BBC News Stamps series to mark Queen's Diamond JubileeBBC NewsA series of special stamps will be released throughout the year to mark the Queen's Diamond Jubilee, Royal Mail has announced. The House of Windsor stamps will include the five monarchs from the start of the 20th century. The Queen's portrait will …New stamps to honour…
Stigmatizing Food StampsNew York TimesFive years ago, New York State stopped requiring that all applicants for food stamps be electronically fingerprinted. Recently, California and Texas ended their requirement, leaving New York City and Arizona the only jurisdictions to continue the …and more » More: continued here
Cashing in on the mobile revolutionMilwaukee Journal SentinelEBay Inc., for example, expects $5 billion of mobile commerce sales this year, just three years after launching its first mobile app. Sebastian gives his highest "outperform" recommendation to these companies, which he expects to benefit from the … More: continued here
Kent County's 'reverse eBay' saves thousands on suppliesMichigan RadioThe program is like the online auction site eBay in reverse. When Kent County needs office supplies, like printer paper, it opens an auction online. It lists a maximum price it's willing to pay based on previous bills. Vendors offer to sell the county … More: continued…
Bleacher Report TNA News: Jesse Neal Talks About Food Stamps, Medical Bills, Toxxine's FutureBleacher ReportIn regards to the infamous food stamps story, he denied in both interviews that he was ever on government welfare, insisting it was simply a joke, but freely admitted to Bertrand he was almost evicted from his tiny one bedroom apartment…
The Guardian Codebreaker Alan Turing gets stamp of approvalThe GuardianThe computer pioneer is one of 10 prominent people chosen for the Royal Mail's Britons of Distinction stamps, to be launched in February, which includes the allied war heroine Odette Hallowes of the Special Operations Executive, composer Frederick … More: continued here
The Bloomberg administration should drop the requirement that all applicants for food stamps be electronically fingerprinted, which leads too many New Yorkers to forgo help. More: continued here
Good news for eastern Iowa town of Quasqueton: Its post office removed from …The RepublicAP QUASQUETON, Iowa — The small eastern Iowa town of Quasqueton (KWAS'-keh-tuhn) has gotten good news about its post office: It won't be closed soon. The Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/sSuFYD ) that residents in the Buchanan County town of about 540 …and…
NY1 City Officials Question Decrease In Food Stamp EnrollmentNY1Advocates and officials are sounding the alarm after a surprising drop in the number of New Yorkers receiving food stamps. NY1's Lindsey Christ filed the following report. On the surface, it's a happy holiday statistic as of the end of November, …and more » More: continued here
Advocates and officials are sounding the alarm after new numbers released Friday show fewer New Yorkers are receiving food stamps. More: continued here