London Olympic Torches For Sale On eBayHuffington PostWant to snag a piece of Olympic history? Good news! You can. An Olympic torch is currently being auctioned on eBay, where bids topped $40000 for a package that includes an official Olympic torch bearer's uniform. While torches have always been "one of …
Read More »FedEx breaks ground in Tinicum Township
FedEx Ground, the small-package ground delivery unit of FedEx Corp. hosted a ground breaking ceremony to celebrate the construction of a new distribution facility in the Philadelphia area. Shown at the ceremony in Tinicum Township are (from l) Delaware County Commerce Center Director Patrick Killian, County Council Members John McBlain, …
Read More »EBay tests same-day delivery with big retailers
SAN FRANCISCO (Reuters) – EBay Inc is testing a same-day delivery service with big retailers including Target Corp, Best Buy Co and Toys "R" Us Inc, as the world's largest online marketplace steps up competition with rival Amazon.com Inc. EBay introduced eBay Now, a mobile application, to some eBay members …
Read More »Murray medal marked by gold postbox – Fife Today
Fife Today Murray medal marked by gold postboxFife TodayRoyal Mail will be painting one of its red postboxes gold to celebrate every Team GB and ParalympicsGB gold medal win. The boxes will remain in use and customers will be able to post mail in them as normal. The boxes will …
Read More »Lady Bird Johnson to be honored by USPS with new Forever stamp – Austin American-Statesman (blog)
Lady Bird Johnson to be honored by USPS with new Forever stampAustin American-Statesman (blog)The new Forever Stamp honoring Mrs. Johnson — who was married to the 36th President of the United States, Lyndon B. Johnson — will feature her official White House portrait, as well as the artwork of stamps …
Read More »Royal Mail Paints Wrong Postbox Gold – Gizmodo UK
Gizmodo UK Royal Mail Paints Wrong Postbox GoldGizmodo UKTeam GB has had a bit of a gold rush recently with medals coming left, right and centre; something which is keeping Royal Mail busy, as they're painting a postbox in each athlete's hometown gold. But it seems Royal Mail got a …
Read More »High Beta Tech is Acting Better – GOOG, LNKD, PCLN, FB, EBAY, IBM, QCOM … – Wall Street Pit
High Beta Tech is Acting Better – GOOG, LNKD, PCLN, FB, EBAY, IBM, QCOM …Wall Street PitMarkets closed out a very interesting week near the highs even after the constant flow of announcements and events out of the Fed and ECB. It caught a lot of bears by surprise and …
Read More »CO incident evacuates Baltimore post office
A carbon monoxide incident at the main post office in Baltimore has caused an evacuation of the building and led to possible injuries. More: continued here
Read More »Talk of a Sept. 12 iPhone launch triggers trade-in flurry – Computerworld
3G.co.uk Talk of a Sept. 12 iPhone launch triggers trade-in flurryComputerworldIn the three days following the news, eBay's Instant Sales generated 100000 trade-in offers, with the 16GB iPhone 4S the most frequently jettisoned model. On Sunday, Instant Sale quoted $299 for a 16GB iPhone 4S able to connect to AT&T's …
Read More »Carbon monoxide leak closes main downtown post office annex
Eight people taken to area hospitals A carbon monoxide incident has closed an annex at Baltimore City's Main Post Office and sent at least eight people to area hospitals. Fire crews responded shortly before 9 a.m. to the building in the heart of downtown. Emergency personnel were evaluating about 60 …
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