The UK’s Pesky Weather

Why is it that in Britain we always seem surprised when the weather goes a bit haywire? We live in a country with one of the most unpredictable and unstable climates in the world, and it’s always been this way.

In fact, we experience the same amount of rain as most other European capitals, it’s just [...]

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Frugal thinking – is renewable energy the way forward?

A penny now may be worth a dollar tomorrow. This is the kind of thought process that homeowners go through right before they decide to switch to renewable energy. This is because renewable resources, often regarded as the energy of the future, most times carry with them a start-up cost that is hard to ignore. [...]

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1984 Big Brother in 1012

Back in 1949, when George Orwell first penned his iconic literary work 1984, he surely can have had no idea how prevalent his character Big Brother would become in future society. Now this is not an article about the long running and increasingly cringe worthy TV show, so if that is what you were hoping [...]

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How to Involve Your Staff in Your Office Design Ideas

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There has been a growing trend in recent years for companies of all sorts to come up with new and better ways for employees to work.  Along with traditional incentives like performance-based awards and company retreats, many businesses have been taking a hard look at their physical workspaces to see where office refurbishment might [...]

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The growing Halloween mafia

It’s that time of year when we start the run up to Christmas, with Halloween and Bonfire night. In years gone by you would get the odd child knocking on your door and shyly asking for a penny for Halloween, or a penny for the Guy. Now you get an organised platoon of suspiciously tall [...]

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KissBank.com smooches into London

KissBank.com smooches into London

KissBank is a new website that has been created in order to make the world a kinder place and encourage people to focus less on themselves. The site has recently been launched in the capital. The website, which can be found at www.KissBank.com is based on two premises. The first is [...]

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Wildfires Getting More Frequent Because Of Climate Change

Scientists from the United States have been working together and using a variety of methods to try and predict how fires will behave in response to the change in climate, and what the results might be if we do not reduce our carbon emissions very soon.

Director of science for the nature conservancy, Mr. Jim Bergen, [...]

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Why are TV adverts so unrealistic?

When our favourite programmes are rudely interrupted by the commercial breaks, many of us head for the toilet or go and put the kettle on. So what of the rest of us who have empty bladders and aren’t thirsty? We are left to sit through several minutes of mindless imagery that is either instantly dismissed [...]

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HSBC profits way up, layoffs way up

Shareholders have reason for optimism, but employees have reason for dread as the latest reports from big banking hit the global media.  HSBC, Britain’s largest international banking corporation, is planning and already implementing a somewhat different strategy in its stated purpose of cost control and increased revenue.  They will be cutting costs by doing away [...]

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It’s not too late for your Wimbledon lawn to earn you £££ from the All England Championship with CampInMyGarden.com

It’s not too late for your Wimbledon lawn to earn you £££ from the All England Championship with CampInMyGarden.com

Wimbledon and other London events are accessible by Garden camping to a wide range of visitors. www.CampInMyGarden.com – offer Wimbledon lovers a pitch in the garden.

Like or leave it there is not getting away from the [...]

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