The UK’s famed Jodrell Bank Observatory is up for sale on eBay. The offering is only a prank – although one clever enough to be well worth reading (“Rotates 360 degrees,” the post enthuses. “Point it down to the ground…
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Boston Globe Rural Maine couple lives in 2 shipping containersCBS NewsThe couple have transformed two 20-foot-long containers – which they bought on eBay – into their home. (AP Photo/BANGOR DAILY NEWS PHOTO/KATE COLLINS) (KATE COLLINS) (AP) ELLSWORTH, Maine (AP) — A rural Maine couple calls home a pair of former …Couple moves to Ellsworth, build…
Whitman paid a high price for Latino distrust of GOPLos Angeles TimesSenior advisor Rob Stutzman isn't exactly spilling his guts about the former EBay chief's spectacular thumping. The billionaire lost to low-budget Jerry …and more » More: continued here
BBC News Buffett lunch bids reach $356789, with just hours to goHouston Chronicle… than $2.11 million for the privilege, triple the previous record for the event and the largest amount ever for an EBay Inc.-sponsored charity auction. …Warren Buffett lunch sells for S$2.45 mln on eBayAsiaOneNews capsulesDeseret NewsBuffett lunch auction wraps up Friday eveningBusinessWeekall 328…
Mirror.co.uk Callous thieves steal lifesaving public defibrillators to 'sell them on eBay'Mirror.co.ukCallous thieves are putting hundreds of lives at risk by stealing public defibrillators – and then flogging them on eBay. The life-saving devices have been installed in towns and villages across Britain to provide immediate first aid to heart attack …Thieves stealing public defibrillators…
Why Skilled Immigrants Are Leaving the USBusinessWeekImmigrants have co-founded firms such as Google (GOOG), Intel (INTC), eBay (EBAY), and Yahoo! (YHOO). We tried to find hard data on how many immigrants had returned to India and China. No government authority seems to track these numbers. …America's loss is India and China's gain: US studyEconomic TimesThe…
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