THE Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors (RICS) governing council has appointed Malaysia-based See Lian Ong to be the president-elect for its 2010-2011 session and president for 2011-2012 on April 12. More: continued here
Blockshopper Former PayPal and eBay exec buys Novato 3BDBlockshopperPreviously, he was a program manager of merchant services at PayPal and a senior technical project manager of data warehouse at eBay Inc. and a technical …and more » More: continued here
Former FCC Commissioner Deborah Taylor Tate is back with a vague plan (PDF) to get Big Government away from “dictating what Americans ‘should’ get or what is ‘best for them’” when it comes to broadband. Forget setting mediocre targets, like the “4Mbps for all Americans by 2010” goal of the National Broadband Plan. Instead, just…
Postal services return to MatlachaCape Coral Daily BreezeAs a result of the July 17, fire forcing the closure of the Matlacha Post Office, many Matlacha residents were inconvenienced by having to travel into Cape …and more » More: continued here
More families seeking food stampsDaily CometLeslie Jones, a social-services analyst at Houma's food-stamp office, puts away applications Monday in her office. By Kathrine Schmidt HOUMA — A recession …and more » More: continued here
CBC.ca Stamps deal Lions a crushing blowGlobe and MailThe Stamps put one player at the line of scrimmage, with the rest of the defence standing several yards back. As the Lions prepared to snap the ball, …Stamps take winning streak to BCCHQR (blog)Stamps' Hufnagel shoots from the lipMontreal GazetteLewis trashed Lions in pastToronto SunCalgary Herald –Sportsnet.ca…
These are tough times for many families, especially those in Tuolumne and Calaveras counties, among the 40 million in the United States who receive food stamps. In the last 18 months, the number of households getting food stamp assistance has increased every month and, nationally, is near an all-time high. More: continued here
House prices to fall?Witney GazetteA new report by the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors shows more agents in the county predicting a fall in house prices with more …and more » More: continued here
Food stamp use reaches record level in MontanaBelgrade NewsTwelve percent of the state population was set to receive food stamps as of the end of July. The number of state residents … More: continued here
stv.tv Inverness airport extends flying timestv.tvThe Highland airport will now accommodate Royal Mail flights and creates 15 jobs in the process. Inverness Airport is extending its hours of operation from … More: continued here