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Computing eBay exec urges Hadoop community to get more focusedComputingDarren Bruntz, senior director of e-commerce at eBay, has indicated that the online marketplace might be more inclined to increase its use of Hadoop as a data analytics tool if its open-source community had more "focus". … More: continued here

TSN Arthur becoming a more important part of Stamps' offenceCalgary HeraldCalgary Stampeders receiver Jabari Arthur (81) tries to get away from Saskatchewan Roughriders linebacker Mike McCullough (45) during the first half of their CFL football game in Regina, Saskatchewan. …Stamps' Cornish highlights CFL Players of the WeekSports NetworkStamps' Cornish among …

Irish Times JCB used in Kilkenny post office raidIrish TimesA stolen JCB was used to steal a safe from a post office in Co Kilkenny early this morning. The vehicle was used to gain entry to the post office in Castlecomer sometime between 6am and 6.30am. It is not known …

Leicester's main mail sorting office is to closeLeicester MercuryAbout 200 jobs are set to be reviewed in the coming months by the Royal Mail, Communication Workers Union (CWU) and Unite Communication and Managers' Association. Leicestershire CWU representative Glynn McAllistair said: "We're disappointed they've …and more » More: continued here

Dear Editor: I support saving the post office, but keeping it on life support just digs a deeper hole. Reality: The post office cannot survive with the Internet taking away its volume of first-class mail, all while the workers demand zero reduction in workforce. More: continued here

BSI helps Royal Mail achieve 84 per cent online take upMeetpie (press release)The Royal Mail Group (RMG) has achieved an online booking take up of 84 per cent, just three months after launching its new strategy with accommodation and meetings services provider, BSI. The BSIDirect tool helped RMG to increase …

Menasha Post Office readies for changesAppleton Post CrescentUS Postal Service employees Erik Perkins (left) and Michelle Ludloff (center) work at the customer service counter last week at the Menasha Post Office. Starting Nov. 5, all Menasha letter carriers and possibly a few clerks will be based at the Neenah … …

HER Royal Hotness, Pippa Middleton, has worn a plunging halterneck dress showing off her cleavage. More: continued here

Post office staff bust in crime clean-upFin24Cape Town – Postal crime in South Africa has decreased by 60% in the past two financial years with a 26% drop last year, the SA Post Office (SAPO) has said in its annual report tabled in parliament on Wednesday. More than 100 arrests …