I woke up this morning to find a covering of snow in the garden. It’s not very thick at the moment but it certainly looks pretty.
Month: November 2010
Get Your Parcels Delivered to Your Local Pub
This is an interesting idea from a website called useyourlocal.com It allows users to have their parcels delivered to their local pub so that they don’t have to wait in for deliveries. It costs a pub $50 a year to subscribe to the service, they then give customers a unique code which they enter when…
World’s Smallest Police Dog?
This is Momo a Chihuahua that this article claims is the world’s smallest police dog. The dog which weighs just 6.6lb is one of 32 successful candidates that have recently passed the test to become a police dog in the search and rescue division. The test involved finding a person in five minutes by sniffing…
Printing Single Dymo Labels from Smartstamp
I use Royal Mail’s Smartstamp software for printing most of my postage and whilst most of the postage is printed directly onto the envelope with my laser printer I rely on my trusty Dymo LabelWriter 400 to print postage for larger envelopes. The Dymo does a fairly good job printing onto 99012 (36 x 89mm)…
World’s Smallest Woman
This is Hatice Kocaman who at just 28in tall has recently been confirmed as the world’s shortest woman. She is now 21 years old but appears to have stopped growing when she was about four years old. Hatice who is pictured here with her mother was initially bullied for her small size but now says…
Tiger Summit Hopes to Double Numbers
The International Tiger Conservation Forum will meet in St Petersburg to discuss proposals on protecting habitats and growing tiger numbers. The meeting comes at a time when it is estimated that only 3,000 tigers remain in the wild. Tigers have suffered a 40% decline in the past decade mainly due to loss of habitat and…
Are Pyjamas Becoming More Popular
According to this article pyjamas are becoming more popular with more Britons purchasing them. It appears, however, that they are not just worn in the bedroom. If the article is to be believed people are increasingly wearing them around the house instead of in the bedroom. Researchers say that the rise in people working from…
37% of Butterfly Species Under Threat of Extinction
According to this article 37% of native butterfly species are under threat of extinction or have already dies out. It is feared that many species could vanish within years due to the rise of intensive farming and the loss of habitats. According to conservationist butterflies determine the health of the environment so the decline not…
Piggy Banks Made from Real Pigs
These piggy banks are causing quite a bit of controversy because they are made from real piglets. The piglets have died naturally and not produced for the sole purpose of making the piggy banks. They are prepared by a taxidermist and include a coin slot in the back and a cork at the bottom. East…
Shiny Pink Diamond Sells for £29m
This rare pink diamond has recently been sold for a world record price of £29 million. The diamond was recently sold at auction and has broken the record for the most ever paid for a jewel. It was purchased by the British billionaire jeweller Laurence Graff who seems very pleased with his purchase. The diamond…