TAKE IT OUTSIDE: No ticket to be issued in duck-stamp caseRapid City Journal (blog)The U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service enforcement folks have decided not to issue me a ticket for hunting ducks without a duck stamp. As you might recall, the state Game, Fish & Parks Department got tips on …

Champaign fire engines headed for eBaySan Francisco ChronicleCHAMPAIGN, Ill. (AP) — The city of Champaign is in the market for some new fire trucks and just about anyone could end up with old ones — if they submit the highest bid. The city plans to auction three old fire trucks …

Siliconindia.com Big data visualization: A big deal for eBayInfoWorldAn online marketplace with 108 million active users and $68 billion of goods sold last year, eBay generates a lot of data. Employees can access 52 petabytes of data on everything from user behavior to online transactions to customer shipments and much …

CBS Local Postal deadlines listedWinfield Daily Courier OnlineEncouraging customers to mail early this holiday season, the Winfield Post Office has released its suggested mail-by dates to ensure holiday cards and packages reach their destinations in time. Holiday cards and packages destined for military addresses …Could Same-Day Delivery Save the Post …

FedEx Express was awarded the Corporate Social Responsibility Excellence (ACE) Recognition by The American Chamber of Commerce in Thailand (AMCHAM), a prestigious award recognizing companies for their commitment in giving back to the local community in which it operates. More: continued here

New Foxborough town hall could be post office buildingBoston.comIn a June announcement, Charles K. Lynch, district manager for the Greater Boston postal district, said the mail distribution facility in Foxborough will be closed and sold, with the town's carrier routes potentially shifted to the Mansfield post… More: continued here

Baseball Nation eBay Item of the Day: Random Acts of RandomnessBaseball NationIt was bound to happen eventually, and eventually turned out to be July 1, 1962, at Yankee Stadium. As this wire photo illustrates, a foul tip off the bat of someone named Mickey Mantle lodged itself in the face …

EcommerceBytes Another eBay Promo, Sellers Tire of Being ExcludedEcommerceBytesThis week's eBay promotion lets sellers list up to 50,000 auction listings with zero listing fees – but only for sellers who receive an invitation. Sellers who qualify for participation will have received an email, and/or a message in My eBay. The …

comment(s)Fayetteville ObserverA: Check eBay to see if anyone's trying to sell the same china there. If so, you'll want to know the prices they're asking and, more important, the prices they're actually getting. You should also check with Replacements, the company based in …and more » More: continued here

Foxborough’s new town hall could go into a repurposed old building downtown: the soon-to-be-closed US Postal Service building. Town officials last week decided not to ask the Dec. 11 Town Meeting for $500,000 to design a new municipal building, so that they may explore buying the post office and turning …