Chicago Tribune Injured Rare Snowy Owl Near Lawrence Post Office DiesKMBC Kansas CityAn injured snowy owl found this week near a Lawrence post office has died. The bird was rescued Monday after visitors to the post office saw it fall and hit concrete, apparently after hitting a power line. At …
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eBay Inc. CEO John Donahoe sent a note to PayPal employees on Wednesday informing them that PayPal President Scott Thompson was leaving to become Yahoo’s new CEO, effective immediately. More: continued here
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MBE for Barry 'unsung hero' Graham Underdown!Barry and District NewsBy Sharon Harris » A ROYAL Mail manager from Barry has been sent the ultimate royal seal of approval – collecting an MBE in the New Year's Honours list! Fellow managers nominated granddad-of-three Graham Underdown for his services to charitable … …
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BBC News Leicester stamp charity girl gets record donationBBC NewsAlex, from Leicester, has raised thousands for charity Support Our Soldiers by collecting stamps, but the new windfall came out of the blue. The family of a collector handed over 24 sacks of stamps and, while they are yet to be …
Read More »Stamps.com Version 9.0 Introduces Time-Saving Features for E-Commerce Shippers – MarketWatch (press release)
Stamps.com Version 9.0 Introduces Time-Saving Features for E-Commerce ShippersMarketWatch (press release)"We're constantly asking customers for feedback to help us make Stamps.com even better," said Stamps.com President and CEO Ken McBride. "The new features in Stamps.com Version 9.0 will help shippers save time and increase efficiency. …and more » More: continued here
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Critical Stock Alerts for Microsoft, eBay, QUALCOMM, Rare Element Resources …PR Newswire (press release)The acquisition extends the company's leadership in payments by combining BillSAFE with eBay's PayPal, a global leader in online payments. eBay Inc. now owns 100 percent of the outstanding shares of BillSAFE. Terms of the deal were …
Read More »EBay shares fall on word PayPal chief is leaving – BusinessWeek
Auctionbytes EBay shares fall on word PayPal chief is leavingBusinessWeekShares of eBay Inc. fell Wednesday after the president of its PayPal business, Scott Thompson, was named CEO of struggling Internet company Yahoo Inc. THE SPARK: Thompson starts at Yahoo on Jan. 9, replacing Carol Bartz, who was dismissed in September. …
Read More »Red elastic bands discarded by postmen and women ‘harmful to environment’ – Watford Observer
Red elastic bands discarded by postmen and women 'harmful to environment'Watford Observer“The red colour makes them distinctive, so they are used by Royal Mail postal workers. “At first, I thought that this could be accidental dropping, but within five days, I had gathered 46 bands that postal workers had dropped …
Read More »Memphis-based FedEx pays civil fines to settle allegations it violated export regulations
Among the government’s allegations: FedEx facilitated the export of electronic components that may have been used in IEDs. More: continued here
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