The campaign for a yacht in honour of Her Majesty (pictured) won the backing of David Cameron yesterday and is also being ‘supported’ by Prince Charles and Princess Anne. More: continued here
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Closing of the La Jolla post office may be justified depending on how you look at the numbers. More: continued here
Read More »Idaho grocers plead for food-stamp distribution fix after $1M in spoiled food – The Spokesman Review (blog)
The Spokesman Review (blog) Idaho grocers plead for food-stamp distribution fix after $1M in spoiled foodThe Spokesman Review (blog)Idaho's grocery stores are putting up $100000 of their own money and asking state lawmakers to change back to multi-day distribution of food stamps each month, after having to throw out a …
Read More »Man Buys Porsche on eBay — or So He Thought – Patch.com
Man Buys Porsche on eBay— or So He ThoughtPatch.comBy Lisa Sink A Brookfield man wired $13500 to a seller on eBay to buy an advertised Porsche 912 before learning the sale was a fraud, police say. The man told Brookfield police on Jan. 9 that he wired $7254 on Dec. …
Read More »Scientists discover 1100-year-old Egyptian tomb of female singer – Daily Mail
Daily Mail Scientists discover 1100-year-old Egyptian tomb of female singerDaily MailBy Daily Mail Reporter Archaeologists from Egypt and Switzerland have unearthed the 1100-year-old tomb of a female singer in the Valley of the Kings, officials have revealed. It is the only tomb of a woman not related to the ancient …
Read More »‘I had flag up my bum for Queen’ says Liam Warriner who mooned royal couple in … – The Daily Telegraph
'I had flag up my bum for Queen' says Liam Warriner who mooned royal couple in …The Daily TelegraphPicture: The Courier-Mail Source: The Courier-Mail POLICE have decided to drop a wilful exposure charge against the man accused of "mooning" the Queen during her visit to Brisbane last year. Liam Lloyd …
Read More »Chinese Pandas Touch Down in Paris on "FedEx Panda Express"
Hong Kong, January 16, 2012 – FedEx Express, a subsidiary of FedEx Corp. (NYSE: FDX) and one of the world's largest express transportation companies, announced the safe arrival of two three-year-old giant pandas, Huan Huan and Yuan Zi, from the Chengdu Research Base of Giant Panda Breeding in China to …
Read More »Steve Jobs action figure cancelled, eBay prices skyrocket – Geek
CTV.ca Steve Jobs action figure cancelled, eBay prices skyrocketGeekThough the figures could recently be found on eBay for $130 or so, the remaining dolls are now listed for $1200 up to $3500. No detail was spared in creating the figure, which was based on a 2007 image of a still-healthy …
Read More »Raspberry Pi number 1 goes for £3500 on eBay – ElectronicsWeekly.com (blog)
Raspberry Pi number 1 goes for £3500 on eBayElectronicsWeekly.com (blog)Well, it has started in popular fashion – a £20 Raspberry Pi computer sold for £3500 on eBay last week, writes Steve Bush. The Raspberry Pi Foundation, which intends to sell its educational computers directly, auctioned 10 of its beta production …
Read More »eBay Monday: 1957 Shelton Police Cruiser Toy – Patch.com
eBay Monday: 1957 Shelton Police Cruiser ToyPatch.comToday marks the launch of the new column "eBay Monday." Each week, I'll search for Shelton-related items on the popular auction site eBay and see what comes up, and post it for Patch readers to see (and perhaps bid on or buy). The inaugural …
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