Homosexual postman sues Royal Mail for £25,00 over claims he was …Telegraph.co.uk, United KingdomA homosexual postman is suing Royal Mail for £25000 over claims his manager called him "effeminate", "bitchy" and "girly". Liam Black said he was left "deeply hurt" by the "derogatory remarks" about his sexuality, which were made in his absence, … More: continued…
eBay closures to bring more jobs to UtahKSL-TV, UT – Jed BoalBy Jed Boal DRAPER — Nine hundred customer service agents currently work at the eBay customer service center in Draper. Wednesday they learned they'll be getting some new coworkers when the company announced plans to add an undetermined number of jobs … More: continued here
Simpsons stamps will run looseDaily Breeze, CAThe US Postal Service will release a set of five stamps depicting Homer, Marge, Bart, Lisa and Maggie Simpson today in connection with the 20th season of "The Simpsons," television's longest- running comedy. This is the first time a television series …D'oh! 'Simpsons' Postage Stamps Go On SaleCBS 4Simpsons Stamps…
Royal Mail to trial 'safest truck on UK roads'Road Transport, UKBilled as possibly 'the safest truck on UK roads', a unique artic unveiled by Royal Mail will be trialled over the next 12 months to see which of the 44 pieces of additional safety-related equipment fitted to it could be specified as standard to the ……
Last week, we reported on an ongoing eBay auction for personal genome sequencing, analysis, and interpretation by Knome, Inc., a genetics company in Cambridge, Mass. At the time, no one had placed a bid. But since then, someone did: The auction closed Monday afternoon, with a single bid at the $68,000 minimum Knome had set….
Flowers, dinners and brunches are popular. Shoppers also plan to visit discount stores and focus just on mothers, stepmothers and wives. FedEx says the holiday is still one of the top delivery times. Sorry, Mom: The estimated 83 million mothers in the U.S. will be getting smaller and cheaper gifts on Sunday. More: continued here
US military data on eBay hard driveThe Press AssociationThe launch procedures for a US military missile air defence system have been found on a second-hand hard drive bought on eBay. More than 300 hard disks have been studied by researchers who uncovered other sensitive information including bank account … More: continued here
The giveaway begins Monday, when U.S. Postal Service rates will rise two cents for first-class mail stamps. More: continued here
The B-Town Blog Platteville Post Office raising donations for local food pantryExponent Online, WIThe Platteville Post Office hopes to collect between 2000-3000 pounds of food. “Millions and millions of families are suffering — struggling to make ends meet and put food on the table,” Rick McQuillian, temporary postmaster for the Platteville Post…Post office food drive is…
Brown told by MPs: Royal Mail plan may be your suicide noteguardian.co.uk, UKGordon Brown's attempt to dig himself out of trouble and refocus Labour on policy was under threat last night as the future of Royal Mail continued to dominate the political agenda. As the prime minister delivered a speech on education, … More: continued here