Danger, Will Robinson

Motorists delayed after lorry sheds paper rolls

MOTORISTS were delayed after a lorry collided with a car and shed its load of paper yesterday.

The large articulated lorry struck a car at 12.45pm on the London-bound A2, around 200 metres from the junction with the M25.

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Greenward Shift

New industry trend report finds major increase in demand for environmental papers

MONTREAL, Feb. 8 /CNW/ - Environmental publishing advocates Markets Initiative released its Environmental Leadership in the Paper Supply Chain report today to coincide with Paper Week. The report is the first comprehensive review of the "greenward" shift that is taking place within Canada's publishing industries and other major paper consuming sectors across North America.

"Trends show that there has been a marked increase in market demand for papers free of endangered or intact forests such as Canada's Boreal," said Nicole Rycroft, Executive Director, Markets Initiative. "Increasingly informed and sophisticated corporate consumers are driving mills to develop new papers with strong environmental performance. Canadian paper producers that rise to this challenge are gaining significant competitive advantage. Paper companies that take the old pathway stand to lose market share."

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Paper Jesus

Paper Art Exhibit: "December 5, 2004 -- Maurice Ellis of Madison, Miss. has donated a paper art exhibit themed “God’s Love For Children” to Mississippi Baptist Medical Center’s Pediatric Unit. Made from various types of paper, the exhibit features 30 to 40 paper characters of children gathered around Jesus."



image of paper Jesus and friends

Halfbakery: Flash Paper Dress

Halfbakery: Flash Paper Dress: "Flash Paper Dress
Bring back the paper dress
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(+12, -6) [vote for,
against]


The paper dress was invented in the 60's, and became quite fashionable. They were cheap and disposable - truly the fashion of the future. Well, at least until they realized that flammability was an issue. At the time the solution was to use flame-resistant materials. I assume this was too costly or toxic, as they quickly died off.

I propose we work in the other direction. Make them more flammable. In fact, make them so flammable that the heat put out by the time the entire thing has burned is very low - hopefully making them not very dangerous.

Issues:

Practical jokes. Not sure how to get around this one, except perhaps have it leave a coherent ash.

Flammability of hair. If the thing doesn't burn fast enough, your hair might. If the material has a low enough energy content, this may not be a problem.
Worldgineer, Jan 19 2005"

VerifiedVoting.org : demanding a paper record of every vote

VerifiedVoting.org : Index: "make sure that there is a paper record of every vote"

Article in Support of Paper Based Voting Machines

Article says the concept of the paperless office has been around since 1975 and paperless voting almost as long, but says electronic voting machines are not as good as those based in paper.

Guardian Unlimited | Comment is free | In praise of... paper

Sierra Mist Rock Paper Scissors

This is an older commercial also featuring Rock, Paper, Scissors. Mr. Paper likes it better because paper finally beats scissors...

Rock Paper Scissors

This 2007 Superbowl ad from Budweiser features the game Rock, Paper, Scissors.