Associated Press – August 27, 2008 3:33 PM ET MEXICO CITY (AP) – FedEx Express says it will offer domestic express delivery in Mexico in October. More: continued here
Read More »Ancient mother spawns new insight on reptile reproduction (EurekAlert!)
( University of Calgary ) A 75-million-year-old fossil of a pregnant turtle and a nest of fossilized eggs that were discovered in the badlands of southeastern Alberta by scientists and staff from the University of Calgary and the Royal TyrrellMuseum of Palaeontology are yielding new ideas on the evolution of …
Read More »EBay Fined In Paris, Vindicated In NY – What Now For "Genuine … – Mondaq News Alerts (subscription)
EBay Fined In Paris, Vindicated In NY – What Now For "Genuine …Mondaq News Alerts (subscription), UK –5 hours agoOn 1 July 2008, a judge in Paris handed down the most significant judgment to date in the ongoing battle between EBay and some of the world's most famous … More: continued here
Read More »Podcast: Interview with the man who bought ‘that PC’ on eBay (Computer Weekly)
Interview with the man who discovered the personal bank details of more than one million people on a computer bought on eBay last week. More: continued here
Read More »Area post offices to shorten hours Saturday – Urbana/Champaign News-Gazette
Area post offices to shorten hours SaturdayUrbana/Champaign News-Gazette, IL –2 hours agoThe main Champaign post office at 2001 N. Mattis Ave., C, will be open from 9 am to noon, and the Neil Street station at 600 N. Neil St., C, … More: continued here
Read More »Stamp of approval for nuclear weapons – Knoxville News Sentinel
Stamp of approval for nuclear weaponsKnoxville News Sentinel, TN –2 minutes agoI inquired about the actual stamps that are used to certify these parts as good to go and what they look like. The NNSA, after some considerable review, … More: continued here
Read More »Computer With Bank Customers’ Info Sold On eBay (NPR)
A British man bought a computer on eBay for $65, and when he turned it on, he found the names, addresses, credit card numbers, account numbers, mother’s maiden names, even signatures for a million customers of big financial institutions. More: continued here
Read More »Use of food stamps at farmers’ markets rises nationally (Brattleboro Reformer)
BRATTLEBORO — A pilot program that began last year in Vermont in Brattleboro and Bellows Falls to allows consumers to use food stamps at farmers’ markets is now spreading across the state, and the rest of the country. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Launches Domestic Service in Mexico (Business Wire via Yahoo! Finance)
MEMPHIS, Tenn.—-FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. and the world’s largest express transportation company, announced today the introduction of FedEx Express Nacional, a domestic next-business-day service that provides highly reliable, convenient and quality express shipping solutions across Mexico. More: continued here
Read More »South Africa: Post Office Profit Rises as Costs Contained (AllAfrica.com)
THE South African Post Office yesterday reported a 12% rise in pretax profit to R565m in the year to March, on a 7% rise in revenue to R5,6bn. More: continued here
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