Auctionbytes eBay and Google Vie for Local-Shopping Search DominanceAuctionbytesGoogle has expanded its Local Product Availability feature on Google Place Pages after eBay recently launched a similar feature on its site called Local Shopping, powered by Milo, which it acquired last year. The two Internet giants want …and more » More: continued …

A meeting is planned from 7 to 9 p.m. Thursday at the Blue Valley Tele-Communications meeting room to discuss the future of the Home City Post Office. More: continued here

All Things Digital (blog) ShopRunner Wants to Give Amazon's Free Shipping Program a Run for Its MoneyAll Things Digital (blog)As part of the acquisition, eBay plans to spin off a few of the company's properties to create a well-funded entity. The spin-off includes ShopRunner, GSI's licensed sports merchandise business and …

Fast Company Nanoparticle Rubber-Stamps Could Help Heal WoundsFast CompanyYou know the UV-ink rubber stamps that night clubs like to stick on your skin? Well, a novel silver nanotech variant of the idea could actually help heal your skin wounds more quickly. Silverware became popular centuries ago partly … More: continued …

If a person qualifies for food stamps in Texas, why would they be in Hawaii to get free food? More: continued here

Salinas Post Office to hold passport fairContra Costa TimesA passport fair will be held from 10 am to 1 pm Saturday, April 9, at the Salinas Post Office, 100 W. Alisal St., Salinas. Applicants must provide proof of United States citizenship and a valid photo ID such as a drivers …

Funimation's Relief for Japan eBay AuctionsExaminer.comFor this reason, FUNimation Entertainment as launched an eBay auction to raise money for disaster relief efforts. One hundred percent of the proceeds go to the Japan Earthquake and Tsunami Relief Fund – a GlobalGiving project. …FUNimation Entertainment Launches Charity Auction on eBay to Raise …

The Aussie Pub – Tanja LuckinsABC Online (blog)But as Tanja Luckins, co-author of 'The Australian Pub' points out, it was far more integrated than many of us imagine – it was the Post Office, the Morgue, the place where council meetings were often held, the very establishment of many of …

Royal Mail pensions 'will be safe'The Press AssociationRoyal Mail's pension plan is "huge and volatile", peers were told as the Government sought to allay fears that members' contributions would not be protected if the service is privatised. Lord De Mauley, the Government's business spokesman in the Lords, …and more » More: …

'Murdered' wife 'wanted more sex'BBC NewsRobin Garbutt, 45, denies murdering Diana Garbutt, 40, above the Post Office in Melsonby, North Yorkshire, in March last year. Mr Garbutt told officers he attended Relate sessions with his wife and that she wanted to have more sex. …Postmaster 'challenged paramedic'Halifax Evening CourierPostmistress wife …