The mayor of the small coastal town of Huarmey, Peru, fears his town is being turned gay by contaminated water. Mayor José Benítez claims that naturally occurring strontium in the local water supply is reducing the production of male hormones and thereby emasculating the male population. “Unfortunately Strontium reduces male hormones and suddenly we’ll be […]
Does altruism live in the workplace? In a recent poll commissioned by officebroker.com, nearly two-fifths of office workers would rather see a workmate made redundant than take a pay cut. But 62 percent said they would sacrifice some pay in order to keep their colleagues in a job. If office workers had to make one […]
A new survey suggests eating at our desks is still a dominant practice amongst office workers – even while an infamous University of Arizona study reported that our desks carry 400 times more dangerous bacteria than the average public toilet seat. Of the American office worker informants questioned in the 2011 Desktop Dining Survey, 83 […]
Researchers at the University of Northumbria claim to have worked out how to make the perfect cup of tea. The trick, according to the School of Life Sciences team, is to allow the cup to sit for six minutes. This allows the flavours to diffuse and the temperature of the tea to fall to 60°C […]
A film in which Gordon Ramsay makes his acting debut has done incredibly badly on its release. Love’s Kitchen, in which the foul-mouth celebrity pot-botherer stars as himself, took a hilarious £121 in its first week. That means that 17 fans made the mistake of going. The film revolves around an up-and-coming restauranteur in London […]
Elite bottled water company Bling H2O and lead crystal purveyors Swarovski have teamed up to concoct a $2,600 bottle of water. The bottle, dubbed “The Ten Thousand” by Bling, is studded with 10,000 hand-applied Swarovski crystals and has been listed as the most expensive bottled water in the world by Forbes, a fact which the […]
A round of recent studies have confirmed the health risks inherent in sedentary office work. The Zambian Independent Online has recently summarised the main maladies associated with office work. Colon cancer People who work in sedentary jobs for 10 years or more double their risk of colon cancer. Some make a link between prolongued sitting […]
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 […]
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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