ESPN Arrest follows Royal Mail FA Cup semi-final tickets theftParcel2Go.comThe theft occurred on Friday evening when a Royal Mail post van was picking up special delivery bags from Manchester City's club shop. The thieves stole both bags which contained 900 tickets for Manchester City and Manchester United's clash in London …
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Ranchi, Apr 2 (PTI) An album with 400 stamps on cricket and cricketers, of which 180 are of the World Cup since 1975, is the proud property of a city priest.Stamps of Don Bradman, Sir Viv Richards, Brian Lara, Sunil Gavaskar, Kapil Dev, Ian Botham, Imran Khan, Arjuna Ranatunga, Richard …
Read More »Somerville, New Jersey Still Has Penny Parking Meters – CBS New York
The Star-Ledger – NJ.com Somerville, New Jersey Still Has Penny Parking MetersCBS New YorkBut if you come to the Somerville post office in Somerset County, New Jersey, you can park at a meter and get 12 minutes for one penny. “It's a little bit of Americana. It's a little bit …
Read More »Google, eBay, and Facebook Take on France Over User Privacy – Fast Company
Fast Company Google, eBay, and Facebook Take on France Over User PrivacyFast CompanyGoogle, Facebook, eBay have joined more than 20 leading Internet firms in France to file a complaint against a requirement for them to store users' personal data. Represented by the French Association of Internet Community Services (ASIC), …Google, …
Read More »Kate Middleton and Prince William Split Up — On A Poorly Thought-Out Stamp … – TIME
Kate Middleton and Prince William Split Up — On A Poorly Thought-Out Stamp…TIMEA Royal Wedding stamp from the tiny Pacific island of Niue is seen in this handout photo obtained by Reuters on April 5, 2011. The stamp was officially released in New Zealand and features Britain's Prince William and …
Read More »Google, Microsoft Challenge French Over Internet Privacy – NPR (blog)
FRANCE 24 Google, Microsoft Challenge French Over Internet PrivacyNPR (blog)Under the umbrella of the French Association of Internet Community Services (ASIC), Google, Microsoft, Facebook and EBay among others, are challenging the new mandate by taking it to France's State Council, the country's highest judicial body. …Google, Facebook take France to …
Read More »American Thinker Decries Stamps Adorned With “Blacks No One Has Ever Heard Of” – Media Matters for America (blog)
American Thinker Decries Stamps Adorned With "Blacks No One Has Ever Heard Of"Media Matters for America (blog)For Americans who get their history primarily through postage stamps, a startling trend has emerged recently: stamps have become "childish, silly, and racist." That's the concern of American Thinker writer Alan Fraser, who reports …
Read More »Letter: Public should care about post office changes
This may not seem important until you don’t have the service you once took for granted. If the fight is not fought, it’s a service you’ll lose by September. More: continued here
Read More »Developer still believes in Old Post Office – 14WFIE.com
Developer still believes in Old Post Office14WFIE.comLeaks coming from the roof, and the stone, tenants have moved out, and the historic Old Post Office is now 95 percent vacant. But developer Bashar Hamami sees potential. "I don't think there is anyone who is not in love with this space," he …
Read More »Action in the courts: Smartphone apps, Google, Facebook, eBay, Apple, Zediva – Good Morning Silicon Valley (blog)
Action in the courts: Smartphone apps, Google, Facebook, eBay, Apple, ZedivaGood Morning Silicon Valley (blog)Speaking of privacy, a group that includes Google, Facebook, eBay and others will reportedly sue France Wednesday over its requirement that the companies collect and retain for a year personal data about their users so they …
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