Rabbi urges Ebay to end 'holy rock' salesYnetnewsWestern Wall Rabbi Shmuel Rabinowitz wants Ebay to disallow the selling of Western Wall rocks. In a letter sent to the website's manager, the rabbi said such sales constitute a desecration of the holy site's sanctity, violate a Jewish law prohibition … More: …
Read More »Grimston post office re-opens – Norwich Evening News
Norwich Evening News Grimston post office re-opensNorwich Evening NewsThe branch in the Grimston Post Office Store closed in January after the postmaster resigned, despite a petition signed by 1000 people. Today, it re-opened with a temporary subpostmaster behind the counter, who will operate the business until a more …and more » …
Read More »Postal Service Seeks 50-cent Stamps – Orlando Sentinel
ABC News (blog) Postal Service Seeks 50-cent StampsOrlando SentinelWASHINGTON, DC — A nickel boost in the first-class stamp price to 50 cents is part of the US Postal Service's latest plan to stop bleeding red ink. The Postal Service released the 5-year business plan to Congress late Thursday in part …
Read More »Victorian bureaucrats regularly visit eBay, job websites and JB Hi-Fi at work – Herald Sun
Victorian bureaucrats regularly visit eBay, job websites and JB Hi-Fi at workHerald SunThe data showed Victorian bureaucrats most regularly visited a range of websites with dubious work-related connections, such as eBay, careers site seek.com and music and movie retailer JB Hi-Fi. Facebook was the most visited site by employees of …
Read More »Appalachian Trail hikers’ NH post office to close – Seattle Post Intelligencer
Appalachian Trail hikers' NH post office to closeSeattle Post IntelligencerHOLLY RAMER, AP CONCORD, NH (AP) — A post office described as a lifeline for residents of a tiny village and hikers traveling the Appalachian Trail is expected to close in May as part of the US Postal Service's attempt to …
Read More »Woman stole from post office partly to pay off her student loan – This is Plymouth
Woman stole from post office partly to pay off her student loanThis is PlymouthA WOMAN who stole more than £5500 from a post office till has been given a suspended sentence. Hannah Lewis, of Whitchurch Road, Tavistock, stole £5529.74 during a three-month period between 1 October 2011 and 4 January …
Read More »Post office: $18 billion loss without cuts, rate increase – Alexandria Town Talk
TIME Post office: $18 billion loss without cuts, rate increaseAlexandria Town TalkThe plan, for instance, notes that if the post office could raise current stamp prices from 45 cents to 50 cents, either in a single year or over a multiyear period, it could bring in new revenue of roughly …
Read More »Website Flogtube Mixes Youtube With Ebay! – PR Web (press release)
Website Flogtube Mixes Youtube With Ebay!PR Web (press release)FlogTube combines the immediacy of video sites such as YouTube with the user-friendly environment of established online retail sites like Ebay. According to research, video has been proven to be four times more effective in selling products than the … More: continued …
Read More »Donald Trump’s Postal Hotel Gets Stamp of Approval From John Mica – Sunshine State News
Sunshine State News Donald Trump's Postal Hotel Gets Stamp of Approval From John MicaSunshine State NewsMica, chairman of the House Transportation and Infrastructure Committee, announced that Trump would bring a 250-room luxury hotel to the largely abandoned Old Post Office on Pennsylvania Avenue. Just two blocks from the White House, …
Read More »Owens one of many lawmakers to call for halting post office closures – WatertownDailyTimes.com
Owens one of many lawmakers to call for halting post office closuresWatertownDailyTimes.comA 139-page report from the Postal Regulatory Commission cited some problems with the US Postal Service's attempts to cut costs by closing mail processing centers and post offices. “As we look to streamline the Postal Service and keep it …
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