eBay CEO on Amazon's drones: 'We're not focused on long-term fantasies'GeekWireeBay, meanwhile, is aiming to deliver products faster not with drones, but rather through its eBay Now program that guarantees delivery in just one hour. eBay's courier service can deliver any product that will fit inside of a car, but cannot chauffeur … More: continued…
Press TV UK Post Office managers threaten to go on fresh strikesPress TVUK Post Office managers threaten to stage further strikes over payments if the employers do not return to the negotiating table and make a realistic offer to the staff, Britain's largest union Unite warns. The warning comes after new figures revealed …Handsome Post…
Post office closing irks customersGoDanRiver.comThis building at the corner of Main and Ridge Streets has housed a United States Post Office and the federal courthouse since 1932. After failing a safety and health inspection due to lead paint concerns Nov. 29, the main floor that houses the post… More: continued here
San Francisco Chronicle Restricting food stamps users' menus not usefulSan Francisco ChronicleYes, it is a tragedy that so many are undernourished in a nation of relative prosperity. But for the vast majority of people who are struggling to eat well on food stamps, the problem is not what they choose to put in their carts….
The outcome will determine how many people remain eligible for assistance, and how much they will receive in monthly benefits. The exact numbers are not known. More: continued here
eBay Allows Some Top Rated Sellers to Flaunt RulesEcommerceBytes (blog)I had an interesting conversation with eBay regarding the 14 day return policy. I had called eBay at least twice to report a member for having a contradictory return policy as well as watermarking their pictures with a web address. They had a 14-day …100 free…
The Guardian Royal Mail delivers a bit more equalityThe GuardianThe odds-on promotion of newly privatised Royal Mail to the blue-chip index will add the name of Canadian Moya Greene, the postal service's boss, to the three other women currently running FTSE 100 firms: Carolyn McCall at easyJet, Angela Ahrendts at … More: continued here
When the postal service announced plans to sell Berkeley's 1914 main post office, decorated in New Deal-era art, the town rose up. BERKELEY, Calif. — Plenty of communities have resisted the U.S. Postal Service's sweeping real estate sell-off, battling to keep open historic buildings that speak of bygone civic grandeur and to guarantee old-fashioned mail…
Food stamp programs worsening child obesityU-T San DiegoThe Obama administration is aggressively expanding the largest federal food program, bankrolling food-stamp recruiting drives and swaying states to waive asset and income limits for applicants. The result is a boost in enrollment to nearly 48 million.Food stamp benefit cuts take their tollStockton RecordBroad coalition opposes food-stamp restrictionsColumbia…
Berkeley making the rounds to save its historic post officeLos Angeles TimesSo when the postal service announced plans to sell Berkeley's 1914 Second Renaissance Revival-style main post office, decorated in New Deal-era art and situated in the heart of the liberal city's Civic Center, the town rose up. Opponents staged a 33 … More: continued…