<h5 class="date">Thursday January 21, 2010</h5> A school in Derby, England, has slashed disruptive behaviour by playing classical music to unruly students as they write out lines of poetry. Pupils given detention transcribe William Blake’s Jerusalem while listening to Mozart’s Requiem and Verdi’s Aida under a scheme called Bach to Basics.

<h5 class="date">Thursday January 21, 2010</h5> A school in Derby, England, has slashed disruptive behaviour by playing classical music to unruly students as they write out lines of poetry. Pupils given detention transcribe William Blake's Jerusalem while listening to Mozart's Requiem and Verdi's Aida under a scheme called Bach to Basics.

Another side to that:

Some teenagers in Christchurch, New Zealand, have been terrorizing shoppers at an outdoor mall, drinking, doing drugs, spreading trash and graffiti and harassing customers. The local business association has a diabolical plan for the little pests: They're hoping to kill them with kindness.

The dulcet tones of Barry Manilow will now be prominently featured in the mix of piped-in music at the mall, Central City Business Association manager Paul Lonsdale told the Associated Press. If the man who is Music itself can't soothe the savage beasties, the idea is to drive them away.

Lonsdale stopped short of acknowledging that unleashing 'Mandy' and 'Can't Smile Without You' on unsuspecting punks is tantamount to intergenerational warfare: "I did not say Barry Manilow is a weapon of mass destruction," he said. Well played, sir, though you might want to check for traces of plutonium in the singer's magnificent coiffure.

And then there's this.....(and there are variations of the same technology)....

You probably remember the Mosquito ringtone that was all the rage a couple of years ago. To refresh your memory, this high-pitched ringtone was very popular among teens because only people under a certain age could hear it. This obviously made it easy for students to exchange text messages in class without the risk of getting caught or having their phone confiscated.It appears the tables have turned, and adults are now turning to the same high- frequency sound to keep young troublemakers off their property. The device was first sold overseas where it caused quite a stir among civil liberties groups in Australia, Scotland, and England, where the Children's Commission even proposed a ban against the device.

But thanks to importers, Kids Be Gone made its debut in the U.S. last year, and over 1,000 units have already been sold between the U.S and Canada. The biggest buyers of the Kids Be Gone torture device appear to be schools, businesses, and government agencies who don't mind paying the $1,500 price tag as long as it keeps naughty teens away.

And then there's this.....(and there are variations of the same technology)....

You probably remember the Mosquito ringtone that was all the rage a couple of years ago. To refresh your memory, this high-pitched ringtone was very popular among teens because only people under a certain age could hear it. This obviously made it easy for students to exchange text messages in class without the risk of getting caught or having their phone confiscated.It appears the tables have turned, and adults are now turning to the same high- frequency sound to keep young troublemakers off their property. The device was first sold overseas where it caused quite a stir among civil liberties groups in Australia, Scotland, and England, where the Children's Commission even proposed a ban against the device.

But thanks to importers, Kids Be Gone made its debut in the U.S. last year, and over 1,000 units have already been sold between the U.S and Canada. The biggest buyers of the Kids Be Gone torture device appear to be schools, businesses, and government agencies who don't mind paying the $1,500 price tag as long as it keeps naughty teens away.

A must have, I want a portable one.

Guess they may be banned in NZ.

Cell phone blockers are illegal here.

Like one of them too.

Will add to my list for Pantip next trip......... hehehe.

I wonder if they could keep dogs quite? I wouldn't mind one for the dog next door (in Patong) that yaps non-stop most of the night while its owner is out on the monge.

This afternoon I spoke on the phone with a fellow TV member! It's a small world...he lives virtually just around the corner....and 3 km down the road.

Engagement rings are often worn on the fourth finger of the left hand because the ancient Greeks maintained that that finger contains the vena amoris, or the “vein of love,” that runs straight to the heart. The first recorded wedding rings appear in ancient Egypt, with the circle representing eternity as well as powerful sun and moon deities.

The fruit bat has a penis that is the same length as his body.

The first couple to be shown in bed together on prime time TV were...........................

Fred and Wilma Flintstone.

In Scotland, a new game was invented. It was entitled Gentlemen Only Ladies Forbidden.... and thus the word GOLF entered into the English language.

When you sneeze, your eyes shut. If they didnt, your eyeballs would fly out.

Fingernail facts.

The ones on your dominant hand (left or right) grow faster than on the other hand.

The longer the finger, the faster the nail grows. In other words your middle finger’s nail lengthens at a much faster rate than your pinky finger’s nail.

Your fingernails grow faster than your toenails.

..But why are my thumbnails super strong and tough, but my other finger nails flexible and soft?

..But why are my thumbnails super strong and tough, but my other finger nails flexible and soft?

Perhaps it has something to do with the width of the nail being proportional to the depth of the nail-forming tissue.....hence my big toe nail is even thicker and tougher than my thumb nail. Width seems to be a factor in size and growth rate.....I bet the fingers of the non-dominant hand are slightly narrower.

But those nail facts...if I think about them...seem to be right. (Not that Scea would post fables in a fact-based thread).

..But why are my thumbnails super strong and tough, but my other finger nails flexible and soft?

This is a facts thread, not questions and answers.

..But why are my thumbnails super strong and tough, but my other finger nails flexible and soft?

This is a facts thread, not questions and answers.

Fact is, all that paint and gunk makes for no good on ones body parts.

Smoking can shorten your penis by as much as a centimeter.

This could involve leaving a small hole where Republicans are concerned.

Did you know that drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately-without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional pain relievers?

Did you know that drinking two glasses of Gatorade can relieve headache pain almost immediately-without the unpleasant side effects caused by traditional pain relievers?

Ian, NOTHING but decapitation can alleviate the headache pain caused by a Changover.

More Chang?

I stand corrected.

One litre of water, at 4 deg C, weighs one kg.

... at sea level

I was going to add that....but I couldn't remember if it was relevant....decided it wasn't.....but you could be right.

The Great Wall of China is the longest man-made structure in the world. However, whilst it is not one of the Seven Wonders of the Ancient World, it is typically included in the Seven Wonders of the Medieval World.

That the Great Wall is a single, continuous wall built all at once is a myth. In reality, the wall is a discontinuous network of wall segments built by various dynasties to protect China’s northern boundary. During its construction it was called “the longest cemetery on earth” because so many people died building it. Reportedly, it cost the lives of more than one million people

^Not to mention the old house-wives' that it is the only man-made structure visible from the Moon.

One litre of water, at 4 deg C, weighs one kg.

... at sea level

not during a typhoon...

Atmospheric pressure.....yeah.

My neglect.

We have all pooped our pants.

Chances are..we will do it again one day.

When you sneeze, your eyes shut. If they didnt, your eyeballs would fly out.

Not true I'm afraid ...... covered it on Mythbusters a few weeks back.