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According to the can it is a gentle facial spritz specially formulated to refresh and hydrate. Hypoallergenic and fragrance-free, it instantly cools and freshens skin. Dermatologically tested. But this is a triumph of marketing over common sense: the only listed ingredient is Aqua. Boots confirmed yesterday that it is selling water at £3.99 ($10.65) for little more than a cupful. Its Expert Sensitive Refreshing Facial Spritz is exactly what it says on the can: water. The back of the 125ml can boasts of the benefits of the product: that it can protect the skin from dryness. (Source: Timesonline.co.uk)
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A regular commuter from the "Westside" writes: "Anyone who regularly travels through Britomart will attest that by far the best thing about the experience is the cheery and often quirky announcements by the man we all know as Tua. We've been missing him lately, and I've finally discovered why. He has had a falling-out with his bosses and is now collecting tickets. This is not all bad - if you happen to strike the world's friendliest ticket collector it is undoubtedly Tua - but it makes me angry that Veolia (or Maxx, or Connex or whatever they call themselves these days) don't seem to realise how special this guy is."
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Was it International Phallus Day last Thursday? ask a bewildered pair of walkers who saw a person dressed in a penis costume striding through the Domain around 8.30am. "He crossed Park Rd near the hospital. He was an unaccompanied penis and was most nonchalant about being out and about. Nobody paid him any attention at all and we wondered why he was 'out'."
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Britain's chief inspector of prisons, Anne Owers, included in an inspection report of facilities her advice that prison wardens try to improve respect for inmates by having guards address prisoners by their preferred names and knock on cell doors before entering. (Source: News of the Weird)
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Reader Helen Dean suggested it was ironic that Oliver Driver was fronting the Government's Buy NZ Made TV campaign, while voicing the "Warehouse ads haranguing us to spend on all those cheap imports". Driver responds: "The Buy New Zealand Made campaign is not about vilifying importers or Kiwi companies that stock imported goods, it's about making an informed choice and checking out the available options. If you have the choice between two products of a similar price and quality and one of them is made in New Zealand, then buy the New Zealand one. The Warehouse is the largest seller of New Zealand music in the country, provides a marketplace for NZ goods and fully supports the Buy NZ Made campaign. As do I."
Today's Video Webpick: Introducing the 'cyclic elevator', an open-front continuously-moving elevator and the disco elevator prank. Watch it here. These are the very best online videos from Ana's online magazine Spare Room.
