Mary Lasker’s face recently came to grace a US postage stamp — who else in the biomedical world deserves the honor? More: continued here
Read More »eBay: Good in Parts (ReadWriteWeb)
At the Accel Symposium , we heard John Donahoe, eBay CEO, admit that there was little synergy between core eBay, PayPal, and Skype. He lauded PayPal, showed some false modesty around Skype, and talked about core eBay in a way that indicated a clear understanding of its limitations and challenges. …
Read More »EBay Wins Lawsuit in Germany Over Fake Rolex Sales (Update1) (Bloomberg)
Feb. 26 (Bloomberg) — EBay Inc. , the world’s largest online auctioneer, won a German court ruling in a case brought by Rolex Group over sales of counterfeit watches on EBay’s Web site. More: continued here
Read More »Former Hartsville post office employee indicted for theft (Florence Morning News)
A former Hartsville post office employee has been indicted on charges that she took postal funds from the office while she worked there, U.S. Attorney Walter Wilkins said in a press release issued Wednesday. More: continued here
Read More »Serial post office bandit arrested (Adelaide Now)
A HOLDEN Hill man has been arrested over a string of post office robberies in Adelaide’s north-eastern suburbs. More: continued here
Read More »Sale of 30 percent Royal Mail stake eyed (Reuters via Yahoo! UK & Ireland News)
The government could sell a 30 percent stake in Royal Mail under plans to restructure the state-owned postal services firm, the Department for Business Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (BERR) said on Thursday. More: continued here
Read More »BC/EFA Offers 33 VARIATIONS Extraordinary EBay Auction – Broadway World
TheaterMania.com BC/EFA Offers 33 VARIATIONS Extraordinary EBay AuctionBroadway World, NYIn-keeping with their series of "Extraordinary EBay" packages, Broadway Cares / Equity Fights AIDS (BC/EFA) is proud to announce an online auction item that has been over 40 years in the making. After a 46 year absence from the Great White Way, …
Read More »More Missourians than ever sign up for food stamps (St. Louis Post-Dispatch)
Nearly 1 million Missourians — one in six people in the state — needed federal aid last month to keep food on the table, the highest count ever. More: continued here
Read More »All News… No more post office closures – small firms (The Kent Messenger)
Small firms have called for a halt to post office closures. The Federation of Small Businesses (FSB) in Kent and Medway, representing 7,000 enterprises, says that post offices are at the heart of the community and vital for most firms. More: continued here
Read More »Sarkozy steams ahead with stamps (BBC News)
French President Nicolas Sarkozy is still finding time in his busy schedule to collect stamps, it has been revealed. More: continued here
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