Mr. Davenport devised ways to gauge the effects of wind on tall structures, then applied his expertise to some of the world’s biggest buildings and longest bridges. More: continued here
Read More »FEDEX’S FAST ONE (New York Post)
George Will accuses UPS of “bending public power for private advantage” because it believes that FedEx’s workers should have the same right to organize as their peers at other package-delivery companies (“Obama’s Next Labor of Labor-Love,”… More: continued here
Read More »Lakeville man charged in eBay thefts (Minnetonka Sun-Sailor)
A Lakeville man faces a felony charge for allegedly collecting thousands of dollars through eBay sales but never shipping the merchandise to his customers. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx payroll reflects revenue (Memphis Commercial Appeal)
FedEx shed upwards of 10,000 jobs globally over the past year in response to weak demand and declining revenues. More: continued here
Read More »eBay Research Loses Tech Visionary to Google (AuctionBytes)
eBay’s Technical Fellow and former Senior Director of Research Labs & Finding Eric Billingsley left eBay this month to join Google as Engineering Director. More: continued here
Read More »FedEX Unveils New Hybrid Trucks (KTNV Las Vegas)
FedEX unveils its new fleet of hybrid trucks right here in the Valley. More: continued here
Read More »Odor Settles in Massachusetts Avenue Post Office (Washington Post)
Neither rain, nor snow, nor sleet — nor, apparently, unpleasant smells — can keep postal workers from their duties at the District’s Massachusetts Avenue post office. More: continued here
Read More »Habitat stamps soon obsolete for some (9 News Denver)
SALIDA – Greg Felt, co-owner of Ark Anglers Fly Fishing in Salida, said it was always a bit of a confusing situation when people who wanted to visit a state wildlife habitat found out that they needed to contact the Colorado Division of Wildlife first. More: continued here
Read More »First class challenge for Royal Mail men (Berwickshire Today)
A TEAM of managers from Royal Mail Group are showing they ‘Believe in Children’ by taking part in Barnardo’s Scotland’s Cairngorm Challenge in August. (22/07/2009 10:42:38) More: continued here
Read More »Combatting urban scrawl (Montreal Gazette)
Like the other veterans who frequent the Royal Canadian Legion in Notre Dame de Grâce, Stuart Vallieres is fed up with the vandals who spray paint graffiti on their legion hall. Every time it’s cleaned up, the youths return to tag the building on de Maisonneuve Blvd. More: continued here
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