End of an era: Annand St post office closes its doors
AUSTRALIA Post has closed the doors on its Annand St post office for the final time. More: continued here
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eBay: Survival of the Fittest – Guardian Liberty Voice
Guardian Liberty Voice eBay: Survival of the FittestGuardian Liberty VoiceAs eBay breaks the news of its recent security breach, many found themselves wondering what separates the auction site from all other Internet websites? With fast turnover being the norm, many websites do not survive past a couple of years. All are … More: continued here
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Man offers the word ‘the’ for sale on eBay – New York Daily News
Man offers the word 'the' for sale on eBayNew York Daily Newsebay Bidding has already neared $100 for the word “the.” "Handwritten with blue ballpoint pen, on a torn piece of Reflex A4 paper, this versatile word can be used in literally thousands of sentences. For example: 'The dogs have escaped again'; 'I will ……
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Stamps ponder possible strike at Fanfest
Sackmaster Charleston Hughes is paid to predict the every step of a quarterback before he even calls for the ball. So the Calgary Stampeders defensive end knew exactly what awaited him on a glorious Saturday morning for Fanfest at McMahon Stadium. More: continued here
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Post office break-in goes bad
Two young men attempted to bust into a post office in Old Chelsea, Que. late Saturday but instead got a special delivery to the cop shop. More: continued here
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FedEx Wants to Explore ‘Final Frontier’
FedEx announced one of its newest – and more unusual sounding ventures – with a cheeky tweet.“Meet the FedEx Space Solutions team,” the company declar… More: continued here
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Food stamps recipients lose as bill fails
MONTPELIER — Some low-income Vermonters will still be forced to repay the federal government for state errors with the food stamp program, after a bill asking the state to pick up that tab failed this session. More: continued here
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eBay admits it kept massive cyber attack secret because it thought customer … – Daily Mail
eBay admits it kept massive cyber attack secret because it thought customer …Daily MailHe declined to say when the company first realized customer data was involved or how many days it took them to prepare Wednesday's public announcement about the massive breach in which hackers accessed data belonging to all 145 million eBay users. More:…
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Royal Mail warns on competition as profits rise – Irish Independent
Irish Independent Royal Mail warns on competition as profits riseIrish IndependentThe privatisation of Royal Mail was heavily criticised for short-changing the British taxpayer, with government ministers, banks and advisors hauled before lawmakers to explain why shares in the firm rocketed as much as 87pc above the 330 pence price … More: continued here
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Food stamps recipients lose as bill fails – vtdigger.org
vtdigger.org Food stamps recipients lose as bill failsvtdigger.orgThe federal government, which pays for food stamps, fined the state $500,000 and asked those Vermonters who were victims of the errors to pay back the extra. Some lawmakers, however, felt those low-income residents should not be asked to pay for an … More: continued here