Fight on to save Clent Post OfficeStourbridge News, UK –2 hours agoBy Bev Holder » OUTRAGED residents and councillors in Clent this week launched a campaign to save their popular village post office which is facing the axe. …Our post offices don’t deserve this death by 1000 cutsAberdeen Press and Journalall …
Read More »Thousands affected by Gustav wait in the heat for emergency food stamps (WAFB Baton Rouge)
At Mount Pilgrim Baptist Church on Scenic Hwy. in East Baton Rouge, the line for disaster food stamps due to Hurricane Gustav extended nearly a mile from the actual sign-up tables. More: continued here
Read More »Man sentenced to 12 years for post office robbery (The Shreveport Times)
NEW ORLEANS (AP) _ A federal judge in New Orleans has sentenced a former Kentwood man to 12 years in prison for holding up a U.S. post office in Tangipahoa Parish and making off with $150. U.S. District Judge Jay C. Zainey gave 22-year-old Cicero Lomont Myers a sentence that …
Read More »U.S. Stock-Index Futures Gain; FedEx, Lehman Brothers Advance (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stock-index futures rose after forecasts from FedEx Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. allayed concern that earnings will keep slowing and Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. surged 23 percent before announcing “key strategic initiatives.” More: continued here
Read More »Flat open eyed; Lehman offsets tech, FedEx (Washington Post)
NEW YORK (Reuters) – Stocks headed for a flat to higher open on Wednesday as uncertainty about the outlook for investment bank Lehman Brothers (LEH.N) tempered news of positive outlooks from chip maker Texas Instruments (TXN.N) and shipper FedEx (FDX.N). More: continued here
Read More »Review: My eBay beta (e-Consultancy)
Having already made some changes to its feedback policy and search, the online auction site has recently introduced a new ‘My eBay’ summary page for users in beta. I’ve been selling a few items on eBay lately, so I decided to check out the new format to see how it works… …
Read More »U.S. Stock-Index Futures Advance; FedEx, Lehman Brothers Rise (Bloomberg.com)
Sept. 10 (Bloomberg) — U.S. stock-index futures advanced as forecasts from FedEx Corp. and Texas Instruments Inc. allayed concern earnings will keep slowing, overshadowing Lehman Brothers Holdings Inc. More: continued here
Read More »Gustav Update: Food Stamps, Cox New Orleans, Gov Jindal, LWCC … – Bayou Buzz
Gustav Update: Food Stamps, Cox New Orleans, Gov Jindal, LWCC …Bayou Buzz, LA –20 hours agoThe parishes declared eligible for Disaster Food Stamps are: Acadia, Allen, Ascension, Assumption, Avoyelles, East Baton Rouge, East Feliciana, Evangeline, … More: continued here
Read More »Focus on facts in bid to save post office, protesters told – Scotsman
Focus on facts in bid to save post office, protesters toldScotsman, United Kingdom –3 hours agoBy SUE GYFORD MORE than 150 protesters crammed into Marchmont St Giles church in Kilgraston Road last night to grill post office representatives about the … More: continued here
Read More »eBay Continues Testing New Item Page (AuctionBytes)
eBay is rolling out a new View Item page, and, as previously announced, sellers with items listed for sale on the site are able to preview the new design by signing in and clicking the preview link at the top of their listings. eBay released a screenshot of the newly …
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