Eligible Texans can receive up to two months of food stamp benefits by calling 2-1-1 or applying at any HHSC benefits office by Oct. 17. A family of four earning as much as $2,915 a month may qualify for assistance. More: continued here
Read More »Silicon Valley Layoff Watch: Is eBay Next? (New York Times)
Out-of-work employees at Hewlett-Packard and evaporated investment banks like Lehman Brothers may soon have some company on the unemployment rolls. This week, the chatter among eBay insiders is all about the possibility of mass layoffs. More: continued here
Read More »Sir David Lane honored with Royal Gold Medal by Royal Society of Edinburgh (EurekAlert!)
( Agency for Science, Technology and Research (A*STAR), Singapore ) David Lane, chairman of A*STAR’s Biomedical Research Council, has received the Royal Gold Medal for his outstanding contribution to cancer research through his discovery of p53 tumour suppressor gene. The Royal Gold Medal is one of the highest accolades from …
Read More »Post office move delayed – Wilson County News
Post office move delayedWilson County News, TX –55 minutes agoFLORESVILLE — The move to the new Floresville post office is delayed at least one week, thanks to Hurricane Ike, a post office official said Sept. 12. … More: continued here
Read More »Post office changes hours starting Sept. 27 – Lexington Clipper Herald
Post office changes hours starting Sept. 27Lexington Clipper Herald, NE –2 minutes agoThe Lexington Post Office has a few announcements that will help local customers in the near future. Saturday window service hours inside the post office… More: continued here
Read More »FedEx, UPS fall as Fed maintains key interest rate (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Shares of two of the world’s largest package shippers fell Tuesday, after the Federal Reserve kept a key interest rate steady at 2 percent. More: continued here
Read More »Doctor suing West Vancouver residents over watch bought on eBay – Vancouver Sun
Doctor suing West Vancouver residents over watch bought on eBayVancouver Sun, Canada –2 hours agoVANCOUVER – A German doctor is suing two West Vancouver residents over a $50000 US watch he purchased on the consumer auction website eBay. … More: continued here
Read More »Emergency Food Stamps for Eligible Ike Victims (WOAI San Antonio)
Emergency food stamps will be available to Hurricane Ike victims who qualify. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Laser’s board urges shareholders to reject Jaguar Financial’s bid for company (The Canadian Press via Yahoo! Canada News)
TORONTO – Royal Laser Corp. (TSX:RLC) has urged its shareholders to reject an unsolicited takeover offer from Jaguar Financial Corp. (TSX:JFX) to take the industrial technology company private. More: continued here
Read More »Texas offers food stamps for eligible Ike victims (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Emergency food stamps will be available to Hurricane Ike victims who qualify. The Health and Human Services Commission on Tuesday announced the emergency benefits will automatically replace food stamps for Texas participants in the storm’s path. More: continued here
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