Tornado-flattened Nebraska town rebuilds spiritUSA TodaySo are the fire station, the auditorium/community center, two churches, the concrete silos and grain bins of the local co-op and the almost-finished US Post Office. They all had to be replaced because, five years ago on May 22, a tornado nearly scraped … More: continued here
Powder Causes Scare at Post OfficeReiten Television KXMB Bismarck, NDWorkers at the Post Office found a package leaking a white powder and quarrantined the area surrounding it. They called police who tested the white powder coming from a package mailed from the southeastern part of the US to a Minot address. …White Powder Found at Minot…
eBay has been conducting a survey of sellers to gauge their satisfaction with the selling process. eBay asked sellers how satisfied they were specific features and processes grouped into six main areas: Selling in General; Listing Items; Managing Communications; Packaging and Shipping Items; Managing Their Business and Selling on eBay; and Problem Resolution and Returns….
Royal Mail apologises over leafletsThe Oxford Times, UKTHE Royal Mail has apologised after political pamphlets were folded inside the city council's quarterly publication and posted to residents – just weeks before key elections. The pamphlets – thought to include publications by the British National Party … More: continued here
Adrants Advertising Agency Sells Its Interns on eBayWorkforce Management, CaAdvertising agency Crispin Porter & Bogusky has launched an eBay auction for the services of its interns. Advertisers Pizza Hut and Philip Morris are not welcome to bid We may be in a recession, but this year's batch of interns at advertising agency …Crispin Sells Its Interns…
Embassy official who killed cyclist in hit-and-run sentenced to 10 …Telegraph.co.uk, United KingdomA former embassy official killed a cyclist in a hit-and-run crash as she drove her 4×4 home from a House of Lords function, then tried to cover it up by selling the remains of the vehicle on eBay, a court has heard. Natela Grinina,…
Fmr Georgian Embassy official sentenced for crasheTaiwan News, TaiwanShe tried to evade responsibility for the collision by leaving the country and having her car scrapped and sold in pieces on eBay, but a dealer identified the vehicle after the case was featured on a British television program. Judge Charles Byers told …Ex-embassy woman jailed for crashBBC…
The Oregon Department of Human Services says demand for food stamps and cash assistance has increased by more than 25% in the past year. More: continued here
eBay Motors Partners With Hollander On Used Auto PartsWebProNews, KYBy Mike Sachoff – Tue, 05/19/2009 – 14:55 eBay Motors has announced an exclusive agreement with Hollander, a provider of auto recycling and parts yard management to provide access to used parts inventory on eBay Motors. Hollander's inventory consists … More: continued here
Former Georgian embassy official Natela Grinina given 10-year term for killing cyclist in London A former embassy official who fatally injured a cyclist in a hit-and-run crash and then attempted to cover her tracks by selling her car in parts on eBay was today sentenced to 10 years in jail. Natela Grinina, 34, a Georgian…