Citius, Altius, Fortius is the motto of the modern day Olympics and means Swifter, Higher, Stronger.
With London being the hosts for the 2012 Olympics, all eyes will be on how well our athletes perform and the pressure is being felt to excel. For this reason, scientists are increasingly discovering new technologies to add to sports equipment and so aid our sportsmen and women to become the...
They say the answer to many problems is right in front of you if you'd only stop looking so hard.
News reports are declaring an end to the problem of global warming. Scientists have discovered that sunglasses provide the clue to saving our planet from the ravages of our throw away lifestyles and lack of consideration for our delicate eco system. And it all lays in black plastic - the one...
What is it that makes people think that designer sunglasses equal anonymity? That hiding behind huge pieces of black plastic mean nobody can see them or guess who they are? And let's face it, no matter how big the designer sunglasses are they still only cover a portion of the face! Do they really believe that if they can't see us, we can't see them?
Celebrities would be much better off to...
Gone are the days when your junk mail was littered with bumpf from the banks offering loans and mortgages that, it seemed, you simply couldn't afford to turn down. Lenders were tripping over themselves, trying to entice you with all sorts of packages to borrow from them and getting on the housing ladder was a relatively simple matter of form filling.
You local friendly mortgage broker was...
Anybody can invent anything they want and anybody gain a patent for the said invention. This is how product design has come on in leaps and bounds to create every possible thing you use every day. Product design is apparent in your vehicle with every individual component needing its own patent. All these components come together to give you this machine that you take for granted to get you from...
The profession of sex workers is reportedly the oldest profession in the world. Born with this innate need to copulate, there always has been and always will be, call for sex workers in one form or another.
As far back as history is recorded, there are many details of prostitution; from whore houses, streetwalkers and call girls to the modern day use of webcam girls and webcam sex. Many of...
Luxury watches are a timeless gift that is guaranteed to please. These relatively small items are an absolute essential in the running of today's life and we have much to thank the Swiss for. After all, it is the Swiss that have been at the forefront of all the top inventions and advancements in precision time keeping and the Swiss that have provided us with luxury watches fit for a king.
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Buy to let property is often seen as a good investment but there are many pitfalls to watch out for along the way. Not least is the one where tenants mis-treat your property.
One such landlord had this exact problem with his buy to let property. When attending to maintenance on the property he found it to be overgrown with cannabis plant putting it on a par with the most hardened drug dens....
The importance of stress on general health and well being has long been documented. It's not possible to die of 'stress' but it's perfectly possible to die of the knock on effects. Indeed, many cancer sufferers claim great health improvements in a lifestyle change to reduce stress after a diagnosis. It's not something life insurance companies seem to take much notice of.
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Many an afternoon has been suffered in my house with my two teenagers desperate for their next fix of MTV's Cribs. This is a programme where we are taken on a tour through a celebrity house, looking at each of their four kitchens, marvelling at the size of the indoor pool with sauna, steam room, Jacuzzi and gym.
We get to see their oversized American sofas that I could sleep a family of...
