Government rubber-stamps Sheppey education revampKent News, United Kingdom –3 hours agoControversial changes from a three to a two-tier school system on Sheppey have been given the go-ahead by the Government – ending four years of wrangling … More: continued here
Read More »Ebay seeking stake in South Korea’s Gmarket (Reuters via Yahoo! Malaysia News)
SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 13 (Reuters) – EBay Inc is seeking to buy a stake in South Korean online retailer Gmarket Inc from Interpark Corp , the U.S. online auctioneer said on Wednesday. More: continued here
Read More »For Stamps, it was a very good year – Burlington Post
For Stamps, it was a very good yearBurlington Post, Canada –5 hours agoNot only did the JV team defeat Barrie's Huronia Stallion 59-20 last Sunday, the Stamps completed a perfect (10-0) season to match both the varsity and … More: continued here
Read More »Randolph County post office under investigation (The Charleston Gazette)
MILL CREEK, W.Va. — Federal authorities are investigating the post office in Mill Creek after an audit uncovered financial irregularities. U.S. Postal Service spokesman Scott Balfour says the investigation by the agency’s Inspector General’s Office began in July. More: continued here
Read More »i2 Says "I Do" – Motley Fool
i2 Says "I Do"Motley Fool –5 hours agoOnce a star of the digitally gilded age of 1998 to 2001, i2 had been a candidate to join Amazon (Nasdaq: AMZN), eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY), and Starbucks (Nasdaq: …SAP, Oracle Holding Out on Ubuntu?InternetNews.comall 7 news articles More: continued here
Read More »College students getting food stamps (Moldova.org)
Florida officials report a 44 percent increase over the past year in the number of college students receiving food stamps.The figure is about twice the rate of increase for food stamp recipients in the general population as a whole, The Miami Herald reported Wednesday.The Florida Department of Children & Families …
Read More »U.K. Stocks Decline, Led by RBS; Marks & Spencer Retreats (Bloomberg.com)
Aug. 13 (Bloomberg) — U.K. stocks fell, led by Royal Bank of Scotland Group Plc, after ING Groep NV, the biggest Dutch financial-services company, said second-quarter profit dropped 25 percent. More: continued here
Read More »EBay seeking stake in South Korea’s Gmarket (Stuff)
EBay Inc is seeking to buy a minority stake in Gmarket Inc, the US online auctioneer says, sending shares of the South Korean online retailer up as much as 15 percent. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx cargo handler charged in theft of handguns (Asbury Park Press)
Federal agents have charged two men with stealing firearms from a New Jersey Federal Express facility where one of them worked and then selling them at public housing projects and on city streets. More: continued here
Read More »Three post offices set for axe (wigantoday.net)
Three post offices in the Wigan area are to be axed, the Royal Mail has confirmed. (13/08/2008 09:51:22) More: continued here
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