Post will be delivered by rail as historic Scottish steam trains feature in the latest batch of collector stamps issued by Royal Mail. The locomotives, some of which date back to 1897, served the country before the introduction of diesel and electric trains in the 1960s. More: continued here
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Forty-nine percent of today's Apple iPad owners live in households with income above $100,000, according to ComScore , but the number of below-$100K households owning iPads is growing – 5.6% of total iPad consumers are in households that earn less than $25,000 (nearly 900,000 people). More: continued here
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Read More »PayPal gets religious on ‘obscene’ e-books, tells sellers to ban content – Globe and Mail
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Read More »Tiverton’s new look post office opens – This is The West Country
Tiverton's new look post office opensThis is The West CountryIt will provide the same banking, bill-paying and postal services as before in an open plan area with wheelchair facilities. Market Walk centre manager John Hewitt said people in the Tiverton area were lucky to have such a modern post office. …
Read More »Duck Stamp Proceeds Fund Blackwater Conservation – WBOC TV 16
ABC2 News Duck Stamp Proceeds Fund Blackwater ConservationWBOC TV 16CAMBRIDGE, Md. (AP)- Federal duck stamp proceeds will be used to conserve 112 acres at the Blackwater National Wildlife Refuge on the Eastern Shore. Maryland Sens. Barbara Mikulski and Ben Cardin announced Wednesday that the Migratory Bird Conservation …Eastern Ark. acreage …
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Read More »Highland Park eBay entrepreneur sells designer castoffs for local clients – Buffalo Grove Countryside
Highland Park eBay entrepreneur sells designer castoffs for local clientsBuffalo Grove CountrysideLoree Wasserman of Highland Park launched her eBay consignment store loreescloset.com from her basement. The store now has an office and warehouse in Highland Park. | Rob Dicker~Sun-Times Media EBay isn't for the faint of heart.and more » More: continued …
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