Feb 13
I got one of those “settlement checks” suposedly from Citibank, for almost $8,000, last year. Since I had no idea what it was for, I called Citibank and asked. They told me it was a scam they were seeing from Nigeria, where someone there had taken Citibank’s logo and corporate address, printed a bunch of …
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Feb 07
AdTruth, a division of 41st Parameter, has become a member of the World Wide Web Consortium (W3C). As a member of the organization’s Tracking Protection Working Group, it will help provide guidance for implementing and adhering to do not Track policies. The W3C’s mission is to create Web standards and guidelines designed to ensure long-term …
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Jan 27
About two weeks ago for the first time I met a Newt Gingrich supporter and he happened to be, to my surprise, a Black man. This was especially surprising and my response proved to be so. “Whoa, I’ve never met a black man who supported newt Gingrich.” Perhaps feelings on the ground don’t reflect the …
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Jan 24
Saturday: Memphis Chapter of the Tennessee Ornithological Society: Bird watching event, Saturday. Mississippi Audubon Society Winter Bird Count at Strawberry Plains Audubon Center in Holly Springs, Miss. call (662) 252-1155. Saturday: Memphis African Violet Society: Noon meeting. Central Christian Church, 531 S. McLean (at Peabody). Program: “Basic Flower Arranging” presented by retired member Ginger Ilardi. …
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Jan 19
VN:F [1.9.1_1087] In New Zealand, Christmas is a time to spend with friends and family, and often reflect on the true meaning of Christmas – the birth of baby Jesus. The Christmas 2011 stamp issue features five intricately illustrated gummed stamps that highlight key moments in the Nativity story. each gummed stamp has a unique …
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Jan 14
Today’s post is to quickly share a couple cards I made for last weekend’s Sweet ‘n Sassy Stamps release party at Splitcoaststampers. the images and sentiments used on both of them were originally offered as digital images (which is how I purchased them), but now they are part of a really cute stamp set called …
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Jan 09
— Sept. 27, 2010: Kim Jong Un is promoted to four-star general. The promotion is announced the following day in North Korean state media — the first public mention of Kim Jong Un. — Sept. 28, 2010: Kim Jong Un is named vice chairman of the Central Military Commission of the ruling Workers’ Party, a …
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Jan 07
On the 10th December 2011 the SA Post Office issued a Folder and a sheet of stamps honouring the 50th anniversary of Chief Albert Luthuli, being the first person from Africa to win the Nobel Peace Prize. the 1960 Nobel peace prize was awarded to Luthuli but he only received the award a year later …
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Dec 25
Already mocked by some as “snail mail,” first-class U.S. mail will slow even more by next spring under plans by the cash-strapped U.S. Postal Service to eliminate more than 250 processing centers. Nearly 30,000 workers would be laid off, too, as the post office struggles to respond to a shift to online communication and bill …
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Dec 22
WASHINGTON — U.S. Rep. John J. Duncan Jr. thinks there may come a day when mail trucks drive around town with advertisements plastered on their sides. Shoppers one day may be able to buy stamps or mail packages at kiosks in big-box stores like Wal-Mart. Those are the kind of money-making ventures the U.S. Postal …
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