Turkey in the middle of an online auction boom; now eBay has a big part of the action thanks to a local giant they’ve had a long relationship with. Auction giant eBay has committed themselves to the Turkish market by purchasing a 93% stake in local site GittiGidiyor , which …

msnbc.com Rubber stamps? Permits OK'd fast in state's energy boommsnbc.comMatt Rourke / AP Pennsylvania's natural gas boom has come with protests like this one last Jan. 18 outside the state capitol as Tom Corbett was being sworn in as governor. By MICHAEL RUBINKAM The Associated Press ALLENTOWN, Pa. …and more » …

Autochannel (press release) EPA Administrator Jackson to Join USPS to Unveil Go Green Commemorative StampsAutochannel (press release)As Earth Day approaches, April 22, the new stamps demonstrate easy steps everyone can take to improve and protect our environment.* WHO:* EPA Administrator Lisa P. Jackson Ronald Stroman, Deputy Postmaster General, USPS Emil …

Pennsylvania environmental regulators say they spend as little as 35 minutes reviewing each of the thousands of applications for natural gas well permits they get each year. More: continued here

YNN Austin City, State Kick in Incentives for eBay Expansion in TexasIT Business Edge (blog)By date: The city council of Austin, Texas, has approved $1.2 million in incentives for eBay and its subsidiary PayPal to bring in 1000 high-paying jobs over the next 10 years. The state also has agreed …

KMVT Postal Service to conduct study of mail processing operations in Twin FallsKMVTAccording to a news release issued by the Post Office, the need for the study comes as the Postal Service faces one of the most difficult challenges in its history. The current economic downturn and continued Internet diversion …

Geuda Springs may lose its post officeWinfield Daily Courier Online MobileThe town does offer its 220 rural residents a coop, cafe, bar and post office. But now the post office is in danger of closing. Local residents learned of the plan earlier this month, in a letter from the US …

When veteran architect Ron Sang drives around the outer fringes of Auckland near Albany or Botany, he can always spot a house built for a Chinese buyer.”Generally it has a high portico on the outside – a big, high, ostentatious-looking… More: continued here

Photo IDs On Link Cards For Food Stamps Causes Heated Debate On House FloorHuffington PostA bill considering the possibility of adding photo identification to Illinois food stamps caused uproar in the State House Tuesday, as Democrats accused Republicans of waging a war on the state's poor and attacks quickly got …

Hell Mail CWU Welcomes Postal Services Bill AmendmentsHell MailThe Communication Workers Union, which represents thousands of postal workers at Royal Mail, today said it welcomed the amendments to the Postal Services Bill published by BIS. The union has been campaigning to protect the universal service obligation …Ministers amend Mail sell-off …