RYANAIR - A EURO TO TAKE A LEAK!

RYANAIR is plumbing new depths with its latest passenger charge — the company wants to introduce a €1 toilet charge on its flights.

In a BBC interview, airline chief executive Michael O’Leary said: "One thing we have looked at in the past and are looking at again is the possibility of maybe putting a coin slot on the door so that people may have to spend a pound to spend a penny."
Asked what someone would do if they were caught short — of money — O’Leary responded: "I don’t think there is anybody in history who has got onboard a Ryanair aircraft with less then a pound."

Yesterday Ryanair’s publicity team were unconvincing in their attempts to wash their hands of Mr O’Leary’s comments.
"Michael makes a lot of this stuff up as he goes along and while this has been discussed internally, there are no immediate plans to introduce it."

The spokesperson said O’Leary’s comments highlight Ryanair’s obsession with lowering costs and passing these savings on in the form of lower fares.
"Passengers using train and bus stations are already accustomed to paying to use the toilet, so why not on airplanes?"

Then again, maybe O’Leary was just taking the p*ss.

INVEST IN TOYS!!!!!!!!!

Now when did you ever think you'd hear someone say INVEST IN TOYS? In a recent report by Reuters:

"With stocks and shares no longer a safe bet, some see toy collecting as a solid investment.Toys are no longer seen as collectables for eccentrics. Today, they are becoming the choice for serious investors.

Something that may have seemed worthless a few decades ago may now be in real demand.But experts warn the toy collectable market can be a risky business."

Friendship, Belief, Spirituality

If any of the above are important in your life or if your looking for another blog to view to learn something, enjoy a quiz, pass some time head over to www.markvernon.com. Check out his Friendship and Spirituality Quiz.

"A true friend stabs you in the front" Oscar Wilde

"The darkest place is always underneath the lamp." Chinese proverb

Microsoft on to a Winner!

Today, Microsoft researchers will demonstrate software that can, in real time, superimpose computer-generated information on top of a digitized view of the real world.

Adding additional visual data to a video display is a technique known as augmented reality. Michael Cohen, principal researcher at Microsoft Research, in Redmond, WA, says that the approach could add another dimension to future smart phones. "You could be out on the street, hold the device up, and it could recognize a restaurant and deliver ratings and the menu," he says. A smart phone featuring an augmented-reality display could also overlay a bus route and an estimate of when the next bus is due on top of a particular street. "It essentially becomes your portal to information," Cohen says.

Cohen and his colleagues will demo the augmented-reality technology at TechFest, an annual showcase of Microsoft's research projects, in Redmond. Their software, which runs on a small portable computer, analyzes scenes from a camera, matches to those stored in a database, and overlays supplementary information on the display. The researchers note that a smart phone with augmented reality could help allow engineers to "see" the pipes or electrical cables below a street. In the demonstration given at TechFest, the software will be used to lead people on a treasure hunt to a hidden prize of a (virtual) pot of gold.

People at Work

Although times are tough and many of Us have lost out jobs some people are actually working. Their jobs may not be glamorous, exciting or fun but there is a beauty in them as these wonderful photographs show! Beauty at Work

I love Mickey Rourke!

Maybe this speech is why he didn't win the Oscar but it sure beats a boring Thank you Monologue!

For the one you love on VALENTINES DAY!

Sorry this is a bit late - but just in case you're gushing with love for your nearest and dearest here's a company that makes personalized DVD's of your LURVE for each other!