The Guardian Codebreaker Alan Turing gets stamp of approvalThe GuardianThe computer pioneer is one of 10 prominent people chosen for the Royal Mail's Britons of Distinction stamps, to be launched in February, which includes the allied war heroine Odette Hallowes of the Special Operations Executive, composer Frederick … More: continued …
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The Bloomberg administration should drop the requirement that all applicants for food stamps be electronically fingerprinted, which leads too many New Yorkers to forgo help. More: continued here
Read More »Good news for eastern Iowa town of Quasqueton: Its post office removed from … – The Republic
Good news for eastern Iowa town of Quasqueton: Its post office removed from …The RepublicAP QUASQUETON, Iowa — The small eastern Iowa town of Quasqueton (KWAS'-keh-tuhn) has gotten good news about its post office: It won't be closed soon. The Gazette reports (http://bit.ly/sSuFYD ) that residents in the Buchanan County …
Read More »City Officials Question Decrease In Food Stamp Enrollment – NY1
NY1 City Officials Question Decrease In Food Stamp EnrollmentNY1Advocates and officials are sounding the alarm after a surprising drop in the number of New Yorkers receiving food stamps. NY1's Lindsey Christ filed the following report. On the surface, it's a happy holiday statistic as of the end of November, …and …
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Advocates and officials are sounding the alarm after new numbers released Friday show fewer New Yorkers are receiving food stamps. More: continued here
Read More »Small Iowa town won’t lose its post office for now
The small eastern Iowa town of Quasqueton (KWAS’-keh-tuhn) has gotten good news about its post office: It won’t be closed soon. More: continued here
Read More »In the email era, this man still greets people with a card – Times of India
In the email era, this man still greets people with a cardTimes of IndiaHowever, this retired post master in the city has a rare collection of paper greeting cards which evoke memories of a bygone era in which people lined up before post offices to buy stamps and covers to …
Read More »Idea to fry Sir Sidney Nolan’s original sketch ‘came in a dream’ – Herald Sun
Idea to fry Sir Sidney Nolan's original sketch 'came in a dream'Herald SunAN original, signed drawing by one of Australia's most revered artists has been battered, fried and served up for sale on eBay. The Sidney Nolan sketch was a portrait of Northcote artist Andy Wear's grandfather, who met Nolan …
Read More »Philpost Releases Year of the Dragon Stamps
Philpost Releases Year of the Dragon Stamps To welcome the Year of the Dragon in the Chinese lunar calendar on January 23, Philippine Postal Corp. released a two dragon-design stamps. About around 35,000 pieces of the head of a fire-breathing dragon for the P7 stamp and full picture of a …
Read More »Sidney Nolan’s portrait of Andy Wear’s grandfather pan-fried for Brunswick Art … – The Daily Telegraph
Sidney Nolan's portrait of Andy Wear's grandfather pan-fried for Brunswick Art …The Daily TelegraphFried andf sold on eBay … Brunswick Arts Space's John Stevens with the fried Sidney Nolan portrait. Picture: Sarah Matray Source: Herald Sun AN original, signed drawing by one of Australia's most famous artists has been battered, …
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