Shop owner collects bikes for children Nov 9, 2009
"If anyone would like to donate never-used children's helmets that are still in their original shipping boxes, we'd be happy to accept them.". The program, now in its sixth year, begins today. (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA -- Sports)
DHL Express Transports Soil from Around the World to U.S. as Part of Large Scale Art Project Oct 29, 2009
Now on display at John Wayne Airport in Orange County, California, is a glimpse into the background work leading up to the final project 14 panels with soil from 38 of the countries, flags from the countries, as well as jars and shipping boxes used by Simpson for importing the soil via DHL Express from 190 countries. Soil samples for Common Ground 191 were collected at such historic sites as the ancient Mayan ruins of Chichen Itza,RobbenIsland in South Africa where Nelson Mandela was... (Yahoo! Wire -- Entertainment News)
New Method To Help Keep Fruit, Vegetables And Flowers Fresh Oct 21, 2009
These include being incorporated into shipping boxes, packing materials or used to treat the air of shipping containers. It could be used either with individual fruits or vegetables or for larger, bulk quantities. (Science Daily)
Letters for Thursday, October 8, 2009 Oct 9, 2009
Anahola Resident wrote on Oct 8, 2009 9:16 AM:" What's the big deal here? Stop using plastic bags at the grocery store. How will banning it hurt the buying public? It works for Cost U Less and Cost Co. Shucks they even get most of their shoppers to take home tons of their trash in the form of shipping boxes. If you really want to make a dent in the plastic waste in the land fill ban all the things coming in from overseas wrapped in plastic. Clothing comes individually wrapped in a plastig bag... (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
Software puts captions on the real world Sep 24, 2009
The site displays virtual 3-D Priority Mail shipping boxes in three sizes. Point a webcam at an item you want to ship, and the program will superimpose the boxes on the image, matching them up so you can choose the ideal size. (Boston Globe)
The Downside to Compact Fluorescent... Sep 4, 2009
Many hardware stores and local disposal sites accept CFLs for recycling, and some companies now sell pre-paid shipping boxes addressed to recycling plants. Unfortunately, not everyone has easy access to these options, so about three out of four CFLs end up in landfills, where the mercury gets leached into the soil and groundwater. (Suite101.com)
Joseph A. Danna Student Center renovated again Aug 28, 2009
Aligned with the university s attempt to create a more eco-friendly Loyola, most of the renovation materials were made from recyclable or biodegradable substances, and instead of throwing away old shipping boxes, they shredded the cardboard and used it for packing, Fascio said. The bookstore intends to highlight all its changes and environmental efforts during the grand opening Sept. 15. (The Maroon, LA)
* RESTAURANTS : Barefoot Beach Bar Aug 28, 2009
The bar is made of reclaimed wood from old shipping boxes, and the ceiling panels are a patchwork of stylish blues. One entire end overlooks the white-sand beach with a wooden patio and a curved counter facing the ocean. (Taipei Times, Taiwan -- World Business)
Plastic Decomposes at Sea, Study Says Aug 21, 2009
Would there be a way to take all the annnoying plastic peanuts we have from shipping boxes, coat them with something to stop decomposition and combine them in the sea on a sturdy structure that polar bears could sit on to find food and which could decease global warming. The light surface would reflect the sun rather than absorb its rays the way dark seaa water does and it would still permit creatures a home in the sea to live. (CBS News -- Sci/Tech)
Microsoft Prescribes Permanent `Diet Regime' After First Annual Sales Drop Jul 29, 2009
Liddell, a New Zealand native who once served as director of the countrys rugby union, was previously chief financial officer at , the largest U.S. maker of cardboard shipping boxes. Microsoft wanted an outsider who wasnt afraid to chop expenses, said , manager of relations. (Bloomberg -- US)
Business is blooming Jul 20, 2009
Uncle Bonnie told them there was always work to do, such as sweeping the cooler or making shipping boxes. Len said he was like "a second father.". (The Augusta Chronicle)
International Paper Russia Venture Relies on China to Overcome Pulp Slump Jul 8, 2009
July 7 (Bloomberg) -- , the largest U.S. maker of cardboard shipping boxes, expects a modest increase in pulp demand this year as Chinese orders make up for declines in most other markets, Chief Executive Officer said. Most of the growth is being driven by demand in China, Faraci said in an interview in Moscow today. (Bloomberg)
Options abound for transferring film to DVD Jun 30, 2009
com offers a flat rate of $199 for transferring as many reels of film as you can comfortably fit in one of their shipping boxes. And yesvideo. (San Francisco Chronicle)
Chandler eatery closes amid fraud probe Jun 5, 2009
When officers served a search warrant on Paparella's business apartment in the Kachina complex near Alma School and Warner roads last month, they confiscated a computer, a credit-card machine, numerous Citrus Caf credit-card receipts, other individuals' credit cards, new golf equipment, electronics and shipping boxes. Since it opened in the early 1990s, Citrus Caf at 2330 N. Alma School Road has won rave reviews under two previous owners for dishes like duck in blood-orange sauce, lamb... (AZCentral -- Business)
Budget cuts loom over funds for disabled May 11, 2009
Bennett's jobs include inserting partitions into cardboard shipping boxes, stuffing envelopes and packing small boxes of tea into larger ones. Work programs for the developmentally disabled also give parents and guardians an opportunity to work and support their families, Coffelt said. (AZCentral -- News)
Council tables sign ordinance (4) May 10, 2009
The council cleared on second reading an ordinance requiring a permit for newspaper, brochure and shipping boxes on public property. It just legitimizes whats going on right now, Whiteman said. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Keep It Made in America bus tours to travel through Indiana next week May 8, 2009
Reducing U.S. auto manufacturing drives down overall employment, from the people who make auto catalogs and shipping boxes to workers making glass for windshields, rubber for tires and other materials. . (Hartford City News-Times, IN)
Cardboard Box Books for Babies and ... May 6, 2009
Babies and toddlers may first interact with small cardboard shipping boxes by hiding behind them and perhaps chewing on them, but as their capacity for imaginative play develops, soon young children can use their imaginations to transform a simple cardboard box into a variety of creative play spaces ... While babies and toddlers will benefit from being allowed to explore uses for a small shipping box on their own, they will also enjoy being read stories about how other children (and animal... (Suite101.com)
Children's Picture Books About Card... May 6, 2009
The cardboard box city the boy builds is creatively designed, and children looking at it will doubtless be motivated to round up some cardboard shipping boxes and start constructing their own box cities. Christina Katerina & The Box. (Suite101.com)
Sign law delayed until fall Apr 30, 2009
However, the council will go forward with ordinances requiring a 25 one-time fee for newspaper, brochure and shipping boxes on public sidewalks and one to allow sidewalk cafes. (Kristen Inbody can be reached at. (Cody Enterprise, WY)
Albanese Confectionery Group, Inc. Conducts Nationwide Recall Of Pistachio Products Made With Setton Pistachios Because Of Possible Risk To Health Apr 12, 2009
Any Albanese shipping boxes containing bulk bags of shelled raw pistachios; large red pistachios, roasted and salted and/or naturally roasted and salted pistachios. The lot codes under recall are lot 8246 through 9098. (U.S. Food and Drug Administration -- Alerts)
KFOX Recall Alert: Pistachio Recall Expands Apr 12, 2009
-- Any Albanese shipping boxes containing bulk bags of shelled raw pistachios, large red pistachios, roasted and salted and/or naturally roasted and salted pistachios. Texas Pecan Co. is recalling all products containing pistachios (raw kernels, roasted/salted kernels, roasted/salted natural in shell and roasted/salted chili lemon in shell). (KFOXTV.com, TX)
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR: March 6, 2009 Mar 12, 2009
To the girls from Junior Girl Scout Troop 30496 who came to our meeting and helped the Brownies decorate the shipping boxes. To the Bolton Post Office for the supplies and for having a window open for us to get the forms and boxes processed quickly and with a smile. (Bolton Common, MA)
Our view: Fire Island wind Mar 4, 2009
In a bid to hinder historians, Stevens set multiple conditions for access to the 4,700 shipping boxes containing the records of his Senate career. For one thing, his contract with the university exempts the parties from state and federal public-records statutes. (Anchorage Daily News)
Thrills, spills riding rollercoaster market Mar 1, 2009
Were we just shipping boxes back and forth to Wisconsin, laundering money. Either way, someone who knows the value of a hard day's work quickly realizes the value of an easy buck. (Montana Standard, MT)
Stevens archives will go to UAF - with conditions Feb 26, 2009
Paul McCarthy, the retired Rasmuson library director and a consultant for the university on the Stevens archives, said the papers fill some 4,700 shipping boxes and, at 25 to 30 pounds a box, weigh about 60 tons. "It's a phenomenal range," McCarthy said. (Anchorage Daily News)
Web-based hiring halls filling workforce gaps Feb 10, 2009
Coffey shopped around for a Silicon Valley Web developer and found one who bid $15,000 to build a site that could do things like provide customers postage-paid shipping boxes to send in watches for repair. He balked at the price. (San Francisco Chronicle -- Technology)
