There isn't anyone who isn't currently feeling the credit crunch. Not just us average folk but also those high fliers and celebrities. In fact, those very celebrities probably have the right idea. You don't get rich by flashing your cash around.
A trend that comes and goes, and you'll probably find this happens amid a credit crises, is the one of buying up old stuff and calling it...
We all know the kitchen is the hub of the home. If you have friends over, you congregate in the kitchen. If you're having one of 'those' discussion with your partner, they often begin in the kitchen - this is so we can appear busy and act like we don't care but my god, have I got some thorough cleaning done during one of those moments!
Anyway, I digress. The kitchen is the hub of the home...
With the introduction of the computer age came the emergence of a whole new array of industrial design possibilities. The technological age, it seems, knows no bounds. But with all this, comes a price.
And that price is Industrial Design Disease. It manifests itself in the form of technology addiction that comes with recognisable indicators. Sweaty palms, raised blood pressure and...
With the UK housing market in decline, many people are looking to overseas property investment as a source of future income and as a safe haven for their money. This can often have tax benefits and the property markets are easily researchable on the internet so you can find the best place to invest without too much difficulty and without leaving it to chance.
In the light of our current...
Do you remember that hideous trend in the eighties for chintz? Every surface, from wall coverings to curtains, from cushions to sofa covers and bedding was covered in flowery fabric with a soft sheen that made you feel like you were laying in the Garden of Eden.
I have to hold my hands up and admit I was party to this fashion, albeit in a small way. We all thought our flowery pastel wall...
Global warming is often blamed on the use of our cars and for this we are slapped with huge taxes and massive purchase prices. This is in a bid to keep our car usage down and fuel consumption to a minimum to save the environment. No matter that these huge corporations spew out millions of tons of waste everyday all over the world, just as long as we don't use our car to get to work.
It seems...
Cancer, heart attack and organ failure are the biggest and most frequently claimed for illnesses on medical insurance. However, new discoveries are being made all the time and it is hoped that this reduce premiums for medical insurance as these illnesses become more manageable and treatable.
Breast cancer is one of the few cancers that can be linked to genes and one of the biggest illnesses...
With the developments in the printing and publishing business came the introduction of pornographic material and much later, the acceptance of such things by the majority.
With the developments in the technical world of cyber space came the world of cyber sex but this is yet to be accepted by the majority and as such, opens up a huge moral debate. Life itself has marched on in a dramatic...
What came first - the computer or the software development? This is a good question. A computer is basically a plastic box full of electronics and is of absolutely no use unless you have the software that implements all the things you need it to do.
Remember the good old days of software development when we were all agog at the electronic game of tennis you could play on the TV or computer...
With the ever-increasing fashion for size zero, it has become apparent that more and more women are relying on chauffeur car hire to get them from A to B.
For us mere mortals, chauffeur car hire is a luxury we experience on rare occasions. Prom nights are a big thing for young girls when daddy employs chauffeur car hire for them and they cruise around the town, getting tipsy on cider,...
