Sunday, September 23, 2007
A helmet or blonde locks - that is the question...
‘About a year ago, a psychologist at the University of Bath in England announced the results of a study in which he played both researcher and guinea pig. An avid cyclist, Ian Walker had heard several complaints from fellow riders that wearing a helmet seemed to result in bike riders receiving far...
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Saturday, September 22, 2007
My Last Tidbit on Hygiene – Guaranteed!
“A study of 11,000 children has determined that an overly hygienic environment increases the risk of eczema and asthma.” (Discover, Sept. 2007) Maybe the Indian monks and medieval knights were on to something after all…
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Wednesday, September 19, 2007
Not tonight dear, I just washed my hands...
'Antibacterial soap is no more effective at preventing infection than regular soap, and triclosan (the active ingredient) can mess with your sex hormones.' (Discover, Sept. 2007) Better to be messy than be messed with...
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Tuesday, September 18, 2007
The Jain Dharma Monks Have an Excuse – What Was Theirs?
England ’s medieval King Henry IV required his knights to bathe at least once in their lives – during their ritual knighthood ceremonies. (Discover, Sept. 2007) Maybe the knights had discovered it gave them an advantage over their adversaries by forcing them to hold their noses in battle…
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Monday, September 17, 2007
And speaking of hygiene...
'Monks of the Jain Dharma (a minority religion in India) are forbidden to bathe any parts of their bodies besides the hands and feet, believing the act of bathing might jeopardize the lives of millions of microorganisms.' (Discover, Sept. 2007) I take it these are celibate monks...
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Saturday, September 15, 2007
More than the Taxes are high on Rice Treats…
Tennessee officials have an unconventional tool for controlling drugs: they actually tax them by weight. So when William Hoak whipped up some ‘rice creepers’ – like Rice Krispie treats, but laced with marijuana – he got hit with a US$11,505 fine for unpaid tax. In a lawsuit to recover the taxes,...
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Thursday, September 13, 2007
And in America, we have a problem with jackets and ties…
Bob Spano, principal of Golden Gate High in Naples, FL., says up to 98 per cent of his students comply with the school dress code, which calls for business attire. For males, an example would be a polo shirt. But when Austin Perkins, 17, turned up wearing a jacket and tie he received a suspension....
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Wednesday, September 12, 2007
Problems with Afghani Footwear?
"From the soldiers' perspective, we do not believe a group of people who will whip women for wearing heels that click on the pavement should be allowed to reassume control of their country and the lives of those people in it." - Chief of the Defence Staff Gen. Rick Hillier, speaking at a rally in...
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Tuesday, September 11, 2007
And, talking about purses...
According to the Toronto Star, a recent Canadian study has found that 32 per cent of women secretly spend money on costly clothes, hiding their purchases from their spouses. 14 per cent do the same with beauty products and treatments. With men, 13 per cent hide electronic purchases, and 6 per cent...
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Monday, September 10, 2007
This is just in...
Over her lifetime, the average woman will own 111 purses. (dailymail.co.uk) The trouble is, of course, that very few women would like to be seen as merely 'average'...
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