Vienna teen's painting featured as duck stampKFVSAbraham Hunter won the 2011 Junior Duck Stamp Art Contest. (Source: US Fish and Wildlife Service) A Vienna, Illinois teen's painting will be featured as a duck stamp for the 2011 Federal Junior Duck Stamp. …and more » More: continued here

Royal Mail pensions sell-off set to go aheadPrivate Equity NewsThe UK government's plan to sell of the state-owned postal operator, Royal Mail, cleared its last Parliamentary hurdle yesterday, meaning the sale of as much as 90% of the company's £26bn of pension assets is now set to go ahead. … …

swissinfo.ch Rare stamps fetch big moneyswissinfo.chA rare Sicilian “error of colour” issued in 1859 has become the world's second most expensive stamp after selling for €1.8 million (SFr2.18) at auction in Basel. The stamp, which was printed erroneously in blue instead of orange, was the centre piece …and more » More: …

News roundup–Royal Mail, Spicers, moreCatalogue e-businessBy Direct Commerce | Publication date: 10/06/2011 | Category: News The Postal Services Bill has been agreed by parliament, paving the way for Royal Mail to be privatised and relieved of its £1.7 billion debt. As part of preparations for the sale of the … …

Food Stamps for Fast Food?TechnoratiFood stamps, or SNAP Benefits as it is called here in Louisville, Kentucky, is a great government assistance program to those who actually need food provided by an EBT card. Children and babies won't go to bed on an empty stomach, the homeless don't … More: …

Foreign Policy 20 Questions for Warren BuffettMotley FoolThe eBay auction ends this afternoon. Last year's winning bid hit $2.6 million. As of Friday morning, the top bid was $2.3 million (proceeds go to charity). Most of us don't have that kind of money. Even if we did, $2 million is …

UPDATE (2): Suspicious packages reported in two different communitiesCBS 21June 10, 2011 (Photojournalist Brian Smithmeyer) Around 7:30 today the Manheim Police Dept was dispatched to a suspicious package to the rear of the Manheim Borough Post Office on 47 S. Main St. Manheim. The caller was a Post Office employee …

DSHS: Woman sold her food stamps on FacebookKOMO NewsPolice have arrested a Marysville woman who allegedly sold her food stamps to an undercover investigator with the state Department of Social and Health Services. The department's Fraud and Accountability Office received a tip in May about the woman who …Woman tried …

$2 Million Lottery Winner Refuses to Give up Food Stamps—Epitome of New …Tucson WeeklyHis headline-making is not because he struck it big in the “Make Me Rich” contest last June, but rather because he still receives — and uses — food stamps. While many across the nation are outraged at …

Judge: Del. incorporation means Del. jurisdictionThe Associated PressThe other was filed by Connecticut-based XPRT Ventures against several other e-commerce companies, including California-based eBay, PayPal and StubHub. Robinson noted in both cases that because the defendants chose to incorporate in Delaware, …and more » More: continued here