Hearing of the “world’s first eco-friendly tattoo parlour” last week almost brought on my first tattoo. But then I realised it was, predictably, in LA, and that while the studio’s architectural values sounded fully sustainable (passive ventilation, green roof, etc), there wasn’t much that was eco friendly about the actual body art. (more…)
Ireland’s First Vintage Bridal Fair Ireland’s first Vintage Bridal Fair makes its debut at Malone House this Sunday, providing brides-to-be with unique ideas and inspiration for the big day. Hosted by Decadence, the organiser of Frock Around The Clock Vintage Fairs, the event will feature 40 exhibitors showcasing elegant vintage bridalwear, prom dresses, evening gowns, accessories and jewellery, making this event the perfect destination for brides, wedding guests and ladies seeking a stunning vintage frock for a fabulous event. (more…)
A Japanese lingerie maker has created a bra that grows rice.
The bizarre underwear features pots instead of cups, and a plastic water hose with seedlings acting as a belt.
It even comes with a pair of detachable farming gloves.
Triumph Japan has a reputation for making “gimmick” undies that convey political messages. (more…)
If you find youreself in the Kildare region this month, a visit to Castlefarm is a must. Castlefarm is nationally renowned as one of the top food destinations in the country. As well as being awarded Bridgestone plaques for the past four years Castlefarm is a Teagasc organic demonstration farm. Castlefarm sells its own farmhouse cheese, organic beef and pork, organic vegetables, organic eggs and seasonal chutneys and jams as well as other locally produced and Irish food. Castlefarm not only produces good food but it also educates people about good food offering group tours of the farm as well as cookery demonstrations and producer talks. (more…)
I’m not sure if it was the sudden and dramatic change in the weather, but this week our house is full of sniffles, sneezing and aches and pains. This includes my two and a half year old daughter Myah who seems to wait to go to a supermarket (or somewhere similarly public) to announce ‘Mummy, look I’ve a snotty nose’. I’m finding it all very stressful, as unlike other multi tasking parents I know, I am not the well organised mother I should be and have found myself on several occasions routing around my pockets and sleeves to find not even a morsel of tissue, used or otherwise). (more…)
As the economy gradually recovers from the past year’s big slump, changes are expected in consumer behavior: according to a recent survey, in 2010 UK and American shoppers are to pay much more attention to transparency and ethical responsibility in their food and beverage purchases.
A survey by market research organization Mintel reveals that, despite a widespread growing confidence and adaptation to overcome the previous restraints, consumers will be adapting to the new economy, moving away from excessive spending toward moderation and higher attention to ethical sourcing and sustainability. (more…)
Think how much time you spend inside: sleeping, working, watching TV, eating… Some of us spend as little as 1 hour per day outside. Why all the fuss?
Everyone knows about the dangers of outdoor air pollution from car exhaust fumes to emissions from factories. But did you know that your home environment is actually worse? Sometimes by up to 5 times the levels found outside. (more…)
As you may or may not know 96% of the Universe is “missing”. Please kindly check your cupboards to see if you are unwittingly hiding some of it. Thank you!
OK so scientists can’t explain why the Universe is expanding at an accelerating rate rather than slowing down as you would expect, so they have come up with the idea of dark matter and dark energy to explain it.
There’s no proof of either, but it’s a nice idea and helps justify spending billions on Hadron Colliders that might blow us all up, but hey it’s all in the name of science isn’t it so it has to be worth it right?
And scientists have recently detected signs of what they believe might be evidence of what dark matter might actually made up of.
They call this stuff – Weakly Interacting Massive Particles or WIMPS for short. It’s true, check it out if you don’t believe me!
And they have recently detected some anomalies from deep space that might be signs of these WIMPS existing they say.
However why they needed to spend all that time, effort and money looking for WIMPS is a bit baffling really when all they had to do was fly to Copenhagen for the COP15 Conference and find a whole plethora of them there!
In case you are wondering what these weakly interacting massive particles might themselves be made of then the egos of all these so called world leaders could be close. And the bigger the egos the less time they spent there.
The only person who seemed to have any decent grip on the need and the urgency of the situation was the Danish Environment Minister who was hosting the event and she was fairly quickly replaced by, yes you guessed it, a man with a rather large ego because other men who also had rather large egos didn’t like the way she was handling the conference!
So looks like WIMPS make up 96% of the known Universe!
So what might the other 4% be made of?
How about – S.T.U.F.F.? – Strong, Tiny, United, Free-Radical, Forces
They may all be tiny but together they build a future where everyone is included and everyone is part of the solution.
And although it might only make up 4% of the Universe that’s still quite a lot of STUFF to be getting on with!
WIMPS might not give a STUFF about the rest of the world, but who knows before you know it,
“S.T.U.F.F. the Future” could be the new logo for the next decade?
Tony Kearney
20/12/09
www.whoownsthefuture.com
The festive season is the worst time of year for paper waste. From wrapping paper to gift packaging and Christmas cards. All is not lost, you too can be mindful of your paper use of the holidays following these tips:
It may not sound like “tree-hugging,” but cutting down a real tree for Christmas is actually greener than going with the artificial kind.
Because of concerns over deforestation around the world, many people naturally worry that buying a real tree might contribute to that problem, Springer says. But most Christmas trees for sale these days are grown not in the forest but on tree farms, for the express purpose of being cut.
Live trees actively photosynthesize as they grow from saplings, which removes carbon dioxide from the atmosphere. The tree farms that grew the trees also replant after the trees are cut.
Artificial trees, on the other hand, don’t come out even in the carbon balance. Petroleum is used to make the plastics in the trees and lots of carbon dioxide-creating energy is required to make and transport them.
So get chopping guys and enjoy your beautiful real christmas tree without any guilt!
via: www.enn.com
