Do you hate mornings and delay the inevitable moment when your head must be separated from the pillow? If so, then you probably have a love-hate relationship with your alarm clock. But how would you feel if your alarm clock took revenge and punished you for not switching it off? An American inventor has created […]
An incompetent thief was labelled ‘Britain’s dumbest criminal’, after he was caught on CCTV, allegedly stealing the camera that was filming him. The thief was “practically kissing the camera” as he spent four hours with a Swiss Army knife trying to dismantle the equipment, apparently oblivious to the fact he was being recorded. The owner […]
Fearless graffiti artists abseiled down a cliff and painted mock prehistoric artwork at Britain’s biggest caves, the Wookey Hole tourist attraction in Somerset. The Banksy-style graffiti attack took place during the night on July 28 or 29 and the culprits created two paintings. One work was dated 33,000 BC and shows cavemen being chased by […]
An Italian artist has created spectacular sculptures using paperclips. Pietro D’Angelo has fashioned elaborate life-sized sculptures of a man in a bowler hat smoking a pipe, a boy carrying a rose and a woman on a swing. Each statue is made from up to 12,000 stainless steel paper clips, and some are more than six […]
Today, 13th August, sees the 23rd annual celebrations of the ‘leftie’ for National Left-Hander’s Day. Whilst around 10% of the population are left-handed, there are very few who are actually fully left-handed. Many lefties play sport with their right hand, holding the golf club, baseball bat or tennis racket in their right hands. During the […]
Breast is best – that’s the long established advice for mums when they are choosing how to feed their babies. But many new mothers are worried about how they will continue breast feeding after they have returned to work – particularly about the reaction of male colleagues if they need to express milk while at […]
Forget biking to work to keep fit and save fuel – why not bounce to work? It’s not an option for most of us at the moment, but one firm of architects in Estonia is working on it. The architects studio, Salto, installed a 170 feet-long trampoline, which resembles a black, bouncy road, as part […]
It’s not unknown for people to fall asleep at work – but one very tired German bank employee accidentally transferred millions of euros while napping on his keyboard. What should have been a small transfer of €62.40 (£53.63) turned into a huge order for €222,222,222.22 (£190 million). The bank noticed the mistake quickly, and corrected […]
Are you left-handed? If so, why not strike a blow for lefties everywhere by joining in the 23rd annual Left Handers Day on August 13th. Left-handed people often get frustrated because everything from their computer mouse to scissors were designed for right-handers. So this year, on Left Handers Day, declare part of your office a […]
A smartphone app to help desperate people find loo paper has been invented in Venezuela. There is toilet paper crisis in the country which has been going on for months, with economists blaming price controls imposed by the government. Thousands of people have downloaded the app which was invented by enterprising chemical engineering student Jose […]
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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