Jan 23
For the Chinese, 2012 is the Year of the Dragon. But for the U.S.Postal Service, it’s the Year of the Choreographer. In addition tostamp series honoring great film directors, baseball all-stars, and20th-century poets, the Postal Service will be issuing acommemorative series titled “Innovative Choreographers,” honoringIsadora Duncan, José Limón, Katherine Dunham, and Bob Fosse. Eachwill be …
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Jan 09
Senate President Pro Tem Darrell Steinberg wants to create a digital library of free course materials for California college students. The proposal, unveiled earlier this month, is bound to be popular with students grappling with rising tuition and fees at California’s public colleges and universities. But the plan faces multiple obstacles. Some professors worry the …
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Jan 06
As Congress considers legislation to reform the business model of the U.S. Postal Service, it must confront a basic choice: To permit the Postal Service to function more as a business does, or constrain it from doing so.With greater business model flexibility, the Postal Service can return to profitability and financial stability. A flexible business …
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Dec 20
Olaf Garvey, Commercial Manager for uSwitchforBusiness.com, adds up how much the 5p rise in the cost of stamps earlier this month would cost us here at uSwitch As you may or may not be aware, the post office has increased the cost of stamps, effective as of the 4th of April 2011. The headline increases …
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Dec 07
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Dec 02
Pending an appeal, rural route mail service is in the future for Fostoria residents. A Final Determination to Close the facility was posted Monday and the city has 30 days to appeal the decision. Mayor Marlin Voss is reviewing paperwork for the appeal process as the city considers that option. He has also been in …
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Nov 29
The election of the Rudd Government in 2007 killed the momentum that had been building in the last few years of the Howard government for research valuation to move beyond metrics-based methods (such as counting peer-reviewed publications and citations) to a broader assessment that looked at the research’s impact on the world outside academia. The …
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Nov 29
(Credit:AP/Joe Burbank) MANCHESTER, N.H. — Newt Gingrich, known for his great fondness for tossing out ideas to overhaul government, on Monday added a few more proposals to his list, including creating personal Social Security savings accounts and offering re-training to lawyers and government bureaucrats in need of finding other jobs. In a speech at Saint …
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Nov 29
OCEAN SPRINGS, MS (WLOX) – After enjoying a surge in sales on Black Friday, merchants are hoping the buying frenzy will continue through Christmas. a record 226 million shoppers hit the stores and web sites over the four day holiday weekend. That's 14-million more than last year. Many Ocean Springs businesses are pulling out all the …
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