Discover Magazine Knome's whole genome sequencing auction goes live on eBayScienceBlogsThe auction of a whole-genome sequencing service that I scoffed at a few days ago is now live on eBay – serious bidders only, please, and bids start at $68000.Here's what you get for your suitcase of cash:Personal whole genome. …Mapping a Human Genome, via…
180000 Royal Mail staff face pay freeze, despite profits doubling …Mirror.co.uk, UKBy Clinton Manning 25/04/2009 The Royal Mail's 180000 staff face a pay freeze – despite profits doubling to £177million in just six months. The company has scrapped this year's wage rise even though all its sections made a profit for the first time in ……
paidContent.org – Yahoo Restructures North American Sales GroupWashington Post, United StatesWilliams, who joined Yahoo about a year ago eBay (NSDQ: EBAY), assumed Nash's spot when she vacated the role, but that was short-lived; Bartz put former NetApp rep Elisa Steele in charge of communications last month.Yahoo Communications Chief DepartsWall Street JournalYahoo's communications head leaves company-reportReutersYahoo to…
Mail fails to deliverYorkshire Evening Post, UKIS Royal Mail still accountable to the public? I ask this because another hoard of mail has been found in Leeds and no-one seems any the wiser or promises it won't happen again. If my gas or electric bill failed to arrive every three months I would … More: continued…
Tulsa leaders fight for post officeKSWO, OK(AP) – Elected officials in Tulsa are hoping to convince the US Postal Service not to close a post office in a depressed area. The postal service plans to close its office in the Kendall-Whittier area east of downtown on Friday and consolidate it with … More: continued here
McHugh wants post office named after RemingtonWatertownDailyTimes.com, NYJohn M. McHugh, R-Pierrepont Manor, announced Thursday that he had introduced legislation to rename the Ogdensburg post office after famed resident Frederic S. Remington. In press release, Mr. McHugh said the legislation would permanently name the post… More: continued here
Robbery drama at post office HQIndependent Online, South AfricaBy Lesego Masemola Armed robbers shot their way out of the Post Office headquarters in Potgieter Street yesterday after holding up staff. A female security guard was shot in the chest during the robbery. Witnesses said two robbers went into the … More: continued here
Postal Inspectors Seek Public's Help Solving Beasley Post Office…FortBendNow, TXUS Postal Service investigators are asking the public for help solving an armed robbery at the Beasley Post Office. In a statement Thursday, the Fort Bend County Sheriff's Office said a driver had come to the post office, at 7031 Loop 540 in Beasley, …Postal Inspectors Seek…
D'oh! 'Simpsons' longevity rates stampsSacramento Bee, USAThere's some irony in that I went on to write a nationally syndicated column on collectibles, including stamps, while Matt endeavored to create a syndicated comedy television cartoon show that will now end up on postage stamps. That's right. … More: continued here
Retired Greensville educator Rebecca Stamps dies at 98Richmond Times Dispatch, VABy Ellen Robertson Greensville County educator Rebecca Louise Stamps took great pride in the way she presented herself. "She'd come down the driveway wearing high heels — even when everyone else was wearing low heels — and gloves when she went out. … More: continued here