Saturday, 1 September 2012

Bic Pens For Girls Draw Funny Reviews On Shopping Site.

A range of pens for girls has made headlines after getting hundreds of funny online comments from people who think they're a ridiculous idea.
 
The Bic pens are designed to be lighter and come in 'fashionable' colours such as pink and purple.
They've drawn a big reaction on an online shopping website.
 
One woman joked: "Finally, pens for women! I don't know what I've been doing all my life writing with men's pens. It's just been such a hassle!"

Another added: "A few years ago, I did dreadfully badly at my university exams and I now know why. I had purchased the wrong pen."

One shopper was left confused: "How are you supposed to use these without paper made for girls?"

Bic said they developed them after customer feedback and they were meant to be a "fun alternative to standard, more traditional pens".

 

Bic's 'For Her' pen range

Thursday, 30 August 2012

Record Breaking Fish And Chips For War Hero.

A record breaking cod and chips has been made to raise money  for Ben Parkinson's charity, and after he sampled the Record Breaking meal, which weighed 97lbs!!!

Martin Bilby, owner of a Doncaster chippy, decided to claim back the world record from the Americans for the British classic, Cod and Chips. Paratrooper and Olympic Torch Bearer Ben Parkinson , aged 27, who lost both legs from below the knee's and suffered skull fractures in a Taliban blast, decided to support the Guinness World Record attempt in order to raise money for his charity, the Pilgrim Bandits. The Cod and Chips managed to beat the previous record by a whopping 20lbs!!!

In order to make it they had to buy a bigger deep fat fryer and they used two new garden forks to lift it out. It took two men to lift it and two me to hold the tray it was later sat on, and accompanied with a huge amount of hot chips. The fish would make about 50 normal servings but if it was to be sold as it is, it would have cost a massive £300!!Ben, who has worked hard to get back some of his speech, was the first person to sample the meal and said it was “very, very nice.”


Paralympics Opening Ceremony In Pictures

The flame is carried on a zip wire 115m above the ground from the Orbit Tower by Royal Marine and Ironman Joe Townsend
Royal Marine Ironman Joe Townsend
Wheelchair tennis player Peter Norfolk of Great Britain carries the flag for TeamGB
GB's Paralympic Team
Performers with umbrellas are suspended in the air
Blind or Mentally Challenged Performers
Umbrellas at the opening ceremony - Paralympics 2012: opening ceremony in Olympic Park, in pictures
The Umbrella Circle
View of performers during the Opening Ceremony for the 2012 Paralympics in London
The 'Big Bang'

Olympic Stadium - Paralympics 2012: opening ceremony in Olympic Park, in picturesFireworks signal herald the start of 11 days of competition
The Olympic Stadium and Fireworks to Start The Games



Sunday, 26 August 2012

Neil Armstrong Has Sadly Passed Away...

Neil Armstrong was born on the 5th of August 1930. He was an American astronaut, test pilot, aerospace engineer, university professor and United States Naval Aviator. Neil was the first ever human to set foot upon the Moon. Neil graduated from Purdue University and the University of Southern California.
 
Photo of Neil Armstrong, July 1969, in space suit with the helmet off On the 25th of August 2012 Neil Armstrong sadly lost his life, aged 82, due to complications following heart surgery earlier this month.

NASA chief Charles Bolden recalled Armstrong's grace and humility in a statement on Saturday: "As long as there are history books, Neil Armstrong will be included in them, remembered for taking humankind's first small step on a world beyond our own." Also the third astronaut on Armstrong's mission in 1969, Michael Collins, told NASA this on Saturday: "He was the best, and I will miss him terribly."

A deeply saddened, President Barack Obama, hailed Armstrong as one of the nation’s greatest ever heroes, for having inspired a generation to reach for the stars. Here is what he had to say: ‘‘When he and his fellow crew members lifted off aboard Apollo 11 in 1969, they carried with them the aspirations of an entire nation."

‘‘They set out to show the world that the American spirit can see beyond what seems unimaginable - that with enough drive and ingenuity, anything is possible. And when Neil stepped foot on the surface of the moon for the first time, he delivered a moment of human achievement that will never be forgotten.’’

‘‘Today, Neil’s spirit of discovery lives on in all the men and women who have devoted their lives to exploring the unknown - including those who are ensuring that we reach higher and go further in space.

‘‘That legacy will endure - sparked by a man who taught us the enormous power of one small step.’’

Former British astronaut Tom Jones told Sky News this: "Mr Armstrong was one of the astronauts that was my hero when I was growing up and I watched his initial landing on the moon in 1969 with incredible interest. I wanted to do exactly what Neil, and Buzz, and Mike Collins were doing that time. I hoped that one day I would have the chance to participate in the space program. He really was an inspiration to an entire generation of people."

This is the second death in a month of one of NASA's most history-making astronauts. Sally Ride, the first American woman to travel into space, died of pancreatic cancer on July the 23rd, aged 61.