The legal battle between eBay, a consortium of potential buyers and the founders of Skype has finally seen conclusion after months of deft legal maneuvering and not a small amount of drama: Skype’s founders — Niklas Zennstrom and Janus Friis — will be dropping their lawsuits against eBay in exchange …
Read More »Stamps aim to stomp Rider pride (CBC Calgary)
The Saskatchewan Roughriders can wrap up first place in the CFL West, a bye week and the chance to host the division final if they can beat the visiting Calgary Stampeders on Saturday More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail and union put own stamp on deal – Financial Times
Telegraph.co.uk Royal Mail and union put own stamp on dealFinancial TimesRoyal Mail and the postal union offered starkly different interpretations yesterday of the interim agreement …Glance-PRESS DIGEST – Financial Times – Nov 7ForbesUnion, UK Royal Mail reach interim agreementThe Associated PressRoyal Mail strikes are called offBBC NewsMirror.co.uk –This is Wiltshire.co.uk –Real Businessall …
Read More »Police say truck driver may have been eating cereal (The Framingham Tab)
A FedEx driver may have been eating a bowl of cereal Friday when he crashed his large box truck head-on into a sedan on California Avenue, police said. More: continued here
Read More »eBay and Skype founders settle their lawsuit – Geek.com
BBC News eBay and Skype founders settle their lawsuitGeek.comThe legal battle between eBay, a consortium of potential buyers and the founders of Skype has finally seen conclusion after months of deft legal maneuvering …eBay Relinquishes Control of SkypeToTheCenter.com (blog)ebay Settles Suit With Skype FoundersWall Street JournalEbay ends legal wrangle with …
Read More »Great Falls Couple Mad After Post Office Stops Delivering Mail (KFBB Great Falls)
Having mail delivered to your home is something most of us take for granted. A Great Falls couple is unhappy tonight, after the Postal Service stopped delivering mail to their home. The Post Office says a parked camper blocks easy access to the mailbox, and they need to move the …
Read More »‘DWI chair’ brings $10,000 in cops’ eBay auction (Chicago Sun-Times)
DULUTH, Minn. — Operating a motorized recliner while drunk apparently drives up the chair’s value. Police in northern Minnesota listed the “DWI chair” on eBay after the owner was arrested for driving it into a parked car last year. It sold Thursday for $10,099.99. Proctor Police Chief Walter Wobig didn’t …
Read More »‘DWI chair’ brings $10,000 in cops’ eBay auction (Chicago Sun-Times)
DULUTH, Minn. — Operating a motorized recliner while drunk apparently drives up the chair’s value. Police in northern Minnesota listed the “DWI chair” on eBay after the owner was arrested for driving it into a parked car last year. It sold Thursday for $10,099.99. Proctor Police Chief Walter Wobig didn’t …
Read More »National Zoo Launches Postal Stamps for Conservation (WHSV Harrisonburg)
The National Zoo has launched a series of conservation postal stamps. More: continued here
Read More »Post office’s renaming to honor Stow Marine (The Cleveland Plain Dealer)
The U.S. House of Representatives votes to rename Stow’s post office after Marine Cpl. Joseph Tomci, a Stow native killed by a roadside bomb in Iraq in 2006. More: continued here
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