eBay Supports Employee’s Cause With Gift of LightsCompound Semiconductors Online (press release), TX –56 minutes agoAnna Sidana, an employee of Ebay, hopes to provide light to one million children in India and Africa. Thanks to a holiday donation by her employer, … More: continued here

guardian.co.uk 2009 Stamps Commemorate 10 Iconic British DesignsInventorspot –Dec 30, 2008by Toby The British Royal Mail picked a panel of prominent designers to choose which designs Great Britain should commemorate in a design series of stamps …Royal Mail's 2009 stamps feature 'design classics'Fermanagh Herald (registration)Mini and other British design classics put …

Swoopo – eBay's (more) evil twinRegister, UK –5 hours agoBy Ted Dziuba • Get more from this author I have never expected much out of a Silicon Valley startup with a name that sounds like a baby word, but Swoopo is … More: continued here

Online retail sales in general declined this holiday season for the first time since 2001, but eBay Inc. saw the greatest number of total visitors. (HPQ) (M) (JCP) (TGT) More: continued here

Six members of the D.C. Council — including Michael A. Brown, whose November win was challenged in court — took their oaths of office this morning, pledging to lead a city poised for change as a new Democratic administration heads for the White House. More: continued here

January 1, 2009 – Darren Evans (left) of the Virginia Tech Hokies scores a touchdown during the FedEx Orange Bowl against the Cincinnati Bearcats. (Doug Benc/Getty Images) More: continued here

Welfare Requests Up In NHWMUR, NH –4 hours agoPeople applying for food stamps, Medicaid and financial assistance will no longer have to wait in line at state district offices but will instead get an … More: continued here

A “divine” doggie door that a Beaumont man auctioned off on eBay recently captured three bidders attention for a final bid of $1,185. Roger Bowman, 43, put the door up for auction on Nov. 25, with a starting bid of $1,000. More: continued here

NJ.com Govs Seek A 'Bridge,' Not A BailoutNew York Daily News, NY –3 hours ago… the governors are seeking, which includes an increase in funding over the next two years for food stamps, Medicaid TANF, child care and education. …Governors push $1 trillion stimulus package for statesBoston GlobePatrick, govs call for $250B …

Postal Service Previews 2009 StampsIndiana’s NewsCenter, IN –4 minutes agoBy Scott Sarvay FORT WAYNE, Ind. (Indiana's NewsCenter) – Forty-two cents has never looked so good after today's revealing of the new 2009 stamps. … More: continued here