Feb 14
There are a thousand Hamlets in a thousand people’s eyes. The same can be said about the dragon, an imaginary creature in Chinese and Western culture. It can be demonstrated no better than in the variety of dragon stamps issued by nearly 20 countries and regions to celebrate the Chinese New Year. For example, Japan …
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Feb 01
LAS VEGAS, Jan. 10, 2012 /PRNewswire via COMTEX/ –Kia Motors America (KMA) today unveiled UVO eServices, the next iteration of the company’s innovative voice-activated infotainment system, during the 2012 Consumer Electronics Show (CES). Showcased in Kia’s stunning Optima Hybrid midsize sedan, UVO eServices represents an evolution from the original UVO system’s capabilities, adding a new …
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Jan 26
HOUSTON, Jan. 23 — Year of the Dragon Forever Stamp, issued on Monday by the U.S. postal Service to celebrate the Chinese Lunar New Year, was welcomed by the public in the Houston area, Texas. “The dragon stamps go fast,” said an employee at a post office in the city of Sugar Land, Texas. the …
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Jan 26
Cristina Mittermeier’s passport has a lot of stamps in it. Her photography has taken her to the furthest reaches of the world, especially during her tenure as president of the International League of Conservation Photographers. Her photographs capture people in their natural environments, offering unique looks into people’s lives and the cultures that shape them. …
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Jan 25
Today we issued the fifth of twelve stamps in the Celebrating Lunar New Year series, which began in 2008 with the Year of the Rat. The Year of the Dragon begins today and ends on February 9, 2013. The dragon is the fifth of twelve animals associated with the Chinese lunar calendar. According to an …
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Jan 24
November 23, 2011 Vol: 18 no: 45 News by: Amy Roe , Editor Seattle City Council this week introduced a bill that would ban single-use plastic bags as a way to keep Puget Sound clean and protect marine wildlife. Similar bans are in effect in Bellingham, Edmonds, other West Coast cities and more than 20 …
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Jan 24
MANCHESTER, new Hampshire — former House Speaker Newt Gingrich defended himself today against charges of racial insensitivity by noting that he’s worked with African-American leaders in the past. At a town hall event meant to appeal to Latino voters at a Mexican restaurant in Manchester, an African-American man confronted Gingrich about recent comments he made …
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Jan 21
There has never been a more influential paleoartist than Charles R. Knight. he wasn’t the first to illustrate prehistoric life, and he certainly was not the last to do so with great skill, but, for a time, he envisioned dinosaurs and other ancient creatures with such loving detail that he seemed to be sending back …
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Jan 19
Students at Moore-Mickens Education Center have been as busy as Santa’s elves these past weeks as they rushed to complete orders for their handmade holiday greeting cards and gift tags. Between their last two customers, there were 10 dozen cards and nine dozen reindeer tags to get out by the end of last week at …
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Jan 18
All right, raise your hand if you’ve ever received a birthday orget-well card from Millie Harper. Goodness, that’s a lot of hands! I mention this because Thursday (Jan. 12) is Millie Harper’s90th birthday. Friends have decided it would be nice if folks whoreceived Millie’s Ministries cards through the years would returnthe favor for such a …
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