Black History Month program Thursday at post officePensacola News Journal, FLThe Pensacola Post Office of the US Postal Service on Thursday will host the program “The Quest for Black Citizenship In The Americas” in observation of Black History Month. The program begins at 6:30 pm in the Main Post Office at …
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Read More »Post Office Evacuated After Fire – WBAL TV
Post Office Evacuated After FireWBAL TV, MDBALTIMORE — Employees of a Baltimore post office were evacuated Wednesday morning after a third-floor fire. The fire occurred at about 11 am in the 900 block of East Fayette Street. 11 News learned that fire crews were using fans to ventilate the … More: …
Read More »Lord Mandelson tries to stall Royal Mail postal rebellion (Times Online)
Royal Mail will be able to charge its rivals more for delivering their letters and parcels to customers’ doorsteps under measures intended to counter the biggest revolt of Gordon Brown’s leadership. More: continued here
Read More »Final bag of Woolworths pic ‘n’ mix fetches £14,500 on eBay (Guardian Unlimited)
Profits from auctioned bag of fizzy cola bottles, bonbons and laces from doomed chain will go toward retail charity The “last” bag of Woolworths pic ‘n’ mix sold for more than £14,500 on eBay today. The souvenir from the collapsed retail chain had received 115 bids ahead of today’s sale …
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What was once a short walk to pick up the mail will soon be a two-mile drive for Cardin postal residents. Monday, the U.S. Postal Service officially announced the closing of the Cardin Post Office. More: continued here
Read More »Record demand continues for state food stamp, cash assistance – The Oregonian – OregonLive.com
Record demand continues for state food stamp, cash assistanceThe Oregonian – OregonLive.com, ORby Michelle Cole, The Oregonian SALEM — Last month brought the biggest increase yet in demand for food stamps and temporary cash assistance from state government. The Oregon Department of Human Services reports that 22601 families received temporary … …
Read More »Move Over, eBay – Motley Fool
Move Over, eBayMotley FoolBy Rick Aristotle Munarriz Auction fans who compare the moribund eBay (Nasdaq: EBAY) to other four-letter words will probably warm up to MercadoLibre (Nasdaq: MELI). The Latin American online auction leader posted respectable fourth-quarter results, …MercadoLibre trounce eBay’s finanical resultsTameBayMercadoLibre, Inc. Announces Management TransitionMSNBCMercadolibre Q4 profit up …
Read More »Obama Budget Would Create $634 Billion Health-Care Fund – Washington Post
guardian.co.uk Obama Budget Would Create $634 Billion Health-Care FundWashington Post, United StatesThe proposal would reduce the value of tax deductions by about 20 percent, a change which would generate about $318 billion over the next 10 years, according to administration documents provided to The Washington Post. Throughout the campaign, Obama …Video: …
Read More »iPhone apps: MyWeather, Property Manager, FedEx (MacNN)
MyWeather ($10) is a weather application that features an interactive heads up radar display, animated satellite imagery, and radar data caching. The application allows users to control terrain settings (road or aerial), animated overlay (radar or satellite with radar), opacity, and play/pause loop. Users can also choose between inches or …
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