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141) Poorly maintained air conditioning proves hazardous to health
Author:
Matthew Pressman
Category:
Business
If you're a business owner, ensuring that your premises' air conditioning system is well-maintained is not just an option, but a legal requirement. Because there are definite health risks associated with air conditioning systems it is important to ensure they are regularly maintained and checked in order to prevent the spread of disease.
Air conditioning systems have been proven to harbour the Legionella bacteria; the organism that can bring on potentially fatal bouts of Legionn...
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142) The Long Way Round: Ewan and Charley's incredible adventure
Author:
Matthew Pressman
Category:
Travel and Leisure
A keen motorcyclist in his youth, Ewan McGregor and his close friend Charley Boorman were inspired to undertake the gruelling journey from London to New York via motorbike after reading "Jupiter's Travels" - a book by legendary motorcyclist, Ted Simon. Prior to leaving London, McGregor and Boorman received specialist training in a variety of different areas, including the Russian language, off road riding and how to operate within hostile environments; taught by ex-SAS major Jamie Lowther-...
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143) The New York Marathon - the world's largest
Author:
Matthew Pressman
Category:
Finance
The New York Marathon attracts over 35,000 participants each year, all entering either the men's, women's or wheelchair participant categories. The race first started in 1970, has been run every year since, and is the world's biggest annual marathon, narrowly beating London to the title on the basis of runners completing the course.
In 2007 Paula Radcliffe scored an amazing comeback victory at the race, leading the women's race from start to finish and completing the course in a...
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144) The never ending battle against credit card fraud
Author:
Matthew Pressman
Category:
Finance
In 2006 credit card fraud in Britain was said to have cost £428 million, while in the United States the cost reached a staggering $750 million. This "white collar crime" is one that few fraudsters are ever fully punished for, due to the difficult nature of identifying the source of the fraudulent activity.
The compromise of credit card data can occur by many common routes, most of which are undetected by the cardholder. A simple example would be a shop assistant holding on to t...
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145) Mick Foley, the "hardcore legend"
Author:
Matthew Pressman
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
Growing up in East Setauket, New York, the young Mick Foley was a huge fan of professional wrestling, even hitch-hiking to Madison Square Garden in 1983 to witness his favourite wrestler Jimmy "Superfly" Snuka battle his arch rival Don Muraco in the confines of a steel cage. Foley now points to The Superfly's dive off the top of the cage onto the prone Muraco as the precise second when he decided he wanted to become a professional wrestler.
Mick began training in Pennsylvania,...
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146) From Fat to Fortune; Jared's Subway Story
Author:
Matthew Pressman
Category:
Health
The story begins in Indianapolis, Indiana, USA, where one Jared S. Fogle was born on 1st December 1977. Attending North Central High School, Jared was massively overweight, weighing in at 425 pounds, and reputedly sporting 6XL shirts. As a student of Indiana University, Jared roomed with a medic who diagnosed him with oedema, after which he was sent to hospital. Jared was told that his excessive obesity could lead him to the grave by age his mid-thirties if he didn't change his ways....
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147) Lollapalooza gets set to raise the temperature this summer
Author:
Matthew Pressman
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
The idea for Lollapalooza was conceived in 1990 by Perry Farrell - then front man for alternative rock icons 'Jane's Addiction' - who wished to stage a festival, as a farewell for the band, who had decided to split up. The inaugural event saw acts as diverse as Public Enemy and Lenny Kravitz perform on the same bill and Farrell quickly realised that with alternative rock and, more specifically, grunge set to explode into mainstream consciousness, the timing was perfect to take Lollapalooza...
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148) Plucky Pedro put Benidorm on the map
Author:
Matthew Pressman
Category:
Travel and Leisure
Benidorm is one of Spain's most popular holiday destinations for both British and Dutch tourists. But it owes its entire current day prominence as a desirable resort to the pluck of its current mayor Pedro Zaragoza, for it was he that single-handedly started the beach revolution in Spain in 1953.
Ideally located on the Costa Blanca coast of Alicante, the fishing village of Benidorm had everything required to become a successful resort; long sandy beaches on the edge of the gorge...
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149) Celebrity spotting in London
Author:
Matthew Pressman
Category:
Arts and Entertainment
London is one of the world's greatest cities filled with celebrities from all areas of the entertainment and sporting worlds, and it's easy to find them if you know where to look. Apart from on the streets where most celebrities who don't draw attention to themselves find it easy to go largely unnoticed, there are many regular haunts at which you can spot the rich and famous.
Probably the first place in London where most people and a small army of paparazzi go to spot A-list cel...
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