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expressandstar.com Royal Mail beats delivery targetsFiley TodayRoyal Mail has delivered its best quarterly targets for first and second class post for almost two years, with 95% of first class letters delivered the next day in Carlisle and Halifax. In the three months to March, 93.4% of first class mail was …

Sydney Morning Herald The sales pitch just got biggerSydney Morning HeraldHow it works Bidding on houses online is not a new concept – eBay and other sites have been doing it for some time. But unlike when using Auctionworks, their real-estate auctions do not result in legally binding offers to …

Symbolic stamp would support veteransSacramento BeeAs Memorial Day approaches, a bipartisan group of lawmakers has sought to fire up that patriotic spirit with the Victory for Veterans Stamp Act. The act would provide for the sale of a 21-cent stamp to generate money for veterans programs, … More: continued here

Finding serenity in stampsOttawa CitizenOr to be more specific, with stamp collecting. “Calm, clear, untroubled,” from the Latin, “serenus,” which means just the same — this is what a dictionary can tell us about serenity. We anglophonic types seldom use the word, even of the weather. More: continued here

Jamie Oliver's Aston Martin Vantage on sale on eBay for a sweet £50kMirror.co.ukNow it's turned up on eBay with just 11000 miles in as-new condition for £50k. A standard Vantage of that year and mileage is booked at around £43k, so £7k extra to have Oliver as first owner doesn't …

WCAX Poll: Vermonters support saving post officesWCAXBy WCAX News – bio | email Vermonters support giving federal subsidies to the United States Post Office to keep local post offices open. But but they are not ok with giving federal tax dollars to continue Saturday delivery. That's according to a poll …

msnbc.com Post Office Pays Out EmployeesDaily BeastThe United States Postal Service announced on Friday it will be offering $15000 buyouts to 45000 staff in an attempt to lower operating costs. During a time when 60 percent of Americans pay their bills online, the postal service plays to cut 229 mail …

BusinessLIVE Strike action cripples Post OfficeBusinessLIVEThe South African Post Office has had mail piling up to the roof and post offices vandalised in Johannesburg for the past four months. But it is still reluctant to provide temporary employees with permanent contracts – despite many of them having … More: continued …

Miami New Times (blog) Food Stamps Traded for Drugs and Cash, Welcome Crackdown ComingMiami New Times (blog)By Ily Goyanes Fri., May 25 2012 at 1:38 PM Florida is notorious for Medicare fraud, and we also have more than our fair share of food stamp fraud. At least Miami residents can …

ebay Saturday: A Vintage Look of Greenwich HarborPatch.comEach week, we'll search the term "Greenwich, CT" on the popular auction site eBay and see what pops up, and post it for Patch readers to see (and perhaps bid on). Maybe you have a Greenwich-related item — a postcard, a milk bottle …