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Postal archive is safeThe GuardianIn 2004, Royal Mail Group took the pioneering step to establish the BPMA as a charitable trust. A deliberate decision was taken to protect artefacts by placing them in separate legal ownership, and the archive material is classified as public record … More: continued here

Gumtree Founders Sell Slando Website to Naspers, Times SaysBloombergThe founders of Gumtree, an on-line advertising site owned by EBay Inc. (EBAY), have sold Slando, a separate eastern European classifieds website, the Sunday Times reported, without saying where it got …and more » More: continued here

Postal workers in Cambridge are getting off their bikes and into vans in a massive shake-up of deliveries around the city. Instead of a single worker covering a single round, most staff will pair up in a van and cover two walks between them. Single staff may get bigger trollies. …

Aberdeen-area towns facing loss of post officesAberdeenNews.comSome of the post offices targeted already have had community meetings to discuss possible closings, while others will have meetings in the near future. Community meetings were Tuesday in the Spink … More: continued here

ThirdAge Upcoming Ice Cream Sandwich Android OS Accidentally RevealedPlanet InsaneAccording to a report a person was able to purchase a unit of the Samsung (SEO:005930) Nexus S which was supposedly utilizing the Ice Cream Sandwich Android from eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) instead of the currently used version of the Google Android OS. …

Are You Happy With The Postal Service?Patch.comHow do you feel about your service from the US Postal Service? What have been your experiences recently at the Suisun City post office? Is your letter carrier doing a good job delivering accurate mail to your address? …Postal workers protest facility closuresBurbank LeaderThese …

The Post Office is currently going through some hard times. They’re dangerously close to defaulting, President Obama supports a plan to eliminate Saturday mail, and the entire agency could go bankrupt within a year. More: continued here

Postcard man stamps last packageMcMinnville News-RegisterHe would catch up with all the regulars and quickly get to know the newcomers as he weighed their packages and handed them stamps. Starting Monday, customers will no longer see Lowry and Gumby at the Post Office. Lowry, a sales and service associate, … …

Move Beyond the Post Office SetbackSouthern Pines PilotSince I am the only Pinehurst Village Council member who is not running for office, it might be useful that I address some of the rhetoric and misinformation relating to the closure of the core village post office station. …and more » More: continued …

Hospital tells foreigners: Go homeNEWS.com.auThe Courier-Mail can reveal the Royal Brisbane and Women's Hospital recently began rejecting overseas students and visitors from certain countries, telling them to find a private hospital or go back to their own country. The so-called "ineligible …and more » More: continued here