MyFox Atlanta Chop shop discovered, police sayAtlanta Journal Constitution, USABy Jeffry Scott A stolen motorcycle in Henry County led authorities to a man who had been operating a chop shop at his home for several months and selling parts from the stolen bikes on eBay, police said. Trenton Dean Mallard, …
Read More »Royal Mail a key election battleground – SNP (press release)
Royal Mail a key election battlegroundSNP (press release), UKThe future of Royal Mail was confirmed as a key election battle ground at SNP conference today as controversial UK Government plans for part-privatisation were flatly rejected by the party. SNP delegates in Glasgow underlined their support for Royal… More: continued here
Read More »EBay gets over identity crisis with Skype IPO – Computerworld
Novinite.com EBay gets over identity crisis with Skype IPOComputerworld, MABy Sharon Gaudin April 15, 2009 (Computerworld) Analysts today called Tuesday's announcement that eBay Inc. is looking to spin off Skype via an initial public offering a smart move by the online auction house as it tries to get its house back …
Read More »Lincoln stamps collection sold for nearly $2 mil (KRIS-TV Corpus Christi)
DALLAS — A Georgia man’s collection of thousands of President Lincoln stamps has sold at auction in New York City for $1.961 million. Dallas-based Spink Shreves Galleries on… More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail under fire as postbus cuts under way (The Herald)
The final run was made on five Highland postbus routes yesterday as Scotland prepares to be left with just 14 postbuses by midsummer, down 85% since 2005. More: continued here
Read More »Whitley Collection/Seaway China to Host Inaugural Royal Doulton Event and Exhibition in Ypsilanti, Michigan (PRWeb via Yahoo! News)
Whitley Collection/Seaway China is pleased to announce a new, exciting Royal Doulton Event to take place July 17-19, 2009 at the Ann Arbor Marriott Ypsilanti Eagle Crest Resort in Michigan. This not-to-be-missed event will feature highly regarded dealers drawn from the United States, Canada and Europe. Guests will have the …
Read More »More firms cutting pay instead of people (Chicago Tribune)
Practice expected to increase amid weak economy Bosses at Avatech Solutions Inc. thought they had to slash payroll after sales cratered, but when it came down to it they didn’t want to lay off 35 or 40 people. More: continued here
Read More »Weekly Wrapup: Social Media Monitoring, Future of Firefox, eBay Sells StumbleUpon, And More… (ReadWriteWeb)
In this edition of the Weekly Wrapup, our newsletter summarizing the top stories of the week, we look at the latest in social media monitoring tools, investigate how cloud computing is being used in scientific research projects, review some future Firefox concepts, check out the latest iPhone app usage stats, …
Read More »Post office takes cost cutting measures – WLFI.com
Post office takes cost cutting measuresWLFI.com, INMail carriers are finishing their routes in less than eight hours, so the post office is adding more routes to some carriers and reassigning others. "Some carriers may even find themselves becoming mail processing employees working in the plants … More: continued here
Read More »$2 MILLION FOR ABE STAMPS (New York Post)
A collector’s 10,000 Abraham Lincoln stamps sold yesterday at a Big Apple auction for nearly $2 million. The collection took 67-year-old William Ainsworth, of Roswell, Ga., more than 30 years to amass. Among the collection’s highlights was a… More: continued here
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