The Ebay-Meets-Facebook of Online Art Sites Experiences HypergrowthDigitalJournal.com (press release)It seems like every other day a new website catering to contemporary art is springing up. But what differentiates WelcometoCOMPANY.com from its peers is that it does not accept any businees or act as an intermediary fro galleries as so many …
Read More »Hunter introduces bill to name Ramona post office for Nelson “Mac” MacWilliams – Ramona Sentinel
Hunter introduces bill to name Ramona post office for Nelson “Mac” MacWilliamsRamona SentinelUS Congressman Duncan Hunter (CA-52) on Thursday introduced legislation in the House of Representatives to name the US Post Office at 1444 Main St. in Ramona in memory of Ramona resident Nelson “Mac” MacWilliams who died in December.and …
Read More »Downtown Lititz post office will stay open
The U.S. Postal Service has abandoned its plan to shutter the downtown Lititz post office, a cost-saving measure that had sparked widespread condemnation in the bustling town. A spokesman for the beleaguered agency, which is losing billions of dollars a year, said Thursday the post office that has o… More: …
Read More »Man finds $26000 in safe he bought on eBay – WTAM.com
AuctionBytes Blog (blog) Man finds $26000 in safe he bought on eBayWTAM.comAn eBay seller is out $26000 after selling what he thought was an empty safe for $122.93. A Bartlett man found thousands of dollars inside an item he bought on eBay. James Labrecque sold an old safe on eBay …
Read More »Post office expects $18B annual loss without cuts – Monterey County Herald
Post office expects $18B annual loss without cutsMonterey County HeraldIn a letter to Congress, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe describes a five-year business plan that reiterates the mail agency's proposals to switch to five-day delivery, close up to 252 mail-processing centers and 3700 local post offices and slow … More: continued …
Read More »Why Are Food Stamps Kept in the National Numismatic Collection?
Numismatically speaking, food stamps are remarkable. They tell us a story about the most ambitious system of food aid ever created. More: continued here
Read More »Meet the FedEx math whiz who predicted Linsanity
Ed Weiland thought Jeremy Lin's numbers looked impressive, so he published his thoughts on a basketball site–in 2010. No one cared. But now that site can't handle the traffic. Originally posted at Technically Incorrect More: continued here
Read More »Post office expects $18B annual loss without cuts – Sacramento Bee
Post office expects $18B annual loss without cutsSacramento BeeIn a letter to Congress, Postmaster General Patrick Donahoe describes a five-year business plan that reiterates the mail agency's proposals to switch to five-day delivery, close up to 252 mail-processing centers and 3700 local post offices and slow … More: continued here
Read More »Food Stamps' Big Growth: Fact Check
Statement: "In the last two years we've (had) a 65 percent increase, and from November to December last year, in one month, we saw a 9 percent increase," county Supervisor Ron Roberts said in an inter More: continued here
Read More »UN postal union acquires world’s first postage stamp issued in 1840 – MercoPress
MercoPress UN postal union acquires world's first postage stamp issued in 1840MercoPressThe United Nations postal union reported this week it has acquired what is probably the world's best-known stamp– the Penny Black – which was issued 172 years ago and shows a profile image of United Kingdom's Queen Victoria on …
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