A New York group that bought a 50-year-old ferry in 2007 for $500,000 has put the boat up for auction on eBay, where it is likely to sell for much less.By early Sunday, the top bid for The Islander, which plied the waters of Vineyard Sound in Massachusetts for decades, …
Read More »Want wireless data and video? Just flit to your local post office – East African
Want wireless data and video? Just flit to your local post officeEast African, KenyaBy PHILIP NGUNJIRI (email the author) Kenya Data Networks is easing access to top-up scratch cards and providing Wi-Fi hotspots — for wireless Internet connectivity for its Butterfly (Wi-Fi hotspots) users. KDN intends to boost the take-up of …
Read More »Couples comes and conquers (Yahoo! Sports)
At age 49, Fred Couples turned in another brilliant round at the course he adores. More: continued here
Read More »North East News: EBAY RASCALS TOUT OF ORDER (icNewcastle – Sunday Sun)
FESTIVAL fans have been warned to avoid ticket touts after prized passes for the North’s flagship charity extravaganza went up for sale on eBay. More: continued here
Read More »Kinko’s founder speaks on campus (The State Hornet)
Paul Orfalea, founder and former chairman of FedEx Kinko’s, spoke to a sizeable crowd on Friday morning inside the Alumni Center about how his lifelong struggle with dyslexia made him reevaluate his approach to achieving success. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Technologies hopes to set groundbreaking soon (Cullman Times)
By Trent MooreStaff WriterFollowing the Thursday announcement that Royal Technologies would be expanding into the Cullman area, Director of Strategic Development Mike Furst said the company hopes to have a firm groundbreaking date set in the coming months. More: continued here
Read More »‘Heroin’ in parcel post (The Advocate)
A MAN has been arrested at a Sydney post office after picking up a parcel allegedly containing two kilograms of heroin. More: continued here
Read More »Drysdale stamps his authority – The Dominion Post
Drysdale stamps his authorityThe Dominion Post, New ZealandIf there were any lingering doubts about who is the best single sculler in the country, big Mahe Drysdale has erased them. Though both he and Rob Waddell are only half baked, Drysdale beat his arch rival by five seconds at the national rowing …
Read More »From April 1, get railway tickets booked at your post office – Expressindia.com
From April 1, get railway tickets booked at your post officeExpressindia.com, IndiaLudhiana Come April 1 and the city residents can get their railway tickets booked from Head Post Office near Bharat Nagar Chowk. For this purpose, the Postal department has relieved five employees who will undergo one-month training from February 24. …
Read More »Former chief of eBay tries a new bid. It’s political. (International Herald Tribune)
Meg Whitman says she is ready to be the governor of California, a state nearly paralyzed by its political and fiscal problems. More: continued here
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