Yoda not allowed on FaceBook
This is just one of those times when your name can be a distinct disadvantage, imagine trying to open an account with a social networking site and after enter your name the site pops up with an error message.
Well this particular person is from Japan and is named Hiroko Yoda, yes and that is why [...]
Hundred million users on FaceBook
It’s incredible really that a site such as FaceBook can attract so many users, from what started off as a project has grown into a massive empire with over one hundred million users, all of which believe in the potential of such a site.
However, for the people behind FaceBook this membership is a gold mine [...]
US dispute China’s Olympic win
As the entire world celebrates the ending of what could be described one of the most successful Olympic Games ever, there are questions being asked as to who came out on top.
If anyone would have noticed, the medals table have the three grades and a total, but this year certain countries have been gauging the [...]
The £20 wind turbine
A student from Greenwich studying at the University of Portsmouth has designed and built a fully working wind turbine made completely from recycled materials.
The idea is that this type of equipment could be used in third world countries where power and cash are short. However, there is a ready made market for affordable wind power [...]
Overweight kids could be taken into care
Council leader throughout the country are planning to take overweight children away from their parents in order to save money. This plan is being contemplated by the Local Government Association (LGA) because they fear that in four-year time, childhood obesity will become so wide spread that around a million children will be considered clinically obese.
The [...]
Sleeping is good for you
There are many myths concerning sleep, but how much sleep you get and when you get your forty winks can have some major effects on the way that you perform during the day. It all depends on your own body clock which if you are to get the most out of what you have then [...]
August 14, 2008What about the 2014 games
Nobody could have predicted the problems that we have seen recently between Russia and Georgia, but hopefully this has passed us now. However, even during the Olympic Games we have seen some serious rivalry in sport between the two countries, which goes well beyond the normal behaviour.
This has prompted calls for the 2014 Winter Olympics [...]
Ikea to sell solar panels
The Swedish flat pack superstore Ikea has long been involved in the semi eco friendly way of life. But now they are going for it big time, as the company has invested over £36 million into the Green Tech Energy fund.
The ultimate goal for the new venture is the production and sale of solar [...]
Georgia out of the Olympics
The military action that is taking place in Georgia has gone far enough for the country’s parliament to declare war.
However, with the Olympics in full swing this could have some devastating effects on the outcome of the games in Beijing.
The Georgia Olympic team is around twenty-five string, but before they have had a chance to [...]
Police want national DNA database
A national DNA database of every man, woman and child, would help solve more crimes, according to the Chief Constable of Strathclyde, Stephen House.
In Scotland, there is not a DNA database in Scotland as there is in the UK. The difference between to the two systems is that in England at the moment any DNA [...]