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Scientific American is running a major article on Science 2.0, or the use of Web 2.0 applications and techniques by scientists to collaborate and publish in new ways. “Under [the] radically transparent ‘open notebook’ approach, everything goes online: experimental protocols, successful outcomes, failed attempts, even discussions of papers being prepared …

Anzac Day postage stamps— Lest We ForgetYorke Peninsula Country Times, Australia –5 hours agoAge shall not weary them nor the years condemn” and other historically significant words from “The Ode” feature on a series of stamps to commemorate Anzac … More: continued here

Uncertainty in financial markets is prompting more people to invest in stamps, boosting demand for Stanley Gibbons’ investment products, said the collector Tuesday. More: continued here

Sydney Morning Herald Passions of the billionairesSydney Morning Herald, Australia –2 minutes agoFor bond-trading whiz Bill Gross, stamps are the thing. "Being a bond investor, I wanted it to be a hobby, but a successful one," Gross said in 2006. … More: continued here

School board grilled on project delaysJackson Clarion Ledger, MS –3 minutes agoSchool Board President Delmer Stamps acknowledged to the council that the board has not done a very good job of informing the public about how the bond … More: continued here

They're easy on the EarthThe Free Lance-Star, VA –47 minutes agoHer daughter, Sharon Stamps of Stafford, takes them to be recycled. Stamps recalled her mom gathering newspapers, cans and other recyclable items in the … More: continued here

Tuesday’s meeting is a very important meeting for those who have been suffering at the hands of the new “Welfare Modernization” system. Needy Hoosiers who are elderly, disabled or otherwise disadvantaged are either being denied or have had reductions of both Medicaid benefits and/or Food Stamps. More: continued here

Food for America's famishedChristian Science Monitor, MA –5 hours agoBeyond receiving private food charity, more of America's poor are enrolling for government food stamps. A record 28 million are expected to receive benefits … More: continued here

The number of Utahns looking for help at food pantries has soared over the past few months as food prices spiked and personal bills rose. The state has seen a simultaneous jump in households relying on food stamps. Those in need say high rents and few jobs are part of …

Los Angeles Times United States Postal ServiceLos Angeles Times, CA –1 hour agoHe is one of five American journalists being honored with stamps. The others are Martha Gellhorn, John Hersey, George Polk and Eric Sevareid. …First-class honor for brave Latino journalistSan Francisco ChronicleStamp to honor slain journalist, UTEP alum Ruben SalazarEl Paso …