The FedEx Cup was a big anti-climax last year and in 2007. So the points system was overhauled again. This time, it might just work. The FedEx Cup came in for an awful lot of stick in its first two years. More: continued here
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TECH STOCKS: Techs Slip As Apple, EBay RetreatCNNMoney.comTech stocks reversed course Wednesday morning, slipping into the red as shares of Apple Inc. and eBay Inc. chalked up losses and chip makers turned in a …Technology stocks slip into the redMarketWatchTECH STOCKS: Techs Edge Higher Led By Semiconductor SharesCNNMoney.comall 20 news …
Read More »Rep. McClintock seeks to rename Portola post office (Plumas County News)
U.S. Representative Tom McClintock of the 4th District submitted a bill, HR 3319, July 23 to the House of Representatives to rename Portola’s post office on Gulling Street as the “Army Specialist Jeremiah Paul McCleery Post Office Building.” More: continued here
Read More »First-class stamps launched for London 2012 Olympic Games (People’s Daily)
&$ &$First-class stamps which champion the different Olympic and Paralympic sports at the London 2012 Games have been unveiled. Each stamp is designed by a leading artist. The first set of ten stamps go on sale on October 22. Artists are designing images of another 20 sports for stamps that …
Read More »eBay starts auction of celebrity memorabilia (Business Standard India)
Online marketplace eBay India, in association with television channel Star Plus, has started a charity auction of celebrity memorabilia. The proceeds from the auction raised would be donated to an NGO Sneha (Society for nutrition, education and health action), which focuses on children and women. More: continued here
Read More »Transparency: The Growth of Food Stamps (GOOD)
While some economists are declaring the recession over, and although the stock market continues to rise, those on the bottom of the economic ladder are seeing fewer improvements to their day-to-day lives. The number of Americans who receive assistance from the government in the form of food stamps continues to …
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Wired News The Craigslist Credo: Craigslist vs. eBayWired NewseBay has started Kijiji, a classified business for non-US markets that can only be described as Craigslist-like. Netscape co-founder Marc Andreessen is …How Did Craigslist Achieve DominanceWall Street PitA secondary furniture market?Furniture Todayall 3 news articles » More: continued here
Read More »Pot-laced stamps gets woman jail time (UPI)
ROANOKE, Va., Aug. 26 (UPI) — Virginia prosecutors say they worked out a plea deal with a woman who sent letters to Roanoke jail inmates with marijuana hidden under the stamps. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx to Host Penn State-Indiana in 2010 (NBC Washington)
Indiana University and the Redskins agree to have FedEx Field host a game between the Hoosiers and Penn State. More: continued here
Read More »Va woman jailed in marijuana stamps scheme (The Washington DC Examiner)
ROANOKE, VA. — A woman has been sentenced to 30 days in jail for trying to smuggle marijuana to inmates in the Roanoke City Jail using stamps. Ashley Arlene Dudley, 22, of Radford, pleaded no contest Tuesday in Roanoke Circuit Court to two charges of attempting to deliver marijuana to …
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