UberGizmo VoIP providers call on EU to ensure free accessReutersFRANKFURT, April 3 (Reuters) – Internet calling companies such as eBay (EBAY.O) unit Skype have called on European policymakers to adopt policies that let consumers access their services through smart phones on any public network. …Deutsche Telekom Says Could Prevent Use …
Read More »RBS Shareholders Vote Down Executives' Pay – Wall Street Journal
Telegraph.co.uk RBS Shareholders Vote Down Executives' PayWall Street JournalBy RAGNHILD KJETLAND EDINBURGH — Royal Bank of Scotland Group PLC shareholders Friday rejected the pay package granted to the troubled group's executives for 2008, marking the first time a listed UK bank has lost a vote on a remuneration report. …People's …
Read More »Feds search home after couple admits theft on TV – The Associated Press
Feds search home after couple admits theft on TVThe Associated Press(AP) — A couple who went on national television to brag about making $100000 shoplifting and selling their loot on eBay is under investigation by federal agents. Matthew and Laura Eaton of San Marcos appeared on the "Dr. Phil" show …
Read More »Stamp forgery charge delayed – The Copenhagen Post
Stamp forgery charge delayedThe Copenhagen Post, DenmarkThree men were arraigned behind closed doors in the city court on Friday for attempting to forge 1.5 million kroner worth of postal stamps, reports TV2 News. According to police reports the Danish residents had plans to manufacture 3200 arcs of stamps… More: continued here
Read More »Internet calling companies ask EU to ensure free access – Reuters
UberGizmo Internet calling companies ask EU to ensure free accessReutersFRANKFURT (Reuters) – Internet calling companies such as eBay unit Skype have called on European policymakers to adopt policies that let consumers access their services through smart phones on any public network. The Voice on the Net (VON) coalition …Deutsche Telekom …
Read More »Home Loan Defaults High Despite Modifications – Washington Post
Home Loan Defaults High Despite ModificationsWashington Post, United StatesThe report by the Office of Thrift Supervision and the Office of the Comptroller of the Currency, which regulate mortgage lenders, focuses on the effectiveness of industry efforts to help troubled borrowers. It finds that a growing number of homeowners … More: continued …
Read More »eBay Courts Third-Party Developers – SYS-CON Media (press release)
Earthtimes (press release) eBay Courts Third-Party DevelopersSYS-CON Media (press release), NJeBay is now officially beta testing its subscription-based Selling Manager service as a platform for third-party developers to sell their embedded tools. The space is used by close to 300000 online merchants to manage their businesses at my.ebay.com. …eBay program helps …
Read More »Food Stamp Enrollment Hits Record High – KARK
New York Daily News Food Stamp Enrollment Hits Record HighKARK, Little RockDespite a 65-thousand-person drop in enrollment, Texas remained the state needing the most help, with nearly three-million people on food stamps. California came in second with two-and-a-half-million, up 43-thousand from December, followed by New York …Social Workers: More Arizonans on …
Read More »St. Louis Old Post Office Plaza Opens Today at 9th and Olive Streets – Riverfront Times
St. Louis Old Post Office Plaza Opens Today at 9th and Olive StreetsRiverfront Times, MOBy Nick Lucchesi in Bidness, Community The grand opening of the Old Post Office Plaza gets underway at 9th and Olive Streets at 4 pm today (aka happy hour!). The new $8-million, 30000-square-foot plaza was once home …
Read More »Food stamps fill gap as hunger in SJ soars – Stockton Record
Boston Globe Food stamps fill gap as hunger in SJ soarsStockton Record, CATo learn more about applying for Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program, better known as food stamps, go to the county Human Services Agency Web site at www.sjgov.org/hsa/ or call (209) 468-1000. As the ranks of the jobless have grown, …One …
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