Feat in philately takes Bhilwara professor to GuinnessTimes of IndiaHis name will figure in the next edition of Guinness Book of World Records for the largest collection of stamps and other philatelic items issued in honour …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Dispute over free databases is latest sign of Brown-Mandelson rift – Telegraph.co.uk
Times Online Dispute over free databases is latest sign of Brown-Mandelson riftTelegraph.co.ukIt is updated 1000 times a day by Royal Mail staff in Middlesbrough to keep up with changes to buildings, so that postmen can deliver letters and parcels to …The strain begins to show as Brown and Mandelson clash …
Read More »Recession means Post Office busier than usual this holiday season – KOAM-TV
Recession means Post Office busier than usual this holiday seasonKOAM-TV"The recession – I guess you could say – has been good for the Post Office," says Sharon Clark, the Postmaster in Carl Junction, Missouri. … More: continued here
Read More »5 held hostage at Virginia post office (USA Today)
Authorities say as many as five people are being held hostage at a post office in a small town in Virginia. More: continued here
Read More »Man holds 5 hostage in Virginia post office (CNN)
An armed disabled man took five people hostage in a Virginia post office Wednesday, the town’s mayor said. More: continued here
Read More »‘Hostages held’ in US post office (BBC News)
A US man in a wheelchair claiming to be carrying explosives takes five people hostage in a post office in Virginia, say reports. More: continued here
Read More »UPDATE: Five held hostage in Wytheville post office (Richmond Times-Dispatch)
WYTHEVILLE — An armed man in a wheelchair took five people hostage today at a post office in this small, rural town, forcing officials to cordon off a three-block area of a downtown filled with holiday shoppers. More: continued here
Read More »eBay’s Last-Minute Delivery Push (BusinessWeek)
As eBay competes with Wal-Mart and Amazon, it is working to get more on-time Christmas deliveries and shed its yard-sale image More: continued here
Read More »Biz Break: BlackBerry losing its ‘advantage of reliability’? – San Jose Mercury News
Biz Break: BlackBerry losing its 'advantage of reliability'?San Jose Mercury NewsYahoo, eBay, SanDisk, Tibco shares climb. We iPhone owners know our phones are fickle, dependent on AT&T's sometimes elusive data network for connections to …and more » More: continued here
Read More »Address problem (BBC News)
Royal Mail apologies for 100 mile mix-up More: continued here
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