Officials said a small but stubborn fire in New York City’s historic main post office was been extinguished without hurting anyone or disrupting mail service. U.S. Postal Service spokesman George Flood says a minor electrical fire was found and quickly doused around 5 a.m. Tuesday in a loading dock ceiling …
Read More »Mail staff strike for second day (BBC News)
A further day of strike action by about 50 Royal Mail workers in Lincoln disrupts postal deliveries. More: continued here
Read More »Ebay Powerbook Comes with Free 100 Hours of Pornography [Gross] (Gizmodo)
So you’re trying to sell a “like new” Powerbook G4 on eBay. What makes your Powerbook any more enticing than the next guy’s? How about 50 preoloaded full-length porno flicks? From the listing: This… More: continued here
Read More »Passport Fair to be held at MV post office (Mt. Vernon Register-News)
MT. VERNON — A Passport Fair will be held at the Mt. Vernon Post Office from 9 a.m. to noon on March 28. More: continued here
Read More »Special delivery leads police to cocaine bust outside Summerside post office (The Guardian)
SUMMERSIDE – A 35-year-old Summerside woman is facing charges after she picked up a couple of packages at the local post office containing cocaine. More: continued here
Read More »The Royal Wee (New York Times)
FROM LAP DOGS TO SNOW GLOBES to Fabergé eggs, miniatures have always delighted humanity, and — if my vacations are any indication — countries are no exception. More: continued here
Read More »The Royal Wee – New York Times
The Royal WeeNew York Times, United StatesPhilately, otherwise known as stamp collecting, was an international craze at that time, and the extremely low volume of mail in Liechtenstein assured that its stamps would be sought after like few others. Somewhere in the principality, sometime before … More: continued here
Read More »Royal love letters relisted on ebay – The Press Association
Royal love letters relisted on ebayThe Press AssociationA collection of love letters written by Prince Charles have been relisted on ebay after a buyer failed to pay. The six letters were written to a woman in the 1970s and 80s – before the Prince married Princess Diana. The letters are …
Read More »Mercent Named eBay Certified Provider, Expands Support for eBay … – PR Web (press release)
PR Web (press release) Mercent Named eBay Certified Provider, Expands Support for eBay…PR Web (press release), WASeattle, WA (PRWEB) March 24, 2009 — Mercent™, a leading provider of online marketing technology and services for retail merchants, today announced that the company is an approved member of the eBay Certified Provider Program. …
Read More »Food Stamps Services to Improve – AM850
Food Stamps Services to ImproveAM850, FLThe Department of Children and Families of Florida is trying to speed up the process for families to get access to federal food stamps. In the recent months there has been a spike in the number of families claiming food stamps due to the economic …DCF …
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