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It may not be Lapland but Him-melp-fort in Germany’s eastern state of Brandenburg is the next best thing. The name means, “Heaven’s Gate” but to hundreds of children it’s a gateway to Santa’s ear. Himmelpfort is one of seven Christmas post office depots in Germany and is the country’s most …

Nov. 12 (Bloomberg) — Britain’s Communication Workers Union sued Royal Mail Group over its hiring of temporary staff to help clear a backlog of post caused by worker strikes this year. More: continued here

The Calgary Stampeders and the 2009 Grey Cup Festival are pleased to donate a pair of Silver-section tickets to the 97th Grey Cup championship to the Kids Up Front Foundation, allowing one lucky child an opportunity to attend the game, up close and personal. More: continued here

Mill Valley man's artwork adorns stamp honoring scoutsMarin Independent-JournalIn a ceremony Thursday at the Smithsonian National Postal Museum Discovery Center in Washington DC, the US Postal Service unveiled a commemorative stamp… More: continued here

mediabistro.com (blog) Unique Bible now on eBayNewsOK.comThe original version of the handwritten Bible Across America is on the auction block today and proceeds of the eBay auction will benefit Biblica, …Handwritten Bible Auctioned on eBaymediabistro.com (blog)Mich. Bible publisher selling handwritten versionChicago TribuneZondervan Announces Limited-Time eBay Charity Auction of Handwritten Bible …

FedEx’s freight forwarding division said Thursday it is adding seven offices in Asia and Europe as part of what the company calls “an aggressive global expansion” of its forwarding operations. More: continued here

Postal employee arrested for theft from post officeKFVSPADUCAH, KY (KFVS) – A 57-year-old man was sentenced on Thursday on eleven counts of misappropriation of postal funds …Paducah postal worker gets 22 years probation on theft chargeKFVSall 2 news articles » More: continued here

Public accounts committee calls on government and Post Office to improve consultations over closures and prevent process being brought into ‘disrepute’ The government was accused today of showing a “real lack of concern” for people affected by the thousands of post office closures in recent years. The public accounts committee …

CHENNAI: FedEx Corp has announced the launch of FedEx India, a next-business-day domestic express service for the Indian market. The launch follows the company’s domestic express service launches in China, Mexico and the U.K. FedEx … More: continued here

This 1964.5 Ford Mustang convertible, number #100212, is believed to be the very first Mustang built on the production assembly line and sold to the public. It’s for sale on eBay. Buy it now for an… More: continued here