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Dunder Mifflin paper – the product at the heart of NBC's hit comedy "The Office" NBC Universal – is now a real product. It's even on sale, $34.95 for a 20-pound carton, at online office supplier quill.com and the NBC online store. Manufactured by quill.com, the paper bears the Dunder Mifflin logo and slogans "Limitless paper in a paperless world" and "Quabity first." Dunder Mifflin paper is just the latest in a long line fictional TV and film goods that become de-fictionalized and turn into successful products. Will "The Office" office paper do as well as these six items? [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Four decades after The New York Times published the Pentagon Papers, supporters of Army Pfc. Bradley Manning are drawing parallels between the motives that drove Daniel Ellsberg to disclose the Pentagon Papers and Manning's alleged handover of secret government documents to the website WikiLeaks, which released them in tandem with several newspapers. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

In elections this March in Palm Beach County, Fla., an election management software glitch gave votes to the wrong candidate and the wrong contest. But paper ballots were available, and a recount was done. The mistake was corrected. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

At speeds even he could barely imagine, Albert Einstein's private papers and innermost thoughts will soon be available online, from a rare scribble of "E = mc2 " in his own hand, to political pipe-dreams and secret love letters to his mistress. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

I'm not generally a Christmas novel fan, but The Paper Bag Christmas by Kevin Alan Milne is probably the most endearing and meaningful story about giving that I have ever read. Whether you are Christian, Jewish, Muslim, or an atheist you can appreciate the humor and pathos contained in this story. It's a good read to start the holiday season. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

As the Borders bookstore chain moves ahead with plans to go out of business, its demise has raised anew questions about long-term prospects for the traditional printed book. But the discussion need not resort back to the tired one that sets e-books against the paper kind. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

With the winds of anti-government sentiment spreading across the Middle East, Al Jazeera's leak of the Palestine papers this week threatened to undermine the increasingly weak Palestinian Authority president, Mahmoud Abbas. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The Palestine Papers – a collection of classified documents on the Middle East peace process, leaked to Al Jazeera – reveal that the US has stifled true Palestinian democracy and acted more like Israel's lawyer. Only a bold policy shift could salvage a positive US role in the Middle East peace process. Otherwise, the US must stand back and allow the popular movements now shaking countries across the region, like Tunisia and Egypt, to establish representation for their people. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Al Jazeera's release this week of the so-called 'Palestine papers' – a collection of secret documents from the past decade of Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations – revealed a US suggestion made in 2008 that Palestinian refugees be permanently resettled in Chile and Argentina. The disclosure was a slap in the face to the many Palestinian refugees and descendants – the UN Relief and Works Agency estimates at least 4.7 million worldwide – hoping to eventually return to what is now Israel.But it wasn't the first time the idea of permanent resettlement has been floated. Here are some of the countries proposed as permanent resettlement locations. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

The 'Palestine papers' released Sunday by Al Jazeera – leaked documents suggesting Palestinians were prepared make sweeping concessions on East Jerusalem, "right of return" demands, and other long-time sticking points in negotiations – are unlikely to make life easier for anyone. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Al Jazeera's trove of documents on Israeli-Palestinian peace negotiations, which the news organization has dubbed the "Palestine Papers," landed with a resounding thud on desks in Jerusalem and Ramallah yesterday.Al Jazeera has so far only released some of the documents, which appear to come from the Palestinian side. Though Palestinian officials allege that some of the documents are faked, here are a few of the claims they contain that are already making waves in regional capitals. [ABSTRACT FROM PUBLISHER]

Focuses on the market for local newspapers such as the 'Portland Tribune,' a free paper produced by Robert Pamplin Jr. in Oregon.

Mentions a third-grade student who found joy in making paper frogs, with thoughts on the vision thereof of great possibilities.

Discusses the outlook for the effect of the Tiananmen Papers on the leadership of China. History of the democratic movement in China.

Offers the opinions of the author on her purchase of a paper shredder to destroy the records that she had amassed.

One-of-a-kind journalist [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The case file of a bitter divorce doesn't sound like the most obvious choice for those looking for a witty, charming read. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

If students or adults plan to take notes on a tablet or phone, they might as well use the best applications available. Here are five apps for note taking, highlighting a PDF, and organizing your thoughts. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Another 'Obamacare' story [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A Christian Science perspective: Insight on making greener choices gleaned from a Bible verse. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Once, somewhere in what is now China, lived an animal with the fur and teeth - and poisonous spur - of a mammal, but with the ears and ankles of a reptile. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Talks about V. Balu, an Indian, who has chosen to promote world peace and harmony through paper collage. His opinion about the role on an individual in promoting peace; Mention of his paper collages.

Profiles Akira Mizorogi, who designs paper models of automobiles. His love of classic cars; His two books of model designs; How he came up with the idea of paper models; How he designs a model. INSET: How to make this paper car, and where to go for more..

Examines the ready availability of term papers on the Internet and efforts by teachers and administration in higher education to reduce the occurrence of plagiarism through their use. Boston University's filing of a federal lawsuit against eight Internet term-paper companies; Legislation drafted on the state level; Comments from Donald McCabe, founder of the Center for Academic Integrity; Comments from Paul Roberts, 16-year-old founder of Cheat.com; Payment for paper authors. INSET: How teachers can reduce cheating's lure..

Looks at what authorities in the United States call paper terrorism, or common law courts and the filing of bogus liens by antigovernment organizations. Increase in paper terrorism after 1995 bombing in Oklahoma City, Oklahoma; Number of states which have seen phony property claims filed against government officials; Estimates for number of common law courts; Relationship between paper terrorism and violent antigovernment activity; States' response to bogus liens.

Focuses on the paper planes created by Yasuaki Ninomiya of Japan. Ninomiya's perceptions of paper planes; Steps taken to build a paper plane; Ninomiya creations sold as `Whitewings Excellent Paper Airplanes; AG Company in Osaka's, Japan role in Ninomiya's planes; Scheduled weekend for All-Japan Cup competition; Comments from Ninomiya. INSET: Books and kits..

Discusses the background of common office items. Paper; Pencils; Staplers; Paper clips; Tape; Post-it notes.

Presents a reprint of an article from the June 29, 1971 issue of `The Christian Science Monitor' which explains why the newspaper decided to print a segment of the Pentagon Papers dealing with the policy plan to remove United States soldiers from the Vietnam War.

In Venezuela, Hugo Chávez's successor seems to be turning toward big business for help in ending rampant scarcities of basic consumer goods and an almost 30 percent annual inflation rate. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

It is meant to be the solution to the British media scandal of the decade. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

A sharply divided US Supreme Court heard arguments Monday in a case examining whether Arizona can require residents to present proof of US citizenship before being allowed to register to vote. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

French newspaper Le Figaro, citing an unnamed member of the French secret service, today said authorities know more of the causes of Yasser Arafat's 2004 death at a French military hospital than they have publicly released. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Praises the Chinese paper sculptor, Shen Peinong's works. Highlights of Shen Peinong's 1977 creation, `Proffering a Little White Flower,' for the commemoration of late Premier Zhou Enlai.

Opinion. Explains why the author does not feel the need to purchase a paper shredder to make sure that no one has access to information that he throws out. Why shredders are not completely effective; How the author does not want to get caught up in paranoia which causes people to spend ever increasing amounts of money on security systems.

Discusses hoaxes. The discovery of fake papers relating that President John F. Kennedy paid money to Marilyn Monroe to keep secret an affair and a Mafia connection; The case of Tawana Brawley, a African-American woman in New York who in 1987 claimed abduction and rape by white law enforcement officers, a charge a jury found to be invented; Other examples of hoaxes.

Presents information on how to make a paper teddy-bear garland to be used as a Christmas decoration. Materials needed; Instructions.

Reports that federal authorities have found bottles stuffed with paper and pews stuffed with gasoline at a black church in Maysville, North Carolina.