Stamps beat with hearts on Valentine's Day
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As heartbeats quicken around the world, a postmistress in a small Czech Republic town is pounding her rubber stamps in fervent anticipation of Valentine's Day.
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For some, Valentine's Day can be heavenly. For others, it's just plain hell.
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OSLO, Norway - With young Norwegians more likely to send a mobile phone text message than a post card, the postal service Tuesday revealed text message theme stamps in a bid to draw them back to letter writing.    A new 6-kroner ($0.88) stamp features the smiley face, :-), that mobile phone users often send with their text messages to friends...
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SEOUL, Feb 14 (Reuters Life!) - Chocolates and cards on  Valentine's Day are so yesterday: some tech-savvy South Koreans  are declaring their love through video messages on the  Internet.
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So what if you&#39;re not Abe Lincoln or Marilyn Monroe? Now you can get your face on a stamp anyway. Stamps.com has launched a service where you can upload a photo of yourself -- or your dog or your favorite chair -- and get it sent back to you as a stamp.
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Chocolates and flowers still abound, but Valentine's Day is acquiring a new, politically tinged layer of symbolism: For many activists, it's now the date of choice to mobilize on matters of the heart &#151; advocating abstinence, decrying divorce, rallying nationwide to demand gay marriage.
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In an effort to provide more choice and flexibility to its customers, Royal Mail has implemented a new, convenient service which enables people to print postage stamps from home via the internet.
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The next hike in postage rates could be ameliorated by the introduction of a "forever" stamp that would cover first-class postage despite future increases.
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RAFAH, Gaza Strip, Feb 14 (IPS) - After generations of occupation, Valentine's  Day has meant little in the Gaza Strip. But the flowers that  lovers presented in Europe has.
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By RANDOLPH E. SCHMID  WASHINGTON - The next hike in postage rates could be ameliorated by the introduction of a "forever" stamp that would cover first-class postage despite future increases.
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NEW YORK (Reuters Life!) - U.S. consumer are expected to spend $17 billion on cards, flowers, chocolates and expensive trinkets this year on Valentine's Day but many singles will not be celebrating.
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First class stamp prices may rise to 41 cents per in May, but the new stamps will weather future price hikes.
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After all the hand-wringing that wind gusts might ground the balloons, the Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade turned into one of the most postcard-perfect in years.
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Engineers at the Massachusetts Institute of Technology in the United States are close to mending broken hearts. They have managed to create a small swatch of heart tissue that displays many of the hallmarks
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This Valentine's Day, lonely hearts turn to mobile dating services for a personal connection.
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Romance is in the air but some men have made a Saint Valentine's Day admission that they are no know-it-all Casanovas and are taking secret lessons in spicing up their love lives.
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Valentine's Day isn't just a Western phenomenon anymore. Here's how other countries pay homage to Cupid.