Bio-IT World | For a starting bid of $68,000, you can join the select personal genome club courtesy of a historic charity auction offered by Knome and eBay. More: continued here
Read More »25 chicks left at post office rescued – Arkansas Democrat Gazette
Arkansas Democrat Gazette 25 chicks left at post office rescuedArkansas Democrat Gazette, ARBY SAMANTHA FRIEDMAN Arkansas Democrat-Gazette/KAREN E. SEGRAVE The Humane Society of Pulaski County is keeping a cage full of chicks after they were delivered to a Little Rock post office but never picked up by the addressee earlier this …
Read More »ProfBay Tracks How Profitable Your eBay Sales Are – Lifehacker
ProfBay Tracks How Profitable Your eBay Sales AreLifehacker, CAIf you're a regular lister on eBay, you know how much your items are selling for, but maybe not the hard margins on your best stuff. Free (in beta) web tracker ProfBay aims to help. ProfBay can't read tea leaves to know how …
Read More »Lemington post office pair take well-earned trip (icNewcastle – Evening Chronicle)
IT WAS the holiday Tyneside’s longest-serving Post Office couple had waited more than three decades for. More: continued here
Read More »Snakes alive! Adder bites postie – This Is The Westcountry
Snakes alive! Adder bites postieThis Is The Westcountry, UKRichard Hall, a spokesman for Royal Mail said: “Royal Mail takes very seriously the safety of its employees, particularly our frontline staff who collect and deliver the mail. “Unfortunately, attacks by animals are a hazard faced by our postmen and … More: continued …
Read More »People power reopens post office – The Gazette
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Read More »Marion mayor optimistic in face of GM cuts (AP via Yahoo! Finance)
Mayor Wayne Seybold is optimistic about the future of the city’s General Motors plant, despite the company’s announcement it will cut 21,000 U.S. jobs and phase out the Pontiac brand that the factory stamps metal panels for. More: continued here
Read More »Woman finds unopened mail in loft – This is Nottingham
Woman finds unopened mail in loftThis is Nottingham, UKBut nearly a year after Alyson Philbin reported the find to the Royal Mail the envelopes have still not been collected. "I find it amazing how we are still left with what must be hundreds of bits of mail which haven't been opened," …
Read More »Postal Service interested in selling historic Palm Beach post office – Palm Beach Daily News
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Read More »Get help with food stamp needs (The Advertiser-News)
FRANKLIN The people who may be eligible for food stamps can go to the parking lot at ShopRite in Franklin for assistance on Tuesday, April 28 from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. More: continued here
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