Just as I was studying Rule of Law this morning, I happened to read an article a few minutes ago in Sky News about an exhibition, currently being held in central London, about the weird laws which are still applicable in Britain.
A few mentioned in the article are the following:
beating or shaking a doormat after [...]
2 commentsI was going through the BBC Homes website and came across this section about the psychology of colour. Before painting a room it’s useful to know what the colour means and what moods and feelings it creates.
I also found this on the internet - the psychology of colour in the Western culture (since some cultures [...]
I was reading an article in a magazine about the benefits of walking. It said that every 20 steps burns off around 1 cal. Then there was a list of how many steps it takes to burn off food.
Below are some of the foods listed:
1 jelly baby - 20 steps1 bag of crisps - 2600 [...]
Britons apparently have enough small change around their homes to fund half of the London Olympic Games - Sky News
Full article here
For the past two weeks on a local Sunday newspaper there has been a debate between readers on the views of the Church with regards to Harry Potter.
Apparently, the Church is against this book series.
Read more here. There is also a list of other resources on that page.
Apparently Roman Abramovich wasn’t very happy recently just before his visit to Malta, which he then cancelled. You wouldn’t blame him considering that due to a fuel mix up in his yacht, The Pelorus, it can cost him up to £7m to make up for the mistake.
Unfortunately this is bad news for the yachting industry [...]
I will never stop being amazed by people’s imagination:) Apparently, a conference for all Harry Potter fans was organised last weekend (29 - 31 July) at Reading University in Reading, UK.
The conference included presentations, speeches, games and a feast. Schedule of Events here.
It was organised by a group of Harry Potter fanatics who organise [...]
A new service which enables parents to track their children via their mobile phones is being launched in the UK, and it is being introduced by a company called KidsOK.
All one has to do is text the company and a text message with a description of where their child is, together with a small map, [...]
Further to my previous post about the filming at Ghadira, below are some of the photos I managed to take.
They are not very clear as I had to zoom in since I was quite far away.
Weird News
It is being said that former US president Bill Clinton has been offered 40 goats and 20 cows for his daughter by an African government official on a recent trip to Kenya.
Apparently it is a traditional African way of asking a daughter’s hand in marriage.
Now how weird is that?:) LOL
