Bang for Your Stimulus BuckNew York Times, United States –3 hours agoFor each dollar spent on food stamps, for example, real gross domestic product is likely to rise by $1.73. For each dollar spent on aid to state governments … More: continued here
United Airlines is teaming with FedEx Corp. to ship a passenger’s bag overnight for as much as $358 round trip, betting that some customers will pay the higher cost to avoid taking luggage to the airport. More: continued here
The Royal Parks is putting together its first-ever marketing services roster, which will draw on a range of external design skills. More: continued here
Ebay Reveals Best, Worst Gifts For Holiday SeasonInformationWeek, NY –3 hours agoeBay released results of a recent Opinion Research Corporation gift-giving survey of 3307 adults online during the first two weeks of October. … More: continued here
Rare stamps win collector world goldOtago Daily Times, New Zealand –4 hours agoA Dunedin stamp collector has won gold at a world exhibition in Prague. Greg Francis (68), of Waverley, was one of five New Zealanders invited to submit … More: continued here
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A Dunedin stamp collector has won gold at a world exhibition in Prague. Greg Francis (68), of Waverley, was one of five New Zealanders invited to submit collections to the Praga 2008 World Philatelic Exhibition and he was the only one to collect a gold medal. More: continued here
HAGERSTOWN – More than 60 people attended a groundbreaking for a FedEx truck terminal on Md. 63. The terminal will be set on 137 acres and will be one of FedEx’s biggest freight terminals. It is expected to be completed in a year. More: continued here