l Gates said at the event. The project challenged inventors to come up with a toilet that operated without running water, electricity or a septic system. It needed to operate at a cost of no more than 5 cents a day and would ideally capture energy or other resources. Walter Gibson, from a team of scientists at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine, showed off a toilet that used black…
…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…
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…#8221; Household hygiene 2010 Hygiene in the Home Study tested 180 homes in Australia, Canada, Germany, India, Malaysia, Saudi Arabia, South Africa, UK and US Bathroom seals caused most concern, with 70% failing bacterial tests Fridge interiors came second – more than 40% of homes failed tests on bacteria and mould build-up Kitchen towels were found to be unsatisfactory or unacceptably dirt…
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…sical based on the 1992 Whitney Houston film that opens at the Adelphi in December. The Spice Girls topped the charts in 31 countries with their 1996 debut single Wannabe and went on to sell more than 75 million albums worldwide. The group created the 1990s mantra “Girl Power” and starred in their own feature film, Spiceworld, in 1997. The Spice Girls disbanded in 2000 but reformed sev…
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#8220;in charge” of the Malala Fund. Malala Yousafzai, 15, said in a video the launch was “the happiest moment of my life”. The charity’s first grant will fund the education of 40 girls in Pakistan. Angelina Jolie has honored Malala Yousafzai, who has launched Malala Fund, a charity to fund girls’ education Malala Yousafzai was shot in the head by the Taliban in Octo…
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ed to evaluate the toilet roll last week, but told Barry Thomas they could not price such an odd object. Since then, Thomas has been offered £1,000 just for one sheet of the toilet roll. Barry Thomas, 66, a grand-father of three bought the unique item of memorabilia in 1980 along with a famous picture that had hung at the studio throughout the Beatles’ time there. He bought the roll, which c…
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…nds with the seal of the US embassy in Islamabad, reads “Paid Content,” the Associated Press reports. State department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland confirmed the US spent $70,000 to air the 30-second clip on seven Pakistani TV stations. She said the US embassy in Pakistan wanted to run the ads because they determined those messages were not reaching enough of the Pakistani public throug…
ather told us: “I have no comment on what’s going on except that she’s a wonderful girl, an innocent girl, and I don’t like the way people are talking about her.” Sara Leal’s grandmother, Monna Rober, 78, added: “She was raised to have very good values.” Sara Leal spent her early years in a modest bungalow in a lower-middle-class area. A simple wooden swing still dangles from a tree in the parched…
…in Brooklyn Earlier this month it was reported that Demi Moore was left “devastated” that her daughters, whom she had during her second marriage to Bruce Willis, had cut contact with her. Demi Moore, 49, has unarguably had a very difficult year, following her split from Ashton Kutcher after claims of his infidelity and a stint in rehab for “eating disorder and addiction issues”. The actress was s…
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…Wana area. Reports say he was also seen as an enemy of militants from the Islamic Movement of Uzbekistan (IMU), and praised by Pakistan for expelling Uzbek and other foreign fighters from Pakistan in 2007. His death could be a contentious issue between Washington and Islamabad, they add, because the Pakistani military views commanders like him as key to keeping the peace internally. For years, he…
o tried to defend her from the attack. As well as the suspended sentence, Hibo Maxamed, who needs dialysis three times a week for a kidney complaint, received a four-month curfew between 9:00 p.m. and 6:00 a.m. The others were ordered to carry out 150 hours of unpaid work. Rhea Page said after the hearing: “It should have been immediate custody after what happened. It’s not sending out the r…
was with the Prince on Necker celebrating the 27th birthday of the Virgin tycoon’s son, Sam. Harry attended a second private party the day after he was photographed naked in a two-storey suite on the 63rd floor of the Wynn Las Vegas and Encore Resort hotel. Around 12 hours after the now infamous “strip billiards” game he held court at a vodka-fuelled poolside party with a dozen “randomly recruite…
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…re on very different pages and Kim Kardashian had changed her mind about trying for a child with Kris Humphries. Kim Kardashian famously filed for divorce from Kris Humphries on October 31, after just 72 days of marriage. Kris Humphries is now seeking an annulment and last week he gave an awkward interview on Good Morning America, where he deflected questions about his estranged wife….
…apegoat to talk about the privacy concerns. “We see this wave of negative as a serious misunderstanding of the apps’ [sic] goals, purpose, abilities and restrictions.” The app was downloaded more than 70,000 times before it was taken down, according to the creators. Stanford lecturer Elizabeth Stark told the New York Times’ Bits blog that the application required far too much information. “This wo…
…resent the residents of the city.” However, Kathy McBride told the Times of Trenton that the city council still had an obligation to keep the city running. Mayor Tony Mack, who began his term in 2010, almost faced a recall election in 2011, following questions about his hiring practices. The city has lost seven business administrators since the beginning of his term, including one who resign…
Canadian stuntwoman Jolene Van Vugt has set a new and unusual land speed record in Australia – for the fastest motorized toilet. Jolene Van Vugt recorded a speed of 75 km/h (46 mph) in Sydney, beating the previous record by 7 km/h. “I flew into Australia yesterday and came out here to jump straight on the toilet,” she said. “That was so fun and I’m stoked to get the…
May 2 2012 | Posted in
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th 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 with a little toilet on top as a prize. The 30 April festivities were held in the eastern village of Rhenen. Crown Prince Willem-Alexander, the heir to the Dutch throne, made a media splash by hurling a toilet for fun in a contest recently Th…
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…s hoped the meeting could boost economic ties between the two nations. Asif Ali Zardari is officially coming for private religious reasons, to visit the shrine of Sufi saint Moinudin Chishti in Ajmer, 350 kilometres (220 miles) southwest of Delhi. However, his Interior Minister Rehman Malik and son and political heir Bilawal Bhutto Zardari are reportedly among an entourage of at least 25 people wh…
who is now the UN’s Special Envoy for Global Education, said he was launching a petition in Malala Yousafzai’s name “in support of what Malala fought for”. “Today, sadly, 32 million girls are not going to school and it is time to fight harder for Malala’s dream to come true,” he said….
Laura Wilson, a white teenage student stabbed to death and dumped in a canal was groomed for sexual exploitation by adults from the age of 12, it was revealed today during the trial. Laura Wilson, 17, had been tracked by social services since 2005 after she was identified as being “at risk” of sexual exploitation by British Pakistani men. But social services’ work focused on other girls who were…
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…’s in love with him. She told the paper: “Somebody needs to stand up for him, and not the little high-school girls who just think he’s cute.” The FreeJahar97 Twitter account was created on April 25 – 10 days after the double bombing. The first tweet reads: “any other beliebers out there who want to see Jahar freed and believe he is innocent? feel like i’m all alone here.. #freejahar .”…
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Health Minister Aaron Motsoaledi is raising the alarm as at least 28% of schoolgirls in South Africa are HIV positive compared with 4% of boys because “sugar daddies” are exploiting them. Aaron Motsoaledi said 94,000 schoolgirls also fell pregnant in 2011, and 77,000 had abortions at state facilities, The Sowetan newspaper reports. About 10% of South Africans are living with HIV, offi…
nerated assistant – climbed by 5% while Mac for boys jumped by 12%. All three names are still deep down on the list, however, with Apple taking 3,204th place, Siri taking 1,427th, and Mac taking 624. Musicians Beyoncé and Jay-Z’s uniquely named Blue Ivy Carter also perhaps stirred a rise in names Blue and Ivy which both saw an increase this year – Blue by 51% and Ivy by 27%. Thou…
Dec 31 2012 | Posted in
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e,” said David Stone, co-founder and CEO of CashStar which conducted the survey. But in addition to toilet shopping, the survey found several other surprising locations. Nearly 17 million shoppers, or 7%, are said to purchase products off their mobile device while physically standing inside the retailer’s store. More than 4 million Americans, or 1.6%, were found admitting to making purchases…
Dec 8 2012 | Posted in
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…rugal cleansing ritual in front of the cameras, she states that she doesn’t believe in buying “something that you’re just going to throw away”. In the first episode, which airs on TLC on October 16, she displays how she might use a small block of soap and a plastic water bottle to clean up. She explains: “If I took a dump then I also grab soap, wipe myself down with the soap, then I take the…
Oct 2 2012 | Posted in
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