For Sale

In a cash-strapped Idaho high school where signs taped near every light switch remind the staff to save electricity, an enterprising teacher has struck a sponsorship deal with a local pizza
shop: Every test, handout and worksheet he passes out to his students reads MOLTO'S PIZZA 14" 1 TOPPING JUST $5 in bright red, inch-high letters printed along the bottom of every page.
Jeb Harrison, who teaches history and economics, said that he was just trying to save money. Molto Caldo Pizzeria, about a mile from the high school, agreed to supply paper for Harrison's five classes - 10,000 sheets, valued at $315, and imprinted with a pizza ad.

Would you have a problem with these type of ads if they appeared in your children’s homework?

Money Wasters

A new report says that businesses are wasting
billions of dollars by leaving their PCs on at
night. U.S. organizations squander $2.8 billion a
year to power unused machines, emitting about 20
million tons of carbon dioxide roughly the equivalent of 4 million cars.
About half of 108 million office PCs in the USA
are not properly shut down at night.

**FYI: The report says. If the world's 1 billion
PCs were powered down just one night, it would
save enough energy to light the Empire State
Building inside and out for over 30 years.

Deal Of The Day

You can find a few fabulous finds from Coupon
Cravings.com, including free facial cleansers and
body creams at Bath & Body Works and free
anti-perspirant at Walgreens. Plus, score a free
copy of Rachael Ray's new book, Rachael Ray's Big Orange Book.
You can also get a free Roastburger at Arby's or a free sub at Quiznos.

**On the web: <http://www.couponcravings.com>www.couponcravings.com.

Running Late

Does your morning routine typically include hitting the snooze button and scrambling to get out the door? A recent CareerBuilder.com survey found that 20 percent of workers said they arrive late to work at least once a week, up from 15 percent in last year’s survey. One-in-ten said they are late at least twice a week. Actual reasons for coming in late vary from worker to worker, but traffic was the main culprit with one-third (33 percent) of workers claiming it caused their tardiness. Nearly a quarter (24 percent) said lack of sleep, while 10 percent said getting their kids ready for school or day care was the main reason. Other common reasons included public transportation, wardrobe issues or dealing with pets.

**Hiring managers provided the following examples of the most outrageous excuses employees offered for arriving late to work:·

My heat was shut off so I had to stay home to keep my snake warm.

My husband thinks it’s funny to hide my car keys before he goes to work.

I walked into a spider web on the way out the door and couldn’t find the spider, so I had to go inside and shower again.

I got locked in my trunk by my son.

My left turn signal was out so I had to make all right turns to get to work.

A gurney fell out of an ambulance and delayed traffic.

I was attacked by a raccoon and had to stop by the hospital to make sure it wasn’t rabid.

I feel like I’m in everyone’s way if I show up on time.

My father didn’t wake me up.

A groundhog bit my bike tire and made it flat.

My driveway washed away in the rain last night.

I had to go to bingo.

Website Of The Day

It’s a great website for moms and dads!
Handmedowns.com is a one stop destination for
buying, selling, or donating gently used items –
everything from strollers to books and toys.
The site features its own listing, along with
handpicked items from other Web classifieds.

**FYI: The service is free!
**On the web: <http://www.handmedowns.com>www.handmedowns.com.

Rise and Shine!

Losing an hour of sleep to daylight savings time can make anyone grumpy. Maybe a new alarm clock would help!
Thinkgeek.com has one that is sure to get you out of bed in the morning! The Flying Alarm clock retails for $25. Basically, you can’t hit a snooze button. It emits an eye-opening siren noise and shoots a mini-helicopter up to 8 feet in the air. You catch it, grab the key and use it to quiet the alarm.

**And then go back to bed!

FYI: This Sunday March 8th at 2:00 am we "Spring" forward one hour!

SQUARE ROOT DAY

Dust off the slide rules and recharge the calculators. Square Root Day is upon us.
The math-buffs' holiday, which only occurs nine times each century, is today - 3/3/09 (for the mathematically challenged, three is the square root of nine).
The last such day was five years ago, Feb. 2, 2004, which coincided with Groundhog Day. The next is seven years away, on April 4, 2016.