Winning ticket in National Lottery sale will cost £250mTimes Online, UKFour of the Watford-based group's five founding shareholders are reviewing their positions, with De La Rue, the banknote printer, and Fujitsu, the Japanese IT services group, looking to leave the venture, leaving Royal Mail as the sole original … More: continued …

BRUSSELS: European Union (EU) regulators yesterday gave their approval to ?1.9 billion (?1 = RM4.79) in aid given to Britain’s struggling state-owned postal service. More: continued here

FROM 1884 — The Post Office Dept. has decided that the abbreviation for Arizona will be Ariz. Since A.T. also stands form Alaska Territory. More: continued here

It would be great if we could predict the future, especially where ecommerce was concerned. If you knew that something you bought would be worth X amount of dollars a year from now, you would be more likely to buy it. You couldn’t lose if you were certain to get …

The CNMI government, through the Department of Community and Cultural Affairs, has filed an application for a $3 million grant that would allow the inclusion of poor permanent residents in the federal Nutrition Assistance Program. More: continued here

EBay: Disruption Isn't Always GoodInformationWeek, NYThis month marks the one-year anniversary for eBay CEO John Donahoe, who replaced Meg Whitman in April 2008. In his earlier position as president of eBay Marketplaces, Donahoe already had the reins of eBay's biggest division. …Sell, sell, buy – it's the eBay wayDaniWeball 2 news …

eBay made some major announcements on Tuesday, April 14, 2009. The marketplace will expand the rollout its new Item page, launch a new dispute resolution process, introduce new features for sellers including a Smart FAQ and Multi-variation Fixed Price listings, and more. More: continued here

Ynetnews eBay now also in HebrewYnetnews, IsraelThe online auction and shopping website eBay has begun providing its Israeli users with Hebrew language interface. Surfers will now be able to receive almost all the information on the website, including Buy and Sell categories and sub-categories, … More: continued here

Getting the most out of the new eBay product pagesExaminer.comMore changes are coming to the eBay product page for many categories, here is the biggest among them that I see. AW says: My best advice for how to use this new feature is to read the instructions and re-read them. …

Food Stamp Challenge issuedDaily Democrat, CABy Daily Democrat Staff Have you ever been curious as to what it is like to live on food stamps? Now is your chance to find out and help feed your local community in the process. The Yolo County Food Bank is inaugurating its first virtual …