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West Nyack Post Office adopts platoon in IraqLower Hudson Journal news, NY –9 minutes agoBy Adam Littman • The Journal News • June 30, 2008 The West Nyack post office is supporting an aviation platoon stationed in Iraq by doing something it has … More: continued here

Plea to Prince on ‘Royal’ Mail titleWalesOnline, United Kingdom –1 hour agoCAMPAIGNERS fighting to keep rural post offices open have appealed to the Prince of Wales to strip Royal Mail of its royal title. … More: continued here

Uber-Review Guy Sells Life on eBay, Gets Less Than He Hoped ForUber-Review –1 hour agoSo, like many Internet savvy folks do when they want to sell something, Ian set up an auction on eBay. The only difference between Ian and the kid across … More: continued here

Rising number of Inland residents turn to food stamps, soup kitchensPress-Enterprise, CA –1 hour agoLast week, Barber, 41, applied for food stamps and went to Mary's Table, a soup kitchen in San Bernardino. "I've done case management for the homeless," … More: continued here

Auctionbytes Canada Post Proposed Changes Impact eBay Media SellersAuctionbytes –21 minutes agoBy Ina Steiner eBay Canada posted an announcement to let sellers know about proposed new specifications and pricing for Oversize Lettermail from Canada Post … More: continued here

A 44-year-old British man in Australia put his entire life – his house, his car, his friends and his job – up for sale on eBay after his five-year marriage failed and he needed a fresh start. More: continued here

Sify £1m For Buffett LunchGlasgow Daily Record, UK –1 hour agoThe price paid by investment fund boss Zhao Danyang is the most raised in a charity auction on eBay. Proceeds of the auction, which ended on Friday evening, …Fund manager pays £1m for meal with Buffettguardian.co.ukLunch with Warren Buffett: $2.1mScopical$2.2 million to …

Auctionbytes eBay Sets up Shopper Community to Conduct Market ResearchAuctionbytes –15 minutes agoBy Ina Steiner eBay is using a service called Communispace to set up and gather data from an "online community of curious, active, and informed online … More: continued here

A man who auctioned his life on eBay said Monday he is disappointed with the selling price: almost $384,000. More: continued here

Telegraph.co.uk Sell a life: what price a life?Telegraph.co.uk, United Kingdom –8 hours agoIan Usher has sold his whole life on ebay, including the car, the hammock and the barbeque. Frances Booth reports On days when the Earth seems to be turning …This life auction is little more than narcissismSunday HeraldAn 'entire life' …