The US Postal Service will release 20 postage stamps on Aug 11 honouring early TV icons such as Rod Serling, The Lone Ranger, Milton Berle, Lucille Ball, Red Skelton, Alfred Hitchcock, George Burns & Gracie Allen, and the Honeymooners, among others. More: continued here
Read More »Rod Serling among TV icons to be honored on U.S. postage stamps (Sci Fi Wire)
Twilight Zone creator and host Rod Serling, the Lone Ranger and 18 other television icons from the ’50s will be honored on first-class postage stamps to be released Aug. 11. The U.S. Postal Service plans to hold a ceremony dedicating the set of “Early TV Memories” commemoratives at 10:30 a.m. …
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The attorneys general from eight states, including Ohio sent a letter to Federal Express headquarters Thursday questioning their treatment of their workers. More: continued here
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Read More »Michael Jackson Item Sells For $10M On eBay? (KCRA 3 Sacramento)
It didn’t take long for fans to take to eBay to start peddling their Michael Jackson memorabilia after the pop icon’s sudden death Thursday, and it appears at least one has already capitalized big — or has he? More: continued here
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Burglars smashed their way into a Shropshire post office and fled with a haul of cash boxes in an early morning raid today. More: continued here
Read More »eBay scuffles with Skype founders – Register
eBay scuffles with Skype foundersRegistereBay's plan to spin off Skype with an initial public offering in 2010 is being threatened by a dispute with the …eBay dispute threatens Skype IPOStrategyEye (subscription)Skype trial could delay eBay unlocking $2bnTameBaySkype IPO on the rocks?BloggingStocksBloombergall 10 news articles » More: continued here
Read More »Buffett lunch bid hits $456789 as auction nears end – Reuters
BBC News Buffett lunch bid hits $456789 as auction nears endReuters… $456789 for a steak lunch with billionaire investor Warren Buffett, in a charity auction expected to be completed Friday night on eBay Inc's website. …Buffett lunch bids reach $356789, with just hours to goHouston ChronicleLunch Buffett going cheap — …
Read More »Microsoft Bing exec jumps to eBay (Puget Sound Business Journal)
Just as Microsoft Corp. is becoming a popular destination for former Yahoo search engineers and executives, eBay appears to be popular for ex-Microsofties. (MSFT) (EBAY) More: continued here
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