Vashon, Maury post offices change with the timesVashon-Maury Island Beachcomber (subscription)The fundamental story of Vashon during the 20th century is a shift from a collection of isolated water-based communities to a single island-based community. This shift is seen particularly well in the way the island was organized at the beginning …
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Scammers targeting eBay users, stealing passwords, account informationNews-Daily.comThe Better Business Bureau is warning consumers of a new eBay scam where criminals try to steal users' passwords. According to the BBB, the scam works by redirecting a bidder to a website requesting the shopper's eBay username and password. “The site …Most expensive …
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The U.S. Postal Service has walked away from negotiations with the City of Berkeley and the National Trust on an agreement to preserve Berkeley’s Main Post Office. The USPS refuses to respond to questions from the City of Berkeley or from Congresswoman Barbara Lee regarding the imminent sale. More: continued …
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San Francisco Business Times (blog) Ex-eBay, Google payments exec Tilenius launches mobile health startup VidaSan Francisco Business Times (blog)Tilenius spoke to me on Monday about Vida and what she has brought to the new startup from her experience running PayPal's merchant service group and eBay's Marketplace, as well as leading …
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The owner of 16 Cross St., New Canaan, Conn., has filed a special permit application to construct a multi-story mixed-use building at the property, where New Canaan Lawn Equipment Inc. and Lisa's Classic Cuts are currently located. More: continued here
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With the holiday season approaching, a warning for anyone looking to do their shopping online. The latest scam tries to trick users with fake eBay listings. More: continued here
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Carl Junction in third place in national stamp competition City wJoplin GlobeCarl Junction was in third place Tuesday afternoon, at $25,423.20 in sales of the 60-cent stamps. In first place was the city of Punta Gorda, Florida, population 17,000, with $34,908.60 in stamp sales. In second place was Apopka, Florida, …
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FedEx Corp. is forecasting another record holiday. The company expects to move more than 290 million shipments between Black Friday and Christmas Eve, an 8.8 percent increase in overall year-over-year Peak seasonal volume. The season is expected to be bolstered by three volume spikes throughout December, occurring the first three …
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eBay and PayPal had been on different growth trajectories for a while, which is why shareholders urged eBay to spin-off PayPal. Last quarter, eBay reported only 6% year-over-year revenue growth for its … More: continued here
Read More »Post Office Tracks Your Mail (Often Without Proper Authorization) – Reason (blog)
Reason (blog) Post Office Tracks Your Mail (Often Without Proper Authorization)Reason (blog)Public DomainThe National Security Agency's (NSA) snoopy ways with our phone calls is headed to no less than three federal appeals courts, but long before mass electronic surveillance was a glimmer in a bureaucratic voyeur's eye, the Post Office …
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