Drink Wine and Help the Environment!

The Out of the Box range is part of a commitment to lead the Canadian wine industry towards reducing packaging waste. One Ontario winery Lakeview Cellars is to produce a premium wine exclusively in Tetra packaging in an attempt to lower waste.

Out of the Box will hit LCBO shelves in July 2006, will appear in one litre boxes and come in four varietal - Merlot, Cabernet Sauvignon, Chardonnay and Sauvignon Blanc. All will retail for $12.95.

The new Tetra Paks are comprised of 75 percent paperboard, 20 percent food grade polyethylene plastic and five percent aluminum foil. The packs are recyclable and can be transformed into a range of products. A further benefit is that the lower weight of the packaging allows efficiencies in transportation that reduce emissions.

The LCBO aims to reduce waste by 10 million kilos by 2008.

Hangar 51: Gullibility Quiz

Welcome to the picture quiz. Here your gullibility will be put to the test against photos gathered from all over the internet. Your job is to select the photo for each scenerio that you feel is the most 'realistic'. Believe us, some of these pictures are very realistic. In each scenero you will be presented with three pictures, the more farfetched the image you side with, the more points you get. You can click on each image to see a larger image! You will be awarded a certificate at the end for your performance. Good Luck!

I'm almost 100% non-gullible!

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Shepard Fairey (Obey the giant)

The visual codes used by Shepard Fairey, aka Obey Giant, are worthy of those of Stalinist propaganda, but here they highlight the mechanisms of advertising propaganda which invade public space. Currently based in Los Angeles, Fairey's rising success has helped transform his once homemade Xerox style into lush multi-colored screen prints.

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Ahh July

The lilies are doing what they're supposed to do.

Hmmm, I Wonder What THe Catholic Church Has To Say About This?

In recent years, stem cells have been the subject of considerable excitement. Great progress has been made in understanding their mechanisms and unravelling their potential for therapeutic application. Widespread use of
stem-cell-based therapies is still a long way off, but could one day benefit vast numbers of patients, including those with cancer, neurodegenerative disorders and heart disease.

They Stick Their Fingers In Their Ears and Say "We Can't Hear You."

Scientists who engage in stem cell research using human embryos should be subject to excommunication from the Roman Catholic Church, according to a senior Vatican official.

Freak accident sends Hasselhoff to surgery

I wonder if they used stem cells from aborted fetuses to save him.

The 53-year-old actor, who played lifeguard Mitch Buchannon on the TV beach drama for 11 years, was shaving at a gym in the Sanderson Hotel on Thursday when he hit his head on a chandelier, showering his arm with broken glass, his publicist, Judy Katz, said.

Now This Is a Surprise!

France stole Brazil's rhythm, its style, even its samba. Along the way, the French also knocked the defending champions out of the World Cup.
The experienced and savvy French ousted the pretournament favorites 1-0 in a stunningly one-sided quarterfinal game Saturday. Tacked onto France's 3-0 victory in the 1998 title match _ the last time Brazil lost in the World Cup _ it's clear the Brazilians have a nemesis at soccer's highest level.

Happy Canada Day!

Too bad, no room on my walls for these

Old USSR Posters about Stalin and Soviet people

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