An Australian carpet python’s mistake will help other animals now that the golf balls it swallowed have been sold on eBay.The high bid was $1,401 Australian ($1,253 U.S.), the Gold Coast Bulletin reported. The money will go to help build an animal hospital at the Currumbin Wildlife Sanctuary.The winner gets the still-unwashed balls, as well…
Analyst: Amazon, eBay Likely to Get Slammed in RecessionWired News –42 minutes agoBy Betsy Schiffman January 11, 2008 | 2:36:26 PMCategories: Amazon.com, ebay The odds look pretty good that we'll see a recession this year, …Sector Snap: Major Web Stocks DeclineConde Nast PortfolioSector Snap: Many Web Retail Stocks DownConde Nast Portfolioall 10 news articles More: continued…
Democrats controlling Congress are looking at tax rebates, extended unemployment benefits and more food stamps to stimulate the sagging economy. But even as momentum builds behind those ideas _ with President Bush increasingly open to proposing a stimulus package later this month _ the effort is fraught with election-year risks for both Democrats and Republicans….
KARAK, Jan 11 (Bernama) — LeTua’s Anuar Manan showed he is a force to be reckoned with in Asian cycling when he won the Fifth Stage of the Tour of Malaysia 2008 from Gemas to Bentong today. More: continued here
Hawaii Legislature Pushing for US Stamps to Honor Nisei VeteransKHNL-TV/KHBC/KOGG, HI –59 minutes ago"I think a lot of them need to be honored the medal of honor and think stamp will help towards that," said Robert Arakai, with the President 100th Infantry … More: continued here
UPDATE: Post Office offers robbery awardBolton News, UK –6 minutes agoBy Saiqa Chaudhari THE Post Office is offering a substantial reward for information after masked robbers held three customers and a postmaster at gunpoint. … More: continued here
Post office closures confirmedthis is hampshire.net, UK –3 hours agoTHE axe has fallen on more than a dozen sub-post offices in Winchester and Eastleigh, with only one winning a stay of execution. The Post Office confirmed …Hampshire County Council gives £100000 to help stores hit by Post…Talking RetailConsultation on post office closures branded a farceBasingstoke GazetteCouncil hits…
Win £50000 in gold with James Bond stamps promotionMI6, UK –5 hours agoContained within the set of stamps is a card containing a website URL and a promotional code. You must enter the code as instructed on the website to … More: continued here
Weston & Somerset Mercury 800 sign petition over post office closuresNorthampton Chronicle & Echo, UK –4 hours agoCampaigners have handed an 800-signature petition to Post Office bosses protesting against the planned closure of branches in Northampton. …Post office protestWeston & Somerset Mercuryall 2 news articles More: continued here
KOMO James Bond stamps launchedCCTV, China –Jan 10, 2008For the first time, Britain's Royal Mail has issued stamps featuring the front covers of six James Bond books. The stamps mark the centenary of the birth of …It's Bond. James Bond. From Royal Mail with loveCourier MailIan Fleming Relatives Reveal New James Bond StampsCommanderBond.netJames Bond StampsWJBF-TVThe Press Association –…