FedEx Express Canada Customer Service Centres have achieved the prestigious Contact Center Employer of Choice® designation for 2009. This is the sixth year in a row FedEx Express Canada has participated in the program and achieved certification. More: continued here
Read More »Abraham Lincoln's Hair Collects $17500… Selling on ebay – WebWire (press release)
Abraham Lincoln's Hair Collects $17500… Selling on ebayWebWire (press release), GAA single strand of Abraham Lincoln's hair has fetched $17500 while selling on ebay. The hair, which was attached to a card (similar to a baseball card in size) also included Lincolns autograph. The ebay auction attracted over 700 visitors wanting …
Read More »11 farmers’ markets in Kan. now accept food stamps (KOAM-TV Pittsburg)
Associated Press – May 20, 2009 5:04 PM ET WHITING, Kan. (AP) – Vendors at 11 farmers’ markets in Kansas are accepting food stamps, up from two last year. More: continued here
Read More »Chicago to lose last 24-hour post office (Chicago Sun-Times)
The nation’s last 24-hour post office window is closing. Beginning June 6, the downtown Chicago location at 433 W. Harrison St. will be open only from 7:30 a.m. to midnight seven days a week, said Mark Reynolds, a U.S. Postal Service spokesman. But if you want to mail packages at …
Read More »Manufacturers Using eBay's VeRO to Target Discounters? – AuctionBytes Blog
AuctionBytes Blog Manufacturers Using eBay's VeRO to Target Discounters?AuctionBytes Blog, MAYeah, and these are the creeps that eBay has invited to sell their wares directly on the site for -0- upfront listing fees. They are so paranoid over there at eBay, you would think SOMEONE would have thought "Gee, maybe they're …
Read More »11 farmers’ markets in Kan. now accept food stamps (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Vendors at 11 farmers’ markets in Kansas are accepting food stamps, up from two last year. Eleven Kansas farmers’ markets now take Vision Cards, the Electronic Benefits Transfer method for the Food Assistance Program in Kansas. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Opens Its Doors to Developers at eBay Developers Conference 2009 (redOrbit)
Developers and Sellers Collaborate to Share Application Ideas and Build Successful Businesses on eBay SAN JOSE, Calif., May 20 /PRNewswire/ — eBay Inc. More: continued here
Read More »Stamp duty cut to 6% for first-sale flats too – Times of India
Stamp duty cut to 6% for first-sale flats tooTimes of India, IndiaThe government will come out with a notification to reduce the stamp duty from 7.5% to 6% for first-sale transaction of flats. If those who have already registered the new flats are lucky, the government may give a refund in …
Read More »Royal Indian Navy veteran dead (The Hindu)
London: Commander Anthony Brian Goord, who held key positions in the Royal Indian Navy (RIN) and later aided the “Indianisation” of the service in 1947, has died at the age of 97. He joined the RIN, established in 1612 by … More: continued here
Read More »Food stamp problems – KIDK
Food stamp problemsKIDK, IDMisty has been on and off food stamps for the past 16 years. Her son Tyler has a physical disability and she needs all the help she can get. "It's not very much, but little bit that I do get helps," says Kirkham. "Did not read the last …
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