What connotes suffering and yet simultaneously brings a smile to our face? A domesticated four-legged beast shooting its owner with a firearm. A dog has shot a man. The female black retriever apparently stepped on her master’s shotgun, firing shot into the hunter from Los Banos, California who had walked away to gather some duck […]
Today sees the beginning of the Chinese New Year and festivities will continue for up to 15 days. This year is the year of the Tiger and the associated element is Yang Metal. It is a tradition for red envelopes to be passed out during the Chinese New Year celebrations, from marrieds and older people […]
Ben Affleck famously gave J-Lo a $105,000 diamond-encrusted toilet seat and this was recently voted the least romantic gesture of all time. In recognition of a day about as romantic as the marketing initiatives that keep it alive, The Guardian has compiled some of the worst ever ideas for Valentine. These include: Morrison’s “Valentines £8 […]
By now, you’re probably well aware of Google Street View, a feature of Google Maps that provides panoramic photographic views of many of the world’s streets. It made a minor media noise, particularly in relation to unwitting participants who had had their photo taken. Here is some recent Norwegian ‘map-jacking’, i.e. individuals subverting Google’s mass […]
Since the World Health Organization’s declaration of a pandemic in June last year, “swine ‘flu” (H1N1 virus) has caused 14,000 deaths globally – a fraction of the number caused by season ‘flu each year. Dr. Wolfgang Wodarg, the former head of Health at the Council of Europe, has cried foul, accusing WHO of “faking” the […]
With a General Election looming, it appears Britons have absorbed the “Broken Britain” narrative propagated by opposition parties, the media and luminaries such as Noel Edmunds. A Populus poll for The Times has found that the British electorate is unhappy with the state of the nation today, believing society is broken and heading in the […]
PC World has compiled its “8 Gadgets That Will Be Huge in 2010.” "Project Natal," the new Xbox 360 controller Sezmi, an online TV service based on a set-top box Alienware M11x, a Dell PC for serious gamers Motorola Backflip, a new Android-powered phone Google Nexus One, the latest – and so far “probably the […]
Researchers from the Karolinska Institute and the Swedish School of Sport and Health warn that those who sit too much – behind a desk as well as in front of the TV – run serious health risks, even if they take regular exercise. “Everyone knows about the health benefits of regular exercise,” said leader of […]
Short of news today, we point you in the direction of Wordle once you’ve finished shopping here. Wordle is a toy for creating “word clouds” from any text that you provide. Greater prominence is given to more frequent words and you can play about with font, colour layout, etc. If you’re bored at the office… […]
According to a poll of 1,036 people by Lumison, a business ISP, two-thirds of UK companies do no have a remote working policy in place, despite a majority of office workers believing they would be more productive and work longer hours working from home. The poll also revealed structural and cultural barriers to home working. […]
How to plan the office Christmas party Whether you count down the days, or desperately scrabble around for an excuse not to go, the office Christmas party is an event on almost every company’s calendar. So, how do you plan a party that everyone will enjoy? It’s a tricky balance to get Bob from Accounts […]
Top tips to improve your time management skills Despite what people say, time is not a commodity. It cannot be traded, expanded or reduced. It is fixed. Our perception of time, however, is another concept. How often do you think at 4pm “Where has the day gone?” and go into panic mode to try to […]
Planning in business is essential Everything from the monthly sales drive to a new product launch or project needs planning. It promotes joined-up thinking and good decision-making throughout the whole organisation. “A goal without a plan is just a wish”, observed the famous writer Antoine de Saint-Exupery, summing up a key business principle. Each business […]
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