Cork gardaí issue appeal over post office robberyIrish Times, IrelandGardaí at Gurranabraher, Co Cork, are seeking the public's help in relation to an attempted robbery of Grenagh Post Office, Blarney, Co Cork, last month. At about 2.13pm on February 25th, a man entered the Post Office with what appeared to be …
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The Post Office has signed a five year contract with the DVLA, allowing motorists to renew photocard driving licences using cutting edge technology. More: continued here
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19 March session Royal Mail Group pension deficit The cost to the taxpayer of bailing out the Royal Mail Group’s multibillion pension deficit is set to rise, postal services minister Pat McFadden told MPs. Under plans to part-privatise the Royal Mail, the Government was set to fill a £6bn black …
Read More »FedEx cargo plane crashes at Tokyo’s Narita Airport; 2 Americans dead (New York Daily News)
A FedEx cargo plane smashed into a runway and burst into a ball of fire while attempting to land at Tokyo’s main international airport Monday, killing the American pilot and copilot. Investigators believe wind shear, or a sudden gust of wind, may have bee. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx cargo plane crashes at Tokyo airport; 2 dead (AP via Yahoo! Philippines News)
Wind shear may have caused the deadly crash of a FedEx jet that cartwheeled on the runway at Tokyo’s main international airport and burst into a fireball, investigators said Monday, but experts noted that the model, MD-11, was notoriously difficult to land. More: continued here
Read More »Cheap Food Trumps Healthy During Recession – CBS News
CBS News Cheap Food Trumps Healthy During RecessionCBS News, NYPresident Obamas's stimulus plan includes an extra $20 billion for food stamps which could be very important as the recession goes on. But food stamps can come with their own set of problems. According to research conducted by UCLA and PolicyLink, … …
Read More »FedEx cargo plane crashes at Tokyo airport; 2 dead (AP via Yahoo! News)
A FedEx cargo plane smashed into a runway and burst into a ball of fire while attempting to land at Tokyo’s main international airport Monday, killing the American pilot and copilot. Investigators believe wind shear, or a sudden gust of wind, may have been a factor. More: continued here
Read More »ebay: Intended, Unintended Consequences – IP Law360 (subscription)
ebay: Intended, Unintended ConsequencesIP Law360 (subscription), NYLaw360, New York (March 23, 2009) — As many litigants spent their efforts analyzing whether ebay Inc. v. mercexchange LLC, 547 US 388 (2006), increased or decreased the likelihood of a permanent injunction issuing in their case, they overlooked the … More: continued here
Read More »Stimulus means more money for food stamps in SD – Forbes
Stimulus means more money for food stamps in SDForbes, NYIn a release, Rounds said that as of April 1, the maximum monthly food stamp benefit will increase based on household size. The governor says many South Dakotans have applied for food stamps in recent months and that due to extra funding, …
Read More »Cogent Systems Announces Contract with UK Post Office Limited – SYS-CON Media (press release)
Cogent Systems Announces Contract with UK Post Office LimitedSYS-CON Media (press release), NJCogent Systems (Nasdaq: COGT) today announced that it has been awarded a contract to provide services to Post Office Limited in the United Kingdom. The initial contract is valued by the Company at £42 million pounds or approximately $60 …
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