U.S. Postal Service issuing Wilt Chamberlain stamp on FridayKansas City Star (blog)No surprise here: Fitting Wilt Chamberlain onto a stamp apparently was no easy task. Chamberlain, the former Kansas star, is on postage stamps that are being issued on Friday. There are two stamps, one of “Wilt The Stilt” with …
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Telegraph.co.uk Post Office backs down in row over inked banknotesTelegraph.co.ukHowever, we were not quite at the finishing post as the system for replacing such notes to businesses is such that you were held in a queue for the second notes. The Post Office said there was no timescale for getting …
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London's top share index edged lower on Wednesday from a one-week high, with volatile moves in stocks exposed to new British government policies dominating in an otherwise quiet session. Renewed weakness … More: continued here
Read More »Q&A: eBay on mobile commerce and innovation – Econsultancy (blog)
Q&A: eBay on mobile commerce and innovationEconsultancy (blog)EBay invested heavily in mobile from very early on, and its sales now reflect the value of this strategy. Almost half of eBay's transactions globally are now touched by mobile at some point in the transaction, whether people research or buy on moble. …
Read More »Postal Service Set To Dedicate Oversized Stamp Honoring Wilt Chamberlain – The Post Game (blog)
Postal Service Set To Dedicate Oversized Stamp Honoring Wilt ChamberlainThe Post Game (blog)Stamps honoring Wilt Chamberlain as an American icon will be dedicated Friday in Philadelphia during the halftime of the 76ers-Thunder game. Chamberlain is one of about 30 subjects selected from a list of 40,000 stamp proposals originally generated …
Read More »WSR loses eBay backing for 2015 – Racer
crash.net WSR loses eBay backing for 2015RacerBritish Touring Car Championship-winning squad WSR has lost its eBay backing for next season. The BMW team, which took this year's drivers' crown with Colin Turkington, attracted eBay sponsorship for 2010. Team principal Dick Bennetts, who ran …BTCC News: eBay ends WSR title sponsorship in …
Read More »Senate Passes Bill Renaming Minnesota Post Office – CBS Local
CBS Local Senate Passes Bill Renaming Minnesota Post OfficeCBS LocalCOLD SPRING, Minn. (AP) — A bill that would rename the Cold Spring post office after slain Officer Tommy Decker has passed the U.S. Senate and is heading to President Barack Obama's desk to be signed into law. Decker was killed …
Read More »Special delivery: Postman caught out on CCTV relieving himself in driveway – Evening Standard
Evening Standard Special delivery: Postman caught out on CCTV relieving himself in drivewayEvening StandardThis is the moment a Royal Mail postman was caught on camera apparently relieving himself in the driveway of a London home. The postman was captured on CCTV walking on to the concrete area by a semi-detached …
Read More »Village post office intermittently closed
ANCHORAGE, Alaska (AP) — A village on a remote Alaska island in the Bering Sea has been without a regular mail delivery service since the community's only postal worker quit last month because of pregnancy. More: continued here
Read More »Stamp of approval for Royal Mail staff – Bexley Times
Bexley Times Stamp of approval for Royal Mail staffBexley TimesSOME of the season's busiest workers have received a civic stamp of approval for their efforts. Mayor of Bexley, Cllr Howard Marriner, visited Royal Mail's Bexleyheath office to pass on Christmas wishes and encouragement to postmen and women at their …and more » …
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