Tuesday, May 16, 2006

Canned oxygen for worker in japan

Canned oxygen for worker in japan:

TOKYO (Reuters) - Exhausted Japanese workers in need of a pick-me-up will soon be able to get a hit of canned oxygen at their local convenience store.

Seven-Eleven Japan will start marketing the new product, "O2 Supli," at select stores in the Tokyo area later this month and expand sales nationwide in June.

"People are under a lot of stress and can't get much exercise, so they aren't getting enough oxygen," said Minoru Matsumoto, a spokesman for Seven & I Holdings Co Ltd, Seven-Eleven's parent company.

"This is especially true of people who do long hours of desk work in front of a computer. They don't breathe that deeply."

The oxygen will be sold for 600 yen ($5.50) in 3.2-liter spray cans of 95 percent pure oxygen, each of which comes with a small plastic mask attached to the top.

Users place the mask over their mouth and nose, then push a nozzle, which dispenses the oxygen for two to three seconds.

Each can contains enough oxygen for about 35 doses, in either a grapefruit or peppermint fragrance.

"The peppermint should be really good for mornings when you're tired, or when you're driving, or when you really have to concentrate," Matsumoto said.

"The grapefruit should be good before you do sports or while you're working really late."

People involved in product testing gave favorable reports, Matsumoto said, noting that he had tried it himself.

"Everyone found it extremely refreshing," he added.

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Monday, May 15, 2006

Ananova - Extreme accounting

Ananova - Extreme accounting:

Extreme accounting is the latest - and unlikeliest - adrenaline sport

Accountants visit challenging locations like mountain tops, seabeds, caves and rollercoasters.

And, inspired by the extreme ironing craze, they take their work with them, reports the Sun.

South African Keet Van Zyl is the sport's reigning champion.

A spokesman for the Chartered Institute of Management Accounting said: "It's a phenomenon that pushes accountants to their limits - and beyond."

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Friday, May 05, 2006

Superheroes on the toilet postcards

Superheroes on the toilet postcards

fastguy

Reflective Condom Wallet

Reflective Condom Wallet

I know just the person this would be perfect for... :-D

You and your lover are passionately making out... it's time to find the condoms... they're loose in the purse and can't find them in the low light &%$## those precious seconds are forever gone!

We think that we have a solution for this problem. It is simply a condom wallet to neatly store away your condoms. You can choose Neon colors if you need your condom wallet to be conspicuous or in a discrete condom wallet color of your choice.

The reflective condom wallet is made of quality grosgrain ribbon which has the same reflective stripe that we use in all of our safety products. This reflective stripe can be seen in low light conditions.

We decided to make the condom wallet available in two sizes: Small condom wallet for that special sexy moment or large condom wallet for the more adventurous steamy relations.

IFILM - Movies: Turkish Star Wars -

IFILM - Movies: Turkish Star Wars -:

One of the few sci-fi films to come out of Turkey, and it's a doozy. With a budget of about 50 cents (even though the the main actor can afford a Rolex), this laughably bad flick set in the 15th century sports public-transport buses in the background, stolen scenes and soundtrack songs from Star Wars, Indiana Jones and others. Lead actor Cuneyt Arkin was a heartthrob in those days, though, so some members of the audience will have something to look at while they crack up.