Turning poo into paper
An Australian eco-entrepreneur and self-confessed poo expert is planning to make a range of luxury stationery from wombat dung. Darren Simpson has big plans for the square-shaped fecal deposits of
Sucking up works!
Experts say that ingratiating behaviour is on the rise in workplaces across the world as employees fret for their jobs during the current economic crisis. According to Jennifer Chatman, professor
Medicine … in the fast lane
By DRª MARIA ALICE PESTANA SERRANO E SILVA features@algarveresident.com Drª Maria Alice is a consultant in General and Family Medicine, and is Director of Luzdoc International Medical Service in Praia
As the twig is bent, so grows the tree
By SANDRA GENEST-BOUDREAU features@algarveresident.com Sandra Genest-Boudreau is French-Canadian, who graduated from the Canadian Memorial Chiropractic College in 1990 before coming to the Algarve in 2002. She spent 10 years in
Saudis hoaxed into sewing machine frenzy
Saudi police are investigating the origins of a hoax that has led hundreds of people to believe that old sewing machines contain a bogus substance called red mercury, which can
Touring Portugal’s medieval northern heritage
By CHRIS GRAEME chris.graeme@algarveresident.com ‘Travel’ is written by freelance journalist and photographer, Chris Graeme, who lives in Lisbon and enjoys subjects such as world economics and politics. With the credit
Cash dash
Police in Taiwan arrested a 55-year old man after he caused disorder in the streets of Taichung city by throwing money out of a taxi window. The man threw around
Someone’s gotta go!
Staff at companies in Holland that are struggling due to the current financial crisis will soon be able to choose which colleague should be fired thanks to a new reality
High blood pressure – facts and myths
By DR THOMAS KAISER features@algarveresident.com Dr Thomas Kaiser is the Medical Director of the Vale do Lobo Medical Centre and is a specialist in good traditional General Practice for the
Dracula bandit gets 20 years in dark cavern
A man, who robbed the same bank twice in the US state of Atlanta in 2006, while wearing a ghoulish mask, has been sentenced to 20 years in prison. Nathaniel