/ By JOHN KEKISupdated 4:16 p.m. ET Feb. 17, 2012 LAKE PLACID, N.Y. – Brian Shimer figures it’s time to give Elana Meyers a nickname. “Maybe prime time or something,” said Shimer, coach of the U.S. men’s bobsled team. “When it’s game day, she shows up.” It was game day on Friday at Mount Van …
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Jan 20
Stamp Collecting: A General Overview
Stamp collecting can be a hobby that’s enjoyed by a lot of. In case you are considering enjoying this well-known hobby, you could be searching for more info. After all, a number of the most effective stamp collectors inside the world are ones who 1st took the time to investigation and look at stamp collecting …
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Jan 19
Reminder: Postage Price Hike Happening This Weekend!
The Post Office, currently dying a slow, prolonged death, is rattling out one final (?) wish this weekend, a postage price hike that surely won’t be enough to save the institution. But they can try! So, anyway, send your letters now, because starting on Sunday, the tides are a’changing: first class stamps, most of which …
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Jan 13
Israeli archaeologists find 1,500-year-old kosher ‘bread stamp’ near Acre
A 1,500-year-old seal with the image of the seven-branched Temple Menorah has been discovered near the city of Acre. The ceramic stamp, which dates from the Byzantine period in the 6th century CE, was found during ongoing Israel Antiquities Authority excavations at Horbat Uza, east of Acre, which are being undertaken before the construction of …
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Jan 11
Alderney’s Winter Wonderland Christmas Stamps
VN:F [1.9.1_1087] It was Christmas Eve and Alderney had woken up to a magical stillness and hush. As the Islanders pulled open their curtains, a blank canvas awaited them to be filled with festive fun. Victoria Street was a scene from a Dickens’ novel, its cobbles sugar-iced in snow and its street lamps casting pools …
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Jan 01
How they voted
Targeted News Service December 17, 2011 11:34PM Updated: December 18, 2011 2:02AM WASHINGTON — Here’s how Reps. Joe Donnelly and Peter Visclosky, Democrats, and Sens. Richard Lugar and Daniel Coats, Republicans, voted last week. STAMPS TO FUND BREAST CANCER RESEARCH: the House passed a bill (S. 384), sponsored by Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., that would …
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Dec 21
Scandanavian Christmas – cidzxxnc
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Dec 17
Imagine dragons…
The Singapore Philatelic Museum is once again preparing their annual exhibition dedicated to the Chinese Zodiac, this time featuring… dragons! these magical creatures have inspired legends and stories all around the world – from Saint George and the dragon, to Watatsumi, Tianlong or even… Dragon Ball! No matter the dragon you know best, the Singapore …
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Dec 15
Swift dominates American Music Awards
Taylor Swift has dominated at the American Music Awards, winning every award for which she was nominated. Swift was named the Favourite Country Female Artist for the fourth year in a row, as well as taking home the awards for Favourite Country Album and Artist of the Year. Nicki Minaj, who opened the ceremony with …
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Nov 29
Not all plain sailing in wild Antarctica
The weather is perfect. the sea is calm, the sky a dazzling blue. the day seems to challenge the common assumption that the frozen continent is almost always rainy. I'm not saying my trip of a lifetime is all plain sailing. Our feisty little ship pitches through choppy seas while crossing the Drake Passage, south …
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