Conference tries to encourage girls to go into techSan Jose Mercury Newswas taking place on eBay's San Jose campus Saturday afternoon, and the show's super-awesome star was attempting to explain 3D printing to a fifty-something nitwit, while talking at approximately the speed of sound. On her Internet show (sylviashow.com) …and …

Fewer than half of Riverside County residents eligible for the federally funded food stamp program are taking advantage of it, according to an advocacy group. More: continued here

Deborah Tallent could get her mail delivered to her house, but she likes stopping by the LeNoir Store, so she pays $44 a year to rent a post office box instead. More: continued here

Campaign wants Vang Pao on stampFresno BeeVang Pao, the venerated Hmong leader who died in 2011, is now the subject of a campaign seeking to have him honored on a US postage stamp. Jasmine Yang, a mail carrier in South Natomas, initiated a petition in December and says she has …

Zebulon board stamps approval on tattoo parlorEastern Wake NewsBy Aaron Moody, amoody@newsobserver.com ZEBULON – In less than a month those interested in getting a tattoo won't have to leave town to do so. Commissioners on Monday inked approval of a special use permit allowing No Shame Tattoo open a parlor …

What DC doesn't need: a Trump TowerWashington PostThey are two of Washington's architectural and historical gems: The Old Post Office Pavilion on Pennsylvania Avenue and the Smithsonian Arts and Industries Building on the Mall. The good news is that both are slated for renovation and what the …and more » More: …

Selling Used and Vintage Goods Puts eBay Seller in JeopardyAuctionBytes Blog (blog)Ebay has changed my world for the better. I had a short string of unusual string of basically "Dumb luck" in December. I had a few complaints which I was able to resolve and a couple people leave me …

McCaskill's Post Office ProposalThe MissourianClaire McCaskill of Missouri is one of the few members of Congress who is trying to help small communities to retain their post offices and to save six-day mail delivery. She unveiled her proposal the past week. One of the really positive measures in … More: …

Post office managers deliver the parcelled goodsThe Canberra TimesBY PHILLIP THOMSON AUSTRALIA Post hired vans and sheds and sent executives to deliver mail during the Christmas rush when one million extra parcels were put through the system. The organisation, which still posted a $332.3million profit before tax last … More: …

GOP presidential candidate Newt Gingrich got a good laugh from his audience of conservatives Friday when he ribbed the U.S. government for not using mail services, such as FedEx, to track down the estimated 11 million undocumented immigrants in the nation. More: continued here