Free Wi-Fi in Starbucks
But only the US for now it would seem. Regular visitors to the famous Starbucks coffee houses, will be able to surf the net free of charge in the Starbucks if the buy a Starbucks card, this is one of those cards which the user signs up for and charges up with money.
All the customer [...]
It’s a matter of survival
When the attacks on the WTC happened everything seemed to have changed, gradually our lives have become subject to more scrutiny, there are thousands of CCTV systems in the major cities and towns and to cap it all one day there is going to be a major fuel crisis.
It is this that have made some [...]
Ireland to clean up sea of nets
Occasionally there are tales of boats of all sizes being caught up in rogue fishing nets, this can be an inconvenience to larger boats, but for small more fragile craft, this hazard can be seriously dangerous.
These rogue nets are called “Ghost Nets” and not only are they a danger to craft they are also a [...]
Waitress sacked for giving away 16 cent treat
Theft from the workplace throws up many issues of trust etc, but when single mother working in a restaurant gave a crying child a bite sized doughnut valued a just 16 cents; you may think that this was not a case for being fired.
But it was and the woman from Ontario in Canada, was fired [...]
New drink takes the bacon
It could only happen in the States, they have created a new drink that is strictly for the meat eating population, but as drinks go it is probably not going to be advertised as that, otherwise they could be pushing themselves out a massive marketplace which is just plain bad for business.
However it is the [...]
Mother is not always right
For some strange reason it would seem that all of things that your mother told you not to do were in fact wrong. Here are just a few examples of the things that some mothers say in order to stop their children from doing something they do not like.
“Stop cracking your knuckles…it will give you [...]
No more waiters needed
The Germans pride themselves in being efficient and able to come up with some great ideas, and this one is will go down as the idea that put waiting staff out of job, or so they are hoping.
This is a restaurant that requires no waiting staff at all, everything is done by computer and [...]
Organise your life and the kids too
Life is complicated enough with careers and busy lifestyles, but when you add kids to the equation all you plans and routines need to be totally revised. It’s easy to just sit back and let the whole thing blow over your head, but that is not really the way that it should be going, having [...]
March 12, 2008Nasty food additives
Food labelling has always been a bit if a mystery to many people, the basics are fair enough we can all follow the listed ingredients but when it comes to the end of the list things become a little sketchy. So what exactly are some of those mystery ingredients?
Shellac - wood-finishing product, used in [...]