London's Evening Standard to go Free

Breaking News London's traditional tabloid the Evening Standard, is set to be free from October 12. The news comes in the wake of the shut down of News International's freesheet hit, thelondonpaper, following pre-tax losses of £12.9 million - and the creation of...

Rock, paper, scissors championship starts in Britain

The rock, paper, scissors championship will begin in Britain on June 9, and people from all across the nation will be fighting it out to be the champion. 250 people will start out in the first round, held at a pub in Devon, and then there will be a 'best of three' knock-out...

Ink may be Fading on Canadian Tire Money

For anyone who was born and raised in Canada, a very important part of our heritage was Canadian Tire money.  To the boys in my family, it was akin to me seeing the Simpsons-Sears Christmas Wishbook arriving...

Doodling can help with memory recall

Doodling shapes on a piece of paper may help with memory recall according to a new study. Doodling is a sign of an alert mind and Plymouth University conducted a study to see if this was true on 40 volunteers, asking...

Is the desire for soft toilet paper ruining the world's forests?

The desire for soft, quilted toilet paper in our bathrooms is ruining the world's forests. Brands like Cottonelle, Ultra, Quilted Northern Ultra and Charmin Ultra have all seen their sales increase last year because...

Staples Makes Free Copies of 2008 Tax Returns

Staples Inc. is jumping on the green bandwagon this tax season by offering people free copies and scanning of their tax returns. The Massachusetts based supplier of office needs is trying to promote responsible...

New York Times stock now cheaper than the Sunday paper

The Sunday Edition of the New York Times is $5.00. A share of the New York Times is $3.57"What costs more — a spark plug or a share of General Motors? A Sunday New York Times or a share of the newspaper company? A General Electric toaster or a share of GE? In...

Recycling Market in China Shattered, Glass Bottles Turned Away

China has been one of the largest importers of waste material. But as the world economy has slowed, there has been a severe drop in demand. Biz Journal quoted Brian Scaffer of Blue Mountain Recycling, located in...

Hamster powers environmentally friendly paper shredder

The ultimate New Year's gift - a hamster that will power a paper shredder. It runs around its wheel and this powers the shredder that then deposits the paper in the hamster's cage to act as bedding. " The hamster...

Reusing your Christmas wrapping

So in just a few hours you will be unwrapping your Christmas gifts, or wrapping them, and we wanted to take this time to remind you that it's still important to have a Green Holiday and care for the environment, so...

Faith and Fatherhood - Terah

The way that I came about studying this story about Terah was interesting to me. I remembered reading it years ago when I read the Bible all the way through for the first time. Yesterday, when I went to the book of Genesis to look for it, I couldn’t find it. All it said...

The Holidays and all its paper.

By, Uwe Paschen.  The Holidays and all its paper. May it be Greeting Cards, Gift Wrapping Paper or simply paper bags and other papers used over the Year and especially this time of the year where we seem to...

This Is Not A Normal Recession: Moving on to Plan B

""The Winter of 2008-2009 will prove to be the winter of global economic discontent that marks the rejection of the flawed ideology that unregulated global financial markets promote financial innovation, market efficiency, unhampered growth and endless prosperity while...

PC Magazine ends print magazine after 26 years

Ziff Davis' premier PC magazine, um, PC Magazine just ended its 26 year print run in the real world, and has gone digital. The latest victim of the rising distribution and raw material costs, and falling economy,...

Israeli Beduins claim link to Obama

Another Tribe claims President-Elect Obama has roots in the Midle-East. What next? "President-elect Barack Obama made history last week when he became the first African-American to be elected into the White...

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