One company has come up with the first anti stab knife. This has been designed with a rounded tip that is supposed to catch on the victims clothing preventing serious injury. However, will it stop knife crime?

Yet first of all these knives have a price tag of around £40 and it still has a sharp edge, do people really put their faith is ideas such as this, when the criminal could quite easily stab someone with screwdriver or just about anything that is thin and pointed.

Source [Times on Line]

But one thing that Apple may not have been banking on is the when one of their partners gets it wrong and releases the specs before the company has been allowed to launch the device. This is what T Mobile in Holland has appeared to have done, by adding the Apple iPhone 3G S to its website.

The details are 256 Mb RAM and a 600 MHz processor, these are significantly better than the previous iPhones equipment and it will make the OS work just that little bit more smoother.

Source [Wired]

According to the web security firm Purewire, eighty per cent of all Twitter accounts have less than ten followers and with thirty two million visitors in April alone, that is a lot of sheep.

Purewire works out their findings as follows:

Followers
Accounts with 0 followers: 29.4%
Accounts with 1 to 9 followers: 50.9%
Accounts with 10 or more followers: 19.7%

Followings
Accounts following 0 people: 24.4%
Accounts following 1 to 9 people: 43.4%
Accounts following 10 or more people: 32.2%

Tweets
Accounts with 0 Tweets: 37.1%
Accounts with 1 to 9 Tweets: 41.0%
Accounts with more 10 or more Tweets: 21.9%

Source [Tech Crunch]

This is the car that was actually driven by Hitler’s friend during the 1939 Grand Prix season and is one of only three Auto Union D Type racer’s known to be still in existence.

The silver arrows as these were known, were the cutting edge of German technology at the time, and as such dominated the Grand Prix series during the 1930’s.

Now this car has been plucked from obscurity to be put up for auction with an estimated price tag of around £5.5 million although that is expected to be beaten as the Russian billionaires bid for a piece of history.

Source [Daily Mail]

On her daughters eighteenth birthday there was not the usual gifts of clothes or even a car, she bought her daughter a course of Botox injections to smooth out the wrinkles on her daughters forehead.

Of course, Mrs King is no stranger to Botox herself having spent around £45,000 on various surgical procedures and naturally, with her daughter looking older than she does, something had to be done.

It is not unusual for mothers and daughters to have this sort of treatment but the question has to be whose decision it really is.

Source [Daily Mail]

In the north eastern region of the country, the Catalonian regional government has been presented with a petition of 180,000 signatures asking the local government to ban bullfighting.

Recent studies have shown that less than thirty per cent of the Spanish people actually like bullfighting and in a similar manner to how fox hunting has been treated in the UK, it seems that bullfighting could be coming to an end.

It is estimated that around sixty thousand bulls are killed in Spain every year and it this that the animal rights activists are not happy with.

Source [Planet Save]

The Personal Genome Project opened its doors only a few weeks ago, but has since been flooded with over thirteen thousand volunteers who want to become part of the world’s only accessible human genomic database.

The initial goal is to have the details of around a 100,000 subjects, but will eventually go on to hold the details of millions of people worldwide.

It is quite astonishing to think that volunteers offer their genetic material, photos, medical and personal details, knowing full well that anonymity will not be available as this is going online for the entire world to see.

Source [Computer World]

The problem that workers have is that they feel that they cannot take any chances in the present financial climate and some employers may take the opportunity to pile more responsibility onto the shoulders of workers.

Is not all gloomy though, in Germany the average working week is just twenty six hours, but not everyone could survive on such hours.

The simple fact is that these days we all need to work flat out while we can, because there may a time when we cannot work for various reasons and then we can rest and take stock.

Source [RD]

It looks as if the government are not going to meet their targets for cutting back on carbon emissions, according to a report by the Sustainable Development Commission (SDC).

The target is a reduction of 12.5% by 2012, but currently the government departments are running at approximately 6.3% reduction making the target figure a difficult target to hit, let alone the legally binding agreement of a reduction of 80% by 2050.

This could mean that the government will be forced to buy carbon credits in other words the easy option.

Source [Guardian]

In a similar manner as Twitter has grown in favour, social networking is changing in favour of quick easy fire posts, that inform and amuse those who follow or are friends of the user.

The key for the future of social networking is connecting all social networking sites together under one application controlled from the user’s desktop or mobile computing device, which is becoming more popular these days.

Source [NY Times]

It has been estimated that since the 1950’s around sixty per cent of the UK orchards have been turned over to property developers or into disappeared into farmland. Devon is estimated to have lost around ninety per cent of its orchards.

In an attempt to put a stop to this decline, Natural England and the National Trust have teamed up to launched a £500,000 scheme which will concentrate on reversing this trend. The scheme will last for your years and it is hoped will restore and map old and neglected orchards.

Source [Guardian]

Chili’s Awesome Blossom - Calories: 2130
Chili’s Chicken Crisper Tacos (3 pc) - Calories: 2020
Outback Steakhouse Aussie Cheese Fries - Calories: 2710
Baskin Robbin’s Large Oreo Chocolate Shake - Calories: 2600
Cold Stone Creamery’s Gotta Have it Founder’s Favorite - Calories: 1600
Macaroni Grill Spaghetti and Meatballs with Meat Sauce - Calories: 2430
On the Border Dos XX Fish Tacos with Chipotle Sauce, Refried Beans and Rice - Calories: 2440
Ruby Tuesday Fresh Chicken and Broccoli Pasta - Calories: 2060
Quizno’s Large Tuna Melt - Calories: 2090
Uno Chicago Grill’s Pizza Skins - Calories: 2400
The Cheesecake Factory Chris’ Outrageous Chocolate Cake - Calories: 1380
Chili’s Smokehouse Bacon Triple-the-Cheese Big Mouth Burger with Jalapeno Ranch Dressin - Calories: 2040
Outback Steakhouse Baby Back Ribs – Full Rack - Calories: 2260
Uno Chicago Grill Chicago Classic Deep Dish Pizza - Calories: 2310
P.F. Chang’s Tam’s Noodles - Calories: 1678
Chili’s Buffalo Chicken Fajitas with The Works - Calories: 1730
Carls Jr. Double Six Dollar Burger - Calories: 1520

The food may look great but you could come back a different person.

Source [Manolith]

It happened on a Quantas flight from Alice Springs to Melbourne when a box containing twelve Stimsons pythons was loaded into the hold.

Apparently, this happens all of the time and ordinarily nothing would have been thought of it, except for the fact that four of the snakes escaped and as staff could not find them, the plane, which was already on the ground, was removed from service.

It just goes to show how fiction can often be repeated in real life.

Source [Telegraph]

However, this potential killer has put off a couple of Australian daredevils from tempting fate and eating these chillies as challenge.

The chilli is known as the Naga Jolokia and is rated at over one million Scoville units; there is no other chilli that can match its strength or power.

The two subjects attempted the challenge with gusto, but were soon feeling the force of the red hot chilli, it left them groaning, grunting and gagging, but thing that got to the guys was the fact that they had tears running down their faces and Australian guys don’t do that.

Source [News]

There are plenty of myths around about sleep such as:

Eight is the magic number
You can make up for lost sleep on weekends
Some peoples’ bodies only need a few hours of sleep
You need to be on medication if you have chronic insomnia
The older you are the less sleep you need

However, the simple fact is your body will tell you how much sleep you need, if you are not getting enough then you will find that every time that sit down, you fall asleep.

Source [Care2]

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Now your image will never be the same, these site offer everything from mosaic to magazine covers, there is even a site that can put your image into the dollar bill, how cool is that!

Source [Hong Kiat]

It has been found that men fall in love within seconds of laying eyes on that special person; in fact, it takes just 8.2 seconds after meeting a girl for the first time, for him to become smitten.

A woman who is aware of this fact could easily use this information to their advantage, it has to be a useful tool that they could use to find out if they are liked or not.

Naturally, there is a downside to this and it goes like this. From the first time that they meet the longer the man’s gaze the better, if it is less than four and half seconds then there is no interest, but the longer the gaze the better, anything over eight seconds is a good sign.

Source [Telegraph]

The plan will be considered to go in around fifteen years time, but with an estimated cost of around $3 to $4 billion and a launch date estimated to be around 2020 and 2050 will the Venus Mission ever get off the ground?

The results of the study are due to be released during April and is expected to outline the planned trip to the planet that is often referred to as being the Earths sister planet. Although the chances of any life as we know it is not likely due the 450 degree temperatures.

Source [New Scientist]

This claim is being considered entirely viable because in times of crisis health will take a back a seat in many people’s lives it at this point when things can go wrong, short cuts and cut backs are said to be the main cause for these claims.

In past recessions, it has been found that these changes affect two groups, women and children. It turns out that they are the most vulnerable during these times and therefore should a high priority when it comes to care.

This happens because when people are under financial pressure they tend to cut back on health care and the quality of food.

Source [Times]

This amount of people, around one in six adults is a very worrying statistic that could mean their jobs are at risk because of the current financial climate and the chances of them finding another job, which would have been hard enough, is made much more difficult.

Basically, what this study shows is that seven million adults throughout the UK currently have maths skills at the same level as those children who are just about to start secondary education. Shouldn’t something be done about it? Those responsible should be held to account for this serious problem instead of just passing the buck.

Source [Daily Mail]