RocketNews24 Stamp collecting cat-lovers rejoice! Japan Post to release insanely cute cat stamps in AprilRocketNews24The cat stamps will be broken up into two versions, a 52-yen version and an 82-yen version (US$0.46 and $0.72, respectively). The stamps are sold by the sheet, so each sheet will cost 520 yen ($4.60) or 820 yen ($7.20) each….
New York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TV New York Senator Ritchie to restrict luxury items purchased with food stampsNew York’s PIX11 / WPIX-TVALBANY— A New York State lawmaker is looking to prevent the purchasing of “luxury” items with food stamps. Sen. Patty Ritchie proposed a bill that would restrict the purchases that can be made through the…
Daily Mail Video captures delivery man using his helmet to fight off Hampstead post office thiefDaily MailThis is the shocking moment a man tried to rob a post office only to be chased off by a supply delivery man wielding his helmet. The hooded thief, whose black coat is done all the way up obscuring…
BabyCenter (blog) Crafty kids: Making vegetable stampsBabyCenter (blog)Do you remember making potato stamps as a kid? I remember doing it once or twice, and I thought my kids would have a good time with them, too. They're surprisingly easy to make…and the kids loved investigating all the vegetables we used. Any sturdy … More: continued…
Mashable For sale on eBay: One slightly used Egyptian presidentMashableSomebody listed Abdel Fattah al-Sisi, Egypt's president and military leader who rose to power in a 2014 coup, on the online auction site eBay in a failed bid to bail out the country's sputtering economy. The move came after the strongman reportedly …Going Once, Going Twice:…
The Journal News | LoHud.com Question of the Week: Food stamps for lobster and cake?The Journal News | LoHud.comSaying that obesity had reached “epidemic proportions,” a state lawmaker has introduced legislation to block the use of food stamps for “luxury” items like high-end steaks and lobster as well as food categorized as “junk” food such…
NextShark There's One Downside to Being a Woman Seller on eBayNextSharkWomen don't just pay more than men for the same products — they also earn less than men for selling the same products on eBay. A new study published in the journal Science Advances finds that female sellers on the e-commerce site “receive a smaller ……
TakePart Compassionate Conservatism and Food Stamps Just Don't MixTakePartA bill introduced last week by one Republican state senator in New York that would bar food-stamp recipients from purchasing “luxury food items,” such as steak and lobster, with their benefits grabbed headlines—as did a similar measure put forth in …and more » More: continued here
The C Suite Investment Analysts' Recent Ratings Updates for Royal Mail PLC (RMG)The Hilltop News2/16/2016 – Royal Mail PLC had its “buy” rating reaffirmed by analysts at Goldman Sachs. They now have a GBX 605 ($8.56) price target on the stock. 2/11/2016 – Royal Mail PLC had its “overweight” rating reaffirmed by analysts at JPMorgan…
Crain’s Chicago Business Old Main Post Office owner balks at Chicago takeover planCrain’s Chicago BusinessBut Davies' project manager Martin Mulryan told the Chicago Sun-Times that Davies isn't "going to say to the city, 'Come along and take the building if you like.' " The post office closed in 1995. Davies' company bought it in 2009….