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Mill Race Village one of 21 sites in national historical brochureHometownlife.comJoin the Motor Cities Passport Stamp Program and keep track of your travels. The stamps are free, and the passport booklet costs only $8.95 plus shipping and handling. The Motorcities Passport Stamp Program is a fun way to learn about …

VentureBeat StumbleUpon raises $17M as traffic climbsReutersThis is the company's second try at the startup game, having been acquired by eBay for $75 million in 2007, then spinning out again in 2009 because content recommendations and e-commerce aren't exactly a natural fit. StumbleUpon's main service is a …StumbleUpon Funding Another …

Post office on Washington Road in Mt. Lebanon to close doorsPittsburgh Post GazetteLocal mail delivery will not be affected by the closure, she wrote, and people can use eight other post office locations in a five-mile radius. Mr. Milliron said he has sent a letter to the US Postal Service …

Popular Science Swedes, Danes Consider Dumping Postage Stamps for Codes Sent Via TextPopular SciencePostmasters in Sweden and Denmark are looking into a clever system of vending postage that a cash-strapped US Postal Service might do well to consider: selling stamps via text message. …Sweden Replacing Stamps with SMS SystemTom’s GuideText …

SUGAR LAND, TX–(Marketwire – March 10, 2011) – Researched by Industrial Info Resources (Sugar Land, Texas) — FedEx Freight Incorporated (Memphis, Tennessee), a subsidiary of FedEx Corporation (NYSE:FDX) (Memphis), has begun operations at the company’s new regional distribution center in Wichita, Kansas. More: continued here

Heavy rain causes broken dam, flooded roadsWLBT-TVThe dam had been built during World War II and belongs to the Stamps family. It was a 10 acre lake that was virtually emptied into the woods and a creek. About a 50 foot section of the dam just disappeared into the water. …

Online merchants are split on whether eBay should launch a shopping cart that would support multiple items from multiple sellers, according to AuctionBytes’ latest Facebook Quick Poll. Only 20% believed that an eBay shopping cart would help them increase their sales on eBay. More: continued here

Canada Post, CBC get failing grades from information commissionerToronto StarOTTAWA—A federal watchdog gives Canada Post and the CBC failing grades on access-to-information requests from the public. Information Commissioner Suzanne Legault branded the post office with red-alert status for refusing to respond to many requests …Commissioner scolds CBC, Canada Post over …

eBay, the world’s largest online marketplace and leader in mobile commerce, today announced that its easy-to-use electronics trade-in platform, eBay Instant Sale, has made more than 22,000 offers on first generation iPads since Apple’s announcement of iPad 2 last Wednesday. More: continued here

Win a £500 gift card from the Post Office!My Fashion LifeWe've teamed up with our friends at the Post Office to give away a £500 gift card to one lucky reader, spendable at over 17000 outlets in the UK. Not bad, if we do say so ourselves. What are you …