It is a six-year savings scheme offered by designated post offices. It offers guaranteed monthly returns on deposits. The account can be opened singly or jointly, with a minimum investment of Rs 1,500. The maximum is capped at Rs 4.5 lakh if the account is held singly, and, at Rs …

Technorati Government Relations Found on eBay's Main StreetTechnoratiA little known fact is how eBay actually fights for the rights of online sellers. There is a spot at eBay called "Main Street" and all registered users of eBay can join it to keep up with the progress eBay is making as …

National Landmark Celebrates Picturesque DC with Photo ContestPR Newswire (press release)WASHINGTON, June 29, 2011 /PRNewswire/ — The Old Post Office Pavilion, a national landmark and specialty entertainment center, announces a photo contest in honor of National Camera Day, now through July 31. Local residents and tourists are encouraged …and more » …

Casey Anthony items removed from eBayOrlando Sentinel (blog)Last week I blogged about items for sale on eBay related to the Casey Anthony trial. The whole thing churned my stomach a little as I tried to imagine how much of a market there actually was for items linked to this horrific …

FedEx Corp. (FDX) predicted a fiscal 2012 profit that may exceed analysts’ estimates as a strengthening economic recovery buoys demand for international air-cargo shipments and jet-fuel costs ease. More: continued here

Tiny post office figures into savings planBastrop Daily EnterpriseIt's hard to figure consolidating operations at a tiny rural post office like the one that serves the Jones community would help the United States Postal Service stop the $23 million in losses the agency posts every day, but it's part …Post …

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autosport.com FIA rubber-stamps new 1.6-litre V6 engine plans to be introduced in 2014autosport.comFormula 1 will officially switch to a 1.6-litre V6 engine format from 2014 after proposals finalised by the sport's stakeholders during last weekend's European Grand Prix were rubber-stamped by the FIA's World Motorsport Council on …and more » More: …

A mail worker in Waukegan died last night of wounds that were apparently self-inflicted at the post office, a postal service spokesman said. More: continued here

Column: Social networking with stamps and a penBurlington Times NewsI try to keep one foot in the pool of old-fashioned communication, even though a book of stamps is almost an hour's worth of work to many people. I've always written thank-you notes, but since graduating and missing my creative writing …