I have rather thick uncontrollable hair so was interested to read about a new product which will be available soon. Called No Frizz It has been invented by a chemical engineer called Robert Langer and he claims that it will keep hair silky and straight whatever the weather. It is available in a spray or…
Month: October 2009
White Wine is Worse for your Teeth than Red
If this article is to be believed, then white wines could actually be worse for your teeth than red. Scientists have found that white wines such as Chardonnay and Pinot Grigio wear away tooth enamel more quickly than reds like Merlot and claret. Researchers have found that prolonged contact with white wine can erode the…
White Lion Cubs
These cute little guys have been born at West Midland Safari Park in Worcestershire. They have been named Portia, Phoebe and Pandora. White lions are quite rare and it is thought there are only 130 of them worldwide so these ones are really quite special.
The BNP on Question Time: What do you Think?
I will start this post by stating that I in no way agree with any view expressed by the BNP or support them in any way. I was, however, interested to watch last weeks Question Time, in which the leader of the BNP Nick Griffin appeared. Whilst I don’t watch Question Time every week, from…
Twitter Costs UK Businesses £1.38bn a Year
According to this article Twitter and other social networking sites are costing UK businesses £1.38bn every year. A survey carried out on 1,460 office workers by IT services group Morse found that half of those surveyed used social networking for personal use whilst at work. On average people spent around 40 minutes a week using…
Making a Movie for £45
This is interesting its a new zombie movie called Colin which cost just £45 to make. The film was created by Marc Price who works for a courier company. He used an old camcorder to shoot it and used family, friends and people off the street as cast members. The crew used golden syrup and…
Business is Booming at McDonald’s
It seems that business is booming at McDonald’s despite the recession. According to this article many McDonald’s drive through outlets are struggling to cope with increasing demand as the recession fuels a boom in fast food sales and a move towards more expensive meals. In order to deal with the increase in business the company…
Ladybird Invasion
According to this article some parts of the UK could soon see an invasion of ladybirds. Numbers of the non native Harlequin ladybird have dramatically increased over the past few years. At this time of the year when the weather starts to get colder the ladybirds looks for cracks in walls to hide in and…
Celebrity Pumpkins
These pumpkins were carved by a gardener is Essex. He has carved many different famous faces into pumpkins such as Barack Obama, Michael Jackson, Wayne Rooney, Amy Winehouse and Cheryl Cole. The carvings take around three hours to complete but only last a few days as the pumpkins start to contort after that amount of…
Snail Mail now with Added Slime
It seems that is is not just the postal strikes that are delaying mail. The post office has been dealing with a rising number of complaints caused by snails eating the letters once they are in the post box. Slugs and snails are particularly partial to paper and also like the taste of the gum…