One of the dodgier uses for envelopes is to convey nasty spores like anthrax or material purporting to be so to disrupt government or municipal business. Recent scares in Alabama show that this practice continues apace in the US. A couple of weeks ago, envelopes containing white powder were sent to government buildings in five […]
The US Government hopes to raise $500,000 as it auctions the personal effects of Bernard Madoff, the man whose Ponzi scheme cost investors tens of billions of dollars. About 200 items will go on the block in the auction held tomorrow in New York. Punters can bid for, among other delights, a New York Mets […]
Sir Ian McKellen, Sir David Jason and Dame Vera Lynn are amongst a number of celebrities who have designed envelopes to raise money for the National Literacy Trust. The annual Pitney Bowes Pushing the Envelope campaign invites contributors to create designs on the theme of ‘words that mean most to you’. Lynn’s envelope, for example, […]
Elected idiot for Spelthorne in Surrey, David Wilshire (Conservative), has raised eyebrows by comparing the treatment of MPs embroiled in the expenses scandal with that of Jews in Hitler’s Third Reich. “The witchhunt against MPs will undermine democracy. It will weaken Parliament,” he wrote in a letter to constituents, reportedly written on Commons note paper […]
In a news week packed with envelopes… On March 31, the U.S. Postal Service was flooded with thousands of empty red envelopes addressed to the White House in an anti-abortion campaign. The envelopes were to represent the lives lost to abortion. Participants were encouraged either to send their own or to purchase imprinted red envelopes […]
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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