ebay tests buyer rewardsLondon Free Press, CanadaBy AP NEW YORK — Shopping on ebay just got a bit more rewarding, at least for some users of the online auction site. Last week, ebay Inc. launched a "beta" test version of ebay Bucks, a program that lets participants earn a 2% reward …

Newsagents filling post office voidForester, UKA NEWSAGENTS is helping people avoid the queues at Gloucester's main post office by collecting letters, parcels and selling stamps. The Keelings, on Lower Westgate Street, has branched out on the new venture in order to help the local community and … More: continued here

Jam! Showbiz Telling shoplifting tales to Dr. Phil not so brightSan Diego Union Tribune, CAIn the past year, Matthew Eaton performed 628 eBay transactions in which buyers gave him glowing marks for service. One buyer gave him a neutral grade, and none had negative experiences. In the past month, the jobless …

Topeka Capital Journal Washburn Station Post Office to closeTopeka Capital Journal, KSBy Steve Fry Marlene Veltman knows the tiny post office she runs on Washburn University is almost a secret. “I had one gentleman come in and say he went through four years of college here and he didn’t know this …

CTV.ca 'Post' learns Netanyahu gov't reconsidering road map planJerusalem Post, IsraelPhoto: AP It is for this reason that the Prime Minister's Office was unwilling to comment last week on Avigdor Lieberman's maiden speech as foreign minister, in which he trashed the Annapolis process but said Israel was obligated by the road …

Gotham Gazette Rising Demand for Food StampsGotham Gazette, NYby Dara L. Miles As jobs disappear and bank accounts dwindle, more and more New Yorkers are relying on food stamps to put a meal on the table. As of February, more than 1.39 million New York City residents — nearly 800000 households …

BBC News Littering postal workers targetedBBC News, UKKeep Britain Tidy is calling on Royal Mail to tackle the issue, and is asking residents to collect up discarded red rubber bands as part of its Big Tidy Up campaign. The charity's Dickie Felton said: "Elastic bands may not be as visually offensive …

CTV.ca Government reconsidering road mapJerusalem Post, IsraelBy HERB KEINON The Netanyahu government is conducting a thorough policy review in which all diplomatic components – from the road map peace plan to the Annapolis process – are being reevaluated, The Jerusalem Post has learned. …Who's The Boss?Media Monitors NetworkIsrael's new Government a …

Postmen 'should be fined for dropping rubber bands' says Keep …Telegraph.co.uk, United KingdomThe public are also being asked to collect rubber bands dropped by postmen so they can be collected and posted back to Royal Mail in protest against the problem. Dickie Felton, of Keep Britain Tidy, said it was difficult …

Milk stamp backers eye SF artist’s paintingEDGE Boston, MAby Matthew S. Bajko San Francisco artist Jim Leff has been creating stamp artworks since the 1980s. The postage mockups run the gamut from being homoerotic to political in nature. His first in the series, created in 1984 when stamps cost 22 cents, …