The JCRA has decided to grant another postal license to TNT Post UK, to ship items for the mail-order industry.

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Finally, it helps that books are quasi commodities -- there's no need to try them on before you buy -- and that they're small-ticket, impulse items that are easy to ship.

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And while it is cheaper to send non-perishable items by ship in the summer, this creates its own problems.

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The Action phase allows certain ships, items, and crewmembers to perform useful actions such as ship repairs, cloaking, and employing tractor beams.

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