Almost half of India’s 1.2 billion people have no toilet at home, but more people own a mobile phone, according to the latest census data. Only 46.9% of the 246.6 million households have lavatories while 49.8% defecate in the open. The remaining 3.2% use public toilets. Census 2011 data on houses, household amenities and assets reveal that 63.2% of homes have a telephone. Analysts say the d…
Mar 14 2012 | Posted in
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…d the time of the World Cup in Korea there was a surge of public awareness aimed at improving the conditions of public toilets spearheaded by the mayor. His crowning achievement was a house erected in 2007 in the shape of a giant toilet in Suwon which is operated by the World Toilet Organization. South Korean city of Suwon has opened what it says is the world’s first toilet theme par…
Nov 10 2012 | Posted in
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…the outdoors. But the authorities in Jhunjhunu now want to change that behavior. “Nearly 80% [of] villagers in the district have toilets at home and we’re trying to motivate the remaining 20% to build toilets at home,” said Ramniwas Jat, head of Jhunjhunu district council. “We are also giving financial assistance of 9,100 rupees [$166] to people who wish to construct a toi…
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David Graham, a Canadian multi-millionaire, plans to triple the size of his London mansion by digging down 50 ft to create a four-storey basement complete with swimming pool, spa, ballroom and no fewer than 20 toilets. Unluckily for David Graham – a former cable TV mogul – building under your home is no less controversial than extending it on the surface. His plans have caused fury among the well…
Nov 8 2012 | Posted in
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…ent off a future cruise. We are also cancelling the ship’s next voyage which is scheduled to depart on Saturday, March 16. Guests scheduled to sail on this cruise will receive a full refund and 25 per cent off a future seven-day cruise. Guests who re-book will have their current rate protected on the future sailing. Additionally, any non-refundable transportation related expenses will be…
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…17;t sport a form of a “bathrooms are for customers only” sign. Even some tourist manuals recommend Starbucks for a convenient place for visitors to empty their bladders. New York has only 20 paid, public toilets. By contrast, Starbucks has 109 stores in Manhtattan alone. Jesus Diaz, an assistant shift manager at the store at 87th Street and Lexington Avenue, told the New York Times em…
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Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, the heir to the Dutch throne, made a media splash by hurling a toilet for fun in a contest recently – but has now spoken of his shame. Prince Willem-Alexander said the event on Queen’s Day last month was “a laugh”, but he also felt “shame at the thought of some 2.6 billion people around the world” who lack toilets. He won a cup wi…
May 31 2012 | Posted in
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useholds had increased by nearly 170% in the last decade, they still earned the least. The population now stands at nearly 52 million, 79% of whom are black people. It has risen by seven million since 2001. The 2011 census statistics showed that children below the age of five number nearly 11 million, making them the largest age group. “It could be that HIV [infection] rates have leveled out…
…and anything else that is not tied down. • Determine how and where to secure your boat. • Install a generator for emergencies. • If in a high-rise building, be prepared to take shelter on or below the 10th floor. • Consider building a safe room. Hurricanes cause heavy rains that can cause extensive flood damage in coastal and inland areas. Everyone is at risk and should consider flood insurance pr…
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The high-end Manhattan restaurant owned by Lady Gaga and her family has been slammed by health officials for its filthy ways. Joanne Trattoria on the city’s West Side scored an embarrassing “C” grade during a Department of Health inspection, the lowest possible rating. And it wasn’t even close to the boundary – any restaurant racking up 28 or more violation points gets stamped w…
Ron Hubbard has built a luxurious underground bomb-proof shelter in Montebello, California, with a leather sofa, plasma TV and wooden flooring – just in case the Mayans’ predictions about the world ending come true on Friday, December 21st. The civilisation’s Long Count calendar which began 5,125 years ago in 3113 B.C. ends on December 21, 2012 – sparking fears among a small group of…
Dec 18 2012 | Posted in
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ying they did not object to sex before marriage, as long as it was not happening in their family. “We’re brought up being told that having sex with someone is a bit vulgar,” says one 26-year-old virgin. “When you’re younger it’s hard to have a boyfriend, and most of my friends who did had to go to great lengths to lie to their parents,” adds the girl, who…
Aug 28 2012 | Posted in
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…pecial 6-hour Perth to Kuala Lumpur flight.” Tweeting before the flight, Tony Fernandes wrote: “Anyone want a free flight up to Kuala Lumpur and be served by Richard Branson who lives in Perth. I got 2 to give.” “I’ve done some outrageous things in my time but this will be up there with the best of them,” Richard Branson added before he boarded. “I’ve just got to practice walking in high heels fi…
May 13 2013 | Posted in
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ple of Rome to hurry things up by locking them up and cutting their rations. Duly elected, the new pope, Gregory X, ruled that in future cardinals should be sequestered from the start of the conclave. 2. Spying is tricky. During the conclave they are allowed no contact with the outside the world – no papers, no TV, no phones, no Twitter. And the world is allowed no contact with them. The thr…
…ty service, including at least 12 days a month at the county morgue. The sentence also requires Lindsay Lohan to undergo 18 psychotherapy sessions and appear monthly at court hearings between December 2011 and March 2012. Judge Stephanie Sautner also said Lindsay Lohan can no longer leave the country and needs the permission of her new “no-nonsense” probation officer to travel outside…
…ritty reality of scrubbing toilets and washing soiled linens at the Los Angeles County morgue. Lindsay Lohan has been ordered to complete 16 hours between now and her next court appearance on November 2. Last week, Judge Stephanie Saunter ordered the punishment of Lindsay Lohan following the New Yorker’s most recent court appearance. Stephanie Saunter was riled after discovering Lindsay Loha…
Oct 26 2011 | Posted in
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Gerard Depardieu apologized for his urinary performance. Gerard Depardieu peed in front of an aircraft’s passengers. Gerard Depardieu, who made headlines recently for urinating in the cabin of a airplane, has bounced back with another performance. Gerard Depardieu and fellow Asterix and Obelix star, Edouard Baer, who was by French actor’s side when he caused a scandal by urinating in fr…
…complained had become filthy and a potential health threat. Early in the morning on Friday, at around 5 o’clock, a collection of mops and brooms had stood in a plastic bin on Liberty Street along with 27 buckets of soapy water. A woman handed out white rubber gloves to more than a dozen people. They walked to the west end of the park, at Trinity Place, and announced they were going to begin a swee…
…y’s body is being backed by medical experts and supported by his school, which has made a lavatory block “gender neutral” to accommodate his needs. Until shortly before his fourth birthday in December 2010, Zachy, as his mother Theresa calls him, was “a normal little boy”. He loved to play with his Thomas the Tank Engine train set alongside his brother Alex. Suddenly, however, Zachery Avery became…
Feb 21 2012 | Posted in
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Bruce Campbell reveals his future home is a 727-200 aircraft tucked away in the woods of Oregon. Describing the plane as a “bird that’s meant to fly”, Bruce Campbell proudly gave CNN reporters a grand tour around his unusual choice of home. Entering and exiting through stairs lowered down from the plane, Bruce Campbell explains that he tries to keep his new home clean and tidy as he wipes his fee…
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Aerial shoot: Olympic Park London Olympics 2012 This summer millions of people will visit London and the UK for the 2012 Olympic Games which promise to be an unforgettable experience. London is a vibrant and exciting city but this summer there will be lots more to enjoy including many free fun and interesting events being held because the Olympics is taking place in and around the city. Wo…
Bill Gates’ charitable organization, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation, is looking for future loos that can improve sanitation around the world. At the Reinvent the Toilet fair, hosted at its Seattle campus this week, designs included a lavatory that used microwave energy to turn poo into electricity. Another turned excrement into charcoal, while a third used urine for flushing. In total 28…
