My Strange Wisconsin Connection – Reason Gone Mad

My Strange Wisconsin ConnectionReason Gone MadSince 1978, when my fifth-grade teacher sparked an interest in world geography, I've collected stamps. Back then, money I earned as a newspaper-delivery boy went for glassine envelopes of stamps that arrived through the mail “on approval” – buy the …Canada Post grows two new …

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Get a Barnes & Noble Nook Color e-book reader for $199 – CNET

Reuters Get a Barnes & Noble Nook Color e-book reader for $199CNETHot on the heels of yesterday's iPad 2 announcement, Barnes & Noble is now offering (via Ebay) the Nook Color e-book reader for $199 (plus sales tax in most states). That's after applying coupon code CBARNESDD at checkout. …Barnes …

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Justin Bieber’s hair sells for $40668 on eBay – Metro

CTV.ca Justin Bieber's hair sells for $40668 on eBayMetroLocks of Justin Bieber's hair have raised a whopping $40668 for charity after being auctioned off on eBay. The teen pop sensation cropped his world famous hair recently and donated some of the clippings in a signed Perspex box to Ellen DeGeneres …

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Bidding for a bargain – The Guardian

Bidding for a bargainThe GuardianMy Paypal payments last year totalled £315.06, with the majority of this frittered away on vintage pieces found in the online Aladdin's cave that is eBay. I'm not made of strong enough stuff to be a serious eBay bidder. Just last month I lost out on …

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PayPoint beats Post Office to win benefits contract – thegrocer

shropshirestar.com PayPoint beats Post Office to win benefits contractthegrocerSubpostmasters have expressed “bitter disappointment” over the government's decision to move the benefit cheques contract away from the Post Office. From next year the service will be provided by Citibank through the PayPoint network. …Post Office loses benefit contractThe Press AssociationPost Office …

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