Online auction company eBay has announced plans to spin off its Skype arm with an initial public offering that is intended to be completed in the first half of 2010. More: continued here
Read More »Royal Mail manager charged with theft – The Herald
Royal Mail manager charged with theftThe Herald, UKA ROYAL Mail manager has appeared in court charged with stealing money from the post. David Paul Baker, aged 46, is accused of stealing £77 from five envelopes and parcels belonging to the Royal Mail on October 3 last year. … More: continued here
Read More »Anyone driving near the Gateway Post Office Wednesday was witness to the tea party (FOX Eugene)
There were flags, there were chants, and there was tea bag attire. Anyone driving near the Gateway Post Office Wednesday noticed hundreds of people taking part in an anti-tax “tea party” blasting government spending. Thousands of rallies like this one in Springfield happened all day tax day, all over the …
Read More »April 15th Tax Day: Post Offices Not Too Busy – LocalNews8.com
KULR-TV April 15th Tax Day: Post Offices Not Too BusyLocalNews8.com, IDBy Michelle Costa, Local News 8 Reporter And, in most places, you're too late to hit the post office to put your paperwork in the mail, but there is still time to finish things online. We checked out the Pocatello Post …
Read More »Stamps on M’sia’s engineering marvels on sale Monday (The Star)
KUALA LUMPUR : Pos Malaysia will issue on Monday special stamps and First Day covers that will feature Malaysia’s past and present accomplishments in the various fields of engineering. More: continued here
Read More »Bearing the stamp of tradition – Jakarta Post
Bearing the stamp of traditionJakarta Post, IndonesiaThe craft of making cap batik – copper stamps used to stamp batik designs on the cloth, rather than draw each motif individually – is such a part of his culture and identity that the 76-year-old insists he will keep on doing it until the …
Read More »Is eBay Finally Throwing in the Towel with Skype? – Voxilla.com
Novinite.com Is eBay Finally Throwing in the Towel with Skype?Voxilla.com, CAAmidst the worst economic downturn in nearly a century eBay wants to unload its Skype subsidiary — either through an initial public stock offering next year, or by an outright sale — and the company will “maximize the value” of its …
Read More »Oxnard post office extends favor for late tax filers – Ventura County Star
Oxnard post office extends favor for late tax filersVentura County Star, CASince people still didn't get the message, the post office gave them a pass — the mail deposited before midnight in the lobby drop box and blue mail boxes at the 1961 North C St. was postmarked April 15. Comments …
Read More »New Fernley post office to open in mid-summer (Lahontan Valley News)
Local United States Post Office patrons will soon have a new, more conveniently located building to conduct their business in Fernley. More: continued here
Read More »End of road for Scotland 's 'post bus' – BBC News
BBC News End of road for Scotland 's 'post bus'BBC News, UKRoyal Mail says five of the seven routes cost too much money to run. James Cook has followed one of the last journeys of the postbus, which runs from Torridon to Applecross, on the Wester Ross peninsula. More: continued here
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