Archive for February, 2008
Vanity, thy name is …..
Men seek a perfect body through surgery
By Nic Fleming, Medical Correspondent
Increasing numbers of men are turning to cosmetic surgery in an attempt to hold back the years.
An audit by the British Association of Aesthetic Plastic Surgeons shows almost a fifth more men had surgery last year compared to 2006.
There was a 61 per cent rise in the number of men having tummy tucks while breast reductions for men increased by 27 per cent.
The numbers of men having nose jobs increased by more than third, while male liposuction increased by 18 per cent in 12 months.
Experts believe that plastic surgery is becoming more acceptable and popular among men because modern culture places a greater emphasis on bodily perfection and youthful appearance.
2 comments February 6, 2008
Yeee–Hahaha!
Hold onto your helmets, cowboys
By Tom Leonard in New York
Rodeo riders, the last surviving champions of America’s Wild West spirit, are being told by health and safety experts to swap their stetsons for protective helmets.
The governing bodies are reluctant to comply. Under association rules, helmets remain optional for children as young as five. Just under 40 per cent of adult riders wear helmets, up from 10 per cent five years ago.
But some experts say that is not enough. They are pushing the sport to encourage all bull and steer riders to wear hard hats, and to make it compulsory for those under 18.
Luke Haught, a 23-year-old Texas bull rider, summed up the feelings of many. He said: “I’m sure it could save on some dental bills, but I don’t think it would feel right. I like my hat.”
Some refuseniks argue the helmets are heavy, block their vision and prevent only superficial injuries.
Rodeo’s macho attitude to health and safety is illustrated by the fact that its governing bodies keep no real data on accidents.
A study published last year claimed bull riders were about 10 times more likely to get injured than American football or ice hockey players.
2 comments February 1, 2008
Safety Cones
Ice cream sauce deemed ‘too risky’ to pour
By Sophie Borland
An upmarket ice cream parlour is refusing to pour chocolate sauce over its cones because of health and safety fears.
Morellis Gelato, which has bars in Selfridges and Harrods, has taken the decision in case customers slip on spilled toppings.
The family-run Italian company, which was founded in 1932 on a seafront in Broadstairs in Kent, says it is just not “common sense” to pour toppings on top of ice cream cones as they are highly likely to spill onto the floor.
Instead, staff give customers separate containers containing their flavoured sauce, chopped nuts or fruit so they can decide for themselves whether to risk pouring them onto their ice cream once they have been served.
2 comments February 1, 2008
Next bus arrives at …
Out of 600,000 pieces of space debris whizzing around our planet, it seems that we’re about to be hit by one the size of a bus.
Nobody knows where it’s going to land, but I bet I know where it’s come from: it’s that London double-decker bus that was discovered on the moon by the Sunday Sport newspaper a while ago.
I can hear the driver now: “Sorry I’m late, Gov. I had to take the bus through the wash half a dozen times to get the moon-dust off!”
But not to worry. The only person to get hit by space debris so far was a woman in Oklahoma who wasn’t hurt by it, so your chances are pretty good.
Unless it follows the general pattern of buses – none for ages, then several at once!
2 comments February 1, 2008
