Passport RFIDs cloned wholesale by $250 eBay auction spreeRegister, UK –5 minutes agoHe bought most of the gear via auctions listed on eBay. And if you read on, we'll show you video proof that the thing actually works. More: continued here
Post office here has already cut backPittsburgh Post Gazette, PA –10 minutes agoBy Jessica LaDow, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette While the US postmaster general last week said budget cutting, including possible elimination of a day of delivery … More: continued here
New York Times Welfare Aid Not Growing as Economy Drops OffNew York Times, United States –2 hours agoThe clashing trends in some states — more food stamps, but less cash aid — suggest a safety net at odds with itself. Georgia shrank the cash welfare rolls … More: continued here
Now 90, surviving twin will celebrate milestoneAtlanta Journal Constitution, USA –1 hour agoTheir business acumen isn’t what made Ruby and Ruth Crawford an Atlanta institution, said Helen Stamps. It was the small-town, polite, homey touches. … More: continued here
Bank job for Post OfficesMirror.co.uk, UK –8 minutes agoIt is part of a package of measures aimed at heading off a Labour rebellion over part-privatisation of Royal Mail, the parent company of Post Office Ltd. More: continued here
Telegraph.co.uk Smiths’ chairman to oversee Royal Mail’s privatisationThomson Merger News (registration), UK –Jan 23, 2009Donald Brydon, the chairman of Smiths Group, the British medical equipment-to-detection company, is likely to be the new chairman of Royal Mail, …Royal Mail Wants Former TNS Chair for Top JobDaily Research News OnlineSmiths chief in line for top job at Royal MailThis…
Forum editorial: Post office'service' gets leafy spurgeIn-Forum, ND –6 minutes agoThe post office has come a long way since the days of delivering the mail no matter what. The old standard of “snow and … gloom of night” has been reduced … More: continued here
PMP Today Microsoft Zune Nylon Edition at eBayPMP Today, CA –1 hour agoWe don’t know where this came from as we have not come across an announcement from Zune. Nylon Magazine and Microsoft have teamed up for a special edition … More: continued here
Stimulus bill needs to include help for hungryCentral Maine Morning Sentinel, ME –9 minutes agoLast fall, a sad milestone was reached in America: More people than ever used food stamps. According to the federal government, about 31.6 million people … More: continued here
BBC News Government mulls 'People's Bank'BBC News, UK –12 hours ago"Royal Mail has been very clear that we want to expand the range of banking services we provide through the Post Office network and there are a number of …Bank plan for Post Officeguardian.co.ukMandelson backs 'people's bank' bidThe Press AssociationLiberalised Postal Service Not Offering ChoiceHell MailUK Express –…