SALISBURY—The dispute over the Lakeville Post Office’s status continued this week when artist Etienne Dellesert and his wife, graphic designer Rita Marshall, replied to a Postal Service Department’s request for evidence supporting their assertion that the facility should not be declassified. More: continued here
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EBay Launches Web Query LanguagePCWorldIn the hopes of reducing the complexity of making data calls over the Web, eBay has launched a programming language, called ql.io, which bundles separate API requests into a single call. "ql.io can reduce the number of lines …eBay's ql.io is an "SQL" for web APIsThe …
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Study found no alternative sites were available to residents. The U.S. Postal Service will not close the office in South Side Bethlehem, but that announcement doesn’t put it indefinitely in the clear. More: continued here
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CAMDEN — A bandit who robbed and assaulted a worker at a southern New Jersey post office has been sentenced to nearly 20 years in federal prison. More: continued here
Read More »FedEx Ground to Increase 2012 Rates
MEMPHIS, Tenn.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) will increase shipping rates for FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery by a net average of 4.9% effective January 2, 2012. The FedEx Ground and FedEx Home Delivery full average rate increase of 5.9% will be partially offset by adjusting the fuel price threshold …
Read More »New White Coke can fizzles out — then becomes an eBay sensation – CultureMap Houston
International Business Times New White Coke can fizzles out — then becomes an eBay sensationCultureMap HoustonThe line's already been discounted — and people are now selling them on eBay. Some bids for a whole pack are up to $300. You would have thought Coke had learned its lesson when it …
Read More »EBay Launches Web Query Language
In the hopes of reducing the complexity of making data calls over the Web, eBay has launched a programming language, called ql.io, which bundles separate API… More: continued here
Read More »There’s a clever boy: British sniffer dogs help Royal Marines capture Somali … – Daily Mail
Daily Mail There's a clever boy: British sniffer dogs help Royal Marines capture Somali …Daily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter Two British sniffer dogs were hailed heroes yesterday after helping collar a gang of Somali pirates in the Indian Ocean. The hounds joined Royal Marines who raided two suspect boats that …
Read More »Baker Post Office removed from USPS closure hit list
An official of the United States Postal Service has confirmed that the Baker Post Office was removed from a list of rural post offices being studied for possible closure in 2012. More: continued here
Read More »Near 20 year term ordered for man who assaulted, robbed postal employee in … – Gloucester County Times – NJ.com
Near 20 year term ordered for man who assaulted, robbed postal employee in …Gloucester County Times – NJ.comBy John Barna/Gloucester County Times CAMDEN — A Landisville man was sentenced Friday to nearly 20 years in federal prison for assaulting a postal employee during the robbery of a post office in …
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