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Howstuffworks “How Tires Work”
What All the Numbers Mean
A nice break down of what all the different numbers and code letters on a tire mean.  I am looking for winter tires / wheels and I always forget what all the ##/##\## whatever means.

UKFF > How much does a DVD weigh?
5 for a pound
Without packaging materials (2 disc DVD) 1st class - approx 70p
10 for a quid
British people have such funny words for money.  And I also think its funny that people do the conversion for certain “units” to other units.  Like, it weighs about 70p (the [...]

We Love The Environment: Borders Forces Customer To Take Plastic Bag, Claims It Is “Proof Of Purchase”
BY NAMILIA AT 07/31/07 11:50 AM
I think the whole thing is petty. She’s taking environmentalism too far for blowing this so out of proportion, and the cashier was bogus for her responses as well. A plastic bag isn’t the [...]

abc7.com: Strike Is On: Talks End, Writers Guild Walks Picket Lines
The big fight is over money — the writers want more of it, and the producers don’t want to give it up. Writers specifically want a bigger piece of DVD sales, as well as TV shows and movies sold over the Internet.
Meanwhile many of the [...]

Teenagers who refuse to work face on the spot fines - Times Online
TEENAGERS who refuse to work, attend training or go to school are to be issued with on the spot fines under government proposals. Any who still fail to comply would then be taken to court where they could face further penalties.
The measures are [...]