Google maps sends geeks to map the Amazon

We have all heard of Google maps, the option is there on the home screen in between Videos and News. While they claim that their maps can take you from anywhere to, well, anywhere else, they have come in for some criticism in the past. Bearing this in mind, the news that someone has got [...]

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Do we need to return to the gold standard?

All you need to do is listen to an occasional news report from almost anywhere and you will hear the sound of a financial structure falling apart.  Though the noise has not quite reached ear-splitting level, it’s very hard to ignore reports from both sides of the Atlantic about a crisis in the world’s economy, [...]

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Sativex cannabis plant MS drug only available in certain regions

Budget cuts across the board are causing more than curtailed holidays and fewer nights of dinner-and-a-show for many people. One of the peripheral results of reduced government funding is an increase in the pain and suffering of patients with multiple sclerosis. The drug known as Sativex, derived from the cannabis plant and used [...]

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National grid pays to ‘dump’ electricity

When power companies are getting paid more to stop producing electricity than they would have made if they kept running, something is wrong with the system.  That scenario is actually taking place, at least  in Scotland.  Six wind farms were paid a total of nearly £900,000 by the National Grid to shut down for one [...]

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Religion in the workplace row churns on

Religion in the workplace is a minefield at the best of times, but in this case it seems to have really gone of the scale. A 64 years old Electrician and former serviceman is facing the sack from his job of 15 years for displaying a palm cross in his company vehicle. The small and [...]

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Opinions differ on how good the NHS is

Supposed reforms to the health service are nothing new, but the one that is rumbling at the minute promises to be a biggie. The main problem from the public’s point of view is that, surprise surprise; they have been yet again misled by politicians. It appeared to all and sundry that David Cameron pledged no [...]

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Cadbury Launches Spots v Stripes Race Season With £6.5 Million Integrated Campaign

Official Treat Provider kicks off ‘race season’ to find the nation’s record-breakers!

It is official. The official provider of treats for the 2012 London Olympic Games and Paralympic Games is dumping £6.5 million into their push to get UK moving faster.

The Spots v Stripes Race Season takes off March 1st. There will be nine challenges before [...]

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Cheap alcohol ban has no teeth

The sale and consumption of alcohol are subjects that have raised a lot of British heckles over the last few years, and the issue really boils down to a matter of money.  The government is currently collecting in the neighbourhood of £11.5 billion per year from the drinks industry, so a major decline in sales [...]

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Nick Clegg pushes for new parents rights

Nick Clegg has promised a new more flexible system for parents requiring leave by 2015, but there could be pitfalls hidden within this good news. Questions are being asked about how well the new system has been thought through, and there is concern that the new strategy could be even be counterproductive. Clegg’s position is [...]

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Christian-Muslim tension rises in Pakistan

This is not a good time to be living in Pakistan, especially if you are not a very, very careful follower of the Muslim religion and all its laws.  Even if you are, you can’t be too careful.  You may accidentally commit the crime of blasphemy, and the consequences can be life threatening.  You had [...]

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