ROYAL CLUES ABOUND AS PATKAI SHINES (Sporting Life)
Ascot’s first fixture of the new Flat season was full of clues for June’s Royal meeting as Patkai, Apple Charlotte and Red Jazz all passed their respective tests. More: continued here
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iPhone stamps its authority on portable gaming world (The New Zealand Herald)
Nintendo has owned the portable video-game market – first with the Game Boy, now with the DS and DSi – for so long that most of us gave up hope of ever seeing a viable competitor. But it’s become impossible to ignore the new kid… More: continued here
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Cleanup efforts under way at local Post office (Galveston County Daily News)
A vacationing employee returned to work Monday and immediately began cleaning up the area around the post office on Broadway. More: continued here
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Springfield post office to offer Simpsons stamp cancellation (The Burlington Free Press)
SPRINGFIELD — The Springfield Post Office will hold a special stamp cancellation on May 7 to celebrate the release of “The Simpsons” stamps. The postal cancellation will be the latest celebration of the town’s first-place finish in national voting for the locally-produced video which best represented the fictional setting for the popular animated TV series….
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Save the post office – Tulsa World
Save the post officeTulsa World, OKBy Staff Reports I read with concern the article about the closing of the Kendall-Whittier post office. A new clinic, a new Med-X, and a new church are all being built at Third Street and Lewis Avenue, which will bring new people into the community. … More: continued here
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Warning over £62 DIY Botox kit that is up for sale on eBay (Daily Mail)
A DIY Botox kit, complete with needles and a facial map showing where to inject, is being sold on eBay for just £62. More: continued here
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Royal Dutch Shell profits drop by 58% (icWales)
ROYAL Dutch Shell yesterday posted profits of £2.26bn for the first three months of 2009, down 58% on a year earlier. More: continued here
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Action Line: Retailers are allowed to mark up price of postage stamps – San Jose Mercury News
Action Line: Retailers are allowed to mark up price of postage stampsSan Jose Mercury News, USABy Dennis Rockstroh QI bought postage stamps from an automated teller machine and it charged me nine cents more than face value. A Probably. If you're not getting your stamps from the Postal Service, you might be paying more for…
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Study finds rise in Ill. poverty (Northwest Herald)
The recession likely has pushed hundreds of thousands of Illinoisans into poverty, according to a study released Thursday, and two leading indicators – use of food stamps and emergency food assistance – appear to support that assertion. More: continued here
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Award for a ‘Tardis’ post office (BBC News)
The owners of a rural post office receive a top award for their work in the community after fearing their business might fail a few years ago. More: continued here