Royal Mail workers will vote next week on an emergency resolution that raises the prospect of the third national postal strike in five years. The resolution, to be discussed behind closed doors at the Communication Workers Union annual conference in Bournemouth, sets out a series of objections to Royal Mail’s …
Read More »Food Stamps Use Increase By 108 Percent – Patch.com
Food Stamps Use Increase By 108 PercentPatch.comThe Hartford Courant wrote a story that appeared in their newspaper this morning detailing the explosion of people using food stamps, not in major cities but in the suburbs.Berlin is not immune to that issue as the number of people using food stamps in …
Read More »EBAY (EBAY) BREAKS THROUGH RESISTANCE AT $32.85 – Zacks.com
EBAY (EBAY) BREAKS THROUGH RESISTANCE AT $32.85Zacks.comMay 18, 2011 (SmarTrend(R) News Watch via COMTEX) — SmarTrend has detected shares of eBay (NASDAQ:EBAY) have bullishly opened above the pivot of $32.46 today and have reached the first resistance level of $32.85. We are watching for a cross of the …and more » …
Read More »Peck Slip School Deal Looks ‘Very Positive,’ Postal Service Says – DNAinfo
Reuters Peck Slip School Deal Looks 'Very Positive,' Postal Service SaysDNAinfoThe city hopes to open a new elementary school at the Peck Slip Post Office site in the fall of 2015. Postal Service officials say talks to sell the Peck Slip Post Office building to the city are going well. …
Read More »Memphis-based FedEx Express named the world’s best all-cargo airline
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Read More »Mike Rogers: Proud Brighton Post Office Being Named After Mother – WHMI
Globe and Mail Mike Rogers: Proud Brighton Post Office Being Named After MotherWHMIRogers, on a more personal note, told WHMI after his speech that the impending naming of the Brighton Post office for his mother, Joyce, will be a fitting tribute. Congress passed a resolution authorizing the post office naming …
Read More »Bids for Beatrice’s hat at $28k – Herald Sun
CBC.ca Bids for Beatrice's hat at $28kHerald SunFrom: AP ONLINE auctioneer eBay says that bids for one of the wackiest pieces of royal wedding headgear have approached STG18,400 ($28136). Princess Beatrice's massive, ring-and-bow-shaped hat, turned heads at the wedding of her cousin Prince William …Princess Beatrice's hat going for $30K …
Read More »More East Haveners Applying for Food Stamps – Patch.com
More East Haveners Applying for Food StampsPatch.comThere was an 83 percent increase in the number of East Haven residents who received food stamps from 2007 to 2010, according to data from the state Department of Social Services. By Jason Bagley | Email the author | 3:45pm East Haven food stamp… …
Read More »Mutual ownership plan for post offices moves a step nearer – The Guardian
The Guardian Mutual ownership plan for post offices moves a step nearerThe GuardianThey make their profits by handling Royal Mail post and processing financial transactions on behalf of the government and banks. Around 600 Crown post offices, mainly in city and town centres, are directly owned by the government. …John …
Read More »LG Optimus 3Ds For Sale on eBay – Phandroid.com
LG Optimus 3Ds For Sale on eBayPhandroid.comWe didn't get in on it ourselves, but some of those who did didn't care to keep the device and are instead selling several of their units on eBay. The lowest bid we can find starts at $515, while other listings are going as …
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