Postman fined for racial abuse of Andy MurrayScotsmanHe was caught after Royal Mail investigators installed covert cameras to monitor the area after two of the posters featured "racist slurs". One of the posters referred to Andy Murray as "a useless Jock". Swain was sentenced to 200 hours unpaid work at …
Read More »Point Baker considers post office loss – KSTK
Point Baker considers post office lossKSTKJUNEAU, ALASKA (2011-08-02) What's a post office mean to a small community? Just ask folks in Point Baker, a Southeast fishing town threatened with the loss of one of its few institutions. Point Baker's fewer than 30 year-round residents live along a …and more » More: …
Read More »ABS doesn’t shop at Kmart – Sydney Morning Herald
ABS doesn't shop at KmartSydney Morning HeraldAs for furniture, I'd recommend they have a good look at eBay before buying any tables and chairs. The great mystery of last week's June quarter consumer price index was how furniture prices could have risen by 6 per cent in the quarter and …
Read More »Fomca: Food stamps good idea, but Government must be fair – Malaysia Star
Fomca: Food stamps good idea, but Government must be fairMalaysia StarKUALA LUMPUR: The Federation of Malaysian Consumers Associations (Fomca) is all for the proposed food stamps for the poor and needy, but wants the Government to ensure that its distribution must be fair and is clearly defined. Fomca president Datuk …
Read More »Gang escapes with €550000 from Louth post office – Irish Times
BBC News Gang escapes with €550000 from Louth post officeIrish TimesMINISTER FOR Justice Alan Shatter has asked the Garda to investigate whether An Post followed agreed security protocols during the robbery yesterday of €550000 from a Co Louth post office. The money was taken from Drogheda Post Office after a …
Read More »Police: Thieves stealing AC units in western suburbs – ABC7Chicago.com
ABC7Chicago.com Police: Thieves stealing AC units in western suburbsABC7Chicago.comA Riverside office building had two of its four air conditioning units stolen either late Sunday night or early Monday morning. It affected the Riverside Post Office, where fans were set up to help keep the room at a manageable temperature, …Air …
Read More »Post Office May Consolidate Parkersburg and Clarksburg Distribution Facilities – WTAP-TV
Post Office May Consolidate Parkersburg and Clarksburg Distribution FacilitiesWTAP-TVThe US Postal Service is conducting a study at the Customer Service Mail Processing Center in Parkersburg for a possible consolidation into the Clarksburg Processing and Distribution Facility. According to a press release, the study involves a review …Audit finds Green Bay …
Read More »EBay attacks server virtualization with 100TB of SSD storage – Computerworld
HPCwire EBay attacks server virtualization with 100TB of SSD storageComputerworldComputerworld – When online auction site eBay had problems meeting the I/O storage demands of business units starved for more virtual machine (VM) deployments, its quality assurance division had an idea: swap out hard disk drive-based …eBay backs Flash new boy …
Read More »City fights plan to close Bradford Post Office – Eagle Tribune
City fights plan to close Bradford Post OfficeEagle TribuneBy Shawn Regan sregan@eagletribune.com HAVERHILL — City leaders fear a plan to close the Bradford Post Office would inconvenience people in that part of the city and create traffic problems downtown, where the main post office is located. … More: continued here
Read More »Crockett post office on block
Charles and Betty Dix of Crockett have had the same post office box – No. 6 – for as long as they can remember. Now, however, they might have to turn in their key for a regular plastic mailbox at the end of the driveway. More: continued here
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