Oneida County Executive Anthony J. Picente Jr., recently announced that Oneida County will be participating in a state pilot program designed to reduce the barriers for qualified families who need Food Stamps by creating an online application process. More: continued here

EBay Steps Up Asian ExpansionBusinessWeek –20 minutes agoby Catherine Holahan Electronic commerce giant eBay is stepping up overseas expansion efforts, making good on pledges that it would use a growing cash pile … More: continued here

MIAMI, Aug. 13 (UPI) — Florida officials report a 44 percent increase over the past year in the number of college students receiving food stamps. More: continued here

Thieving postman was rumbled by test parcelClydebank Post, UK –8 hours ago“Prison is very much at the forefront of my mind, as this sort of thing destroys public confidence in the Royal Mail.” O’Donnell, of 83 Hillend Crescent, … More: continued here

SAN FRANCISCO, Aug 13 (Reuters) – EBay Inc is seeking to buy a stake in South Korean online retailer Gmarket Inc from Interpark Corp , the U.S. online auctioneer said on Wednesday. More: continued here

Fairlie blast Post Office axeLargs and Millport Weekly News, UK –4 hours agoThe Fairlie community turned out in force in a bid to avert the closure of their post office. Anger was expressed at a public meeting in Fairlie that Post… More: continued here

stv.tv Wife Tries to Sell Husband's Lover's Underpants on EBayFOXNews –5 hours agoA scorned Australia woman is airing her husband's dirty laundry on a global scale by auctioning a picture of his mistress' underwear on eBay. …Buy evidence of my husband's adultery on eBayReuters UKWife humiliates love rival on eBayThe AustralianDirty …

This is Money Oz bank pulls out of RBS's Amro sell-offThis is Money, UK –10 hours agoRoyal Bank of Scotland has lost another potential buyer for its £630m-worth of ABN Amro assets in Australia, with the Commonwealth Bank pulling out of talks … More: continued here

Rare 3.69 carat ruby sold for Rs. 8 lakhs on eBayIndia PRwire (press release), India –5 hours agoAn American eBay buyer bought it for $19600 (Rs. 8,20000). The ruby marks one of eBay India’s most expensive transactions and is the most expensive …Stone age? Well, it still continues!Press Trust of Indiaall 3 …

Service seems normal at the Arab Post Office, but just hours before things were anything but.   More: continued here