Published documents by Shaun Parker

2009

January is upon us and this is traditionally the time of year when people\'s thoughts are turning to booking their annual holiday. There is no escaping the fact that the recession has hit the holiday industry hard, but in the typical British way, the masses are trying hard to buck the trend and pretend everything is hunk dory. Pretending something is not happening - or sticking your head in the...

Getting A Good Deal On Your Next Car Published on 16/01/2009

When it comes to transport systems, Manchester has one of the best in the country. Their tram system operates in Altrincham, Bury and Eccles and en extensive bus and train network also runs regularly. In fact, 575 pounds million is currently being ploughed into Manchester\'s public transport system to make it even more efficient. This is a good idea when you consider that Manchester has a...

New Must Have Gadgets For The Coming Year Published on 15/01/2009

We can have a recession and we can have a credit crunch, we can lose our jobs and our homes but despite all this, there will always be a market for gadgets that seem pretty pointless to many but are the must-haves of other people\'s lives. Inventors make their living from product design and not all of it is useful - some of it is and some of it is just... stuff. At the Consumers Electronics...

Spice Up Your Life Published on 15/01/2009

Summers on its way! Well, this may be a little optimistic but what else is there to look forward to after Christmas apart from the long, long dark nights of dreariness and cold with a little frostbite and flu thrown in? So, you see my point, Christmas is over therefore summer is on its way! Along with that comes the great outdoors living and weekends of barbecues. So, it\'s been a long, hard...

I\'ve Got Your Number Published on 15/01/2009

Can you imagine today\'s youth managing with a telephone system if it hadn\'t changed from it\'s original state? In the 1870\'s the first telephones were installed in pairs so each owner could only talk to the other, with no switchboard facilities to connect them to other telephone owners. It wasn\'t until 1894 that the first battery operated switchboard was installed with a wider capacity....

The Beast Into The Beauty Published on 15/01/2009

The Goths were a tribe of people that existed in Roman times and were looked on as Barbarians due to their fierce nature. Over time, as with most things, ideas of the Goths were romanticised and led to a fashion trend, albeit accidentally. This changed them from something that was originally seen as nasty and ugly to a thing of beauty, where followers try to see the beauty in the darker side of...

Baby Wear Goes Back To Basics For The New Season Published on 14/01/2009

At last! Baby wear for 2009 is going back to basics - beautiful basics. Organic baby wear has becoming increasingly popular as more and more people consider the environment and fabrics made from purely natural materials are being called for. Cotton clothing for babies - just as it used to be - is where baby wear is coming from for the new season. Floral dresses for little girls in crisp,...

Coughs And Sneezes Spread Diseases Published on 14/01/2009

The open plan office was hailed as a revolution in buildings where many office workers had previously been segregated. They would, it was said, unite workers socially and make work easier, allowing more interaction and speedier results. It has often meant that offices could be constructed cheaply and quickly, keeping business flowing. Air conditioning was pumped in to keep the occupants cool...

Escape The Rat Race On A Balloon Flight Published on 14/01/2009

Life is a drudge, there\'s no escaping it. The press is full of doom and gloom about recession and house prices plummeting and job losses and we are supposed to keep up our British stiff upper lip without becoming disconcerted and chucking in the towel. It\'s not that easy to afford a foreign holiday to lift the blues either. To that end, people are looking for ever more inventive ways to...

The Technological Way To Display Your Memories Published on 13/01/2009

Ever since the invention of the camera people have wanted to display their photos. They help us keep our memories alive and show others the people and times we are proudest of. Over the years there have been various fashions in the form of photo frames form ornate to frameless glass, from deep, wooden frames to mirror frames. Yet now we have come to a time when, just as in the clothing...