Topless mob appear at Heathrow
It had to happen sooner or later, with the government pushing ahead with the expansion of London’s Heathrow airport, and then it was a sure thing that the protesters would be stepping up a gear in order to try a delay it.
At Heathrow protesters opposed to the development of the third runway staged a flash [...]
UK to back old music rules
At the moment, any song published in the UK has a shelf life of fifty years; this is where the owners of the copyrights can claim royalties on the songs for fifty years. In the long term this would appear to be fine, but tell that the Sir Cliff Richard whose music is about to [...]
November 7, 2008Brand leaves Radio and lands a £5 million film role
There cannot be many people who have not heard about the problems caused by Russell Brand and Jonathon Ross, this had led to Brand leaving the BBC, while Ross has been suspended for three months.
However, there is a saying that every cloud has a silver lining and it would seem that this is perfectly true [...]
Segway sales up
The famous Segway personal transport system, have been around since 2001 when the inventor Dean Kamen launched it onto the unsuspecting world to the same sort of public response as the personal transport that Sir Clive Sinclair invented, the Sinclair C5!
But it seems that the tide is changing and the Segway is making a big [...]
Top Gear in the US
Could it true? Top Gear is going to appear in the States after all, but this time it is going to be without the familiar faces of Clarkson, Hammond and May! They will not be going over the Atlantic and torturing the American public with their own type of humour and style.
Replacing them will be [...]
Using a messenger helps productivity
There some companies who go out of their way to stop their employees from using all types of social networking and messenger services. This is because it is believed to be detrimental to the ability of the employee to do their jobs efficiently.
But recent research turns all of those concerns on their head as it [...]
US drivers running out of gas
It seems that despite the problems with getting enough fuels to supply the fuel hungry Americans, they are not taking this very seriously on a personal level. For they are still driving everywhere that they can, but unfortunately because of the cost of fuel, they are trying to stretch out every last drop from the [...]
April 3, 2008How not to interview new staff
There is nothing like going to a job interview, you are nervous, worried and excited. These emotions can work you into a wreck if you allow them to, and despite all of the inner strength that you be able to summon, these emotions are fighting back.
But all that is pushed aside when you get the [...]
Smart eating keeps staff at their desks
When it gets to around 11.00 am and right the through to 2.00 pm it is very noticeable that the staff in the office begin to get restless and eventually they are up and about looking for something to eat and drink.
This behaviour is repeated throughout the world in offices and can cause companies a [...]
Email abuse can damage your wealth
It seems that if you are in the habit of accessing your emails or taking a quick peep at what happening on your favourite social networking site while at work, then you could find yourself getting into deep trouble with your employers.
As in a recent survey of over 300 companies of all sizes in [...]
The rich get richer
In the US it seems that age old theory of the rich getting richer is still true, as new reports are published, these show that only one per cent of Americans in the years from 2003 to 2005 had an income that exceeded the total income of the lowest paid twenty per cent of the [...]