AFP eBay renames 'yellow star' after 'Nazi' complaintAFPPARIS (AFP) — Internet auction house eBay has temporarily renamed the yellow stars it uses to evaluate sellers on its French site after a complaint that the symbol had anti-semitic connotations. The move came after French eBay user Dominique Bellamy … More: continued …
Read More »San Jose Main Post Office Named In Honor of Chinese-American Leader (New America Media)
SAN JOSE — The San Jose Main Post Office on Lundy Avenue yesterday was renamed in honor of Gordon Chan, a respected Chinese-American community leader who died of a sudden heart attack in 2001, Sing Tao Daily reports. More: continued here
Read More »Lunch at the Old Post Office Pavilion – Washington City Paper
Lunch at the Old Post Office PavilionWashington City Paper, DCIn between bursts of reporting on the National Endowment for the Art’s inner workings, Andrew Beaujon decided to eat an average lunch in the Old Post Office Pavilion. His thoughts: The food court is aswarm with students visiting DC The NEA’s Maryrose …
Read More »Evacuation over suspected chemical leak (The West Australian)
Emergency crews have evacuated 50 people from a Sydney FedEx depot while they investigated a suspected chemical leak. Fire crews were called to the Euston Road depot at Alexandria about 7.20pm (AEDT) on Thursday after it was feared a toxic chemical had leaked from a shipping container. More: continued here
Read More »Tarrant County sees increase in applications for food stamps (Fort Worth Star-Telegram)
By DIANE SMITH FORT WORTH — Rachel Conley is trying to get back on food stamps. She hasn’t needed the government aid since 2006, but after getting laid off from a food plant in January, the 50-year-old grandmother was forced to apply to the Food Stamp Program (recently renamed Supplemental …
Read More »Evacuation over suspected chemical leak (AAP via Yahoo!7 News)
Emergency crews have evacuated 50 people from a Sydney FedEx depot while they investigated a suspected chemical leak. More: continued here
Read More »eBay renames ‘yellow star’ after ‘Nazi’ complaint (AFP via Yahoo! News)
Internet auction house eBay has temporarily renamed the yellow stars it uses to evaluate sellers on its French site after a complaint that the symbol had anti-semitic connotations. More: continued here
Read More »MAIL COMMENT: A desperate gamble fraught with risks (Daily Mail)
MAIL COMMENT: A desperate gamble fraught with risks More: continued here
Read More »Post office plans premium bonds (BBC News)
Guernsey’s post office says it is investigating the possibility of starting up a Premium Bonds scheme. More: continued here
Read More »Putting a stamp on shirts: hobby turns lucrative for T-shirt designer – Melrose Free Press
Putting a stamp on shirts: hobby turns lucrative for T-shirt designerMelrose Free Press, MAMuch of that interaction comes from her wedding business, where Gobiel creates custom wedding stamps, “save the date” cards and “thank you” cards, in addition wedding-related t-shirts. She works with each couple personally when coming up with a …
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