Picture this: The year is 50AD, excitement has built in the city of Rome as the day of the gladiators fight draws near. There are some pretty savage criminals in the line up and many of Rome's citizens are baying for their blood, sick of the reign of terror that these men have wrought. A crowd has gathered early in the day and jostled for the best viewing positions. All now wait on Emperor...
Air travel has become an everyday occurrence and air travel is rarely thought of as a risk. That said, latest figures suggest that, on average, one thousand people per year die worldwide through aviation disasters. Add to this the one and a half thousand people that die in light aircraft, business jets and helicopters and the risk is propelled into the arena a little more forcefully. Of course,...
There is absolutely no doubt from anyone that a catastrophic head injury or spinal cord injury is the stuff of nightmares. We try not to think about it but sometimes, if we know of somebody who has been through it, or if we read of it in the news, we may spend a while thinking about how it would affect our lives.
We could devote hours to this thought but we would never do justice to the...
Time keeping means a great deal more now than it did years ago. Times have moved on apace and there is a real sense of urgency to cram as much in as possible to our lives. Of those people that up sticks and move abroad to take on an entirely different lifestyle it's mostly to escape the rat race that sees them being held as slaves to the clock. Yet, you don't have to look that far back in...
Investment property is a bit of an unsure market at the moment, given the threatened worldwide recession. The rich/poor divide is becoming ever wider with those that can afford investment property and those whose accommodation is subject to what others can afford. However, this situation, like every other recession the world has suffered, will eventually pass and if you can hang on to an...
You cannot open a newspaper or news page on the internet these days without being filled with doom and gloom for all the reports of recession, credit crunch and housing market crashes. We even have predictions of how crime and violence as well as family breakdown will all be symptoms of people's hardship. But is this not scaremongering? Is it all really so bad?
There is no doubt that...
Second hand car never had quite the ring to it that people wanted to boast about. This label portrayed a rather battered, rusty old car that would limp along and break down regularly. It was only the don't thing to be able to be seen in a new car. However, this was hardly a fair opinion to hold unless you had actually had experience of a second hand car. After all, drive down the road and would...
When it comes to industrial design, this is the one thing that has led the world in advancements in all fields, from medicine to mechanics from food processing to farming. It has opened up possibilities that for thousands of years would never be dreamed of. The industrial revolution surely has to be the most monumental point in history when it comes to world changes. Soon after this, machinery...
There are two groups of people in life. There are those that mature at the age of ten into forty year olds, the ones that revel in turning up at school in a tie with their shirts tucked in. Then there are those that make it to twelve or thirteen with all the hang ups that this age bracket bring and before you know it have actually turned forty with little more maturity than in their teenage...
Everyone knows that if you want to impress the woman of your dreams, the best thing you can do is buy her a diamond. A diamond ring is the most popular form of engagement ring in the world and every girl loves to show off a good quality solitaire on her finger. But how can you be sure the diamond you're getting is a good quality one?
Any diamond worth its weight will come with certification....
