EU officials concluded that, following a three-year investigation, there was no evidence to prove the previously undisputed fact. Producers of bottled water are now forbidden by law from making the claim and will face a two-year jail sentence if they defy the edict, which comes into force in the UK next month.
Last night, critics claimed the EU was at odds with both science and common sense. Conservative MEP Roger Helmer said: “This is stupidity writ large. “The euro is burning, the EU is falling apart and yet here they are: highly-paid, highly-pensioned officials worrying about the obvious qualities of water and trying to deny us the right to say what is patently true.
Here’s a list of the 25 worst passwords on the internet. Topping the list of really bad passwords is….yours. Just kidding, I am sure there are worst passwords out there than your awesome 12345.
This is the wireless mouse that slips onto a forefinger like a ring for easy control of a computer’s functions during presentations. In addition to “left” and “right” mouse buttons, its thumb touch pad uses a patented optical sensor with 1,000-dpi sensitivity, providing eight-way scrolling. It communicates from up to 30′ away over an interference-free 2.4 GHz radio frequency with a receiver that plugs into a computer’s USB port.
This toy blaster makes and launches softball-sized snowballs up to 50′, allowing rapid, long-range assaults during neighborhood snowball confrontations. Simply place snow in the forming chamber and close the lid; it packs three perfectly spherical snowballs. To blast your mark, place one snowball in the muzzle, aim the launcher, and pull back the slingshot mechanism. Because the blaster is powered by elastomers instead of batteries, it provides uninterrupted, fast-action play.
Fifty-eight per cent of Americans reported waiting for a home delivery or service call in the past year, with an average wait of more than four hours. That wasted time translated into a yearly loss of $250 per person, or a nationwide impact of $37.7 billion.
The third annual Cost of Waiting Survey, by polling firm Zogby International, canvassed Americans, Britons, Brazilians and Germans about the infuriating delays they faced. The economic impact was measured using the value respondents placed on an hour of their time (Americans valued it more highly than others).
Respondents said they waited far longer than expected — an extra two and a half hours, in the case of Americans — for someone to show up. Many reported lost wages, or said they used sick days and vacation time to accommodate service calls.
The cost to companies that left customers fuming was dramatic, too. American companies sacrificed $330 a year for every customer lost because of a frustratingly long wait.
This is a year-long time-lapse study of the sky. A camera installed on the roof of the Exploratorium museum in San Francisco captured an image of the sky every 10 seconds. From these images, I created a mosaic of time-lapse movies, each showing a single day. The days are arranged in chronological order. My intent was to reveal the patterns of light and weather over the course of a year.
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