| Auction sites bite back on touts
Internet auction sites have been criticised by concert promoters, who view them as enemy number one in the fight against ticket touts. Here two such sites - eBay and viagogo - defend their position. The scene is familiar to music lovers up and down the land. You hammer the telephone, open numerous windows on the internet, but you still fail to get your hands on a ticket for your favourite band. .
Capitalism and breast milk
Just as I'm wrapping up my day, I decided to take a quick look at some stories getting a lot of hits. A story that posted recently on azcentral.com about mommies selling breast milk online to men is getting quite the curiosity readers. Stories about breast milk auctions have circulated since 2005, and lactation groups are quick to advise against buying it. This has nothing to do with auctions, but when I was looking on the Web for info on breast milk sales, I came across an article about one Los Angeles-area company, Prolacta Bioscience. The company found a way to commercialize breast milk for the benefit of critically-ill and premature infants in the neonatal intensive care. What do you think? .
Other Winning Korean Bids Could Impact PyeongChang 2014 Bid
Some International Olympic Committee (IOC) members see winning bids by Daegu and Incheon for the athletic championships and the 2014 Asian Games, respectively, having an impact on PyeongChang's bid for the 2014 Winter Olympic Games.AFP reports two International Olympic Committee (IOC) members said that while PyeongChang had lobbied very well, it's almost unthinkable that PyeongChang could go one better than when they bid for the 2010 Games finishing a close second to Vancouver, and win the Winter Games.According to AFP, an Asian IOC member said under condition of anonymity, "Incheon winning the right to host the Asian Games has killed PyeongChang's bid. Because there is no way Asian IOC members will tolerate South Korea having both the Asian Games – the biggest multi sports event in the world in terms of number of sports and athletes - and having the most prestigious sports event of that year (2014) the Winter Olympics."Another IOC member from Europe, also speaking anonymously, said it was highly unlikely that Koreans would record a hat-trick of victories in winning the right to host major competitions this year.
PropertyRoom.com Signs 900 th Contract, Inking Houston Police ...
MISSION VIEJO, Calif.--(BUSINESS WIRE)--PropertyRoom.com, the largest site for online police auctions, today announced the signing of the police department of Houston, Texas, the fourth largest city in the US and the company's 900th contract. "It absolutely thrills us to bring the Houston Police Department on board," said Rob Hagen, CEO of PropertyRoom.com. "And of course, we find it exciting to book our 900th contract. Given the acceptance of PropertyRoom.com as the standard for online police auctions, we see accelerated growth and expect to ink our 1,000th contract sometime this summer." "PropertyRoom.com helps us to minimize time and labor," said Houston Police Chief Harold L. Hurtt, "And an opportunity to maximize efficiency strongly appeals to us. We look forward to a long and productive relationship." With the Houston contract, PropertyRoom.com now counts three of the top five US police departments as clients, spanning the country from New York to Los Angeles.
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