 Telegraph.co.uk | Fountain pen sales double Telegraph.co.uk In the world of e-books, iPads and Kindles, the humble fountain pen has made a comeback with sales more than doubling in the past year. By James Hall, Consumer Affairs Editor Retailers say fountain pens are increasingly prized as luxury purchases while ... |
Forget syringes; take a shot with a pen Times of India Sameer Savkur, MD of Biogen Idec, the biotechnology company which manufactures it, says, "Each pen is meant to be used once a week and disposed off. We sell four in a packet." While this sounds expensive, Savkur claims that it is only about 5% more ... |
From Your iPhone, With Love: Thank You Pen Does What Cards App Can't [Feature] Cult of Mac “If it's easy to do it and it doesn't take a lot of time, then we'll do it. Even if it's a little more expensive than the alternative, we'll do it. And it's all because it's easy and it's quick.” Thank You Pen has plenty of competition. |
 Globe and Mail | Ottawa puts $17.6-million price tag on Kingston Penitentiary Globe and Mail But the expensive and complicated nature of maintaining the national historic site means finding a buyer will likely be a challenge. There have been grand ideas to turn the prison into a museum comparable to Alcatraz. But what draws people to the Pen ... |
 The Guardian | Dismay at plans to blast buzzard nests and capture raptors Grough The RSPB said it was stunned by the plans which would set a terrible precedent and prove to be a costly and unnecessary exercise. The proposals are part of a £375000 study on the effects of the birds of prey on commercial game birds. Buzzard capture plans condemned Government plan to 'imprison' buzzards a 'scandalous waste of money' RSPB angered by Defra proposals to control buzzards |
