BERLIN (AP) – A rare car once used by Britain's wartime leader Winston Churchill is being sold on the auction site eBay. Experts believe the vintage Daimler DB 18 Drophead Coupe is the only one of its kind left. More: continued here
Enterprise Irregulars Facebook and ebay's data centers are now vastly more transparentEnterprise IrregularsThis comes hot on the heels of ebay's announcement of its Digital Service Efficiency dashboard – a single-screen reporting the cost, performance and environmental impact of customer buy and sell transactions on ebay. These dashboards are a big step … More: continued here
Daily Mail Every Royal Mail staff member to get £1500 share windfall when company floats …Daily MailThe CWU is bitterly opposed to the privatisation of Royal Mail, a deal which it fears will lead to price rises, pay cuts and the destruction of the service. In a protest against the privatisation plans, the union is…
The Guardian Royal Mail sale: ministers set to go where Thatcher feared to treadThe GuardianAt least 10% of the shares will be handed to Royal Mail employees, but the government refused to say whether staff would get the shares free or at a discount. "I strongly believe that employees should share in the company's future…
Wisch List: Delivering life to Chicago's old post officeKankakee Daily JournalStanding at 433 W. Van Buren St. on the southwestern fringe of the Loop, the old Chicago Main Post Office is a nine-story-tall monolith that looms alongside the Chicago River and over the city's Amtrak and Metra tracks. For travelers zipping — or … More:…
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New York Magazine The Six Most Staggeringly Absurd Quotes About Upper East Siders Tattooing …New York MagazineDNAinfo has yet another "not The Onion" dispatch from the most insane corners of New York City today, and this one sets a new standard. Humans on the Upper East Side have admitted to reporter Victoria Bekiempis that they…
Benson Post Office Robbed Second Time Within 5 MonthsPatch.comUPDATE: (1:12 p.m.)—The Benson Post Office was robbed Saturday for the second time in less than six months and investigators believe the same person may be responsible for both. Shortly before 11:30 a.m. Saturday, a man wielding a handgun walked …and more » More: continued here
By Neil Maidment LONDON (Reuters) – Britain said it expects to appoint lead bank advisers for a possible stock market listing of Royal Mail Group by the end of May, as it pushes on with plans to privatise the firm. In what would be one of the most significant privatisations of a British asset since…
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