Basildon Royal Mail site chemical leak: four treatedBBC NewsFour people were given medical checks after breathing fumes from a liquid which leaked at a Royal Mail building. Firefighters were called to the delivery office in East Square in Basildon at about 15:00 BST on Wednesday. Three people went to hospital …and more » More: continued here
Neoseeker $50000 Final Fantasy II cartridge surfaces on eBayCNETThe cartridge is a prototype NES version of the game made for the U.S. market, described on eBay as "the only REAL copy in the world of this lost game". The seller, fefea, is asking for $50000 or a best offer — at the time of writing,…
EBF BOWLS: Mail Cart A deliver back-to-back titlesSpalding GuardianEBF Spalding and District League: ROYAL Mail Cart A successfully made it back-to-back Division One titles as they swept aside nearest rivals Ayscoughfee A 5-1. Knowing a big win would be enough to take an unassailable lead in the race for the league's … More: continued here
Postal Service Makes It Official, Emmanuel Thomas Sworn as Postmaster of GuamPacific News CenterA brief installation ceremony was held for Thomas at the John Gerber Post Office in Barrigada this morning. Thomas has been serving as the Guam Postmaster since March 24. He took over the duties of Fred Workman and now supervises more than…
Seattle Post Intelligencer (blog) Postal Service Stuck With Glut of 'Simpsons' StampsNew York Times (blog)But according to Bloomberg.com, only 318 million Simpsons stamps have been sold with the remaining 682 million amounting to a waste of $1.2 million in printing costs. The stamps sold for 44 cents and can no longer be used by themselves…
China has blocked access to the term "body double" after concern it could be used by a convicted murderer. More: continued here
24 Hours Vancouver Ultimate Stamp honoured with … Stamp24 Hours VancouverBy IAN BUSBY, QMI Agency. CALGARY – Wayne (Thumper) Harris was the ultimate Stamp, so it's a natural he's on the franchise's stamp. But the Harris family never expected such an honour to be bestowed on the patriarch. When Harris was a ferocious hitter …Lewis…
If ever there was a time for a Homer Simpson “D’oh!” — this is it. The US Postal Service, which is billions of dollars in the red, spent $1.2 million to print 1 billion stamps commemorating “The Simpsons” — but sold only 318 million of them. The stamps were sold… More: continued here
Food stamps a lifeline for some recent gradsWinona Daily NewsRecent graduates remain the exception among food stamp recipients, accounting for only a tiny percentage of the nation's 46 million users, according to census data analyzed by the Minnesota State Demographic Center. But they are growing at a faster … More: continued here
EcommerceBytes eBay to Launch Brand New Export Program in the USEcommerceBytesPitney Bowes, contracted by eBay, is responsible for the international portion of the shipment, which includes assessing costs, handling customs issues, providing insurance, and completing delivery to the buyer. Sellers opting in to the Global Shipping …eBay Experiments with Free Listing Model in a Bid…