Congress is pushing for deep cuts in food stamps. The cutbacks would hit Jews hard, especially in Hasidic communities where a third of children live in poverty. Click here for the rest of the article… More: continued here
Marlboro and Colts Neck Post Offices No Longer Sorting Mail, Carriers Coming …Patch.comThe Marlboro and Colts Neck Post Offices are no longer homes to mail carriers, as distribution efforts are now merged with the United States Postal Service Freehold location. Standard customer services, such as stamps, drop-off and pick-up, remain the … More: continued here
The U.S. Postal Service is set to open another village post office in a retail outlet. More: continued here
Royal Mail opens special Christmas parcel depotThis Is WiltshireROYAL Mail is hoping to deliver a perfect Christmas as it opens an extra depot to deal with high demand. With less than a month until the big day, Royal Mail has opened a dedicated parcel sorting centre in Swindon to handle the rise in the volume…
Post staff back call for dog laws with extra biteOxford MailAn inquiry led by a former High Court Judge has recommended new laws to enable Royal Mail to pursue the owners of dangerous dogs through the courts. Currently little protection is offered to postmen and women, as they are almost always on private …and more »…
Help Net Security eBay Patches Critical XSS, SQL HolesThreatpost (blog)Developers at the popular online auction site eBay recently patched two potentially critical vulnerabilities, a cross-site scripting bug and a SQL injection vulnerability. The SQL injection flaw was discovered by David Vieira-Kurz, a web security …eBay patches two critical security flaws on US websiteHelp Net SecurityeBay…
Forward Food Stamps Cuts Could Hit Jews HardForwardSayani chose to live on the average food stamp benefit of $31.50 for a week, joining activists around the country as part of the Jewish Community Food Stamp Challenge. He felt sick and cranky after cutting costly fresh fruits and vegetables – not to … More: continued here
Sydney Morning Herald Cyber Monday sting hits counterfeit sports apparel sites [The Baltimore Sun]Businessweek"PayPal and eBay Inc. pride ourselves in going above and beyond in the fight against the illegal online trafficking of counterfeit goods by partnering with law enforcement and rights owners globally, and we hope that this is fair warning to criminals …US…
TIME Online Sales Jump on Cyber Monday, eBay ShinesCNBC.comChannelAdvisor said client sales – or sales generated by third-party merchants using the company's software – soared 57 percent on eBay.com early on Monday, compared with the same period in 2011. The growth rate was five times higher than during the …EBay Approaches Eight-Year High as Online…
Royal Mail bites back over dog attacksAFPLONDON — The Royal Mail will take legal action against the owners of dogs that attack its staff and will consider suspending deliveries to their homes, it announced Friday. The state-run postal service said its postmen and women had suffered more than … More: continued here