The quality of judges’ decision-making varies throughout the day, a recent study has suggested The authors looked at over 1,000 parole cases dealt by eight Israeli judges over 10 months and found that parole was far more likely to be granted at certain times of the day and of each session than others. In particular, […]
The eagerly awaited day has arrived. Prince William and Kate Middleton marry today. And if you’re a republican and couldn’t give a monkeys about the wedding, at least you’ve got a day off. Today could also be the media event of the year, globally covered and noticeably obsessed over by our trans-Atlantic cultural cousins. Sometimes […]
On the basis that we Brits spend around 60 percent of our waking lives working and that we should be eating five portions of fruit and veg every day, we should try to eat three pieces at work. But a OnePoll survey commissioned by fruit and veg delivery company Fruitdrop has found that only ten […]
One in four office workers will consider breaking their work PC in order to get a better, more up-to-date one, according to a survey by Mozy, an online backup firm. The poll of 3,000 office workers in the UK, Germany and France also found that two-fifths of staff think their old PC is affecting their […]
A new survey suggests uncertainty among office workers regarding holiday entitlement on the day of the royal wedding. One in four have not yet been told whether they will get the day off on Friday 29 April, according to the poll of 1,000 workers by recruitment firm Badenoch & Clark. Londoners appeared the worst off. […]
Continuing our seasonal neglect of up-to-date office supplies news, did you know…? The custom of giving eggs around the spring equinox (shortly before present-day Easter dates) predates Christianity. A pagan symbol of rebirth, eggs were adopted in early Christianity as a symbol of the resurrection of Jesus. In 2010, an estimated 150 million chocolate Easter […]
Happy Good Friday! Did you know…? The word Easter derives from the name of an Anglo-Saxon goddess, Eostre, whose festival was celebrated at the vernal equinox. Eostre also gave her name to oestrogen, the female hormone. Easter is a moveable feast which means it does not fall on a fixed calendar date. As established by […]
Having been caught red-handed pocketing a valuable ceremonial ballpoint pen on video, Czech prez Václav Klaus is now being inundated with offers of writing implements from Czechs showing faux concern. A Facebook page with over 5,000 fans urges to send pens, pencils and other writing instruments to the presidential office on May 2 “as he […]
A toilet-mad German has opened his own museum dedicated to all things lavatorial. Sixty-nine-year-old Michael Berger opened the Harlekin Toilet Museum of Modern A*** in Wiesbaden, Germany, last week. It exhibits his personal collection of toilet rarities. The centrepiece is a urinal adorned with the face of Adolf Hitler, designed after World War Two to […]
A well-stocked office kitchen can improve productivity, according a recent poll of U.S. office workers. The Staples Advantage survey finds that workers frequently leave the office to satisfy food urges. However, a well-stocked office kitchen can lead to a happier and more content workforce. Seventy-three percent of respondents said a well-stocked kitchen would make them […]
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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