by Ayesha Saldanha Bahrain’s bloggers have recently looked at topics including the difficulties of being a pedestrian in Bahrain, negative thinking amongst Bahraini youth, the pressure placed on young girls to wear the headscarf – and the need to communicate more with Americans. Walk – don’t walk We start with Ammaro, who feels sorry for all […]
Part 15: El Camino de Santiago
JAMES Camino – Day 15 Buenos Dias Los Amigos, Today’s stage took us from the beautiful town of Astorga to the one-street backwater of Rabanal Del Camino. Today started with an even better, or worse if you happened to be here, demonstration of just why the Germans are so universally hated abroad. Normally they are bad, […]
Tips on Minimizing Your Exposure to the Harmful Effects of Formaldehyde in Your Home
In the chemistry lab, formaldehyde is a VOC, or volatile organic compound, meaning that it becomes a gas at room temperature. This gas – present in a wide variety of items that you use every day – is suspected of triggering a number of health problems, from mild sensitivities to cancer. Formaldehyde is in products […]
The smart way to keep your building clean
You need not rinse the mop cloth with your hand. Wringer bucket trolleys take care of that. By spraying a liquid, you can drive away cigarette odour. Battery-run automatic flush available in the market. Using telescopic pole you clean the roof or fan that is 35 ft. high. Cleaning systems for buildings […]
A Guide to Choosing Healthy Food – and Safe Restaurants – when Dining Out
A recent news report from Agence France-Presse (AFP) New York goes: "New York on Sunday became the first US city to banish trans fats from its restaurants, but the city is facing an uphill struggle in forcing some eateries to display calorie information on their menus." The report continues: "For the majority of New York’s […]
New Gadgets – Six Ideas
It is possible that some of these new gadgets already exist in an inventor’s basement or garage somewhere. One or two may even be patented, but then again, maybe not. Probably most things are dreamt up ten or ten thousand times before someone actually does something with the idea. The dreaming is more fun for […]