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The post office wants to get into the gift card business. Pre-paid cards have become one of the most popular gift items and postal officials want to do more than just deliver them to the lucky recipients. More: continued here

eBay Takes a Page From the GlossiesNew York TimesAndrea Linett, the creative director of eBay Fashion. The silver lining, as she remembered it, was that, while killing time by browsing eBay auctions, …and more » More: continued here

TG Daily Universal Music Loses Promo CD Copyright Suit Against Re-sellerDigital Media WireThe court upheld a lower court's 2008 finding in favor of Troy Augosto, an eBay re-seller of promo CDs who was sued by Universal Music Group for copyright …EFF Wins Landmark Ruling Freeing Promo CDs for ResaleKansas City …

Post office to test sales of gift cards in MayWashington PostThe cards the post office plans to test, known as "open loop" cards, can be used at any merchant that accepts cards from the issuing organization. … More: continued here

Neighbor: Shooting victim 'as straight-laced as they come'Framingham TABDwayne Barrett, of Framingham, described Eurie Stamps as "a very good man, the type of man who'd give you the shirt off his back. …Framingham officer shoots, kills man during drug raidMetroWest Daily Newsall 17 news articles » More: continued here

CCTV caught Royal Mail van hitting my bollardsDaily GazetteNothing had been stolen, but security cameras showed a Royal Mail van had caused the damage on December 29, at 4.10pm. Mr Mercer said: “We've been burgled …and more » More: continued here

A POSTMAN crashed his van into a company’s £10,000 security bollards and drove off, it has been claimed. More: continued here

Stolen items prompt bomb scare at Pa. post officeBeaver County TimesSuspicions were raised by wires visible inside the box left in the Blandon Post Office lobby Tuesday morning. Eaken says postal workers were also suspicious …and more » More: continued here

Suffolk Free Press Royal Mail sorry over missing postSuffolk Free PressThe Royal Mail has apologised after some 30000 people in Scotland complained about lost mail in the past year. Figures released by the company showed they …and more » More: continued here

Editorial Roundup: Excerpts From Recent EditorialsHouston ChronicleThe US Postal Service announced that all new stamps will be "forever" stamps beginning this year. This is a welcome change for anybody who dreads scrounging …and more » More: continued here