Slate NYC Eco-Luxury Laundry and Dry Cleaning to Launch FedEx Pick Up and Delivery Service. [PR.com – June 30, 2008] More: continued here

Frederick W. Smith, founder of FedEx, has received an honorary doctorate from the University of Memphis. Smith is chairman, president and chief execut…. More: continued here

eBay posted an announcement to inform users it was updating its User Agreement and Privacy Policy, effective August 13, 2008, for current members. According to the announcement, most of the updates are minor, but pointed to the “Content” and “Liability” sections. More: continued here

Royal Canin debuts new loyalty program with e-mailDM News, NY –11 minutes agoPet food manufacturer Royal Canin is ramping up to launch a new loyalty program in mid July that it will be promoting via e-mail and direct mail. … More: continued here

Los Angeles Business Journal (subscription) Court Clears Stamps.com ProductLos Angeles Business Journal (subscription), CA –13 hours agoBy DEBORAH CROWE Internet-based postal metering service Stamps.com said it received a unanimous jury verdict that its trademark NetStamps feature and … More: continued here

McPhearson discovers godfather a Stamps heroCalgary Herald,  Canada –9 minutes agoThe Stamps' newest defensive back, who practised with the team for the first time on Tuesday, realized with a shock that the picture was of his godfather, … More: continued here

It appears oil isn’t the only thing Albertans are investing in. One Calgarian may be hoping to hit a financial gusher with Ashley MacIsaac.  The Cape Breton-born fiddler is auctioning off half his future earnings on EBay, and got a $1.5-million bid before midnight Monday. “From what I have been …

Shin-Etsu Chemical Co., Ltd. (President: Chihiro Kanagawa; Head Office: Tokyo), has developed a silicone rubber ideal for a stamp that deposits molecules on surfaces which is essential for micro-contact printing, a key technology of next-generation printable electronics. More: continued here

DigitalJournal.com Man Agrees To Highest eBay Bid After Auctioning Off His Entire LifeDigitalJournal.com, Canada –15 hours agoYet the man, along with eBay were cornered into implying a form of restriction on the bids to stop hoaxers putting in fake bids for the life lot. More: continued here

History, including local lore, can be ironic. It is ironic, for instance, that today Greilickville, despite being as populous a community as there is in Leelanau County, has no post office. More: continued here