GlobeNewswire (press release) U.S. Postal Service Commemorated Festival of Diwali with a Forever Stamp TodayGlobeNewswire (press release)NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The U.S. Postal Service commemorated the joyous Hindu festival of Diwali by dedicating the Diwali Forever stamp today. The first-day-of-issue dedication ceremony took place at the …
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Digital Trends Rare Leica 600mm f/5 prototype lens available on eBay for a mere $157KDigital TrendsProducing a lens is no easy task. While many lenses do end up making it to market, there are plenty that never leave the prototype stage. One such example is the Leica APO-Telyt 600mm f/5, …
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GlobeNewswire (press release) U.S. Postal Service Commemorated Festival of Diwali with a Forever …GlobeNewswire (press release)NEW YORK, Oct. 5, 2016 (GLOBE NEWSWIRE) — The U.S. Postal Service commemorated the joyous Hindu festival of Diwali by dedicating the Diwali Forever …and more » More: continued here
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TechCrunch eBay acquires visual search engine Corrigon for less than $30M …TechCruncheBay — the soup to nuts marketplace for new and used goods — has made another acquisition to build out its search and discovery technology for customers to..eBay acquires Corrigon to add image recognition technology to its …VentureBeateBay (EBAY) …
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