After months of hardly-secret negotiations between the two clubs, it’s now official — D.C. United will take on La Liga’s Real Madrid in a friendly at FedEx Field on August 9. The game will likely be a mid-afternoon kickoff, and United’s previously scheduled August 8 home match against Kansas City …
Read More »UCLA archaelogy expert exposes 'ancient' fakes on EBay – Los Angeles Times
UCLA archaelogy expert exposes 'ancient' fakes on EBayLos Angeles Times, CACharles "Chip" Stanish, director of UCLA's Cotsen Institute of Archaeology, studies the economic life of ancient Peruvian civilizations, but for fun he likes to browse that thoroughly modern marketplace, EBay. Like most archaelogy experts, … More: continued here
Read More »McCain takes a side California governor's race – CNN Political Ticker
Washington Times McCain takes a side California governor's raceCNN Political TickerJohn McCain, R-Arizona, will endorse former eBay executive Meg Whitman Friday for governor of California, a Whitman spokesman said. Although Whitman hasn't officially announced her candidacy, McCain will endorse the Republican at a town hall meeting in …McCain To Make …
Read More »Brisbane: Graffiti hits post office (San Francisco Chronicle)
Brisbane post office marred by graffiti What needs work: For at least two weeks, the tipster has contacted everyone he can – including Chronicle Watch and Democratic Rep. Jackie Speier of Hillsborough – about graffiti at the Brisbane post office. He says he… More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail launches tamper-proof stamp – Telegraph.co.uk
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail launches tamper-proof stampTelegraph.co.uk, United KingdomThe Royal Mail has launched a new tamper-proof stamp in a bid to stop people peeling off old ones and re-using them. The fraudulent act costs the company tens of thousands of pounds a year. The problem has thought to have recently increased as …
Read More »eBay Adjusts Affiliate Program to Reign in Seller Tools (AuctionBytes)
eBay wants vendors to stop tying its affiliate program to their seller tools, the company acknowledged on Wednesday. After AuctionBytes learned Auctiva would begin instituting fees (see related story), we inquired of eBay whether it was making any changes that might account for Auctiva’s move to a paid model. More: …
Read More »Costco Profits Sink, But Company Will Try Taking Food Stamps (Seattle Weekly)
You may recall how Issaquah-based retailer Costco’s refusal to accept food stamps created an uproar in East Harlem, where its new store has received all sorts of tax breaks as well as exemptions from … Continue reading “Costco Profits Sink, But Company Will Try Taking Food Stamps” More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail seeks supplier for £120m web transformation (vnunet.com)
Angelica Mari, Computing , Thursday 28 May 2009 at 11:33:00 Tender is published for systems integration and redevelopment of e-business division Royal Mail is looking for a supplier for a £120m contract for the transformation of its web operations. The mail service wants to select a partner for systems integration …
Read More »Past eBay boss writing book (The Columbus Dispatch)
NEW YORK (AP) — Former eBay Chief Executive Officer Meg Whitman is writing a book about the “core values” that helped her build the online commerce giant. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office Named After Fallen War Hero (The Kentucky Post)
A fallen war hero now has a Northern Kentucky post office named after him. The Dayton, Kentucky post office has renamed their facility the “Staff Sergent Nicholas Ray Carnes Post Office.” More: continued here
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