SCAM WATCH: Pair convicted of $1.5-million appliance scheme on EBayLos Angeles TimesThey advertised Sub Zero, Viking and Wolf kitchen appliances on EBay at greatly discounted prices but did not ship the products. They are scheduled to be sentenced May 23 at the federal courthouse in Reno. Global warming — The …
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Brant Township residents meet to discuss possible closure of post office branchThe Saginaw News – MLive.comAbout 20 residents of Brant Township met with officials Monday to discuss the future of a local post office. The post office, located at 16010 W. Brant, is currently under review for possible discontinuance said …
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Houston Press (blog) Get Your Passport Stamped Along the Texas Wine TrailsHouston Press (blog)For every four visits to a Texas winery, you can redeem your passport "stamps" for rewards on Go Texan Wine's website. And although the rewards are pretty basic stuff at the outset — a pair of stemless …
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Autochannel (press release) Can Meg Whitman jump-start her post-eBay career at Zipcar?VentureBeatWhitman was able to generate billions of dollars in value for eBay when she became the company's chief executive in 1998, taking the company from $4.6 million to nearly $8 billion in revenue. But she started to lose her …
Read More »We ruined Christmas! Our worst festive season ever, admits Royal Mail – Daily Mail
Daily Mail We ruined Christmas! Our worst festive season ever, admits Royal MailDaily MailOutside the festive season, Royal Mail pledges to deliver 93 per cent of first-class letters by the next working day. But yesterday it said just 33.7 per cent of first-class post met this target between December 6 …
Read More »Illegal alien pleads guilty to million dollar food stamp fraud – Examiner.com
Illegal alien pleads guilty to million dollar food stamp fraudExaminer.comOn Friday, Apolinare Collado, 43, pleaded guilty to food stamp fraud in a scam that cheated taxpayers out of about $1.6 million. The previously deported illegal alien from the Dominican Republic used so-called 'straw' owners to operate several small …Guilty plea …
Read More »We ruined Christmas! Our worst festive season ever, admits Royal Mail
During the festive season, just one in three letters sent first-class met their target of arriving the next working day. More: continued here
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Alibaba and the 2236 thievesMinneapolis Star TribuneBy THE ECONOMIST The founders of eBay used to say that their real accomplishment was neither their clever technology nor the marketplace they created. Rather, it was to build trust between people who had never met. Alibaba, China's leading e-commerce …and more » More: continued …
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TWO-thirds of first-class post arrived LATE over Christmas, it has been revealed More: continued here
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