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Thursday | The Huffington Post

Doug Bandow: The Politics of Collecting

I have a confession to make. I recently bid on a bronze bust of Lavrenti Beria on eBay.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, History in the News, US Military, US Air Force

Wed Nov 25, 2009

CBC News

Brothers behind Heffel auctions expect Thursday's sale will be historic

The brothers behind Thursday's Heffel fine art auction - which will feature masterworks by Lawren Harris and Tom Thomson - say the event promises to be a standout.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Arts, Painting, Entertainment

Tue Nov 24, 2009

CanadianDriver

Book Review: Keith Martin's Guide to Car Collecting, 2nd Edition

Keith Martin is one of the worlda s foremost experts in the field of car collecting, so when a book carries his name in the title you know that the knowledge it contains is well worth the $27.50 purchase price.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Journalism

Art Knowledge News

Essl Museum Invites Ten International Museums to Take Part in Exhibition

On the occasion of its 10th anniversary in 2009, the Essl Museum has invited ten international museums to take part in the exhibition project "ASPECTS OF COLLECTING". All participating institutions and museums received a certain budget and were asked to acquire works of art they considered interesting and significant.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, India, Italy,

WJHG-TV Panama City

Okaloosa Tax Collector Collecting More Than Just Taxes This Holiday Season

Toys donated to the White Christmas Program. The tax collector's office in Okaloosa County is collecting more than just your taxes this holiday season, they're collecting gifts for the areas needy children in the tenth annual Christmas shoe box campaign.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Okaloosa County, FL

Mon Nov 23, 2009

News Press

Need to Know: The Art of Collecting

Pssst: There's something you should know about your boss's gallery-worthy art collection or an acquaintance's array of priceless pens.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Fort Myers, FL, Naples, FL

Sun Nov 22, 2009

Examiner.com

Doll Collecting 101: What is a reborn doll? Reborn and newborn dolls look like real babies

As Christmas approaches, one of the unusual dolls which might show up on someone's holiday wish-list is a reborn doll.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies

BellaOnline

Wanna Start On Collecting Coins?

There are many reasons why one collects coins. There are collectors who collect on the basis of the coin's future perceived value, some collect coins coming from just one particular period, some on metal type and some for a coins historical value.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Coin Collecting

Sat Nov 21, 2009

Yeovil Express

Children in Need: Warning about bogus collectors

NEIGHBOURHOOD Watch officials are warning people to be on their guard against bogus charity collectors purporting to be raising money for Children in Need.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies

Fri Nov 20, 2009

Art Knowledge News

Getty Villa Museum opens Exhibition Featuring J. Paul Getty's Antiquities

Celebrating 70 years of collecting, Collector's Choice: J. Paul Getty and His Antiquities, on view from November 18, 2009 through February 8, 2010, at the J. Paul Getty Museum at the Getty Villa, presents seldom-seen works of art that captured J. Paul Getty's eye and inspired the creation of a museum modeled on an ancient Roman villa.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies

Thu Nov 19, 2009

Hartford Courant

More From Terry Kovel On Antiques And Collecting: Baby Feeding Bottle, Treidler Ad Poster

Q: I have an old feeding bottle shaped like a flask. It has one flat side and an internal screw neck.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Ansonia, CT

Telegraph.co.uk

Collecting: vintage shotguns

Vintage British shotguns can be a sure-fire investment winner for country sports lovers.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies

Wed Nov 18, 2009

Antrim Today

'Cromwell's boots' to go under the hammer

A pair of boots thought to have belonged to Oliver Cromwell are to be sold at auction in Newbury.

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Related Topix: Berkshire County, England, United Kingdom, Life, Hobbies

The Celebrity Blog

Carmen Electra Desire Collecting Sex Toys And Sexy Lingerie

I diligently gathered cool cuffs and lingerie. It's interesting to me ," said Carmen, as quoted from femalefirst.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies

Tue Nov 17, 2009

Toronto Sun

Junk collector helps you get rid of the clutter

Mike Thorne of JustJunk.com helps people get rid of unwanted items they've managed to collect over the years.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies

Tonawanda News

License Plates: Clerks ire sways Albany on fees

The next New York state budget would force all drivers to replace their license plates this spring for a $25 fee unless county officials from across the state win out in their opposition to the plan.

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Related Topix: Albany Metro, Albany, NY, Life, Hobbies, Rensselaer County, NY, Niagara County, NY, Erie County, NY

Mon Nov 16, 2009

Chronicle-Telegram

Chronicle collecting toy donations starting today

Maybe youa re not a collector, stockpiling Barbies in the basement, but your donations to The Not-Forgotten Box are just as needed and appreciated this year.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Toy, Barbie, 9, Elyria, OH

Visalia Times-Delta

UC Merced develops solar-collecting method to cool buildings

MERCED - The dormant Castle Air Force Base in Atwater may not look like the site of the next alternative-energy breakthrough.

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Related Topix: Merced Metro, Merced, CA, UC Merced, Life, Hobbies, US Military, Castle Air Force Base, US Air Force

Bizjournals

Economy teaches lawyers a lesson in collecting debt

David Casey, a partner in the Boston office of Littler Mendelson, says the firm's clients understand the importance of paying their debts in a timely manner.

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies

Sat Nov 14, 2009

WMAR

Don't let debt collectors bring out the worst in you

I read your recent column regarding being ill, off of work and still responsible for your debt .

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Related Topix: Life, Hobbies, Economics News, Bankruptcy

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