Flowers Once In Forty Years
Posted on April 12, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Environment, Society
Agave Franzosinii flowers only once in 40 years, before the gardeners had to cut it down because it had outgrown the glasshouse at the Royal Botanic Gardens, Kew. Read more of this spectacular Mexican plant…
Burning Man Festival Nevada
Posted on April 12, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Art, Entertainment, Society
From small beginnings in 1986, as a bonfire ritual on solstice, the Burning Man has exploded to become a community of over 50,000 participants. By 2011 the wooden edifice had grown to a 32 metres tall and has now become a neon lit edifice. Read more of this cultural and art festival with a difference…
Woman Denied Marriage License
Posted on April 11, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Society
Anna Vargas, a New York City woman, is furiously trying to unravel an identity fraud in which someone used her birth certificate to arrange bogus marriages to at least three men from other countries. Read also about 12 times identity stolen…
Worldwide Crisis In Drinking Water
Posted on April 11, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Environment, Health, Society
There are 80 countries worldwide that have water shortages that threaten health and economies, says the World Bank, while 40% of the world population have no access to clean water or sanitation. Read more about the world wide crisis…
International Law Blunder Caused By The Internet
Posted on April 11, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Humour, Society
A shopkeeper was mistakenly warned he could be arrested for selling a pipe-smokers, bong, when a police constable confused New South Wales law, in Australia with laws in South Wales, Britain, Read more…
The Value Of Smart Foods
Posted on April 11, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Health
Though many food claims are widely and falsely exaggerated, from sharpening the focus and concentration, to enhancing the memory, increasing the attention span and brain function, there are some ‘smart’ foods, that do just that. Read how dark chocolate is so good for your brain…
Sweden’s Lunch Time Beat
Posted on April 11, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Entertainment, Society
Members of the office staff may appear all hot and sweaty as they return from a lunch time beat, in more and more cities across Europe. All are grinning from ear to ear. From office clerks, to business suits, the young to the middle aged and even university students have discovered a new way to [...]
45 Foot Paper Plane Flies
Posted on March 29, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Education, Society, Student Research Information, Technology
Nearly everyone has fashioned a piece of paper into an airplane and thrown it across a room. However, it took a team of experts to construct the world’s largest paper aeroplane and get it to fly for a glorious 6 seconds. Read more…
The Man Behind The Thatcher Throne
Posted on March 29, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Politics, Society
For her brilliant portrayal of the ex British Prime Minister, Margaret Thatcher, Meryl Street rightly won an Oscar. The film however, showed very little about Denis, the husband of the first woman British and Northern Island Prime Minister. Read more about the power behind the Thatcher throne…
Record Of Longest Bridal Train
Posted on March 28, 2012 by W.L. Stenberg-Tendys in Fashion, Society, Women
With lace imported from France, taffeta and other fabrics purchased from Italy, it took 10 seamstresses 100 days to create the world’s longest bridal train. The bride was then lifted over the Romanian capital in a hot air balloon. Read how this defeated the Netherlands…
