Carnival Cruise Lines, Royal Caribbean Cruises and Norwegian Cruise Line have suspended stops at Mexican ports over concerns about swine flu. More: continued here

Post Office to honor Mendocino County's own Seabiscuit with stampUkiah Daily Journal, CAWillits Postmaster Dale Briggs will affix a special First Day of Sale postmark on the envelopes, which also will be available at the Willits Post Office. Champs Lil'Biscuit, a Seabiscuit descendant, will be on hand to give her "stamp …

Royal Flush Plumbing is one of the latest plumbing companies to utilize the innovative marketing strategies by integrating the “1-800-PLUMBING” vanity phone number into their business. A vanity phone number is easy for customers to remember. This helps make advertising dollars work harder and more efficiently. More: continued here

ALL mail posted from Thurso will now be sent to Inverness to be sorted, it has emerged. The change, which came into effect on Monday, is “the fastest and most efficient method of processing mail”, according to a Royal Mail spokeswoman. More: continued here

AuctionBytes Bites Back at eBayWall Street JournalBy Geoffrey A. Fowler EBay has taken a fair amount of abuse from unhappy members of its community of 25 million sellers, especially since it began making swift changes to its e-commerce marketplace last year. Now eBay is facing a spat with AuctionBytes … …

Home > News > Gov't admits it will not…IPE.com, UKUK – The UK government has confirmed it will take responsibility for around £29.5bn (€33.1bn) in pension liabilities of the Royal Mail Pension Plan (RMPP) and leave the scheme with "sufficient assets" to meet its remaining liabilities, though this will … More: …

Professional Fundraising First recorded fall in direct mail volumesProfessional Fundraising, UKFigures in the UK are not nearly so severe, but last year's drop of 0.7 per cent was the first fall in direct mail numbers on record – although Royal Mail records only go back to 2004. In order to encourage …

Trial to start in murder-for-hire caseKTBS, LAThe Howard County jury will determine whether David Camp, 63, of Stamps played a role in the death of 42-year-old Robin Camp. Two others — an alleged accomplice and the alleged shooter — will be tried later, prosecutors said. …Trial to start in paid murder …

Royal Mail worker goes through pain barrier to help babyCrewe Chronicle, UKA ROYAL Mail worker has raised nearly £800 to help a friend's baby who needs a costly operation which could restore his sight. Daniel Whelan, who works at the Weston Road mail centre, had his chest and back waxed to …

Power seller teaches eBay classes Saturday at Sandusky LibraryFremont News Messenger, OHFind out how you can become part of eBay's worldwide marketplace by attending a special program at Sandusky Library at 10 am to noon or 2 to 4 pm Saturday in the Library Program Room (Terrace Level). Becky Locke-Gagnon, eBay …