New York Times. Dozens of fast-food signs dot a …and more » More: continued here
Do you have photographs of postal services in Ramsey in times gone by, the old Courthouse building and any other interesting post office related material such as newspaper clippings etc? If so, Isle of Man Post Office wants to hear from you. More: continued here
eBay UK will be holding a free listing promotion on 18 and 19 June 2011. The promotion is open to eBay.co.uk registered Private Sellers. To take part in this promotion, sellers must be registered as resident in the UK. More: continued here
BizAuctions-Lucky 7's Encouraged by San Ysidro Retail Store's 1st Week SalesPR Newswire (press release)BizAuctions addresses the $60 billion excess inventory problem for clients by sending trucks to pick up pallets of excess inventory, selling the inventory on eBay and Amazon, and collecting payment. We provide our clients with a new sales channel to …and more »…
Reuters Blogs (blog) Meet Copious, the eBay for a social worldGigaOmIn the web's most popular marketplaces such as eBay and Craigslist, however, anonymity is still the norm. A new San Francisco-based startup called Copious is looking to change that. Copious has built an online marketplace in which all buyers and …Startup Leverages Facebook To Take…
Globe and Mail Postal workers locked outNewfoundland and Labrador CompassFive postal workers at the Carbonear post office had to change their signs from CUPW ON STRIKE to CUPW ON Lock Out, when they reported for work Wednesday morning, June 15. The members of the Urban Operations Bargaining Unit of the Canadian Union of …Pickets up…
Sky News Royal Mail losses cast doubt on sell-offFinancial TimesRoyal Mail's letters business slumped to a loss of £120m in the past financial year, compared with a £20m profit the previous year, creating fresh uncertainty over the coalition's plans to privatise the …Hit by e-mail, social network sites, Royal Mail prepares to lay off thousandsInternational…
'It actually drew blood'! Pair of nesting bald eagles dive bomb post office…Daily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter Buying stamps is now a death-defying experience for punters at one Alaska post office thanks to a pair of nesting bald eagles. The huge birds, that can weigh up to 15lbs and have an eight-foot wingspan, are dive…