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eBay Search Is BrokenEcommerceBytes (blog)"For some reason when I search eBay it searches within listing. For example I type in "japan" I get stuff that does not have japan in title but it searches the description and spits it out. I dont care if some joe shmoe has a policy …

Slate Magazine (blog) The Odd Conservative Argument That Food Stamps and Medicaid Saved the Poor From Welfare ReformSlate Magazine (blog)It's a lengthy, careful piece of work, but I doubt it will change many minds on this issue. It also implicitly makes the argument that welfare reform was harmless in part …

America's First Floating Post Office Delivers To SailorsNPRQuinn Klinefelter. From WDET Detroit. In an age of email and instant messaging, there's one group that still needs letters and packages hand-delivered: sailors. The U.S. Postal Service is ready to serve them with a mobile post office. Facebook; Twitter. More: continued here

Immigration clamps syndicate falsifying passport stampsThe Star OnlineJOHOR BARU: The state Immigration Department has clamped a syndicate falsifying passport stamps during a raid in Taman Century here. Johor Immigration intelligence unit chief Amir Syamri Mat Ripin said that a team of officers discovered four rubber … More: continued here

The Columbian U.S. gets its first Hindu stamp | The ColumbianThe ColumbianIt took petitions from everyone from schoolchildren to members of Congress, and 12 years of waiting. Soon, a long-hoped-for goal will be a stickum-backed r.and more » More: continued here

US gets its first Hindu stampThe ColumbianAfter the advisory committee recommended the creation of a Diwali stamp last year, the Postal Service asked Connecticut photographer Sally Andersen-Bruce, who has worked on other stamps, to create a Diwali image. She used a clay lamp from India with … More: continued here

The Press, York Royal Mail beats its targets in the YO area (From York Press)The Press, YorkPOSTAL services have beaten their targets for the York area in the first few months of this year.Royal Mail beats First Class delivery targets in Gloucestershire …Wilts and Gloucestershire Standardall 2 news articles » More: …

Sunday opening at Sheffield's Royal Mail base – The StarThe StarRoyal Mail's delivery office customer service point in Sheffield is now open Sundays to make it easier for online shoppers not at home during the day to get their …and more » More: continued here

eBay faces threat from start-ups as it shuts in DundalkIrish IndependentThe long reign of eBay and Craigslist is under assault from several start-ups offering mobile apps to ease the process of buying and selling used items over the internet. The upstarts, with backing from venture capitalists, are moving aggressively and … …

Sunday opening at Sheffield's Royal Mail baseThe StarPrior to this latest move, Royal Mail announced in June it is also making its network of delivery offices with customer service points available as a drop off points for people sending stamped parcels and letters within the UK. A spokesperson for Royal…and …