Bio 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 [...]
Man jailed for forgetting drinks under trolley
This sort of thing must have happened to virtually everyone at some time, you are getting your weekly shopping at the supermarket and because they put all of the light stuff at the beginning of the store, by the time you get round to the heavy stuff like drinks etc, they have to go to [...]
March 31, 2008Water and Oil equals world domination
As almost everyone on the planet has realised we are using up the natural resources and there will come a time when they have been depleted, but before we get to that stage there will be time when military power is over taken by those who have a hold over the worlds most precious resources, [...]
March 26, 2008Smart eating keeps staff at their desks
When it gets to around 11.00 am and right the through to 2.00 pm it is very noticeable that the staff in the office begin to get restless and eventually they are up and about looking for something to eat and drink.
This behaviour is repeated throughout the world in offices and can cause companies a [...]
National shopping habits change
Every year the office of national statistics draws up the UK’s shopping basket, this is the products that we are buying in the stores and every time this happens the products at the top swap around as some become more popular, while others may fall out of favour with the UK shopping public.
WHAT’S IN:
Pure fruit [...]
Cloned cows go on sale
It may sound a bit like science fiction, but the fact the first cloned cows are about to go on sale in the UK is definitely fact.
The first calves born to a cloned cow in the UK will be travelling to the live stock auction in Bristol this week, this is said to be [...]
Doritos in a mess
The makers of the famous brand of snack Doritos, has found themselves is some serious trouble with the Muslim community. Walkers Crisps, has been criticised by Muslims leaders over the snack because it contains alcohol.
It may only be a trace amount of alcohol but never the less this product has not been listed on the [...]
New ethnic food business
Space cuisine is set to take on a more international flavour when South Koreas first astronaut Ko San visits the international space station in April, but he will be bringing along with him something that has never been tried before in space, Kimchi which is the national dish of South Korea.
However although this may be [...]
Oil prices soar again
We could be looking at the prices of crude oil settling at new all time highs of above the $100 per barrel level. We have seen that the price did rise above the $100 mark but it did settle down later at below this figure, but it seems now that the prices are set to [...]
January 22, 2008Text order to Pizza Hut
In the States it is possible to text a pizza, which is great, but maybe not always the most practical way of ordering something, especially as sometimes the text messages do not arrive that quickly, however what this does show is that there are businesses out there which are happy to embrace the new technology [...]
January 16, 2008Accidental but successful products
Imagine discovering something completely by accident and knowing that it would go on to be one of the biggest things in its industry and stay there for years to come? Wouldn’t that be great?
Here are just ten products that were found by accident:
Potato Chips - Discovered: Saratoga Springs, New York
Viagra - Discovered: Merthyr Tydfil, Wales
LSD [...]
Disney restaurant bans kids
Considering that Disney has been built up on the dreams of children, it would seem very strange for the company to ban kids from one of its restaurants, but as from this week anyone under the age of ten will not be allowed in the Victoria and Albert’s in the Grand Floridian Resort and spa, [...]