Posts Tagged ‘money’

Batman triumphs over Superman as comic fetches record price (Guardian Unlimited)

Sunday, February 28th, 2010

Detective Comics No.

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Buy books, help the library (Tiger Weekly)

Thursday, February 25th, 2010

Unless you have been in a hole or an incredibly deep pocket, you have heard about the money problems with LSU.

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Buy books, help the library (Tiger Weekly)

Rare copy of first Superman comic changes hands for record $1 million (Times Online)

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

A rare copy of the first comic book featuring Superman has sold for $1 million (£650,000), smashing the previous record price for a comic book.

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Rare copy of first Superman comic changes hands for record $1 million (Times Online)

US$1m for Superman comic (Straits Times)

Tuesday, February 23rd, 2010

NEW YORK - A RARE copy of the first comic book featuring Superman sold on Monday for US$1 million (S$1.4 million), smashing the previous record price for a comic book. A 1938 edition of Action Comics No.

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Will Airlines and Passengers Call a Truce? (New York Times)

Saturday, February 20th, 2010

Once passengers shell out hundreds of dollars for a ticket, the sales pitches begin: Checking a bag? Need a pillow

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Will Airlines and Passengers Call a Truce? (New York Times)

Team Canada advances to Sunday’s Scotties final, beating P.E.I. rink (Toronto Sun)

Saturday, February 6th, 2010

SAULT STE. MARIE, Ont. — Jennifer Jones is on the verge of writing another chapter in the curling history books

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Team Canada advances to Sunday's Scotties final, beating P.E.I. rink (Toronto Sun)

Bank on this paper trail (Moneymanager)

Tuesday, February 2nd, 2010

Hard to believe it's almost 44 years since Australia moved to decimal currency and more than 25 years since the $1 note was replaced by a coin.

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Bank on this paper trail (Moneymanager)

Ford blasts Hollywood shows (Straits Times)

Friday, January 22nd, 2010

LOS ANGELES - LEGENDARY actor Harrison Ford has spoken out about why he has only made a few films over the last decade, saying it's because Hollywood isn't producing any quality material. During an interview with Fox News' Pop Tarts show, Ford, 67, said: 'I grew up in a system where the studios spent a lot of money on the development of stories and ideas and bought books and they really ...

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Britain’s dirty secret: class still matters (Times Online)

Saturday, January 16th, 2010

On rare days I feel sorry for members of the government. Running the country must be as frustrating as being a parent: it’s only in retrospect that you realise where you went wrong. But your new-found wisdom is of no use because the crucial moments have passed, and you can’t have your time again.

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Britain’s dirty secret: class still matters (Times Online)

Classic children’s ‘I-Spy’ books to return to bookshelves (Daily Mail: World News)

Thursday, January 7th, 2010

The iconic 'I-Spy' books are to return to shops 50 years after they became the 'must haves' for the nation's children.

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Classic children's 'I-Spy' books to return to bookshelves (Daily Mail: World News)