Farley Post Office will no longer have 24-hour teller windowsamNY, New YorkThe James A. Farley Post Office will no longer have a 24-hour teller window effective May 9. (Photo: Lane Johnson/amny) By Marlene Naanes The city that never sleeps will no longer have a true 24-hour post office beginning May 9. …
Read More »Mansfield: Residents protest planned post office budget cuts – WKYC-TV
Mansfield: Residents protest planned post office budget cutsWKYC-TV, OHMANSFIELD — Inside the big mail processing facility at the Mansfield Post Office, the early afternoon is the quiet time of the day. The big purple sorting machines, known as "Big Barney," don't crank up until early evening. Postal officials would like … …
Read More »Stamps to feature local world heritage sites – Malaysia Star
Malaysia Star Stamps to feature local world heritage sitesMalaysia Star, MalaysiaKUALA LUMPUR: Local world heritage sites such as Malacca and George Town will be featured in a special collection of stamps by Pos Malaysia tomorrow. Other sites to be featured are the Mulu National Park in Sarawak and the Kinabalu Park …
Read More »End of Library Stamps Isn't the End of the World: It's Just a New … – Washington Post
End of Library Stamps Isn't the End of the World: It's Just a New …Washington Post, United StatesBy John Kelly I have a confession to make in light of my column yesterday about the demise of "date due" stamps at area libraries: Even with the old ink stamp system, I still …
Read More »Royal Mail Modernisation Essential – Hell Mail
BBC News Royal Mail Modernisation EssentialHell Mail, UKIn the House of Lords today, Lord Clarke of Hampstead said that Royal Mail management had been restricted by years of government interference and that a strategic partnership was yet more interference. He said that given the right circumstances, …Luff 'sceptical' over Royal Mail …
Read More »OTX launches gameplan online surveys for game publishers – VentureBeat
Gamasutra OTX launches gameplan online surveys for game publishersVentureBeat, CAOTX draws data for gameplan from its own tracking surveys as well as game rental service gamefly and used game transactions on ebay, as collected by AERS. gamefly can reveal what percentage of gamers intend to rent a new game once it …
Read More »Freescale-powered LimeBook hits eBay for astronomical price – engadget
Freescale-powered LimeBook hits eBay for astronomical priceengadget, CAEvidently, one eBay user reckons that Americans really will pay anything so long as something's considered "rare," as the Lime OS-packin' LimeBook — which was spotted in January in Las Vegas — is being offered up for US delivery at $500. … More: continued …
Read More »PROBE INTO MISSING MAIL – Hackney Gazette
PROBE INTO MISSING MAILHackney Gazette, UKAn investigation is underway into a suspected 18-month postal fraud that has left thousands of residents with lost, delayed or damaged mail. Around 15000 items of undelivered mail set for Lower and Upper Clapton have been recovered by the Royal Mail. … More: continued here
Read More »Signs of the Times: A prime minister's pay cut; lost boats – Reuters
Reuters Signs of the Times: A prime minister's pay cut; lost boatsReutersGrowing numbers of Americans are getting government help to buy food. A record 32.2 million people — one in 10 Americans — received food stamps, according to official figures. Food stamps, the major US anti-hunger program, help poor people …
Read More »College students apply for food stamps – FOX Toledo Online
FOX Toledo Online College students apply for food stampsFOX Toledo Online, OHDavid Browning, an assistant professor in social work at the University of Toledo's College of Health Science and Human Services, said more students are actually applying for food stamps so they can keep up their college experience. … More: continued …
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