Loads of ex skywater, limited atmospheric movement, little
lack of cold and sod all solar stuff at the Castle this morn, the “nues” seems
to have returned to its usual level of coverage and the left elbow appears to
have come out in sympathy with its opposite joint.
Will be packed with those on benefits to laud the memory of
the old bag that snatched milk from the young.
Now North Korea NOW!
A woodland beauty spot is to be turned into what is believed
to be the first official purpose built New Age travellers camp in Britain.
The site at Haldon Hill, near Exeter, Devon, has been used
illegally by travellers for 12 years, but is now to be revamped using £1.11
million of taxpayer’s money.
The proposal will replace the existing ramshackle camp with
15 official plots for “new travellers” under plans approved by Teignbridge
District Council.
Communal allotments, a children’s play area and composting
bins will all be installed at the site as part of the project.
Parking for visitors along with new sanitation will also be
installed while the camp will have a permanent site manager.
It has been given approval under a Government initiative
announced last year to provide £60 million of funding for new official gypsy
and traveller sites.
Wonder how many “proper” homes £1.1 million would build...
It is said that the Japanese giant hornet has a quarter-inch
stinger that pumps out venom containing an enzyme so strong that it can
literally dissolve human tissue. The sting of a giant hornet causes
excruciating pain, yet some people are willing to endure a few stings while
trying to capture them to make a special kind of shouchuu (Japanese
liquor similar to vodka).
Allegedly someone who is stung by a Japanese giant hornet
who doesn’t receive proper treatment soon thereafter can die from an allergic
reaction to the venom. About 40 deaths related to giant hornet stings are
recorded every year.
In Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture huntsmen catch hornets
and leave them to ferment in alcohol for three years, fermented wasp shouchuu
apparently has an unappetizing muddy-brown colour and smells a bit like rotting
flesh.
To prepare the liquor, a large number of live wasps are placed
in a large mason jar, which is then filled with shouchuu. The jar is then
sealed and the hornets left to drown in the alcohol. Desperate to escape, they
release their venom which gives the drink its signature taste and curative
properties.
Num-num-num can’t wait to try that....
A small business in California called Origami Condoms is
working on a revolutionary new prophylactic modelled after the Japanese art of
paper folding which has won the approval of the Bill and Melinda Gates
Foundation for being the only design to radically change the contraceptive.
Origami Condoms' design, which has condoms folded up rather than rolled up like the ones currently sold at most stores that sell health and convenience products, acts as a loose-fitting sheath when it's in use and is said to move with the natural movement of the body.
Origami Condoms are still in clinical testing and will not be available for purchase until early 2015 at the soonest, according to Resnic.
Origami Condoms' design, which has condoms folded up rather than rolled up like the ones currently sold at most stores that sell health and convenience products, acts as a loose-fitting sheath when it's in use and is said to move with the natural movement of the body.
Origami Condoms are still in clinical testing and will not be available for purchase until early 2015 at the soonest, according to Resnic.
The condom designs must first go through several phases
testing before the company can apply for FDA approval, he said.
Resnic said his company has not yet set a price for their
accordion-shaped condoms, that they will likely cost more than traditional
rubbers.
Of course they will-that’s the price of “progress”....
Germany’s iconic Nurburgring, home of motor racing since the
1920s, has been defaced by vandals who daubed a penis onto the track at the
notorious Brunnchen corner.
The incident is believed to have happened on Saturday night,
with the world ‘Danish’ written alongside the genitalia – apparently aimed at a
Danish driver who has previously used the track.
The incident left German police to call in a paint-stripping
machine to remove the artwork and dry out the surface – an operation which took
hours and left the Nurburgring out of use to ‘tourist rides’ on Sunday.
No sense of humour the Germans...
And finally:
The smell of rosemary could boost your memory; the aroma of
essential oil from the herb could improve memory in healthy adults, according
to researchers from the University of Northumbria.
The smell may enhance the ability to remember events and to
remember to complete tasks at particular times, they said.
A group of 66 people were given memory tests in either a
rosemary-scented room or another room with no scent. Participants were tasked
with various tests to assess their memory functions, including finding hidden
objects and passing specified objects to researchers at a particular time.
The results, presented at
the British Psychological Society's annual conference in Harrogate, showed that
participants in the rosemary-scented room performed better on the prospective
memory tasks than those in the room with no smell.
Great.....now what was it again......
Angus
