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To all the females out there, have you ever  seen  this? (I don't know about the guys' toilet though. Haha.) Some computer keyboards harbour more harmful bacteria than a toilet seat, research has suggested. Consumer group Which? said tests at its London offices found equipment carrying bugs that could cause food poisoning. Out of 33 keyboards swabbed, four were regarded as a potential health hazard and one harboured five times more germs than one of the office's toilet seats. Microbiologist Dr Peter Wilson said a keyboard was often "a reflection of what is in your nose and in your gut". During the Which? tests in January this year, a microbiologist deemed one of the office's keyboards to be so dirty he ordered it to be removed, quarantined and cleaned. It had 150 times the recommended limit for bacteria - five times as filthy as a lavatory seat tested at the same time, the research found.  The equipment was swabbed for bugs, such as those that can cause...

Patchana Sangket, managing director of Rocla Fine Art Co Ltd,  poses  beside one of her most  celebrated  works of a voluptuous  woman. PHOTOS BY WIPAWAN THAITHANAN AND PRADYA WUTTHITHUMRONG Artist in a mould all of her own Nauvarat Suksamran A bronze work  depicting  a sitting girl. " Thai people 's skills are comparable to those of western artisans  or may even  surpass  them. Our works are  delicate , ornate  and most importantly, labour costs are far cheaper," says Patchana Sangket, a highly successful  bronze   casting artist from Lop Buri.  Here is a long excerpt from a story in today’s Bangkok Post about world-famous artist few Thais know about. The full story, with many more photographs, can be found here:  http://bit.ly/wpjlMG   Related articles Castle Fine Arts Foundry at Llanrhaeadr YM (insideoutart.co.uk) Designer Interview - Dorus Mhor (boticca.com) Exploring Tamilnadu Handicrafts...