WQAD.com — Quad Cities News & Weather from WQAD A Post Office for the 21st Century: Universal High-Speed BroadbandHuffington PostWhen George Washington's signed the Postal Act of 1792, the role of a post office went far beyond mere letter delivery. A national postal service was critical to the economic and …
Read More »Muscle-car stamps; the Top 21 awards; and 3 for the road – Boston.com
Muscle-car stamps; the Top 21 awards; and 3 for the roadBoston.comHaving the stamp won't be quite as neat as owning one of the original iconic vehicles, but they're worth at least an honorable mention as consolation prizes. And while the cars mostly had limited production runs, there will be 60 …
Read More »REFILE-Royal Mail to lead retail revival for IPOs? – Yahoo!7 News
REFILE-Royal Mail to lead retail revival for IPOs?Yahoo!7 NewsPolitical considerations dictate that three large sales by the UK government – the sell-downs of Royal Mail Group , Lloyds Banking Group (LSE: LLOY.L – news) and RBS (LSE: RBS.L – news) – will have to include retail, while bankers are keen …
Read More »EBay Launches New Digital Service Efficiency Standard – InformationWeek
ReadWriteWeb EBay Launches New Digital Service Efficiency StandardInformationWeekeBay, which has operated one of the world's largest Web-based services for 16 years, knows a thing or two about efficient data center infrastructure. Accordingly, it's formulated a Digital Service Efficiency (DSE) measure to take a holistic view of how …New eBay Metrics …
Read More »Muscle-car stamps ; the Top 21 awards; and 3 for the road
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Read More »46 Million Americans Aided by Food Stamps , Sen. Jeff Sessions Furious
Last Friday, the United States Department of Agriculture released new statistics for the food stamps program, also known as SNAP (the Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program). According to WeeklyStandard.com , the report states that in 2012 an average of 46,609,072 people were helped by SNAP every month. The state with the …
Read More »Suspect named in fatal post office shooting
JACKSONVILLE, Fla. — The Jacksonville Sheriff’s Office has named the suspect accused of shooting and killing a man outside a local post office . More: continued here
Read More »Historic Georgetown Post Office To Be Sold – DCist.com
Historic Georgetown Post Office To Be SoldDCist.comThe historic U.S. Post Office on 31st Street NW in Georgetown is set to be sold to a private developer, reports the Examiner today. The post office building will be sold to EastBanc, a local developer, for $4.5 million. It has been in operation …
Read More »Did eBay Just Prove That Paid Search Ads Don’t Work? – blogs.hbr.org (blog)
Opposing Views Did eBay Just Prove That Paid Search Ads Don't Work?blogs.hbr.org (blog)If you search for eBay, though, you'll find only a single listing — an unpaid one. Odds are, after marketers at Amazon, Walgreens and elsewhere catch wind of a preliminary study released on Friday, their search listings will …
Read More »FedEx Improves Fleet Fuel Efficiency by 22% in Less Than 5 Years
FedEx has met its fuel use reduction goal ahead of its 2020 deadline, so the company has set itself a new goal for that year. More: continued here
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