From gisborneherald.co.nz:

“The weather is keeping most people in their cars, but this will be the summer of the scooter if inquiries are anything to go by, dealers here say.
“Gisborne is a ‘five-minute town’ -you can get anywhere in five minutes, and a scooter will do 60 to 70 kilometres a litre.
“One of our customers works next to us in Hammer Hardware, and lives by the hospital. She spends eight dollars a month on fuel – perhaps nine dollars with the price rises.”"

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From time.com:

“Excess consumption is practically an American religion. But as anyone with a filled-to-the-gills closet knows, the things we accumulate can become oppressive. With all this stuff piling up and never quite getting put away, we’re no longer huddled masses yearning to breathe free; we’re huddled masses yearning to free up space on a countertop. Which is why people are so intrigued by the 100 Thing Challenge, a grass-roots movement in which otherwise seemingly normal folks are pledging to whittle down their possessions to a mere 100 items.”

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From freshome.com:

“Thanks to their smooth surface the pieces of furniture are easy to assemble and clean. To further enhance the ease of cleaning, 6-mm spacers were developed for wall mounting. In conclusion the U-(you) bathroom furniture has a simple and minimalistic design that looks very good.”

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From i-newswire.com:

“As more and more homes go digital and utilize digital music players, the demand for innovative and affordable entertainment solutions grows. With this in mind, Ripfactory, world leaders in professional software and hardware for the audio industry, has developed the must-have new gadget for digital music lovers. The stylish and compact Ripserver box hides a high capacity NAS device with a slimline CD slot and CD ripping engine. “

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From cnews.canoe.ca:

“Josh Freed, a Montreal journalist and admitted slob, doesn’t deny his documentary about being messy is somewhat self-serving.

After all, “My Messy Life,” an hour-long film airing Saturday, is an impassioned defence of a cluttered life and an attempt to prove that having a messed-up desk does not a messed-up person make. “

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