http://www.leisureroadmap.co.uk Leisure blog Wed, 17 Jun 2009 04:50:49 +0000 http://backend.userland.com/rss092 en Knife crime would seem to be still a major worry for the authorities as well as the general public. This has prompted a lot of talk about banning knives etc, but they can easily be hidden and disposed of. One company has come up with the first anti stab knife. This ... http://www.leisureroadmap.co.uk/330-uk-to-get-anti-stab-knives.html With the imminent release of the new iPhone comes speculation of which there has been plenty, but amongst all of the secrecy and rumours there are often a few facts that slip out, this is what makes technology so interesting. But one thing that Apple may not have been banking on ... http://www.leisureroadmap.co.uk/328-t-mobile-slips-up-with-iphone-specs.html People have often been compared to sheep following any lead that is put in front of them and a classic example of this is the micro blogging site Twitter where it has been found the users are more likely to follow than take the lead. According to the web security firm ... http://www.leisureroadmap.co.uk/326-most-people-on-twitter-have-less-than-ten-followers.html One of the rarest cars in the world is going up for auction, this is a car of historical significance as it turns out to be one of Adolf Hitler’s favourites and had been thought of been missing since the end of the war. This is the car that was actually ... http://www.leisureroadmap.co.uk/324-the-fuhrers-car-for-55-million.html You get a lot of mothers who try to pass themselves off as their daughter’s sister for some strange reason, but for Margaret King it seems that the opposite is happening. On her daughters eighteenth birthday there was not the usual gifts of clothes or even a car, she bought her ... http://www.leisureroadmap.co.uk/322-mother-buys-daughter-botox-for-18th.html For as long as most people can remember Bullfighting has been a major event in Spain, it has been a national pastime and tourist attraction, but now it seems that bullfighting could be coming to end in Spain. 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The problem that workers have is ... http://www.leisureroadmap.co.uk/316-the-future-of-work.html Most people at some time hear the carbon footprint message from the government, so naturally we the ordinary people think that the government are doing all they can to improve their carbon footprint, but it seems that may not be so. It looks as if the government are not going to ... http://www.leisureroadmap.co.uk/314-government-missing-its-own-carbon-footprint-target.html Social networking has reached new levels with many users signing up for one, two or more services in order to promote their lives or businesses. 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The US is a cool place to visit, but eating out can do more than just break the ... http://www.leisureroadmap.co.uk/308-food-with-the-most-calories.html Most people would think that films such as “Snakes on a Plane” made in 2006 are total fiction and could not possibly ever happen, if you believe that then you could be wrong as passengers on an internal flight in Australia found out recently. It happened on a Quantas flight from ... http://www.leisureroadmap.co.uk/306-snakes-are-on-a-plane.html It may seem surprising but there are chillies in the world that are so strong that they can actually kill, but in case you are getting worried the danger is only there if the person has heart or breathing problems. 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