Oprah show to end in 2011
For many people in the UK they may have thought that the Oprah Winfrey show had finished a long time ago as it is hardly ever in on the screens in this country. However, it is still going strong in fact Oprah Winfrey is still the highest female earner in the USA, but that could [...]
October 31, 2008Not all greens are that perfect
It seems that not all eco friendly consumers are as green as they would to think they are, many people who try practice a green lifestyle are often inclined to go with design as well as the environmental effect of products, which can often be a compromise.
These consumers do not go out of their way [...]
Burial at sea is eco friendly
Could burials at sea be the new eco friendly way of laying our loved ones to rest? Well it would seem so in the US as one business, which arranges this type of burial, use the cremated remains to produce artificial reefs of the east coast of the USA.
Therefore, the burial still uses cremation, which [...]
Ancient forests in the UK lost
Sometimes we get side tracked when we watch the news stories where places like the Amazon rainforests being destroyed to make way for other crops and building works, we see this as a serious threat to the world’s eco system, but this is happening in the UK too.
It seems that even here in the UK [...]
Sofa gives man heart failure
There was a time when buying a brand new sofa was a major point in some people’s lives, but these days buying major household items is not so difficult, which is why there has been a massive growth in the amount of stores selling leather sofas.
Buying his brand new leather sofa should have been a [...]
Baldness gene found
With a third of all men suffering from male pattern baldness by the time that they reach the age of forty five, there are many people who would be thinking that it is about time that something should be done about it, and so there has by Researchers at McGill University, King’s College London and [...]
October 9, 2008Surprising uses for bacon
Bacon has to be the downfall of many vegetarians, of it is the aroma that really hits the spot for most people, followed by the flavour in many cases, but bacon is not just for breakfast or sandwiches as it has many other uses, such as:
Maple-Bacon Lollipops
Chocolate-Covered Bacon
Bacon Chocolate-Chip Cookies
Bacon-and-Egg Ice Cream
Chicken-Fried Bacon
Bacon Vodka
Bacon-Wrapped Tofu
Fool’s [...]
Yachts with added security
How things have changed since the early days of the sailing dingy where the well-heeled people would take to the water in their wooden yachts and have a fun days messing about on the water.
However the influx of the super rich appear to be escaping the horrors of the credit crunch and are able to [...]
Flexitarianism is the new vegetarian
There is growing movement within the vegetarian people that means maybe they are not totally veggie after all, many vegetarians crave some of those meaty treats, especially those items that have an aroma that is just too good to miss.
The top cravings are bacon and their mothers Sunday roast dinner, this is where they are [...]
Tidal turbines for Scotland
If planning permission is granted to Scottish Power Renewable’s, within three years they could be providing power to around forty thousand homes with no carbon dioxide emissions either.
The turbines which have already been tested will be around ninety eight feet long and are designed to move fast enough to produce the energy required, but at [...]