ABC News (blog) John Travolta Reincarnated? eBay Seller Posts Eerie PhotoABC News (blog)Just weeks after a Civil War-era photo of a man who bears an uncanny resemblance to actor Nicholas Cage surfaced on eBay, a different seller from Ontario, Canada, is now suggesting this ambrotype photo “taken around 1860″ depicts …
Read More »Facebook Executive Katie Mitic Joins eBay Inc.’s Board of Directors
eBay Inc. today announced that Facebook executive Katie Mitic is joining the company’s board of directors, effective immediately. A seasoned technology leader and entrepreneur, Mitic currently leads Platform and Mobile Marketing for Facebook, with responsibility for shaping and growing innovative products for over two million developers and businesses that engage …
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Residents of Kimballton were notified on Saturday, Sept. 26, that the United States Postal Service is “conducting a discontinuance feasibility study of facility operations of the Kimballton Post Office into the Elk Horn Post Office.” The letter states that the office is “being studied due to declining office workload, which …
Read More »Facebook executive joining eBay’s board – Sacramento Bee
Reuters Facebook executive joining eBay's boardSacramento BeeFacebook executive Katie Mitic is joining eBay Inc.'s board of directors, the online auction company said Thursday. The announcement brings eBay's board to 12 members, 10 whom are independent. Mitic currently leads Facebook's platform and mobile …Facebook Executive Katie Mitic Joins eBay Inc.'s Board …
Read More »When Queen Elizabeth threw shoes at Prince Philip – Hindustan Times
Sydney Morning Herald When Queen Elizabeth threw shoes at Prince PhilipHindustan TimesThe Royal tantrum was played out in front of a stunned Australian camera crew who had been waiting for the Queen and Prince Philip to emerge from a chalet in the Yarra mountain range of Victoria in 1954, according …
Read More »FedEx opens Illinois distribution center; will hire 200 workers
FedEx Ground has opened a new distribution center in Grayslake that will employ 200 full and part-time workers, the company said Thursday. More: continued here
Read More »USPS representatives visit Ahmeek
AHMEEK – More than 50 people gathered Wednesday night in the village hall to discuss the fate of the Ahmeek post office, one of 10 offices considered for closure or consolidation in the Baraga, Houghton, Keweenaw and Ontonagon county area. More: continued here
Read More »Post Office: Temporary branch closed…again
THE Post Office has confirmed its temporary Bridgwater branch is yet again closed due to “unforeseen technical problems”. More: continued here
Read More »Nexus S Running Android ‘Ice Cream Sandwich’ Sold on eBay? – PC Magazine
Christian Science Monitor Nexus S Running Android 'Ice Cream Sandwich' Sold on eBay?PC MagazineAn Engadget reader told the blog that a Samsung Nexus S smartphone he purchased on eBay appeared to be running Ice Cream Sandwich, sending in a two-minute video demonstration (below) as "proof." Notion Ink tablet CEO Rohan …
Read More »U.S. Postage Stamps To Honor Living People (PHOTOS)
WASHINGTON — Who would you put on a stamp? Charlie Sheen? Lady Gaga? Yourself? Hoping to boost sagging revenue, the U.S. Postal Service on Monday abandoned its longstanding rule that stamps cannot feature people who are still alive and is asking the public for suggestions. More: continued here
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