5 reasons why your kid should collect stamps – St. Cloud Times

St. Cloud Times 5 reasons why your kid should collect stampsSt. Cloud TimesAt the Postal History Foundation in Tucson, Arizona, Lisa Dembowski and her colleagues work with more than 14,000 kids each year in person and online, sharing lesson plans with teachers and sending packets of stamps to kids. Dembowski …

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The man behind the eBay of Latin America – BBC News

BBC News The man behind the eBay of Latin AmericaBBC News"Marcos Galperin? Where does he work?" says the confused security guard at the entrance to the headquarters of MercadoLibre, Latin America's version of eBay. The answer to the official's question is that Mr Galperin is not only employed by MercadoLibre …

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Chart that Tells a Story – Financial Times

Chart that Tells a StoryFinancial TimesIt has been a year since Royal Mail's controversial initial public offering. This shows how the company's share price has moved over the past 12 months. Business secretary Vince Cable was derided last November for maintaining that the “froth” would … More: continued here

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Can eBay keep revving without Paypal’s V8 grunt? – Stuff.co.nz

Can eBay keep revving without Paypal's V8 grunt?Stuff.co.nzAfter almost a year of speculation and shameless lobbying by activist shareholder Carl Icahn, eBay last week confirmed that it will spin off its wholly owned subsidiary Paypal. After its reluctant purchase of Paypal 12 years ago, the online payment … More: continued …

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BIR sets deadline on cigarette tax stamps

Bureau of Internal Revenue (BIR) Commissioner Kim S. Jacinto-Henares yesterday announced that local cigarette manufacturers have until tomorrow to affix tax stamps on every cigarette pack. The BIR chief extended the original October 1 deadline prescribed by Revenue Regulations No. 7-2014 due to technical problems encountered in the printing of …

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HP, eBay reveal company splits – Fort Wayne Journal Gazette

eWeek HP, eBay reveal company splitsFort Wayne Journal GazetteHewlett-Packard said last Monday it would break up the business into one company that sells personal computers and printers, with a separate entity providing software, servers, storage and services. The move followed eBay's Sept. 30 disclosure that it …In HP Split, Each …

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Larry Canning: How do we fix the FedEx Cup?

With the US PGA Tour back underway this week it got Larry Canning wondering about the tour’s FedEx Cup format, and particularly how it might be imporved . COMMENT AND WIN AN ADAM SCOTT US MASTERS DVD. More: continued here

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