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Voting Question: Is handmade 25 weight paper thick enough for charcoal, watercolor, pastel, pencil, pen...etc art?

I'm looking to do a bit of drawing and possibly small paintings was wondering what paper is best for mostly sketches and charcoal but occasionally watercolors or paint. The paper I am looking at is handmade standard 25 weight paper, about the same thickness you find in most copy machine paper. It is 100 percent recycled materials. The paper is 100 percent cotton rag, waste cotton from a t-shirt factory. Fabric scraps are shredded with a cutting machine and mixed with water until the slurry mixture resembles potato soup in appearance and texture. The slurry is ladled onto a screen with a framed edge so that the paper/water slurry will not spill. The water sinks through the screen mesh, leaving only a cotton sheet. This is hung up to dry and cut to size. Some papers have other fibers pressed in, such as flowers, straw or herbs. The imprint of the screen is clearly visible on the paper. That paper seems sturdy to me with an old-fashioned feel. more

Resolved Question: Can You Sort Out The Iambic Pentamter To This ?

Global warming is ruining our planet. (A) It is extremely bad for the people. (B) Let’s all try to stop it now let’s slam it. (A) Lets cry it from the churches steeple. (B) Now start to pick up litter from the ground. (C) Take it from our public space clean up our place. (D) Litter gets people down let’s turn it all around. (C) You’ll be chased and then put in your place. (D) Recycle your rubbish paper, glass and card. (E) If you don’t, fines will be doubled. (F) Remember to put it out in your front yard. (E) People get mixed up and extremely troubled. (F) Tidy up our special planet quick (G) We all hope you are so cleaver like the lady’s on sticks. (G) my english techer said that the lines could have 9,10 or 11 syllables more

Resolved Question: Does this sonnet include iambic pentamiters,a couplet and a quatrain ?

Global warming is ruining our planet. (A) It is extremely bad for the people. (B) Let’s all try to stop it now lets slam it. (A) Lets cry it from the churches steeple. (B) Now start to pick up litter from the ground. (C) Take it from our public space clean up our place. (D) Litter gets people down let’s turn it all around. (C) You’ll be chased and then put in your place. (D) Recycle your rubbish paper, glass and card. (E) If you don’t fines will be doubled. (F) Remember to put it out in your front yard. (E) People get mixed up and extremely troubled. (F) Tidy up our special planet quick (G) We all hope you are so cleaver like the lady’s on sticks. (G) it if doesnt contai n it will yuo explain how 2 add it thanx more

Resolved Question: hi do u recycle tetrapak in uk ?

tetrapak is a mix of aluminium plastic and paper normally used as box of milk or juice or somethign like that in italy they told us that it s recyclable but i don t think? thx more

Voting Question: Where do you recycle newspapers?

At my school we recycle paper. A couple days ago I heard from a person that newspaper and paper shouldn't be recycled in the same bin because of the ink intensity on newspapers. However, my school doesn't know any better on whether or not you should mix them. So is it true or what??? thanks more

Resolved Question: Plz help! answer this question/riddle?

Oscar's school was recycling paper. The school had one box for white paper only, one box for colored paper only, and one box for colored and white paper. Someone messed around with the boxes one day and mixed up all the labels. Here is the situation: -One box has only white paper in it. -One box has only colored paper in it. -One box has colored and white paper in it. -All the labels are wrong (mixed up) How can Oscar be certain of labeling the boxes correctly by only being able to grab one piece of paper from one of the boxes? All the pieces of paper feel the same. more

Resolved Question: Where can a mid-sized corporation find information about a recycling program?

I'm a city planner and we're always printing out large-format drawings, marking them up, and then throwing them away. Problem is, we just throw them in the garbage. Before I got to the company, they had a dumpster outside of the building that was to be used for paper and cardboard. This didn't end up working out because after hours people would bring regular garbage and throw it in there with the recyclables. The recycling service said that once it's all mixed up like that, then all of it has to go to the regular garbage. Bummer. Since much of it wasn't getting recycled, my company was no longer able to justify paying for the recycling services. I'm trying to encourage the VP to implement it again, but I'd like to have some good information so we have a good place to start. Can anybody offer any advice or point me in the direction of where I can find examples of some ways corporations can benefit from implementing recycling programs? We waste a LOT of paper daily! Thanks in advance. more

Resolved Question: How do you recycle paper?

Do you have to separate it any certain way? (Like with plastic bottles, you can mix the 1's, 2's, and 3's together, but nothing above that) more

Voting Question: New rat owner.. HELP!

Hi There... just hoping someone could give me a bit of advice... I just adopted two male baby rats two days ago and am very happy to have them. I am an experienced pet owner, as I have owned many different types of animals, but have never owned rats. Since this is my first time owning this animal, I just want to make sure I’m doing everything correctly and I would like to be informed so I can be a good owner. (I might be being a little too cautious – I want everything to go perfectly with them as they seem to be the perfect pet) They are about 6 weeks old, was told they are brothers (from the same liter) and also was told they were vet checked before being sold, they seem to be pretty tame/used to being handled. Originally I purchased a very large, three-story cage and was told that it was made for rats. We bought our little ratties, set up the cage, and load and behold they could squeeze right out between the bars with no effort. So, we had to bring the cage back, and they had nothing really suited for rats in stock, so we had to order a proper cage. Currently they are in a cage that is roughly 25"L x 18"W x 16"H. I feel bad about keeping them in a cage that size (I feel like its too small, but I suppose they are babies and its okay for a little while.) I had every intention on getting them a great big spacious cage that they can have lots of fun in, but for the time being that's all I have. The new cage should be arriving in about 7 days, so they'll get to be in their mansion soon. The new cage is 30"L x 18" W x 30"H and is called: Super Pet® Deluxe My First Home Cage for Exotics. I have them in Aspen wood chips and that CareFresh stuff in their litter box. I am feeding them Lab Blocks, and am mixing in a bit of 'Rat Food Mix' just to get them eating. Also, I bought 'Yogurt Drops' and have been using those as treats to get them to like me! They have places to hide; some chew toys, some tissue paper to shred and nest in, as well as a couple old (clean) socks with some holes in it. They are still a little bit timid, since I have only had them for a couple days but come to the cage door when I open it. They still won't climb into my hand, but have no problem being picked up. They don’t really like to sit still when they are out of the cage, I wish they would get comfortable with me so they can just relax on my lap and let me pet them. They like to snuggle in the hood of my sweater together and are content being in there for a couple hours at a time. They both have been drinking water just fine and have been eating, or at least taking it from the bowl, bury it and then go foraging for it later (even though they seem to be picky eaters already!)The cage is in my bedroom, therefore away from any loud noises and there’s isn’t a lot of foot traffic. I understand that rats are nocturnal, but my ratties seem to be sleeping a lot; most of the day and half of the night. I hope this is normal; perhaps their schedule is just a little mixed up from coming from a pet store where there's activity during the day and nothing going on at night. I suppose they are just re-adjusting their sleeping patterns. A couple things I have noticed that I am a little worried/concerned about are 1) they seem to tussle/fight quite a bit, but only when they are in their cage. 2) they take turns mounting each other, which I understand can just be their way of figuring out who is the dominant but I am concerned that these are signs that they will only continue to get aggressive towards each other and maybe even have to be separated when they are older. 3) I have noticed that they often don’t sleep together, which is unusual because they just came from a cage together at the pet store where they slept together and didn’t fight. And lastly, 4) one of them seems to be sneezing like crazy and seems to have a bit of red around his nose. I understand that rat's saliva is red/pinkish so after they groom themselves it could look like they are bleeding, but this is only around his nose. The other rat looks just fine and isn't sneezing at all (mind you, he is scratching like crazy sometimes). I'm just wondering if there could be something wrong with my little rattie already. Is sneezing a sign of something bad? Or is he maybe just adjusting to the new environment/smells? Everything else seems to be okay with him; no wheezing or laboured breathing... UPDATE: Harvey's nose isn't red anymore, or atleast doesn't seem to be. Also, he doesn't seem to be sneezing *AS* much. He is still sneezing every few minutes, and then will stop for a while... but it's better than before. Yesterday he would sneeze like 5 or 6 times in a row, one right after the other. I changed their cage, and I'm now using only Care Fresh in their cage, no more woodchips at all. I thought I was using what the experts recommend best for ratties (Aspen), but I decided to change the cage and use only the recycled paper stuff. I don't know if it matters or not, but Harvey's brother Skunk seems to be a lot larger than Harvey. Is this normal? Even his tail is longer than Harvey's. Also, is there a good way to get them used to being held and petted? When I take them out of their cage they just crawl up to my shoulder and into my hood or at the back of my neck and rest there. I wish they would let me pet them more and hang out in my lap or hand. Any suggestions/advice? more

Resolved Question: Can I Recycle Egg Cartons?

And if i can, what catagory of: newspaper, plastics, aluminum, mixed paper/cardboard, and magazines.. would they be in? okayy; thanks. but do i have to flatten it? more

Resolved Question: Recycling bins?

So, i've decided to start recycling. At the moment, i'm going to mainly work on recycling paper. I've checked with my county to see pick up days and such and they said, "Recyclable mixed paper must be placed out for collection in paper bags, cardboard boxes, or tied with non-plastic string. The bags, boxes, or bundles may be placed out in open-top bins." I don't have a recycling bin and from this statement it sounds like i shouldn't even put it in one. My closest recylcing center is anything but close for me to even get one! I've went to multiple grocery stores and couldn't pick up any paper bags and i dont have cardboard boxes and string laying around. Does anyone know what i could use to put my recycling out in? more

Resolved Question: Random Survey Time Again?

Fishing or Swimming? Chiropractor or Massage Therapist? Newspaper or Magazine? Box Fan or Oscillating Fan? Moped or Motorcycle? Animal Shelter or Pet Store? Retro or Modern? Apartment or House? Goldfish or Parakeet? Landscaping or Flower Boxes? Framed Art or Family Photos? Marriage or Cohabitation? Accountant or Prepare Your Own Taxes? Do It Yourself or Hire Someone? (in general) Fabric Softener: Sheets or Liquid? Paper or Plastic? Recycle or Toss it? Baseball or Football? Popcorn or Party Mix? Surveys: Random or Themed? more

Resolved Question: How do you know what paper cups to recycle?

Most food places use paper cups to serve drinks. And they always get thrown away. Paper is recyclable, but the cups sometimes have a wax coating on them. How does one know wether or not the paper cup can be recycled? And does it even matter if there is a wax coating, magazines have glossy coatings and can still be recycled? Do the cups have any code identifying what is in them? My community recycles all mixed paper. more

Resolved Question: Matches? or a Lighter? and why?? also....?

I use these cheap matches (equality lol) but i like em better then lighters, cause lighters produce carbon dioxide and they add to our garbage pile =/ matches are recycled paper, and don't produce any bad things for you. So if someone smoked thc oil with a match there would be virtually no negative effect. (oil has no negative canabanoids, and no plant matter is being burned to produce carbon dioxide) making oil, being smoked with a match a perfect smoke right? although a mixed joint is always nicer, just decided to try on a health approach more

Resolved Question: know any of these strange facts?

Saturday mail delivery in Canada was eliminated by Canada Post on February 1, 1969! In Tokyo, a bicycle is faster than a car for most trips of less than 50 minutes! There are 18 different animal shapes in the Animal Crackers cookie zoo! Should there be a crash, Prince Charles and Prince William never travel on the same airplane as a precaution! Your body is creating and killing 15 million red blood cells per second! The king of hearts is the only king without a moustache on a standard playing card! There are no clocks in Las Vegas gambling casinos! There is one slot machine in Las Vegas for every eight inhabitants! The Mona Lisa has no eyebrows. It was the fashion in Renaissance Florence to shave them off! Every day 20 banks are robbed. The average take is $2,500! The most popular first name in the world is Muhammad! Tablecloths were originally meant to be served as towels with which dinner guests could wipe their hands and faces after eat During your lifetime, you'll eat about 60,000 pounds of food, that's the weight of about 6 elephants! Some ribbon worms will eat themselves if they cant find any food! Dolphins sleep with one eye open! The worlds oldest piece of chewing gum is over 9000 years old! In space, astronauts cannot cry properly, because there is no gravity, so the tears can't flow down their faces! There are more plastic flamingos in the U.S, than real ones! About 3000 years ago, most Egyptians died by the time they were 30! More people use blue toothbrushes, than red ones! A sneeze travels out your mouth at over 100 m.p.h.! Your ribs move about 5 million times a year, every time you breathe! In the White House, there are 13,092 knives, forks and spoons! Slugs have 4 noses! Recycling one glass jar, saves enough energy to watch T.V for 3 hours! Lightning strikes about 6,000 times per minute on this planet! Owls are one of the only birds who can see the color blue! The average American/Canadian drinks about 600 sodas a year! It was once against the law to slam your car door in a city in Switzerland! There wasn't a single pony in the Pony Express, just horses! Honeybees have a type of hair on their eyes! ........1..2..3...breathe....and repeat........... .......rest your eyes.. there's plenty more where that came from........ The starfish is one of the few animals who can turn it's stomach inside-out! Eskimo ice cream is neither icy, or creamy! A jellyfish is 95 percent water! In Bangladesh, kids as young as 15 can be jailed for cheating on their finals! The katydid bug hears through holes in its hind legs! A company in Taiwan makes dinnerware out of wheat, so you can eat your plate! More Monopoly money is printed in a year, than real money printed throughout the world! The elephant is one of the few mammals that can't jump! The penguin is the only bird who can swim, but not fly! Q is the only letter in the alphabet that does not appear in the name of any of the United States! One quarter of the bones in your body are in your feet! America once issued a 5-cent bill! You'll eat about 35,000 cookies in a lifetime! Wow! Like fingerprints, everyone's tongue print is different! There are no words in the dictionary that rhyme with: orange, purple, and month! Interesting tries from our readers: orange: door hinge, melange (French for mix) purple: hurtle, durple?, turtle month: once, bunth?, hunch Babe Ruth wore a cabbage leaf under his cap to keep him cool! He changed it every 2 innings! Fortune cookies were actually invented in America, in 1918, by Charles Jung! A man named Charles Osborne had the hiccups for 69 years! Wow! A giraffe can clean its ears with its 21-inch tongue! Generate revenue from your website. Google AdSense. Chewing gum while peeling onions will keep you from crying! Here are some interesting numbers to look at! (*1997) 166,875,000,000 pieces of mail are delivered each year in the U.S! 1,525,000,000 miles of telephone wire a strung across the U.S! 123,000,000 cars are being driven down the U.S's highways! 85,000,000 tons of paper are used each year in the U.S! 56,000,000 people go to Major League baseball each year! Bats always turn left when exiting a cave! The praying mantis is the only insect that can turn its head! In Tokyo, they sell toupees for dogs! There are over 58 million dogs in the U.S! Dogs and cats consume over $11 billion worth of pet food a year! Fingernails grow nearly 4 times faster than toenails! Humans blink over 10,000,000 times a year! In the year 2000, Pope John Paul II was named an "Honorary Harlem Globetrotter."! Every second, Americans collectively eat one hundred pounds of chocolate A fetus develops fingerprints at eighteen weeks! The fear of vegetables is called Lachanophobia!.. More fears... There are approximately fifty Bibles sold each minute across the world! Every year, kids in North America spend close to half a billion dollars on chewing gum! An earthquake on Dec. 16, 1811 caused parts of the Mississippi River to flow backwards! A person uses approximately fifty-seven sheets of toilet paper each day! Honolulu is the only place in the United States that has a royal palace! One gallon of used motor oil can ruin approximately one million gallons of fresh water! More money is spent on gardening than on any other hobby! In 32 years. there are about 1 billion seconds! Rice paper does not have any rice in it! Baby robins eat 14 feet of earthworms every day! In England, in the 1880's, "Pants" was considered a dirty word! Most dust particles in your house are made from dead skin! The blesbok, a South African antelope, is almost the same color as grapejuice! The average person laughs 13 times a day! Dogs can hear sounds that you cant! Men are 6 times more likely to be struck by lightning than women! It is estimated that millions of trees in the world are accidentally planted by squirrels who bury nuts and then forget where they hid them! Ernest Vincent Wright wrote a novel, "Gadsby", which contains over 50,000 words -- none of them with the letter E! Of all the words in the English language, the word set has the most definitions! A toothpick is the object most often choked on by Americans! Every 45 seconds, a house catches on fire in the United States! The sun is 330,330 times larger than the earth! ........1..2..3...breathe....and repeat........... .......rest your eyes.. there's plenty more where that came from........ The most used letter in the English alphabet is 'E', and 'Q' is the least used! There are more than 50,000 earthquakes throughout the world every year! The original name for the butterfly was 'flutterby'! Dogs and cats, like humans, are either right or left handed... or is that paws?! The opposite sides of a dice cube always add up to seven! Nose prints are used to identify dogs, just like humans use fingerprints! Bulls are colorblind, therefore will usually charge at a matador's waving cape no matter what color it is -- be it red or neon yellow! Apples are more efficient than caffeine in keeping people awake in the mornings! Smelling bananas and/or green apples (smelling, not eating) can help you lose weight! Browse the web faster. Get Firefox with Google Toolbar A hard working adult sweats up to 4 gallons per day. Most of the sweat evaporates before a person realizes it's there, though! The average ice berg weighs 20,000,000 tons! The poison-arrow frog has enough poison to kill about 2,200 people! A lump of pure gold the size of a matchbox can be flattened into a sheet the size of a tennis court! After eating, a housefly regurgitates its food and then eats it again! i got this from strange facts.com more

Resolved Question: Recycle? Compost? Throw Away? What do you do with wax paper or paper that's become oily from food?

I'd like to find out what can be done about paper that's become soiled or oily from contact with food. Can these be mixed in with other organic stuff for composting? Or can these be included in a pile for recycling, just separated from clean, dry paper? What is recommended? Also, I have read that wax paper may or not be composted or recycled, depending on whether it is really wax-coated (yes) or plastic-laminated (no). However, more often than not, it is advised to exclude wax paper from either composting or recycling. Any thoughts on this? Thanks in advance, all. more

Resolved Question: How do you recycle cellophane?

Given that it's made from plant matter [cellulose] would it be easy to recycle? Can you put it in with paper for recycling? Is cellophane sometimes mixed with plastic by packaging manufacturers? If so, does this make it harder to recycle? The local government body where I live recycles paper, glass, plastics and metals on behalf of residents: no need to get in my car! We just put our recycling bin every fortnight. Thanks PlanetPal - I already avoid acquiring as much packaging as I can - it is the bane of my life! So cellophane is very biodegradable, but what processes would be used by a recycling "factory" to deal with it? Do you happen to know? more

Resolved Question: Recycling Paper and magizines.?

My recycling center takes: Newspaper, magizines, catelogs, white computer paper, mixed paper What is mixed paper. I have notebook paper, computer paper, colored computer paper, sticky notes, ect to recycle. Do I have to sort each kind into a seperate pile to recycle? Also I have a huge stack of Soap Opera Weekly "magizines" that I need to get rid of. I don't know which they fall under though. The paper isn't waxy like magizine pages, it feels more like newspaper or paper. Where do I put them? What is office paper? I don't think I use it, but I don't know what it is. more

Resolved Question: Man, this is a hard MATH PROBLEM!?

jeff's school was recycling paper. The school had one box for white paper only, one box for colored paper only and one box for colored and white paper both. Someone messed around with the boxes one day and mixed up all the labels. Here is the situation: one box has only white paper in it. one box has only colored paper in it. one box has colored and white paper in it. all the labels are wrong (mixed up). How can jeff be certain of labeling the boxes correctly by only being able to grab ONE piece of paper from ONE of the boxes? ALL THE PIECES OF PAPER FEEL THE SAME more

Resolved Question: why is marijuana illegal??

According to the Department of Energy, hemp as a biomass -fuel producer requires the least specialized growing and processing procedures of all hemp products. The hydrocarbons in hemp can be processed into a wide range of biomass energy sources, from fuel pellets to liquid fuels and gas. Development of biofuels could significantly reduce our consumption of fossil fuels and nuclear power. -Hemp fiber paper resists decomposition, and does not yellow with age when an acid-free process is used. Hemp paper more than 1,500 years old has been found. It can also be recycled more times. -Eco-friendly hemp can replace most toxic petrochemical products. Research is being done to use hemp in manufacturing biodegradable plastic products: plant-based cellophane, recycled plastic mixed with hemp for injection-molded products, and resins made from the oil, to name just a very few examples. more

Resolved Question: is it ok to mix paper and cardboard for recycling?

Resolved Question: I might as well be a bin man......?

Unbeliveable!!, I have been waiting 4 weeks for the bin men to collect my recycling stuff, I looked out the window and lone behold they have left it again. A month those bottles/cans and papers have been there, the neighbours must only presume we are holding some kind of filth protest or we are alcoholics, either /or I couldnt really give a monkeys fart what the neighbours think anyway; its the principle. So off I went, thundering after them wearing my Mr Grumpy slippers and my Batman pyjamas I was determined they werent getting away with it this time- Oh No!! When I finally catched up with them panting like a fat man on the brink of death, they were only too keen to tell me that I had to seperate the various recycling goodies into appropriate piles. That I should have read the note they left me(a Post it note rolled up and popped in a stumpy beer bottle on my driveway/great I dont know how I missed it mixed in with all the other bottles and CRAP) Theres plenty more but run out spac more

Resolved Question: Can I put wax paper in "mixed paper" recycling?

Resolved Question: Are humans stupid?

I work for an engineering company. Many of the people around me are "very intelligent", yet they can't seem to figure out that the "Mixed Paper" recycling bin is not for cans, plastic wrap, banana peels, etc. The stupid thing is that the plastic, aluminum and regular garbage bins are RIGHT NEXT TO the mixed paper recycling bin. If intelligent people can't recognize paper from non-paper, what hope do we have as a society of fixing other problems? more

Resolved Question: Why rescue and shelter dogs?

"Rescued"? Do you mean from a burning building, or a flood? And do you loud, meddlesome women who bring those unruly, ugly, germy mutts to the dog park shop for boyfriends in prisons, rehabs, & AA meetings?-- When you go to Burger King do you check the dumpster before you order new food? The reason for dog breeding is to IMPROVE the animal; the rejects shouldn't be enabled to attack my papered, purebred, well-behaved dog because you refuse to leash those recycled curs even though all you know about dog-training would fit in the tiniest microchip? Why do you feel entitled to "socialize" purpose-bred shameful-bloodsport ("pit")-mixes at our expense; our dogs have $$ value demonstrable in court [Shar Peis excluded, since they cost $3K+, their owners are invariably responsible] ?? AKC ppl please speak up, should we at least be grateful that these "well"-intentioned (??!) uninformed "adopters" are not raising children to be the loose cannons that their shaggy abominations are? more

Resolved Question: What is recycable and what isn't?

Is paper with ink writing on it recycable? are plastic toddler toys recycable?? are chip bags recycable?? i want to try to recycle as much as i could but i dont kno wat is recycable and wat isn't.... i kno the ovbious things that are recycable like bottles and paper bags..and stuff like that... but do they have to be cleean to be recycled??? like i have papers from my freshmen year with pencil and ink all over them are those recycable? and i remember a teacher telling me that chip bags (like a dorito aluminum bag) isnt recycable because there is plastic mixed with it can someone help me out please... and please dont give me sarcastic answers more

Resolved Question: Why do they call it recycling?

Where I live we are allowed to mix cans, plastic bottles, paper and carton in the same recycling bags. When the collection comes everything gets thrown in together. Including the newspapers that have been collected seperately in the provided recycling boxes, Then I caught a conversation on Freecycle where i basically found out that the 'recycled' rubbish is being burnt at a waste-to-energy plant 40 minutes drive away. Should it not be in breech of the Trade Description Act to call it recycling whilst at the best it could be considered convertion? Wheeliebin: I know what the word means ... and by your interpretation of it's definition my cardboard and paper should end up as recycled paper ... and not being burnt to produce energy quotas .. or not? more

Resolved Question: one of my pet mice seems unwell. her breath is laboured but no other obvious signs.?

Chi, my mouse is fairly young and she lives with her sister, Pepa. though Pepa is dominant, they get along well & I often see Pepa cleaning Chi. they live in a large cage lined with recycled paper kitty litter & straw which gets replaced every 3-4 days. they drink tap water from a drippy bottle & eat 'mouse mix' with occasional treats ( I like them to try other foods) usu fruit & veg, raw & cooked, sometimes biscuit. they have a wheel & jungle gym.... chew blocks.... they had a house until recently, but I took it out because they never used it... they prefer my old socks which they fill with straw. I bought them both from a local breeder to make sure they were strong & cared for. I haven't wormed them yet because I've had them less than 3 months. If Chi is sick it's early in the illness, but I suspect she's lost a little weight, is hunched over and underactive. she breaths very fast, and appears to shiver. her companion, Pepa is well fed, trim & very alert and active. Please Help! more

Resolved Question: Is the media anti Christian? Why or why not?

By Father John Flynn ROME, MAY 28, 2007 (Zenit.org).- Sexual abuses mixed with allegations of Church abuse make for an explosive media formula, as Italians can testify. The state-owned television broadcaster, RAI, sparked a debate after it announced that it wanted to buy the rights to transmit a BBC program, "Sex Crimes and the Vatican." Last Tuesday the RAI announced its purchase of the documentary. But owing to strong protests over the program's credibility, RAI director general Claudio Cappon stipulated that the talk show that will host the transmission, "Year Zero," also has to give time to Church representatives for a rebuttal. Along with presenting an account of child abuse, the BBC program makes accusations concerning a supposed Vatican-ordered cover-up. The documentary also accuses Benedict XVI of complicity in covering up sexual abuses in the past when he was a cardinal. The tendentious nature of the BBC program was exposed in a declaration made last year by English Archbishop Vincent Nichols, who is chair of the Catholic Office for the Protection of Children and Vulnerable Adults. In an Oct. 2 press release, which came the day after the BBC broadcast the program in England, the archbishop acknowledged the distressing fact of child abuse. He clarified, however, that the part of the program that attacks the Vatican and the Pope "is false and entirely misleading." The prelate said it was false because the BBC program misrepresents two Vatican documents. The program refers to a 1962 document, "Crimen Sollicitationis," which Archbishop Nichols explained, was not directly concerned with child abuse, but with the misuse of the confessional. A second document, "Ad Exequendam," dated 2001, does not, he argued, hinder investigation of child abuse, but is rather "a measure of the seriousness with which the Vatican views these offenses." BBC bias This isn't the first time BBC programs have taken on the Catholic Church. After strong criticism the BBC eventually decided not to transmit its 2004 cartoon series, "Popetown." The cartoon ridiculed Pope John Paul II and the Church. The cartoon resurfaced last year in Germany, where MTV bought the rights with a view to transmitting it just before Good Friday, reported Deutsche Welle on April 12, 2006. Protests failed to block the program, with MTV deciding to broadcast the entire 10-part cartoon, after a test transmission of the first part, reported Reuters on May 9, 2006. The BBC's attitude toward religion was examined by the English newspaper Daily Mail in an article published Oct. 23. Following what was termed an "impartiality" summit convened by BBC Chairman Michael Grade, the paper cited "senior figures" as admitting that the broadcasting corporation was guilty of an anti-Christian bias. Moreover, the Daily Mail reported, during the meeting, BBC executives admitted they would happily broadcast the image of a Bible being thrown away -- but would not do the same for the Koran. Attacking Mary The BBC is not alone in its hostility to religion and the Catholic Church. Another recycled show, this time an American cartoon, "South Park," recently came under fire in New Zealand. A May 23 press release by the New Zealand group Family Life International detailed a complaint made by Catholic bishops about an episode insulting the Virgin Mary, broadcast last year. The bishops presented evidence in an appeal against the decision last year by the country's Broadcasting Standards Authority, which refused to uphold their complaint about the insult to Mary, along with complaints about other episodes. A lawyer for the bishops, Richard Laurenson, told the High Court in Wellington on Wednesday that the program breached the broadcaster's obligation to maintain good taste, decency and fairness. A decision has been reserved in the case. Another recent case comes from Canada, where a Canadian Broadcasting Corporation pilot program that portrays altar boys as drug addicts and the communion host as snack food has sparked protests, reported the Ottawa Citizen newspaper on May 16. The program, "The Altar Boy Gang," was denounced by the Catholic Civil Rights League. "With this program, the CBC has moved into the area of blasphemy of sacred rituals," the organization declared. It also accused the CBC of double standards, noting that the insults toward the Catholic Church came after it hired a Muslim consultant last year to ensure that Islamic practices were respected in the program "Little Mosque on the Prairie." Earlier this year, it was a recycled Italian export that took on the Church, this time in the United States. The University of Minnesota decided to perform a play, "The Pope and the Witch," by Italian author Dario Fo. A Feb. 22 article in the Catholic Spirit, the diocesan newspaper of the Archdiocese of St. Paul and Minneapolis, reported that Minnesota's bishops and several Catholic organizations objected to the play. The article explained that the play, among other matters, depicts a "delusional, unnamed pontiff." It also depicts the Vatican as being involved in the drug trade, and finishes with the Pope's assassination. An editorial in the same issue of the Catholic Spirit argued that allowing the performance of such a work "pollutes the atmosphere of mutual respect and that promotes the kind of prejudice and intolerance the university says it opposes." Infested The increasing number of programs hostile to Christianity was commented on by Bishop Arthur Roche of Leeds, England, in his pastoral letter for the New Year. In his text, dated Dec. 31, Bishop Roche decried the spreading abuse of Jesus' name in television shows. "It was if my television set had been infested with anti-Christian and deeply disrespectful and derogatory sentiments," he declared, speaking of his experience in turning on the television recently and switching from channel to channel. "There is an ease and a carelessness today in which it is possible, without any resistance, to ridicule Jesus, his Church and his followers," noted Bishop Roche. He then went on to urge believers not to become infected by this tendency and to respect the name of Jesus in everyday conversations. Hostility toward religion was also one of the topics that Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor addressed during a March 28 lecture, at Westminster Cathedral Hall in London. The archbishop of Westminster declared that he feared contemporary society is increasingly marked by "secular dogmatism or cynicism" toward Christians. He stated: "So when Christians stand by their beliefs, they are intolerant dogmatists. When they sin, they are hypocrites. When they take the side of the poor, they are soft-headed liberals. When they seek to defend the family, they are right-wing reactionaries." Secularist intolerance The lecture took place in the context of a fierce debate over government legislation which imposed on Catholic adoption agencies the obligation to hand children over for adoption to same-sex couples. Cardinal Murphy-O'Connor argued that it was no accident that the state's increasing anti-religious tendency takes place at a time of a "new secularist intolerance of religion," which increasingly marks society. The question of how the media treat religion was dealt with by the Pontifical Council for Social Communications, in its 2000 document "Ethics in Communications." The council acknowledged the many positive contributions of the media to everyday life, and also how people benefit through the transmission of religious news and ideas. Nevertheless, the ethics document also noted how sometimes religion unfairly suffers at the hand of the media due to incomprehension or even contempt. Often, religious fads are lauded, while legitimate religious groups are treated with hostility, the council explained in No. 18 of the document. The council called for a greater application of ethical principles in the world of communications. "Communication must always be truthful, since truth is essential to individual liberty and to authentic community among persons," the document exhorted (No. 20). A truthfulness sometimes sorely lacking in some media reports on religion. 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Mixed Paper Recycling

Let’s Mix it Up at the Curb! Prince William County residents can now RECYCLE mixed paper at the curb! (Click here to read Mix it Up at the Curb en Español).

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Howard County Department of Public Works: Recycling, Mixed Paper

... waste is material discarded after consumer use, including OM (old magazines), OTD (old telephone directories), and RMP (residential mixed paper). Paper suitable for recycling is ...

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Our Mixed Waste Paper service allows you to recycle most of the types of paper that we recycle without sorting them, in addition to some other household paper items.

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What is mixed paper recycling? ... Mixed paper recycling refers to the practice of collecting a variety of paper types in one bin or can.

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Councils are scrapping paper recycling banks following a global slump in the value of waste materials. The credit crunch has caused a collapse in demand for recycled paper, much of which is shipped to the Far East and used to produce cardboard for ...

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