Minn. bill seeks health software after failed tryWashington ExaminerA bill before a Senate health panel Friday would direct the Minnesota Department of Human Services to find a contractor to develop software that would match applicants for health care, welfare and food stamps with the appropriate programs. …and more » More: continued …

Description Released of Post Office RobbersPatch.comThe US Postal Inspection Service is asking for the public's assistance in identifying the two men who robbed the Chestnut Hill Post Office. By Kaitlyn Foti | Email the author | 6:00am The United States Postal Inspection Service has released the … More: continued here

Royal Mail boss's 'snub' to petitionthisiskent.co.ukCAMPAIGNERS battling to save Whitstable's Royal Mail sorting office say they have been snubbed by top brass in Canterbury. A group of supporters headed by postman Chris Stone arrived at the depot in Military Road, Canterbury, … More: continued here

collectSPACE.com First spacecraft to orbit Mercury already has postage stampcollectSPACE.comBut even before the well-traveled craft fired its main thruster to enter Mercury's gravitational influence, a US postage stamp was waiting to celebrate its success. "I for one was never worried," said MESSENGER's project manager Peter Bedeni from the …and more » …

The government says Japan’s crown prince and princess will not attend the wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton next month following a destructive earthquake and tsunami. More: continued here

Costs at the post office can't be ignoredBismarck TribuneClosing the downtown Bismarck post office and moving the boxes to the USPS building on Expressway would save the federal mail delivery operation $162000. The USPS has asked its customers for feedback on how closing the downtown Bismarck office would …Slayden fears …

Royal Mail employee Matthew Harris admitted stealing letters on his round in …Daily EchoMatthew Dean Harris, 18, of Robertson Road, Alresford, pleaded guilty to stealing 14 letters between October 1 and November 16 last year. Harris, who worked in Winchester, was also alleged three times to have intentionally delayed items …

Forbes (blog) eBay Tries Vietnam After China BustForbes (blog)Did eBay learn anything from its botched entry into China? That question is about to be answered in a new market – Vietnam. eBay just acquired a 20 percent stake in Vietnamese e-commerce startup Peacesoft Solutions for a multi-million … More: continued …

Reuters An eBay Seller's Call for Change in StrategyAuctionBytes Blog (blog)While I agree wholly with the thousands of sellers vocally opposed to eBay's recent announcement of imposing FVF on shipping fees, I have decided that it is time to change strategy. Many sellers believe that increasing prices will only serve …

Did eBay learn anything from its botched entry into China? That question is about to be answered in a new market  – Vietnam.  eBay just acquired a 20 percent stake in Vietnamese e-commerce startup Peacesoft Solutions for a multi-million dollar sum in the “teens,” making Peacesoft the eBay of Vietnam. …