Two more McCartney signatures

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Did Google Break its Own Terms of Service?

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Almost 13,000 boycott Amazon.com

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Yahoo Backing Off of Asian Interests?

Last Updated on Thursday, 22 December 2011 10:15 Written by External Post Thursday, 22 December 2011 10:15

The New York Times offers the most complete coverage of this story. As currently being considered, it would not be an outright sale. The complicated deal would net Yahoo about $17 billion in cash and allow it and its partners to avoid having to pay taxes on it. According to the Times, the terms of the deal involve Alibaba and Softbank (the major stakeholder in Yahoo Japan) setting up new subsidiaries consisting of both cash and operating assets which Yahoo wants to run. Yahoo would swap out most of its stake in Alibaba and all of its stake in Yahoo Japan for these subsidiaries, effectively se…
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LOT OF 3 1960`S ERA MAGAZINES W/VIETNAM WAR RELATED ARTICLES and MORE

Last Updated on Thursday, 24 November 2011 10:36 Written by External Post Thursday, 24 November 2011 10:36

Nice lot of 3 civilian produced, military article laded magazines from the 1960`s and Vietnam War era. They include: 1) Argosy Vol. 360 #5 for May of 1965: subscription copy, 144 pages, color and B/W photos, with articles such as “The Green Badge of Courage” [Special Forces spread, one photo picturing Captain Roger Donlon getting the Congressional Medal of Honor [see 3rd photo], the 1st granted since the Korean War], “Last Command” [the story of a German U-Boat versus the freighter "Carib-Star"], and “Hope Springs Eternal” [story of Bob Hope`s entertaining the troops]; 2) “True” Vol. 46 #343 for December of 1965: subscription copy, 144 pages of illustrated articles including “Badges of the Brave” [color photo section of 12 famed regimental crests and shorts notes re their history and lineage, including the 182nd, 308th, 306th, 157th, 116th, 475th, 35th, 168th, 325th, 117th, 7th, and 16th....see photo #2], “The Secret D-Day Spy Plot”, and “The Kaiser`s One-Man Underground”; and 3) “The Saturday Evening Post” Vol. 236 #11 for March 23, 1963: subscription copy, 84 pages w/great B/W and color illustrated articles including “I`m Hit! I`m Hit! I`m Hit!” [the story of Americans who wages a lonely struggle against communism on a remote Asian border....well illustrated], “Mothers Without Joy” [story of women and their illegitimate babies], and “Lady Jane” [story of Jane Fonda].
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WWII TIME CAPSULE (CLASSROOM TEACHING AID)

Last Updated on Tuesday, 22 November 2011 10:37 Written by External Post Tuesday, 22 November 2011 10:37

Box set from Time Magazine. Includes LP record of famous WWII broadcasts and accompanying film strips, maps of Europe and the Pacific, reprints of famous documents, “Time Capsule” books: 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945. Teacher`s Guide. A good way to introduce young students to the story of WWII.
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Bookmark in Spalding

Last Updated on Friday, 18 November 2011 04:05 Written by External Post Friday, 18 November 2011 04:05

Yesterday I had a long series of (very productive) meetings about a book we’re doing, and then headed to Spalding. As with the event at Guisborough, I was there to sign books, and talk about some items that people had brought in. And what a lot of wonderful things the people of Spalding brought for me to see!

There was a very wide variety of objects, ranging from several 19th century Chinese ivory carvings to Staffordshire pottery. Somebody brought along a brilliant 19th century ironstone cup, which had a grotesque animal handle. Then there was the sad story of an incredible 16in (40 … Read this full article on the Miller’s Blog.
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Michael Collins letter on ‘stupid error’ up for auction

Last Updated on Monday, 14 November 2011 09:58 Written by External Post Monday, 14 November 2011 09:58

Michael Collins signed the Anglo-Irish Treaty of 1921 which led to the formation of the Irish Free State A letter from an Irish finance minister apologising for "a stupid error" made by an official is up for auction next month. It could be a story f…
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The Largest Sale of Chinese Art Ever Held at Bonhams is Set to Make Records

Last Updated on Wednesday, 9 November 2011 11:04 Written by External Post Wednesday, 9 November 2011 11:04

£500,000 ‘Boys at Play’ Jar Recalls Emperor with 99 Children Who Adopted a Boy to Make a Round 100

A beautiful blue and white jar decorated with boys at play that tells a very human story with links to royalty, is estimated to sell for £300,000 to £500,000 at <a…
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Google Maps Adds Drone Imagery

Last Updated on Friday, 15 October 2010 05:41 Written by External Post Friday, 15 October 2010 05:41

joshuadugie writes “Slashdot carried a story a while ago that Google had purchased drones for unknown purposes. Google Maps has now added new non-satellite imagery (at UT Austin, for example) when you zoom in close enough. Mystery solved!” I’d like to
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