We often don’t give much thought to the pesky little stickers affixed to our produce, quickly just pulling them off and flicking them from our fingertips into a trashcan. But considering the millions of apples, pears and other produce they are tacked to, the waste adds up. In response, Scott Amron has come up with a much better alternative with his vanishing Fruitwash Labels that dissolve into an organic, fruit-cleansing produce wash that helps remove wax, pesticides, dirt and bacteria.
Japanese associate ear-cleaning with their childhood and many of them are willing to pay to return to those carefree days if only for just a few minutes. That’s what makes ear-cleaning salons one of the most popular businesses in Japan, right now.
Ever since Japan authorities decided to deregulate ear-cleaning as a medical profession, making it available without a medical license, hundreds of salons offering the service started popping up all over the country. The vast majority of clients are men looking to relax their minds after a stressful day, and travel back to the days when they used to rest their heads on their mothers’ laps for the occasional ear cleaning session. Three out of four clients claim it’s so relaxing they actually fall asleep while the kimono-wearing cleaners excavate the wax out of their ears. Some say their wives clean their ears at home, but it’s just not the same without the traditional Japanese style room and the tatami mats.
Starting tomorrow, Canada will begin to replace its present paper money with more durable and security controlled polymer bills over a period of several years.
Apple is offering replacements for its first-generation iPod nano, which includes a battery that might overheat. Affected devices were sold between September 2005 and December 2006, Apple said in a note on its Web site. But according to Cupertino, the overheating has occurred only in “very rare cases.”
Other versions of the iPod are not affected. The first-generation devices have a black or white plastic front and a silver metal back.
