Mobile Magazine KickSat to Launch Postage Stamp-sized Satellites into Space for $300Mobile MagazineSprites are the size of postage stamps and are formed of solar cells, a radio transceiver, and a microcontroller with memory and sensors, exactly like bigger satellites, just at a smaller scale. The first version is able to transmit its name and a…
University of Manchester A stamp of approval – 'J' is for JodrellUniversity of ManchesterThe world-famous Jodrell Bank Observatory has been chosen to represent the letter 'J' in a new set of stamps featuring an A to Z of iconic landmarks from all four countries in the UK. The stamp series is launched on 13th October…
autoevolution Isle of Man unveils Top Gear postage stampsAutoblog (blog)The Isle of Man, probably best known for the Isle of Man TT motorcycle race, is producing a series of stamps celebrating another well-known wheeled effort: Top Gear. There are six stamps in the collection, each "lavishly …Isle of Man Top Gear Postage Stamps Releasedautoevolutionall 2…
Daily Mail Tower features on new stampsBlackpool GazetteBLACKPOOL Tower is to feature on a new range of stamps depicting some of the UK's most famous landmarks. The Golden Mile icon joins the front door of Number 10 Downing Street in a set of 26 first class stamps from Thursday. …Royal Mail unveils set of stamps…
Burris on pace to top FlutieToronto SunUnless the Stamps start pushing the ball downfield, getting that yardage isn'ta given for Burris. In the past four games, the Stamps pivot has crawled towards the former Stamps and Argos great's numbers. Burris hasn't topped the 200-yard mark in the …and more » More: continued here
New York Times States Adding Drug Test as Hurdle for WelfareNew York TimesPolicy makers in three dozen states this year proposed drug testing for people receiving benefits like welfare, unemployment assistance, job training, food stamps and public housing. Such laws, which proponents say ensure that tax dollars are not being …and more » More: continued here
BSCkids Justin Bieber or Lady Gaga to be on Postage Stamps?BSCkidsE! Online broke the coverage that the American postal offices are thinking of adding stars like Justin Bieber and Lady Gaga to their roster of available stamps. Throwing out the rule that only dead individuals can be featured on the stamps and have now …and…
Royal Wedding 11 October, 2011 – The Bhutan Postal Corporation Limited (BPCL) launched 60,000 stamps of the royal couple to commemorate the royal wedding, and observe World Post Day on October 9. More: continued here
Dubliner's family survives on food stamps after Bronx attackThe New York Irish EmgirantA Dubliner preparing for his fifth brain surgery procedure since an unprovoked July 2010 Bronx attack has been left to survive on food stamps as he tries to care for his wife and two children. Barry McCormack (35) of Yonkers was enjoying a…
Daily Mail In pictures: 'Iconic' landmark stampsBBC NewsRoyal Mail has begun an alphabetical tour of the UK with its first set of stamps depicting what it calls "iconic" landmarks. 'A' is the Angel of the North, the Antony Gormley statue in Gateshead. The first part of the series features landmarks …Royal Mail unveils set of…