KHON2 Food stamp benefits risingHonolulu Advertiser, HIBy Derrick DePledge The federal economic stimulus package includes a 13.6 percent increase in monthly cash benefits for low-income residents on food stamps, starting in April. The package, approved by Congress and President Obama, contains $20 billion …Benefits for Food Stamp Recipients Will IncreaseKHON2Tufts study …

EBay seeks OK for staff option exchange programReutersNEW YORK, March 10 (Reuters) – eBay Inc (EBAY.O) is asking its stockholders to approve a one-time program to let employees exchange their "underwater" stock options for restricted stock units at a set ratio, according to a US regulatory filing. …eBay Plans To …

Ryedale councillor: ‘Keep the post office public’The Press, York, UKHe will tell councillors the role of local post offices is key to community cohesion throughout the area. Responding to the warning, the Department for Business, Enterprise & Regulatory Reform (DBERR) today said Post Office Limited was not part of the … …

News In Brief: EBay CEO earned $22M in 2008; Buffett says economy …San Jose Mercury News,  USAEBay Chief Executive John Donahoe received compensation valued at $22.5 million in 2008, according to a Monday regulatory filing, but a large part of his pay package consisted of equity awards that are currently …

Ebay To Talk Up PayPal As Analysts Key On Marketplace UnitCNNMoney.comSAN FRANCISCO -(Dow Jones)- Ebay Inc. ( EBAY ) is expected to talk up its portfolio of businesses at its Analysts Day meeting on Wednesday, but Wall Street is hoping to hear more about the steps the e-commerce company is …

Stamp of approval for Kidderminster BeaversKidderminster Shuttle, UKBy Cadisha Brown » BEAVERS from a Kidderminster Scout Group have donated used postage stamps to a brave woman collecting them to keep a vital clinic open. Margaret Carter suffers from McArdle’s dIsease – a condition which interferes with the way stored … More: …

Solihull MP's protest over post office closuresBirminghamMail.net, UKA POLITICIAN today vowed to nominate every Post Office forced to close in the Midlands for a top award in an act of defiance against the decision. Solihull MP Lorely Burt (Lib Dem) has written to Royal Mail nominating every single Post Office in …

SunJournal.com Sharing stampsSunJournal.com, MEIf you get together with just one friend and use a single envelope to enclose two payments to CMP, for instance, one of you saves the cost of a 42-cent stamp. Then, the person who saved a stamp one month can pick up the cost of the stamp …

Telegraph.co.uk EBay-style feedback for servicesBBC News, UKHe said it was wrong that consumer websites such as Amazon and eBay had "higher standards of transparency" than those for public services. Officials liken the new approach to the Tripadvisor site, where travellers can share their thoughts on hotels. …Those who can't work should …

Anite’s diagnostic tool stamps out handset bugsTest & Measurement World, MAJoining Anite’s SAS network simulator platform is the DMI (Diagnostic Mobile Interface) Cell Configurator, designed to help handset developers quickly address terminal bug problems and protect their brand equity when launching new handsets. … More: continued here