School Library Journal Keats Foundation Lobbies for 'The Snowy Day' Postage StampSchool Library JournalThe Ezra Jack Keats Foundation has launched a campaign to have the US Postage Stamp Citizens' Advisory Committee select Keats's The Snowy Day as a subject for a stamp in 2012, the year that marks the 50th …
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Ryo Ishikawa didn’t come close to qualifying for the U.S. Open when he missed by five shots in a qualifier in Japan. The 17-year-old sensation still has not secured a spot in the British Open at Turnberry. More: continued here
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It’s a case of bad news, slightly-less-bad news for Psystar, the Mac clone-maker. According to The Mac Observer, the Miami-based company filed for Chapter 11 bankruptcy protection this past weekend. More: continued here
Read More »Demand for food stamps up – Newton Kansan
Demand for food stamps upNewton Kansan, KSBy Chad Frey By Chad Frey Most refer to the program as “Food Stamps.” But it has a name — The Food Assistance Program — and it doesn't use paper stamps any more. The Food Assistance Program, funded by the US Department of Agriculture and …
Read More »School bus rams post office in south-central Pa. – Philadelphia Inquirer
School bus rams post office in south-central Pa.Philadelphia Inquirer, PAAuthorities say 22 students were aboard a school bus that crashed into a post office in south-central Pennsylvania. The accident happened around 7:30 am Tuesday in Brogue as the bus was on its way to the York County School of Technology. …Bus …
Read More »Buckingham Palace sells freezer on eBay – Monsters and Critics.com
Telegraph.co.uk Buckingham Palace sells freezer on eBayMonsters and Critics.comAfter picking up the item – which he had bought on auction website eBay – from the Royal Mews, Paul and his three children were given a private tour of the area and even got to sit in the queen's gold state …
Read More »Why do we let email rule our day? – guardian.co.uk
guardian.co.uk Why do we let email rule our day?guardian.co.uk, UKOnce he had his day's priorities set, he'd send a postcard – yes, with a stamp, in the Royal Mail– to his wife at home in the suburbs telling her what time to expect him back that evening. This story is astonishing …
Read More »Ohio's rolls for welfare, food stamps growing – Columbus Dispatch
Ohio's rolls for welfare, food stamps growingColumbus Dispatch, OHAs of April, 1.4 million Ohioans were receiving food stamps, up 18.7 percent from a year earlier. Cash-assistance rolls have jumped 13.4 percent; 197000 residents are relying on a monthly welfare check. And Medicaid — the health-insurance program for … More: continued here
Read More »Bus crashes into Brogue post office – York Daily Record
Bus crashes into Brogue post officeYork Daily Record, PAby MIKE HOOVER A school bus crashed into the post office in Brogue this morning after swerving to miss another vehicle. (DAILY RECORD / SUNDAY NEWS — PAUL KUEHNEL) A bus attempting to miss another vehicle crashed into the post office in Brogue …
Read More »eBay auction alternative DealitLive.com – your own video shopping … – Examiner.com
eBay auction alternative DealitLive.com – your own video shopping …Examiner.comNow I know there are scads of eBay wannabees out there which are full of fail. That said, there are a few that stand out because they offer a fresh ideas and innovation in the marketplace. DealitLive.com certainly has those attributes. …
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