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The Honolulu Advertiser
Posted on: Monday, January 21, 2008

ISLAND LIFE SHORTS
Pizza cutter an all-purpose tool

Advertiser Staff and News Services

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Follow the lead of Sarah Meitner, a reader of Real Simple magazine, who found these new uses for her pizza cutter:

  • Cutting brownies.

  • Making toddler-sized bites of food.

  • Cutting Play-Doh.

  • Trimming flower stems.

  • Even trimming a photo.

    — Advertiser Staff



    SAVE THE PLANET



    KNOW YOUR CF BULBS

    Now that we're all switching to compact fluorescent lightbulbs, some things you should know (from ShopSmart magazine, a publication of Consumer Reports): Turning CFLs off and on a lot shortens the life of the bulb. Also, don't expect them to maintain their intensity: They can lose as much as 10 percent of brightness after 1,000 hours, and as much as 20 percent before they fizzle out.

    — Advertiser Staff



    FINAL WORD

    "People are really waking up to the idea that there's another emerging way to get down the road."

    Brian Chee | Head analyst for Autobytel's www.MyRide.com, discussing muscle cars and hybrids at Detroit's latest auto show, on www.MSN.com