Chinese stamp auction to be held in HK – Xinhua

Stop Subsidizing ObesityNew York Times (blog)Seven times as many poor children are obese as those who are underweight, an indication that government aid in the form of food stamps, now officially called SNAP, does a good job of addressing hunger but encourages the consumption of unhealthy …Questions rise about food stamp optionsWDAYall 12 news articles »…

TVNZ New Zealand stamps attract record pricesTVNZ, New ZealandAn auction of rare New Zealand stamps in New York has broken all previous records, topping $4million, thanks to philatelic fans with deep pockets. "In the field of New Zealand stamps there's never been anything like it. This is by far the finest and … More: continued here

BREAKING NEWS: Supreme Court stamps Affordable Health Care Act …newjerseynewsroom.comBY ADELE SAMMARCO NEWJERSEYNEWSROOM. COM It is an historic decision that will affect millions of Americans across the nation. It's called the Affordable Care Act and the nine justices on the Supreme. More: continued here

As a boy, Simon Garfield started collecting “errors” – rare stamps flawed by printing faults and absent colours. As an adult his childhood obsession became a full-blown mid-life crisis. This amusing but painfully revealing account of a passion he was once only able to admit to people he could really trust traces his fascination for…

CNN-IBN Myanmar: Junta stamps leaders' names on foreign aidCNN-IBN, India –10 minutes agoAP STATE OF PARANOIA: The government is still not letting foreign disaster experts enter the country. The appeal was launched at UN headquarters in New York … More: continued here

EPEAT, EcoLogo join forces on green stamps of approvalZDNet Blogs –22 minutes agoThe organizations driving two of the best known green product-labeling programs, the Green Electronics Council and EcoLogo, have teamed with the goal of … More: continued here