ITV.com Chemists and post offices to take fingerprints as part of national …Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom – Tom WhiteheadJacqui Smith, the Home Secretary, will announce today that she is in talks with the Post Office, National Pharmacy Association, whose members include Boots, and the Photo Marketing Association International, to provide enrolment centres for the ID card …Jacqui Smith enlists…
Nick Brown asked to deliver the undeliverableguardian.co.uk, UKAfter taking his share of the blame for Commons defeats on MPs expenses and the Gurkhas, Nick Brown is in the thick of the row over part-privatisation of the Royal Mail. "He's the nicest chief whip we've had to deal with, not at all the unsubtle brute …Nick Brown…
Times Online Jacqui Smith enlists high street help for ID cards schemeguardian.co.uk, UKThe Post Office, the National Pharmacy Association and the Photo Marketing Association are all in talks with the Home Office over the contract. The cost report puts the figure for issuing ID cards to British and Irish citizens in the UK at £4.945bn, …Post…
New stamps cool, costlierPress-Enterprise, CA – Bob PratteWes Levins tries to reduce confusion before a first-class stamp rises from 42 cents to 44 cents Monday. He touts the wonders of Forever Stamps, which cost the going first-class rate and will be sufficient after the price hike. … More: continued here
Stamps sign pair of linebackersCanada.com, Canada“We saw these linebackers at the free-agent camp in Florida and they both jumped out for different reasons,” Stamps head coach and general manager John Hufnagel said in a statement. “Blackmon is a typical inside-the-box middle linebacker who has great … More: continued here
eBay Has Dampening Effect on Looted Antiquity Sales The number of …Softpedia, Romania – Tudor VieruBy Tudor Vieru, Science Editor The large online marketplace site eBay, which was launched about a decade ago, has made archaeologists fear from the start that the number of looted antiquities that could be moved via the Internet would increase … More: continued…
AFP EBay to close Vancouver facilityReutersSAN FRANCISCO, May 5 (Reuters) – Online auctioneer eBay Inc (EBAY.O) said on Tuesday it will close its facility in Vancouver, British Columbia, that employs roughly 700 people as it consolidates its North America customer service centers. …eBay to close Vancouver facilityAFPeBay to close Burnaby facility; about 700 jobs lostVancouver…
Wired News May 6, 1840: Queen Victoria Gets StampedWired News – Randy AlfredKing Henry I of England started a system of royal messengers in the 12th century, and subsequent monarchs improved and expanded the service. Henry VIII formally established the Royal Mail in 1516, but it was not until 1635 that Charles I made the … More:…
Business to give away 2-cent stampsMid Columbia Tri City Herald, WA – Pratik JoshiBy Pratik Joshi First class postage stamps are going to cost 44 cents, starting May 11. To help offset the 2 cent increase, Mail By The Mall will give away free 2 cent stamps to customers, beginning May 8. A sheet of 10 stamps per…
Ars Technica eBay is saving archeology by killing the antiquities marketArs Technica, MA – John TimmerBy John Timmer | Last updated May 5, 2009 8:44 PM CT By any reasonable analysis, eBay should have been a nightmare for archaeologists, allowing looted goods a new outlet, one that eliminated any cloak-and-dagger aspects of the illicit trade in … More:…