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Cheapest recycled toilet paper in jumbo rolls?

cda — Sun, 01 Mar 2009 14:27:19 -0800

Trying to find the most economical 100% recycled toilet paper that comes on jumbo roles to be used in public restrooms. So far I have these brand names for 100% recycled toilet paper:

Windsoft
Marcal
Acclaim
Tork
365 (Whole Foods)
Seventh Generation

Where is the cheapest place I can buy them in The States? Do you know a cheaper brand than those mentioned? Can I buy 365 or Seventh Generation in jumbo rolls?

Quality is not a consideration. Just % of recycled and price.

If you don't know what I mean by jumbo roll here is an example.

Resources for programming highly formatted documents?

Pontifex — Sat, 18 Oct 2008 13:51:58 -0800

Is there a solution for producing highly formatted documents programmatically, that is an alternative to ReportLab? ReportLab is a python library for creating highly formatted PDF documents.

It seems to be one of the only Open Source libraries / programs that can be manipulated programmatically to produce highly formatted documents.

I've already tried the macro interface to OOo and found it lacking (to put it lightly).

Are there other open source, or low cost solutions, that I can use to programmatically create a highly formatted document? Think writing letters, creating resumes, etc; When I say "highly formatted".

In relation to this question.

Thanks for your help.

--Pontifex

What would people recommend for a low cost, non sport, touring motorcycle?

LittleNami — Thu, 24 Apr 2008 18:17:10 -0800

What would people recommend for a low cost, non sport, touring motorcycle? My gentleman friend is looking for a touring motorcycle that is not a sport, as low cost as possible, and comfortable. Perfect bike, right? ^^ We tried looking on google with the standard word search and hoping to find comparison sites, but to no avail. We have seen many nice new Hondas and Harley's, but nothing else is coming up past the first couple of pages for other brands or something not quite so new and expensive. Are there any sites, companies, etc, that you guys know of that might help with this? Thanks in advance hive mind!

D-I-V-O-R-C-E

MiaWallace — Tue, 30 Oct 2007 20:23:49 -0800

What's the cheapest way to get a divorce in Arizona? So, my husband and I have agreed, after 8 years of cohabitation and less than a year of marriage, that it's time to call it quits. This is a totally amicable situation, we still love each other, and I am 100% positive there will be no squabbling over anything. In light of this, it seems ludicrous to waste money we don't really have on an attorney.

Here are the basic facts:

* We are both Arizona residents.
* We were married in Nevada. It turns out what happens in Vegas doesn't always stay in Vegas... and sometimes it's legally binding ;)
* We have no children.
* We have no property, aside from a 10 year old beat up VW that we both agree belongs to me, and will be re-titled in my name only.
* Our finances have always remained separate, and we have no jointly accrued outstanding debt.
* I'm not sure if it matters or not, but I will be moving to California at the end of the year- he'll be staying here. With the moving chaos, we've decided to put off any divorce proceedings until after I'm settled.

The Maricopa County Superior Court's website has all of the proper paperwork available for download, but contains very little useful information about the process for people in our circumstances (non-childed and without property).

What is the most efficient and cost-effective method for us to do this? Should we file now while I'm still in-state, or does it matter?

Low Cost Laptop War!

Happy Dave — Fri, 19 Oct 2007 14:22:01 -0800

Low-cost, bare-bones, all I wanna do is type - recommend me a low-cost, take-anywhere laptop alternative. Hey Mefites,

I've been thinking about getting a low-cost, portable laptop alternative. I'm a writer by trade, in corporate comms at the moment, and also doing my own stuff, and have both a reasonably recent work Windows laptop and a MacBook at home. I love my MacBook, which I use for the standard home blend of DVD watching, surfing and noodling around with my own projects. I also love Mac software, especially Scrivener, but this is a pretty pricy bit of kit. In fact, looking around the room right now, I believe it's the most expensive thing I own.

Therefore, I'm fairly reluctant to tote it around in my bag and take it out while sitting on the train for my 45 minute commute (each way), and in the many other spots of 'dead time' I have, travelling or waiting around for something.

So I started looking around, and have found a few options. I'd dearly like to get an XO (AKA the OLPC computer) with the Give 1 Get 1 program, but a) I'm not in the US, so can't and b) that teeny kiddy keyboard would make it unusable for sustained typing with my great galumphing adult hands. I've also toyed with getting a Neo or the slightly more featureful Dana (crazily long battery life, single task machines with no distractions), but those little non-backlit screens look like they might suck substantially in the eyestrain department, and here in the UK the basic Neo is nearly £200, which is a bit much for 2Mb of memory and no backlight.

Then there's the new Linux-powered mini-notebooks coming out, things like the Eee, which are in the £130 region (assuming I can order one from abroad), and a bit more advanced.

So, hive mind, what are your thoughts - wait a few months to see what comes up in the mini-Linux-laptop arena? Wait for OLPC to come up with an adult-sized consumer product to bankroll the 3rd world project? Buy a Neo?

Open source or low cost alternative to dream weaver?

leotrotsky — Fri, 16 Jul 2004 04:39:20 -0800

is there a way to get free or low cost open source alternatives to
dream weaver, that would still run on a windows box? I've got dreamweaver
at the office, but didn't bite the big one to buy it for my personal
machine.

Best content management software for website management?

tranquileye — Wed, 28 Apr 2004 20:08:54 -0800

What is the best free or low-cost content management software for Web site management?