Employers often use injuries sustained at work as a reason to force workers into taking early retirement. But a recent injury case at Royal Mail shows why it is better to resist the pressure. More: continued here

eBay auctioneers unite! A new eBay app just became available on the Mac App Store to help you search for bargains. The eBay app (free) doesn’t have seller capabilities, so if you’re planning on making your first billion by selling stuff online, you’ll still need to get another app like …

YARDLEY – Despite the sporadic closings of some of the nation’s Postal Service offices, the borough council decided to renew its lease agreement with the Yardley Post Office through the year 2016. More: continued here

Kalamazoo Gazette – MLive.com Rural mailbox bombs explode near St. Joseph County's Lake TempleneKalamazoo Gazette – MLive.comBoth incidents were reported to the Postal Inspection Service, and to the St. Joseph County Sheriff's Department, he said. Anyone with information is asked to notify the post office or the sheriff's office, at …

eBay Will Block Looted GoodsWall Street Journal (blog)London looters attempting to sell stolen goods on eBay will be blocked from doing so, the company said in a statement. “Our thoughts are with the businesses and communities affected by recent events in London and around the UK. …eBay to remove stolen …

About 30,000 college students are getting a real-world lesson in economics after cash-hungry Michigan kicked them off of food stamps to save roughly $75 million per year. More: continued here

GLENN – The Glenn post office has joined the list of small post offices facing closure in the South Haven area. More: continued here

MLive.com Michigan Dumps 30000 College Students From Food Stamps Program, Saves $75MFox NewsAbout 30000 college students are getting a real-world lesson in economics after cash-hungry Michigan kicked them off of food stamps to save roughly $75 million per year. Under the new rules, only single moms and students who work …

eBay Bets On FlashBaselineeBay, the world's largest online marketplace, recently deployed more than 100 terabytes of Nimbus S-Class flash memory to drive its VMware server and storage infrastructure. It's one of the largest deployments of flash storage to date. …Nimbus wins a 100 TB storage deal with eBayComputerworldUK (blog)all 3 …

Four days in, and more tech company fallout from the riots in the UK: RIM , which has found itself in the story because rioters are using its BBM messaging network to organize meetups, has had its site hacked. More: continued here