http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net Our round up of the top Stamp Collecting Club news stories of the day on the Top Listed Network Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:31:47 +0100 http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1216837907&element=1 http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1216837907&element=1 ]]> There are a lot of outstanding crime writers working today in what I like to think of as the platinum age of mystery fiction, but none is more versatile than Lawrence Block, with only Donald E. Westlake as his equal. Mr. Block's finest novels are those about Matthew Scudder, a former New York City policeman with a serious drinking problem, who becomes a sort-of unofficial private eye (he does ... The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:31:47 +0100 http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1216837907&element=2 http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1216837907&element=2 ]]> Mary A. Copas, 78, Urbana, Ill., formerly of Moline, Ill., died 11:45 a.m., July 14, 2008, at Heartland Healthcare Center in Champaign, Ill. Memorial service will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, July 21, 2008, at Renner-Wikoff Chapel, 1900 S. Philo Rd., Urbana, Ill. Rev. Henry Ramey will officiate. The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:31:47 +0100 http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1216837907&element=3 http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1216837907&element=3 ]]> July 17-20 Thursday Community -- Boys & Girls Club of Bloomington-Normal fund-raiser; 10 a.m. to 7 p.m., Midwest College of Cosmetology, 755 W. Raab Road, Normal. All proceeds from day?s services donated to club. The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:31:47 +0100 http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1216837907&element=4 http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1216837907&element=4 ]]> "It was the most radical computer dream of the hacker era. Ted Nelson's Xanadu project was supposed to be the universal, democratic hypertext library that would help human life evolve into an entirely new form. The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:31:47 +0100 http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1216837907&element=5 http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1216837907&element=5 ]]> ETC. The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:31:47 +0100 http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1216837907&element=6 http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1216837907&element=6 ]]> TODAY, the SA Post Office is releasing a limited edition of stamps to commemorate former president Nelson Mandela?s 90th birthday. The Madiba stamps will be sold in all post offices countrywide. Local outlets have already sold the limited number they were issued and ordered far more. The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:31:47 +0100 http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1216837907&element=7 http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1216837907&element=7 ]]> The book: Hit and Run by Lawrence Block (William Morrow, $24.95) The hook: Block has been writing highly successful short stories about hit man/philatelist Keller for years, and in Hit and Run he finally gives Keller and colleague Dot a full-length forum. The crook: Keller had intended to retire and settle down to a lifetime of stamp collecting, but he agreed to do one last job. ... The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:31:47 +0100 http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1216837907&element=8 http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1216837907&element=8 ]]> ''Button, button, who's got the button?" might be a children's game, but it also could be the motto of the Keystone Button Club of Western Pennsylvania. The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:31:47 +0100 http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1216837907&element=9 http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1216837907&element=9 ]]> WESTPORT, Conn. -- In the musty back room of the collectibles shop he owns here, stocked with a copy of the Declaration of Independence and Ernest Hemingway's briefcase typewriter, John Reznikoff held up a gold case that contained his most prized possession. The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:31:47 +0100 http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1216837907&element=10 http://stampcollectingclubs.toplisted.net/news.php?article=1216837907&element=10 ]]> Items for this calendar must be received by the Record-Eagle at least two weeks in advance. All calendars are published on a space available basis. Information may be mailed to Entertainment Calendar, Record-Eagle, P.O. Box 632, Traverse City, MI 49685-0632; faxed to 946-8632; or e-mail sbeach@record-eagle.com . The Toplisted Network (http://www.toplisted.net) rssWebmaster@toplisted.net Wed, 23 Jul 2008 19:31:47 +0100