Narita airport, Japan’s busiest international gateway, which opened in 1978, saw its first fatalities from an air accident there on the morning of March 23, when a FedEx MD-11 cargo plane crash-landed and burst into flames. The pilot and copilot, the only crew members, were killed. The fatalities were also …
Read More »Funeral services held for SA pilot killed in FedEx plane crash (WOAI San Antonio)
Anthony Stephen Pino was the co-pilot of a FedEx plane that crashed as it landed in heavy winds in Japan. More: continued here
Read More »âPassport Fairâ Saturday at Madison Post Office (Madison Eagle)
MADISON – The Madison Post Office, 10 Lincoln Place, will host a “Passport Fair” from 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. this Saturday, March 28, to provide passport information to U.S. citizens and to accept passport applications. More: continued here
Read More »Kaine announces increase in food stamp benefits (WDBJ 7 Roanoke)
People on food stamps will see an increase of more than 13% beginning April 1. Governor Tim Kaine announced Monday morning the increase is the result of money received from the federal stimulus plan. More: continued here
Read More »Mold forces rural post office to close (KFVS 12 Cape Girardeau)
The U.S. Postal Service is shutting down a rural southeast Missouri post office because of mold. More: continued here
Read More »Mold forces rural post office to close (Jefferson City News Tribune)
ROMBAUER (AP) – The U.S. Postal Service is shutting down a rural southeast Missouri post office because of mold. A facility specialist for the Postal Service inspected the Rombauer post office last month and determined it was unsafe for employees and customers. More: continued here
Read More »St. Albans postmaster admits to stealing – Bizjournals.com
St. Albans postmaster admits to stealingBizjournals.com, NCThe former postmaster of the St. Albans Post Office has pleaded guilty to federal charges of embezzlement of funds from that Post Office, US Attorney Catherine Hanaway said Monday. Mary DeWitt admitted to keeping at least $10000 from the sale of … More: continued here
Read More »Streamzy Done Streaming, Up For Sale On eBay (TechCrunch)
SeeqPod has decided to sell its source code to developers to spawn more clones, one of the media search startups that built upon its API is apparently calling it quits: Streamzy , which we profiled in July 2008, is selling itself on eBay at a starting bid of $1,000, provided …
Read More »(AFX UK Focus) 2009-03-30 19:03 EBay to start Japanese language services – Nikkei (Interactive Investor)
NEW YORK, March 30 (Reuters) – Online auctioneer eBay Inc will introduce Japanese language services for sellers on Wednesday as it tries to lure Japanese products, the financial daily Nikkei said in its Tuesday edition. The paper said a translation service will provide Japanese sellers with English versions of their …
Read More »Boeing Caught Up in FedEx Labor Spat (TheStreet.com)
FedEx has said that if a bill related labor organizing is approved, it will not take delivery of 30 Boeing 777 freighters it has conditionally ordered. More: continued here
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