Sudan: Ebay Founder Donates Us$500000 for UNHCR's South Sudan OperationAllAfrica.comWashington, DC, United States — eBay founder Pierre Omidyar and his wife Pam have donated US$500,000 to UNHCR's emergency operation for tens of thousands of refugees in South Sudan. Pam Omidyar said she and her husband, who created the eBay…and more » More: continued here
Post office reduction and benefitsFederal Times (blog)Q. I am 51 and a postmaster with 29 years in CSRS. I was told my office at USPS will go to four hours in 2014 (I will be 53). If I don't find another job in the Postal Service before 2014 and am terminated due to reducing my…
Sydney Morning Herald Tablet War: Amazon (NASDAQ:AMZN) Releases New Tablet- AMZN, EBAY, IACI …U.S. Election NewsAmazon.com, Inc. (NASDAQ:AMZN) declared that it is planning to release a new tablet on Thursday, the newest salvo in a battle for control of mobile access to the Internet. Amazon is anticipated to unveiled at least one new version of…
Crime Blotter: Credit Card Swipe Machine Stolen From Post OfficePatch.com4: A credit card swipe machine was stolen from the Garden City Post Office on Franklin Ave. Patch requested further information from police regarding the incident, specifically whether there's been reports of unauthorized charges on resident cards … More: continued here
Forbes Pres. Clinton Speech Versus "The Reality" Of The "Food-Stamp" Presidency?ForbesThis really qualifies more as a tweet (which it will be) than a post, but it is an interesting factoid in light of Bill Clinton's unabashed and entertaining defense of the President's economic record last night. Bill Clinton, by all accounts, “knocked …Van Jones at…
Movie producer Joel Silver's purchase of the former U.S. post office in Venice has created a bit of a cliffhanger for local residents: How often, if ever, will they be able to view the beloved "Story of Venice" mural that has graced the building's interior since 1941? More: continued here
Hollywood Reporter 'Matrix' producer to turn Venice post office into film centerLos Angeles TimesMovie producer Joel Silver's purchase of the former U.S. post office in Venice has created a bit of a cliffhanger for local residents: How often, if ever, will they be able to view the beloved "Story of Venice" mural that has graced…
Analyst Upgrades: eBay, VeriSign, and DendreonSchaeffers Research (blog)Analysts are weighing in today on online auctioneer eBay Inc (NASDAQ:EBAY – 47.16), Internet infrastructure provider VeriSign, Inc. (NASDAQ:VRSN – 48.29), and biotech firm Dendreon Corporation (NASDAQ:DNDN – 4.88). Here's a quick roundup of today's … More: continued here
Over Rs 1.9 lakh cr in small savings a/cs in post offices: GovtEconomic TimesPilot said the government has taken a number of initiatives to make the small saving schemes more attractive which include an increase in rate of interest on post office savings account (POSA) to 4 per cent from 3.5 per cent. Also, the…
Calgary at Edmonton (5-4) (5-4) 7 p.m., C'wealth Stadium More: continued here