Entrepreneur blazes new trail with old packages
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4/24/2009, by Sandy Bauers
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT) - In 2003, an investor offered 21-year-old Princeton dropout Tom Szaky a million bucks. Szaky turned him down.
Not that he didn't need the money. He was sleeping in a makeshift office, showering in the gym, and pondering a cash balance of zero.
The guy wanted Szaky ...
What's driving a shift away from manual transmissions?
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4/24/2009, by David Coffey
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Stick shifts could be going the way of whitewall tires, running boards and rumble seats. As recently as 1985, more than 50 percent of male car buyers said they wanted a stick shift. Last year, only 11 percent did, according to market researchers, and sales totaled 7 ...
Here's how to get a container garden that will survive until spring
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4/23/2009, by Beth Botts
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - It's finally spring! Our fancy turns to planting. We want to fill our lives with leaf and bloom, even if our only space is pots. The last thing we want to think about is winter. But for container gardeners, now is exactly the time to think about protecting our plants next ...
New lawn mower trims grass and pollution
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4/23/2009, by Steve Everly
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - The world's first natural-gas-powered lawnmower is ready to roll, The Dixie Chopper Eco-Eagle made its debut this week in Orlando at the Alternative Fuels & Vehicles National Conference, a gasoline-free gathering of the latest innovations in cars and trucks.
And one ...
One result of the recession: Less trash
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4/23/2009, by Tom Avril
The Philadelphia Inquirer (MCT) - For regular folks who seek answers during these recessionary times, the traditional economic bellwethers _ from inventories to durable-goods orders _ may lack resonance. Now comes an economic indicator that hits home _ specifically in the area beneath your kitchen ...
McDonald's specialty coffee plan in hands of former defense engineer
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4/23/2009, by Mike Hughlett
Chicago Tribune (MCT) - Don Thompson is a man of science, an electrical engineer who once designed radar jamming systems, but recently, his biggest problem was a simple piece of cheese. McDonald's most popular U.S. sandwich, its $1 double cheeseburger, was barely profitable for its franchisees. And ...
Let them have e-textbooks
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4/22/2009, by Diane Evans
Delmio.com (MCT) - Amazon.com's Kindle e-book reader continues to give rise to speculation on how we will digest books in the future. In a guest viewpoint in this week's Wall Street Journal, for example, author Steven Johnson looked at how the "digital-books revolution" might change the very way we ...
California town decides to put kindness on the agenda
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4/22/2009, by Susan Herendeen
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - This little town in eastern Stanislaus County may be known for the orchards and dairies that dot its rolling hills, but this week city officials are reminding the 8,100 residents to pass on some good cheer by doing something thoughtful for a stranger, mentoring a ...
Tiny apartment wins national award for ‘Swankiest Small Space'
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4/22/2009, by Amy Bertrand
St. Louis Post-Dispatch (MCT) - When Anu Suebsawangkul and her family moved to St. Louis from Chicago five years ago, she found a cheap apartment complex where her brother, sister and she could have their own places. Its biggest selling point: It was close to their family's restaurant, the Blue ...
Even in the Digital Age, building a great gadget doesn't guarantee success
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4/22/2009, by Scott Canon
McClatchy Newspapers (MCT) - Publish a book on paper, says a sheepish Beth Collins, and "I'm hesitant to read it." But send it through the ether to her feather-light Kindle 2, Amazon's whiz-bang electronic reading machine, and she's eager to get lost in its pages_virtual though they may be.
"The ...
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