New Mapping service top Google
A new map service threatens to rival and even overtake the seriously popular Google Maps. With Google it is quite possible to home in on you target location to see what is going around it, maybe it is house that the user is wanting to buy, you can have a look at the surrounding houses [...]
June 20, 2008Drinking games to play
Just going out to the pub, wine bars or clubs can get slightly monotonous after while, seeing the same old people getting steadily drunk every weekend, so even drinkers are need of some variation to their routines.
This is probably why there are many different drinking or alcohol related games around which will add a bit [...]
Betting on your life
Being told that you have a terminal illness is not the best thing that could happen to anyone, but when you are told that you have only two years to live, some people may say “I’ll take those odds” like ex Car Dealer, Jon Andrews, 58 he liked those odds and decided to do something [...]
May 30, 2008Smoking marijuana could make you homeless
As we in the UK end to follow a lot of what happens in the US, this story should act as a reason why we should our own path on legal issues or maybe not, some people may think that this is perfectly ok.
The story follows a 68 year grandmother who is facing eviction from [...]
Investing in drink
Most people like a drink every now and then, even if it is just a tipple at Christmas, but sometimes there is the occasion to splash out, like weddings, winning the lottery and maybe even getting a pay rise. So if money were no object what type of bottle could you buy then?
Henri IV Dudognon [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
Gaming machines pulled out of pubs
It seems that the smoking ban in public places has not just made the smokers leave the pubs, but many of the affiliated services too. As trade drops and one thing about smokers is that they are normally drinkers too. But as they have been pushed outside they obviously take their money with them, which [...]
February 25, 2008Cake eating man dies
If this was not so serious, it could have been a scene from a TV comedy, but this is in fact a very serious matter which has resulted in the death of a man out for a fun evening with friends at a night club in Swansea.
Towards the end of the night, the club which [...]
Amsterdam’s red light district to close
The red light district in Amsterdam has been a fixture in the city for what seems forever, in fact the area is a sort of tourism spot, but this type of business always has criminal undertones and it is for this reason that the city council have decided to clear the area. They have already [...]