January 2009
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Kroger Paperless Coupons
Kroger has introduced paperless coupons that link to your Kroger Plus Card (pretty cool). You can browse for coupons online or on your iPhone, BlackBerry, etc., pick the coupons you want, and link them to your card. When you scan your card at checkout, the coupons you selected are applied to your order.
Here is the full article from the Detroit News:
Cutting a stack of coupons from the Sunday...
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Don't Mess with Mother Nature
It seems a plan to remove cats from an Australian island to save the sea birds has backfired. From the Associated Press:
BANGKOK, Thailand – It seemed like a good idea at the time: Remove all the feral cats from a famous Australian island to save the native seabirds.
But the decision to eradicate the felines from Macquarie island allowed the rabbit population to explode and, in turn, destroy...
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Presidential Aging
Here’s an interesting computer simulation from CNN showing how Barack Obama may change after just four years in office. According to experts, presidents age at a rate that is double the average American.
According to one expert: “Chronic stress can produce lots of wear and tear on the body,” said James A. McCubbin, a Clemson University professor of psychology and senior...