Church uses coke for baptisms
In the freezing north life still goes on, countries like Norway are experiencing a severe cold spell at the moment and yet life still goes for the people as they go about their daily lives and celebrate all of the normal family events such as a baptism.
Unfortunately, some things do have to suffer, like the [...]
Restaurant says, “Pay what you want”
It is great when a business owner understands that it is everyone who is suffering from the current financial crisis, one such businessman is Peter Ilic the owner of four restaurants under the Little Bay name.
For the entire month of February his customers will not be getting a full bill that has everything itemised, because [...]
Couple save cash by marrying at fast food joint
The credit crunch is affecting people in many different ways, but one thing that is really feeling the pinch has to be weddings; there was a time when the spending of thousands of pounds seemed to be the norm.
However, with cash being so tight the wedding has to be scaled down in order not to [...]
Hot dog seller payout for prime spot
When you see someone selling burgers and hot dogs on a street corner in London there is little though that goes into how much the guy pays or not to the local authorities for the privilege.
However, in the home of the hot dog, New York there is more value placed on a pitch where a [...]
Fairtrade coffee for all UK Starbucks fans
The coffee business in the high streets of the UK must be feeling the pinch during the current financial crisis, not because there are so many of them, after all competition is great for business.
This is going to be mainly down to the lack of cash that is around at the moment, which means [...]
Fat parents paid to walk kids
It looks as if there is going to be a crossover between businesses and getting fit, the government under the direction of the Health Secretary, Alan Johnson are planning to pay obese parents to walk their kids to school or to simply walk the bus or train station.
The reward is not going to be cash, [...]
Bugs used for recycling
It has been discovered a bacteria could help with the disposal of plastic item that are normally dumped in landfill sites and take several hundred years to degrade. Instead of this practice, continuing these plastics could end up being used for recycling.
The bacterium is known as Pseudomonas and they can be used on the low [...]
Sandwich bag looks mouldy
It has always been the case, you spend and money making your lunch for work or for the kids to take to school, only to find that people keep stealing the sandwich or taking a bite out of it. There is no excuse for this, and it is seriously annoying.
So what be done about this [...]
Bee deaths threaten food supplies
This is not the first time that the subject of the declining population of the UK’S bee’s has once again become news, this time because of the results from a survey that has been conducted by the British Beekeepers Association (BBKA) which show that the nations bee population has fallen again.
This may seem like a [...]
Food supplements contain banned substances
Making and selling food supplements is a huge business not just here in the UK but worldwide, there are many large companies who have based their business on this market, which are being marketed as being healthy and natural.
Yet recent research has shown that this business may not be as healthy or natural as [...]
BioFuels made from sawdust
It seems that there is no limit to the types of plant matter, which can be converted into biofuels, the only problem is converting the plant molecules into the liquid hydrocarbons, which is essential, otherwise the whole process is a waste of time.
Once this conversion has taken place plant material and waste plant material can [...]
You can buy anything on eBay
If you are looking for a bargain, then a visit to eBay may be on your agenda but apart from the normal items that would expect to find on the auction site, there are also some very weird items which some people are trying to sell and there are some very attempts at spelling by [...]
July 14, 2008The perils of eating out
It is interesting to hear the other side of the story when it comes to eating out. Many of us occasionally have a meal in restaurant but sometimes this does not work out so fine and yet you simply cannot understand why.
Well a waiter spills the beans on what makes the restaurant world tick and [...]
A Milestone for McDonalds
Out of all the products that McDonalds sell, the Big Mac has to be the most famous and possibly even the most popular burger that they sell. Yet the Big Mac was never on the original menu, because as with many burger bars during the late fifties they just sold burgers.
But one franchise owner James [...]
Smoking ban a year on
It’s been a year since the smoking ban was introduced in the UK, and so far there has been a mixed response as to whether or not this has helped in any way at all.
Clearly there are the health benefits, nobody wants to be stuck in a room full of smoke, and not even smokers [...]
Millions of people poorer due to bio fuels
At first bio fuel may have seemed a great idea, but now that the scale of the industry is becoming more apparent, there are fears that the hunger for fuel to put into cars is driving the bio fuel industry to expand.
But this expansion of crops for bio fuels means that the traditional crops are [...]
The business of being green
There are not many places that you can go or see on the TV where eco friendly items are being marketing. The problem is for the average person going green is not very easy, first there is the time consumption because inevitably going green slows things down and then there is cost, going green can [...]
June 6, 2008Are Bio Fuels bad for business?
Well this is going to be part of the big debate, because yes Bio Fuels are great but they are really not a replacement for fossil fuels, they will just extend their usage by a few years.
The real problem with the rise of Bio Fuels is the damage that the growing this crop does, in [...]
Making ends meet
It has to be a sign of the times as people are having to dig deep and begin to sell off some of their assets, but this is not for profit or to pay for a holiday of a life time, no this is simply in order for some families in the States to survive [...]
April 16, 2008Bio fuels are bad business
By 2010 all vehicles in the UK will be using at least some part of bio fuel when they fill up at the petrol station. This is the UK government’s way of reducing green house gases and the reliance of fossil fuels.
But this is move that is bound to upset many green groups and charities [...]