Protecting your home from unruly vacationersCNN InternationalPlus, user profiles on those sites have rating systems with feedback from previous hosts in the same way sites like Amazon and eBay include buyer and seller feedback. "You can tell things from the way people describe themselves on CouchSurfing," said …and more » More: …

BBC News An Post defends security measuresIrish TimesFigures supplied by An Post to The Irish Times show there were 51 post office robberies and attempted robberies in 2007 with 59 the following year, 2008. That figure almost doubled to 100 in 2009, when many organised crime gangs turned to robberies …

ACLU confrontation with Gypsum post office resolvedEagle Valley EnterpriseThe US Postal Service says it was all a misunderstanding. Last week, the ACLU sent a letter to the Gypsum post office that alleged Duarte's First Amendment rights had been violated. According to the ACLU, Latinos living in Gypsum were being singled-out …

Another Brooklyn Woman Guilty in $7M Food Stamp SwindleBrooklyn Daily EagleBy Ryan Thompson NEW YORK — Another Brooklyn woman has pled guilty to stealing $7 million worth of food stamps from the city. Earlier this month, Alice Bradford, 50, of Brooklyn, … More: continued here

Forbes (blog) EBay Tests Serendipitous ShoppingForbes (blog)Eric Brill, head of eBay's research labs, is one of a few key hires who bring more prowess in search. It's an impressive assortment for someone who had no interest in radios six months ago. Brill discovered them on eBay, where he's the vice …

JONES COUNTY A new survey is out to determine if they will keep the post office open. More: continued here

Postman convicted of racism for scrawling 'Jock' on Murray postersThe IndependentDarren Swain described himself as the "Scarlet Pimpernel of the Post Office" as he defaced posters at a Royal Mail sorting office in Coventry, boasting: "You'll never catch me." But he did not anticipate the handwriting experts who matched his …

Teheux: Decreased spending, increased debt, anyone?Pekin Daily TimesWorking an entry-level job often means a lower standard of living than someone who is receiving subsidized rent, food stamps, medical benefits, welfare payments, etc. What kind of work ethic do we expect people to have when work doesn't pay as well as …

Post Office Looks to Move Some NY Operations to VTWPTZ The Champlain ValleyPLATTSBURGH, NY — A sign of the tough economic times, the Postal Service is looking at mail processing operations at one of its Plattsburgh, NY offices, and thinking about shifting those functions to Burlington, VT. The Post Office …

Eric Brill’s antique radio collection is taking over his living room. Twenty of the wood and vacuum tube, AM-only devices, some dating back to the 1930s, are crowded into Brill’s house. It’s an impressive assortment for someone who had no interest in radios six months ago. Brill discovered them on …