EcoGeek eBay Announces Ivory Ban in Wake of IFAW ReportMarketWatch –1 hour agoeBay's decision was announced just hours before the release of IFAW's latest investigative report showing internet trade in wildlife poses a significant and …EBay bans the sale of ivory…elephants everywhere do the cabbage …Los Angeles TimesEBay Responsible for 2/3 …
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New Business Secretary Peter Mandelson was embroiled in controversy on two fronts last night over the future of the Royal Mail and whether planned employment rights, including family-friendly reforms, will go ahead. More: continued here
Read More »Daylight saving confusion hits eBay – Sydney Morning Herald
Daylight saving confusion hits eBaySydney Morning Herald, Australia –24 minutes agoFor the second time this year, eBay has forgotten to adjust its clocks for daylight saving, creating mass confusion around when auctions will actually end. … More: continued here
Read More »Man pleads not guilty to stealing $20K in stamps (Norwalk Advocate)
STAMFORD – A Bridgeport man pleaded not guilty yesterday in state Superior Court to stealing more than $20,000 worth of Confederate and late-1800s era U.S. stamps from a Norwalk company. More: continued here
Read More »eBay dealers rocked by the clock (Sydney Morning Herald)
eBay again forgets to adjust clocks for daylight saving, creating mass confusion. More: continued here
Read More »Ebay to ban sales of ivory products in January (Las Vegas Sun)
Mon, Oct 20, 2008 (5:33 p.m.) Online auction site eBay Inc. said Monday it will institute a global ban on the sale of all ivory products starting next year. More: continued here
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Loveland police said a 79-year-old woman accidentally drove her car into a post office Monday afternoon. More: continued here
Read More »Man pleads not guilty to stealing $20K in stamps – Norwalk Advocate
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Read More »FedEx building German solar facility (BizJournals)
FedEx Express broke ground Monday on its largest and first international solar facility at the Cologne, Germany airport, according to a company release. (FDX) More: continued here
Read More »EBay to ban sales of ivory products in January (San Francisco Chronicle)
Online auction site eBay Inc. said Monday it will institute a global ban on the sale of all ivory products starting next year. The ban, announced on the company’s blog, eBay Ink, seeks to ensure the protection of African and Asian elephants, eBay blogger… More: continued here
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