SURE MONEY: The Postal Service’s International Money Transfer Service

SURE MONEY. The Van Nuys, CA, District is hitting the airwaves to tell customers about Dinero Seguro, the Postal Service’s international money transfer service. Also called Sure Money, Dinero Seguro is available at 2,800 Post Offices nationwide — many serving large Hispanic populations who often send money to their home countries. Dinero Seguro recently expanded to serve countries throughout Latin America and the Caribbean in addition to Mexico. “Dinero Seguro is a fast alternative to an international postal money order,” said Retail Specialist Tony Sequeira, who explains the service on Spanish-language radio stations. “Funds are safely available at the other end within 15 minutes, guaranteed.” For more information, go to Wire Money Internationally on usps.com.

2005 Delivery Company Holiday Schedule

USPS:
2005 Holiday Closing Schedule:
Monday, January 17 - Martin Luther King Jr's Birthday
Monday, February 21 - Washington's Birthday (President's Day)
Monday, May 30 - Memorial Day
Monday, July 4 - Independence Day
Monday, September 5 - Labor Day
Monday, October 10 - Columbus Day
Friday, November 11 - Veterans Day
Thursday, November 24 - Thanksgiving Day
Monday, December 26 - Christmas Day
Monday, January 2, 2006 - New Year's Day


UPS 2005 Holiday Schedule
In the United States, UPS observes the following holidays:
New Year’s Day - January 1, 2005*
Memorial Day - May 30, 2005*
Independence Day - July 4, 2005*
Labor Day - September 5, 2005*
Thanksgiving Day - November 24, 2005*
Day after Thanksgiving Day - November 25, 2005**
Christmas Day - December 25, 2005*
Day after Christmas - December 26, 2005*
New Year’s Eve - December 31, 2005***

Saturday+ and Sunday are rest days.
* UPS SonicAir® available 365 days each year.
** Delivery and pickup of air and international packages only.
*** Delivery of Saturday Air packages only, no pickup service available.
+ Saturday Delivery and Pickup is available in certain regions.

DHL

Holidays
The following is the holiday schedule for DHL operations in the United States. DHL holiday schedules vary by country, and international holidays may have an impact on transit times. Please Contact Us for information on holiday schedules in other countries.--> There is no regular pickup or delivery service for these holidays. For DHL Same Day service, please Contact Us.

New Year’s Day, Saturday, January 1, 2005
Memorial Day, Monday, May 30, 2005
Independence Day, Monday, July 4, 2005
Labor Day, Monday, September 5, 2005
Thanksgiving, Thursday, November 24, 2005
Christmas, Sunday, December 25, 2005

FedEx 2005 Holiday Schedule
http://www.fedex.com/us/services/holidayschedule.html

Whale Sharks Fly from Taiwan to United States courtesy of UPS

ATLANTA, June 3, 2005 – Two whale sharks took a 60-hour ride on a UPS plane this week to arrive Friday at their new home at the Georgia Aquarium. Whale sharks are known as the largest fish on earth.

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The fish were flown more than 8,000 miles on a UPS B-747 freighter from Taipei, Taiwan, through Anchorage to Atlanta. The two sharks each are about 13 feet in length and together weigh nearly 2,200 pounds.

The movement of the whale sharks is believed to be the first in history for this species. The name "whale" has been applied to the fish because of its huge size, but they are fish and not mammals. The whale shark can reach up to 45-to-50 feet in length.

The movement presented a number of logistics challenges, including the re-configuration of the plane's interior; custom tanks with a highly advanced marine life support system, and marine animal doctors traveling aboard. Special hoisting equipment also was required at each end of the journey. The full capacity of the B-747 was required because the fish, their special tanks and water weighed a combined 54,000 pounds.

The UPS flight from Taipei to Anchorage was flown by Capt. Jeff Kilcoin, Capt. Greg Mulgrew and Flight Engineer James Casey. The leg from Anchorage to Atlanta was flown by Capt. Karen Lee, Capt. E.J.Carlton and Flight Engineer Bobby Raia.

The Georgia Aquarium, financed by a gift from Home Depot co-founder Bernie Marcus, will open this fall as one of the world's largest aquarium facilities. UPS, which is headquartered in Atlanta, is providing a number of in-kind services to support the hometown project, including the movement of Ralph and Norton from one side of the world to the other.
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For more information, contact:

Dan McMackin
UPS
404-828-4188
Donna Fleishman
The Georgia Aquarium
404-720-8149