“Tyler Perry’s Madea Goes to Jail” locked up $16.5 million in ticket sales to claim the top spot at the box office for a second straight weekend, beating out “Jonas Brothers: The 3D Concert Experience.” More: continued here
Read More »Car crashes into Marysville post office – Port Huron Times Herald
Car crashes into Marysville post officePort Huron Times Herald, MIA car crashed into the Marysville post office this afternoon, but no one was injured. David Barber, the assistant police chief, said the car crashed into the building at 4:25 pm The building is at 1238 Michigan St. Barber said firefighters are …
Read More »eBay Australia Runs Free Listing Promotion for Cheap Auctions (AuctionBytes)
eBay Australia is running a 21-day free listing promotion for auctions with a starting price of 99 cents or less listed on ebay.com.au between March 2 – 22, 2009. Sellers must be registered members of any eBay site with an Australian registered address. All other fees apply, see website for …
Read More »Former eBay President and CEO Meg Whitman and Corinthian College CEO Jack Massimino to Deliver Keynote Addresses at … (Marketwire via Yahoo! Finance)
The Harvard Business School Association of Orange County and Los Angeles Venture Association today announced its keynote speaker line-up including Meg Whitman, former President and CEO of eBay, and Jack Massimino, CEO of Corinthian Colleges Inc., at the upcoming Southern California Business Growth Conference. More: continued here
Read More »1st Circuit: Pittsfield pol can’t campaign outside post office – Massachusetts Lawyers Weekly
1st Circuit: Pittsfield pol can’t campaign outside post officeMassachusetts Lawyers Weekly, MAA Western Massachusetts politician who was prohibited from campaigning on the sidewalk in front of the Pittsfield Post Office has failed in his bid before the 1st US Circuit Court of Appeals. The candidate, Rinaldo Del Gallo III, pointed out …
Read More »Armed robber raids Helsby post office – ChesterChronicle.co.uk
Armed robber raids Helsby post officeChesterChronicle.co.uk, UKPOLICE are hunting an armed robber who threatened a female post office worker before making off with cash. The raider went into the Helsby branch in Chester Road on Saturday where he produced a black handgun and demanded cash from the shop assistant. … More: …
Read More »Complete Royal Mail privatisation now on cards (SNP)
SNP Postal Affairs spokesperson Mike Weir MP has warned that private stakeholder plans for Royal Mail “open the door” for full privatisation, after it emerged legislation being introduced by Lord Mandelson could lead to a sell-off of almost 50%. More: continued here
Read More »Boeing, EBay, QVC Hit With Sales Patent Suit – IP Law360 (subscription)
Boeing, EBay, QVC Hit With Sales Patent SuitIP Law360 (subscription), NYLaw360, New York (March 02, 2009) — Patent-holding company Clear With Computers Inc. has filed a lawsuit accusing dozens of defendants — including eBay Inc., Halliburton Co. and Seiko Epson Corp. — of infringing one or both of two patents related …
Read More »Thousands more Kansans relying on food stamps to survive (49 ABC News Topeka)
The budget crisis is hitting Kansas families hard at the dinner table. 49 News Anchor Marshanna Hester did some digging and found a huge jump in the number of Kansans relying on food stamps, and why the state says even more people could sign up. More: continued here
Read More »PM: Royal Mail needs private money (Channel 4)
Gordon Brown was booed and jeered by Royal Mail protesters today as he arrived to speak at Labour’s national policy forum. But their anger failed to deflect him as he told the conference that the state of the public finances meant it was vital part-privatisation of Royal Mail went ahead. …
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