Brighton Printing – Printer WON'T print black ink!!!?
Printer WON'T print black ink!!!?
I have a HP Photo Smart 8250 printer, it prints everything else perfectly apart from black ink. I have changed the cartridge, reinstalled the software and cleaned the ink cartridges. Does anyone know what is going on? And how can I fix it?
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Misting Systems Provide Affordable and Efficient Cooling [Business:Industrial-Mechanical] The primary characteristic that identifies misting systems is the fine droplets they produce. It is the fineness of these drops that distinguishes misting from other forms of water use and makes this process so useful for a whole range of application.
My Visit to Cape Town and at Cheryl’s [Travel-and-Leisure] On my third to last day in Cape Town we made a day trip to the most beautiful part of the world. Ok, I’m biased. There are many many beautiful spots in the world. But for me this is one of the best.
How to Write Articles to Build Your Credibility [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Credibility is everything. Establishing yourself as a credible source in the internet world is of utmost importance. Writing relevant, on topic, well written and resourced topics will help you to establish yourself as trustworthy and credible. Find out how to use article writing to establish yourself as an expert in your niche.
How to Write Articles For Fun [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Article writing is not a fun activity for most people, especially those who have to write every day for a living. In fact it can be a hard job. For people who have no confidence in their writing skills it seems impossible to have fun at this particular activity.
What Should Our Kids Learn at School? [Reference-and-Education] Skills that will allow them to cope in an environment that is changing all the time. One thing is certain, we will need to teach them to look after themselves rather than expect a job.
How to Write Articles For Social Bookmarking Sites [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Being able to write articles for social bookmarking sites is particularly important for internet marketers. The internet marketer has one focus and this is to drive traffic through their business site or blog. Submitting your blog with the article on to bookmarking sites can increase your traffic to your site.
Change Your Life For the Better by Using an Article Writing Service [Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Article writing is often a chore that internet marketers dread. Every day a new article needs to be written and posted to keep the flow of traffic going. For people who hate writing it might be an idea to use an Article Writing Service.
Save Thousands With an Article Writing Service [Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] I bet you that right now you are wondering what that headline means. You can’t see that using an article writing service could save you any money, never mind thousands of dollars or pounds. In fact you automatically presume it’s going to cost you a mountain of money to subscribe to an article writing service.
Guarantee Your Success As an Internet Marketer by Using an Article Writing Service [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] Using an Article Writing Service could provide you with excellent content which attracts visitors to your site or blog. Regular excellent content can be an incentive for visitors to come back time and again. It could be worth signing up for this one to as the rates per month are very small.
100 Days in the Hot Seat [News-and-Society:Politics] On Huffington Post there is a page with 300 photos of Obama’s first 100 days in office. They are a wonderful selection of personal, behind the scene and sometimes humorous view of the life of a president in high office. There are two things that struck me while watching this slide show.
The Presence Builder Project – Twittering Like a Bird [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Media] The question many are asking. Do we need to join up with Twitter and what use does it have for me. For business it is a must, for personal use it’s a good tool to have.
Be Careful That You Know the Rules When Using Social Media [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Media] Do companies know how to use social media? Do they understand that social media is all about a two way conversation. If they don’t, they need to learn this.
And The Poor Shall Forevermore Be Downtrodden [News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Question: what is it about governments, big business, institutions, non-profits, charities etc that they want to keep the poor poor? Alright, as generalizations go, this one is one of my better ones. Two articles that made me think this appeared in the media today.
Pity There Are So Few Heroes Around [Self-Improvement:Inspirational] Every now and then when I want to feel inspired I visit ted.com. Other times I visit because I want to be reassured that the human race is special and beautiful after I’ve just been shocked again by what horrors some people manage to do to others.
We Are Living In A Free Love Society [Business:Advertising] In a rather illuminating article in the latest Trendwatching brief, the discussion is about FREE LOVE. It’s about businesses offering goods, services or experiences to consumers for free and making their money from other things.
Bullies-R-Us [News-and-Society:Military] The Armed Forces always believed that subordination of the troops to the command was essential. If there were strictly enforced rules of behaviour it was maintained, then the soldier next to you would be able to rely on you performing according to drill during the times when the battle made everything else unpredictable. At what stage does a strong command based culture change into a bully culture?
The ‘Take Away’ Society [News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] One thing that really surprised me about the UK when I first moved across was the number of furnished homes that were for rent. One hardly comes across that in South Africa where most people accumulate their own living things.
In Steve We Trust – Maybe [Computers-and-Technology] During my search through cyberspace to find the best live reports on Steve Job’s Keynote speech at Macworld yesterday, I came across an ad that had the caption ‘In Steve we Trust’. Very funny. See it on Popular Mechanics’ website.
Drugs Are Healthier For The Bottom Line Than For Pain [Health-and-Fitness:Pain-Management] There is a disease called fibromyalgia whose existence is questioned by a fair number of the medical profession. According to the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, they have a cure for it says the New York Times. So here we have a disease which might not exist, but there is a definite pharmaceutical cure for it?
Apple Has Something in the Air [Computers-and-Technology] As the buzz about Macworld 2008, Apple’s annual shindig, is building to a crescendo the air is full of speculation as to what new products will be announced. After all the iPhone was born a year ago. What will it be this year?
Beware – The Sneaky Bots Are Everywhere [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Security] Every time I write about privacy and security on the internet I get a whole bunch of people who accuse me of paranoia. They maintain I am looking for conspiracy theories and that if you have nothing to hide, then why worry who is following you on the internet. Besides which, I’ve been told, as consumers we have always been followed and our preferences noted.
With Facebook You Get Without Asking [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] When a snot-nosed and wet behind the ears 23 year old tells the world at a media junket how the advertising industry needs to listen to him, you wonder what authority he has to do that. His grand message is that ‘the next hundred years will be different for advertising, and it starts today’. How did he get away with that, without being booed out of the venue one wonders?
2008 Looks Like Another Mobile Year But With Radio Jocks [Communications:Mobile-Cell-Phone] It’s that time of year again when the predictions brigade publish their wise thoughts for 2008! Wipe off the crystal ball, bring out the Tarot cards, throw ‘dem’ bones.
Is there a Doctor in the House [Business:Branding] Who says that modern technology and a customer focused outlook can’t improve the services such as a doctor provides to his patients? This story about a Doctor 2.0 sent to me via my e-mailed Springwise trends update, is a refreshing take on the traditional profession of medicine. Here’s a Doc moving with the times.
To Twitter Gets a New Meaning That Has Nothing to do With Birds [Communications:Mobile-Cell-Phone] It was early February of this year that I was introduced to a demonstration of Twitter and the verb to twitter. It was the occasion of the Twitter Tea Party that made me realise that this little bit of software, running on the internet, or on a phone near you, seemed to have a future.
Free Advice To Anybody Wishing To Start Another Facebook [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] This is the kind of business people dream and fantasise about. Facebook was launched in February 2004. In November 2007 it was reported that Microsoft bought a 1.6% share of the company for $240 million. You can do the sums to check out how much the market seems to think Facebook is worth now, in just under four years.
MacGyver and The Theory That Limitations Breed Creativity [Self-Improvement:Creativity] The inspiration of the Flash on the Beach conference is still coursing through my veins. Re-reading that sentence, it is apparent it’s touched me. And you over there, keep those comments to yourself! Talking about inspiration, the phrase with respect to creativity that popped up several times, and made me consider this could be the ‘design’ Zeitgeist of the moment, was Limitations breed Creativity.
Is It The End Of The Line For The PC Already [Computers-and-Technology] An interesting article by an AP reporter talks about the decline in PC sales in Japan. It comes just a few days after a debate with some friends found us mulling over the same issue. My idea that the life of the PC was limited and that the computer as we know it was on its way out, was shot down in flames. I was especially on a no-win streak as I couldn’t come up with anything sensible as an alternative!
Baby Sitters For Grown Ups [Self-Improvement:Addictions] Nannies for adults. What next? It really came as no surprise to read in the papers today that one can hire a nanny for adults now. The ‘adult minders’ being discussed are not the carers for disabled people or senior citizens.
A Radical Rethink Of Our Lifestyles Is Required To Save The Planet [News-and-Society:Environmental] The latest assessment by the UN of the state of the world’s environment paints the worst picture of the health of the planet yet according to an article in The Independent. Since the last report, published in 1987, almost every index used to assess the planet’s well-being has worsened.
5 Easy Steps To Follow When Starting Your Own Business [Business] You will look at the five steps listed below and wonder how that could be all that is required to set up a successful business. You will think to yourself, what about money. How do I market the business. Where do I start with all of this. Surely it must be a lot more difficult than this.
Who Decides The Priorities When Saving The World [News-and-Society:Environmental] What most people shrugged off as rubbish twenty years ago, is now perceived to be the gospel truth. And now there are such vitriolic evangelists in favour that one has to be superbly courageous to even voice an opinion against it.
Obesity is Not Our Fault Anymore – Really [Health-and-Fitness:Obesity] A news headline on BBC’s daily newsletter practically jumped off the page at me. It says that ‘Obesity ‘not individuals’ fault’. And it continues with the first paragraph stating that individuals can no longer be held responsible for obesity.
Five Things I Am Doing For Blog Action Day – What Are Yours [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] What a great idea. Blog Action Day is a call to action for bloggers to make a noise and pledge some action in support of the environment and today is the day for the inaugural happening. If you are a blogger, participate, get involved, make your voice heard.
Thanks For The Ride [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] As experiences go, this one was quite something. Having spent almost ten months working at it, when it finally happened, the results were quite different to what I had expected.
Who Would You Choose [News-and-Society:Politics] If you were asked to choose the one person whom you felt had contributed the most to changing the world to a better place to live in, what would your answer be? To make it easier, pick someone in more recent times such as the last one hundred years.
In it Together [Recreation-and-Sports:Soccer] It was one of those moments. The British would say Ah Bless. In South Africa that translates to Ag Shame.
In support of good governance in Africa [News-and-Society] The Ibrahim Index of African Governance, sponsored by prominent business man Mo Ibrahim, makes fascinating reading. The results have just been published. The BBC reports that Rwanda, in the Index, has achieved the ‘most improved’ status. One has to remember how this country was shattered during and after the genocide in 1994 to fully grasp the significance of this achievement.
Oh Where to Spend Those Ad Dollars [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] Pity the marketer who has to manage his company’s ad spend nowadays. In the good old days, not that long ago, it was easy. Decisions were made whether to spend the money on print, radio, TV, cinema or outdoor.
To Sell Online Or Not That Is The Question [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Ecommerce] Recently I was asked by a friend whether his highly detailed pencil drawings of traditional British buildings would find a market on the internet. With other words he wanted to know whether he could sell his art online.
Celebrate The Cultures Of The World Don’t Fear Them [News-and-Society] One could speculate that the countries that have welcomed the most diverse people from all over the world, would also have benefitted the most from the skills, talents and world views that the immigrants brought with them.
Showdown Between Gordon Brown and Robert Mugabe [News-and-Society:Politics] Much hot air is being let off in the media in the UK today about the gauntlet thrown down by Prime Minister Brown to Portugal the organisers of the European Union-African Union summit scheduled for December 2007.
Geoff Holt Achieves His Amazing Challenge [Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] What would you do if at the age of 18 years you were involved in a swimming accident that paralysed you from the chest down and confined you to a wheelchair? If you are Geoff Holt you single handedly sail around the UK 23 years later.
Friday Entertainment Includes A Grand Piano On A Thames Barge And A Rugby Win [Health-and-Fitness] There I am living in the UK, a mere hop, skip and jump away from the Stade de France. It would seem fairly obvious to most people that as an avid rugby fan and great supporter of the Springboks this opportunity of watching the Bokke kick butt would not go unpunished, so to speak, and a trip to France would be enjoyed to the fullest.
The Reason Why Bloggers Blog [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] According to Technorati, an internet search engine for searching blogs, the company is currently tracking 104.6 million blogs and over 250 million pieces of tagged social media. There are certainly blogs that are written by employees of companies trying to put a good spin on their organisation and products or services they offer.
The Apple iPhone Not as Successful it Seems [Communications:Mobile-Cell-Phone] Apple has reduced the price of its iPhone by $200 barely two months after the launch. Of course, for those who have used Apple products before the iPod and Parallels, this is vintage Apple behaviour.
Bravo Pavarotti – A Life to Remember [Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] Every now and then there is such a talent that is blessed with an extra sparkle that lifts this talent to extraordinary heights. It is a combination of a gift, extreme hard work and dedication from an early age and a personality that lights up everything and everybody around them.
Marketing And The Internet [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] There is a theory that I have. That theory is that most digital marketers don’t actually know what the internet market place is about now or in the immediate future.
Facebook and the Power to the People [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] In an about turn the bank HSBC has backed down on its decision to charge interest on graduate overdrafts in the UK. HSBC had previously offered this facility for free as part of a sales offer. In a consumer rebellion organised by the National Union of Students, more than 4 000 people joined a Facebook group in protest. The Facebook group was called ‘Stop the Great HSBC Graduate Rip-off!!!’
Why the Facebook Madness? [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] What is it about social networking sites, that gets people interested and makes them participate? Some Facebookers are really addicted to their profile and the communities they belong to.
Are Diamonds Really Forever [Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Jewelry-Diamonds] When you look at the world of advertising, can you think of a couple of ads that have really changed your buying habits, impacted on the way you think about a product or even just left a jingle bouncing around in your mind.
Rampant Mob Chases Indians in Germany [News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] A story in the online Der Spiegel caught my eye today. A raging mob of about 50 Germans attacked and chased 8 Indians through the small town of Mugeln during the annual Old Town Festival. In the process the Indians were beaten up badly, one having to be hospitalised. According to reports, it seems that the town’s population stood by and watched.
My Best Holiday Spot Has To Be Cape Town [Travel-and-Leisure] My most favourite travel destination. The summer has been a little unpredictable in the UK this time around. Lots of rain has lead to quite severe floods in the UK as it has elsewhere.
Amnesty International Fights For The Rights Of Women Violated By War [News-and-Society:International] Amnesty International and the Roman Catholic church appear to be heading for a show down over the contentious matter of abortion. AI has enjoyed the backing of the Vatican since its inception in 1961.
South Africa’s Public Health Sidelined Over Political Power Play [News-and-Society:Politics] During the Nationalist Party, or white government, days in South Africa, the only time the country made it into the international newspapers was when apartheid based atrocities and anti-apartheid campaigns were reported. It used to annoy the government immensely as they felt that the ‘good’ stuff was being overlooked.
A Lemonade Stand for Cancer Research or How a 4 Year Old Made a Huge Difference [Self-Improvement:Inspirational] It is wonderful to read about amazing people. This is especially so as we are surrounded by news about people who are everything but. This website I stumbled across is called myhero and it is a collection of stories about exceptional people.
Workers’ Rights A Mirage In Dubai [Business:Ethics] Stories of human abuse still manage to shock me. I often think that I have seen everything. And in a way this particular story is not much different to others. This story in The New York Times talks about seriously volatile labor problems in Dubai’s construction sector.
The Big Boys Tackle World Problems [News-and-Society] On June 16, 2006 Bill Gates announced that he would continue in a part-time role within Microsoft to start focusing on a full-time career in philanthropy by July 2008. A few days later, Buffett, one of the wealthiest people in the world, announced that he would begin matching the Gates’ contribution to the Gates Foundation. It’s an astonishing amount of up to $1.5 billion per year in stock.
Citizen Journalism Provides A Clearer View Of The World [Communications] I have viewed blogs and popular journalism with some skepticism and that included my own efforts. User generated content can result in hit and miss results, and some results can induce cringe reactions. My blog was set up for four months before I even put pen to paper, or fingers to keys.
What To Do About Politically Bankrupt Countries [News-and-Society:Politics] It is worth your while to view some of the podcasts on TED. There are many that are awesome. The one by Thomas P M Barnett is particularly spectacular. He has some strong suggestions on how war and peace should be tackled. His presentation, on the USA and war, is called The Pentagon’s new map of war and peace.
TV Crews Create Their Own Newsworthy Tragedy [News-and-Society] The story about the news helicopter mid-air collision and tragic death of two pilots and two cameramen caught my attention. The news crews were following a police car chase for their TV stations which apparently the public love to watch. There is even a service one can subscribe to, to receive alerts that a police chase is happening, being filmed and being broadcast.
TED Talks, Allow Yourself To Be Inspired [Self-Improvement:Leadership] Sometimes one has the unbelievable luck to find a true gem on the internet. This particular gem that I recently was introduced to is called TED and the website is plain ted.com. For anybody with a smidgen of intellect, which is all of you out there, this is a site to visit for a wow experience.
Water Is The New Gold [News-and-Society:Environmental] The next big thing is going to be water. Citizens of the world will have to fight for this precious resource.
Nelson Mandela Celebrates His 89th Birthday [News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Across the board, citizens of South Africa think of Mandela as their favourite person. They are also proud of how well loved he is across the world. One could speculate that this fame might have waned a bit since he has retired from public life. But that doesn’t seem the case even though he only served one term as president, and stepped down from public life in 2004.
One Step Closer For Google To Know Everything About You [Internet-and-Businesses-Online] Recently I was fortunate enough to talk to a bright young up and coming web programmer -developer star. I asked him what he thought was the main development happening in the internet sphere and his reply was OpenID.
Al Gore and Live Earth [News-and-Society:Environmental] Isn’t it amazing how vocal the doom-sayers are, and all the time. They never let up. What is it with them. I have often wondered at the folk that are around that always have to tell you that it won’t work, waste of time, bad idea, not worth the effort and many many more negative statements.
The End Of [News-and-Society] What are the things that surround you that you know are going to be history in the next couple of years?
A Little Praise Can Go A Long Way [News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] I think the world would be a better place if we praised ourselves and each other more
Terrorist Doctors, Hard to Believe [News-and-Society:Politics] And here I always felt so ‘not worthy’ when speaking to medical doctors. Qualified doctors are perceived to be the elite, the top strata of intelligence, the level that the ordinary folk like you and I, cannot even aspire to.
Are You Getting a Raw Deal as Well? [News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] An interesting article in the times online caught my eye yesterday. Warren Buffet, claimed to be the third-richest man in the world, spoke about the tax system during a fundraiser in New York for Senator Hillary Clinton.
Happiness is Now a Six Letter Word [Computers-and-Technology] With thanks to ‘Der Spiegel’ for that cute headline. I love the stories about people queuing for the new iPhone.
How To Develop Ones Career – By Tony Blair [News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] As a young person, starting off on a career path, part of the exercise should cover the end goal to be achieved. In order to reach that destination one would plan items such as education and qualifications required.
Purity Rings For Girls [News-and-Society] The question of religious conviction, or the symbols that represent these convictions, made the news in the UK recently.
John Travolta and His Dance with Princess Diana [Self-Improvement:Self-Esteem] There is this lovely little story in the British Daily Mirror where John Travolta is quoted as saying that he had some help when he was experiencing a real dip in his acting career. In fact he is even prepared to say that it was like being reborn.
Could George W Bush Face War Crime Charges In Den Haque [News-and-Society:Politics] Pres Bush and Tony Blair facing war crimes and crimes on humanity charges is regrettably not likely to happen. Thoughts of this occurred to me while reading about the UN backed war tribunal in Sierra Leone.
Don’t Let Age Or Anything Else Get In The Way Of Your Dreams [Self-Improvement:Inspirational] One of the key components to the Law of Attraction is the belief that by visualising a goal, this goal will manifest itself. Although I am fairly skeptical about the Law of Attraction, there is certainly some value to this statement.
Apple’s Safari For Windows, What Is The World Coming To [Computers-and-Technology:Software] The discussion, which is keeping cyberspace humming at the moment, is about Safari and why Apple would suddenly produce a Windows version of its browser application. Is Apple now wanting to compete with Microsoft one wonders.
Accountability is a Dirty Word [News-and-Society:Politics] Agent Orange was the highly poisonous dioxins releasing herbicide and defoliant used by the United States military in the Vietnam war.
The Children Of The World Are The Responsibility Of Everybody [Home-and-Family:Parenting] Sometimes a single image reflects a view of mankind that touches the heart and brings tears to the eyes. I had occasion to look again at the photograph taken by Huynh Cong Ut, now better known as Nick Ut.
Fairy Tales Are Still Relevant Today [News-and-Society:Military] The Emperor’s New Clothes is a lovely Danish fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen. it was first published in 1837. As with all good fairy tales, there has to be a moral of the story component. The story will point out some good or evil options, or make a point as to how life can backfire on one if the wrong choices are made.
Watching Steve Jobs’ Keynote at WWDC2007 [Computers-and-Technology:Software] I devoted this morning to watching and listening to Steve Jobs keynote speech at the WWDC2007. I use the word devote on purpose.
Two Computer Technology Icons Just Having A Chat [Computers-and-Technology:Software] What do I do for fun? I listen to podcasts. This particular one was an interview session with Bill Gates and Steve Jobs at the D5 conference. It’s really worth listening to, or watching the video which is also available on the d5.althingsd.com website. That interview sounds like two long-time friends talking about old times on occasion, and at other times, you are sharply reminded that these two guys really shaped the world of personal computers.
At Cheryl’s My Favourite Holiday Stay [Travel-and-Leisure] When I visit my favourite place in the world, which is Cape Town in South Africa, I stay in Table View rather than in central Cape Town. There are several reasons for this. The main one is the accommodation. I stay at At Cheryl’s which is self-catering. It must be the best value for money around without sacrificing comfort and style.
Thank you Cindy Sheehan for a Courageous Battle Fought [News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It’s a pity that Cindy Sheehan has given up her fight against the war in Iraq. She announced this at the end of May, 2007. She officially left the Democratic Party after the Democratic controlled congress passed a bill authorising the continued funding of the war in Iraq. This was after some feeble attempt at opposition.
High Achievers Want To Prove A Point [Self-Improvement:Leadership] There is an interesting theory that I read in an interview on a South African marketing site. The person being interviewed was the CEO of one of, if not, the biggest publishing house in SA. His theory was that oddballs would drive innovation and change, rather than the people in their power suits and branded sunglasses.
Powerful New Invention [News-and-Society:Energy] This is my kind of invention. A team of scientists at MIT have demonstrated their, still in its infancy, new technology which has been called WiTricity. The basic principle is that electrical appliances and objects may be powered without cables.
Demonstrating For Human Rights [News-and-Society:Politics] At the G8 conference in Germany, some 16 000 police have been deployed to control an estimated 6 000 protesters. Police are using baton charges, water cannon and tear gas in an attempt, mostly unsuccessful, to keep the demonstrators under control.
Unknown Band The Zimmers On Their Way to a Hit [Arts-and-Entertainment] Imagine a band, a 40-strong group, that records a cover of a song by The Who and it launches on the UK official singles chart at number 26. Doesn’t sound that odd until one realises that the average age of the group is 78 years ‘old’. The lead singer is 90 year old Alf Carretta.
How to Make a Million Dollars – Step Eight [Self-Improvement:Motivation] Expect pain as you will have to suffer. You will not make a Million Dollars without hurting. And sometimes it can be a fair amount of pain. Unless you win the lotto, it takes some time to get to that coveted Million Dollars, or a successful business or whatever the goal is.
The Wow of the Glastonbury Festival [Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] You know your Festival is a success when the tickets numbering 137, 500 are sold out within 90 minutes and the line up of artists hasn’t been announced as yet.
Morality and Sex [Relationships:Readiness] In the 21st century it still surprises me to have people state that having sex is a moral issue. The moralists state that you are only allowed sex if you are married.
Physician Assisted Suicides – A Moral Dilemma [News-and-Society] I’m going to tackle this thorny question. As soon as I have posted this, I am leaving the country. Physician assisted suicide. Ok, I’m ducking already.
The Next Big Thing Is – Garbage [News-and-Society:Environmental] For at least three years now, a friend and I have been mulling over what could be the next big thing. In recent years, computers, windows operating system, mobile telephony and internet search engines have been some of the huge money makers. If you look around you, think what would make life easier, safer, cleaner or any number of attributes that you feel would make the difference.
Mt Everest And The Challenge To Be A Human Being [News-and-Society] In 1996/7, and I can’t remember which year exactly, I met Cathy O’Dowd at a Computer Faire in Durban, South Africa. She was there to honour a sponsorship by Apple. Cathy O’Dowd was a member of the first South African Everest Expedition.
Al Gore for President [News-and-Society:Politics] In my small way I have been supporting Hillary Clinton for American President. All of four articles on my blog show my personal vote. As can be seen the American Presidency is not at the top of my list of priorities. The lack of enthusiasm is probably due to the fact that the Americans showed such bad judgement during the last two elections. I love the American people, they are a great nation. I just have no time for their current Pres. He is guilty of crimes against humanity.
How to Make a Million Dollars – Step Seven [Self-Improvement:Success] Previously I have discussed five steps towards making a Million Dollars. These were passion, hard work, perseverance, the ability to cope with failure and still continue and belief in yourself and that you could do it. The next one I would recommend would be focus.
Old Before Your Time? [Self-Improvement:Self-Esteem] I read an interesting statistic today on a blog I was reading. There are 40 000 people in the USA today that are 100+ years old. It is anticipated that by 2050 there will be 1 million aged 100 or over. That is a fair number of people. Of course the forty thousand are also part of the 80 million people aged 50+ living in the USA currently.
Google The New Big Brother [Computers-and-Technology] For some time now, the warm and fuzzy feelings towards Google have dissipated to be replaced by a certain unease. What is Google up to?
The Debate Is Over Says Schwarzenegger [News-and-Society:Environmental] You’ve got to give it to the man. Here is a World Body Building Champ, turned Hollywood actor and icon and now Governor of California stating the case for the environment and global warming.
The Search for Little Madeleine [News-and-Society:Crime] My heart goes out for this little girl and her parents. It is now 16 or so days since she was taken from her bed and no news is bad news when it has been this long since her abduction.
BT Glows While the Royal Post Offices are Shut Down [Business] Within a six year period Sir Christopher Bland managed to turn around the fortunes of a then ailing BT into a possible global player in the telecoms arena.
What About the War in Iraq, Mr Brown? [News-and-Society:Politics] The news in the UK today has been all about Gordon Brown and his candidacy to become the next leader of the New Labour Party and with that the next British Prime Minister. He will move next door, so to speak.
How to Make a Million Dollars – Step Six [Finance:Wealth-Building] The next important step would be to define our goals exactly, peg a delivery date and keep that goal in mind at all times.
Give Up On I Can’t [Self-Improvement:Motivation] Quite frankly this is the killer. This is the one thing that stops us in our tracks and is the barrier to achieving what we can naturally do.
Sprinbok Hamburgers and a Sharks’ Victory [Recreation-and-Sports:Rugby] Living in the UK and watching rugby played in South Africa while in an Australian bar in Brighton can be an experience of many cultures.
Zimbabwe Heads UN Commission [News-and-Society:Politics] Zimbabwe has been elected to head the UN’s commission on Sustainable Economic Development.
What Legacy Does Tony Blair Leave [News-and-Society:Politics] Tony Blair’s government has achieved a fair amount, much more than he is given credit for.
How to Make a Million Dollars – Step Five [Self-Improvement:Motivation] The previous steps towards that Million Dollars, that I have written about are passion, hard work, perseverance and the ability to cope with failure and still continue.
Paris Hilton Gets Locked Up [News-and-Society] Would you consider the news that Paris Hilton gets 45 days in jail, that newsworthy that it knocks off events such as the war in Iraq or Dafur off the front page of the BBC newsletter today?
Digg Got Buried [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Media] The recent stand-off and subsequent back down at Digg was an interesting example of the power of the internet users if they combine their efforts.
Do Gays Still Need To Hide Their Sexual Preference? [Relationships:Sexuality] Lord Browne resigned as chief executive from BP on May 1 with immediate effect. This move was in response to a court battle he had lost. He had unsuccessfully tried to stop a newspaper from printing details of his relationship with a rent-boy.
Classic FM in The UK [Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] For the last couple of months, I have been listening to Classic FM in the UK. Besides the great music they play, their presenters are across the board great to listen to as well. What I have noticed though have been some trends in the classical music that have been quite surprising. Of course, they are just personal observations!
I Want To Be A Fireman When I Grow Up [Self-Improvement:Inspirational] Do you remember when you were a kid and the world was such an easy place to be living in and to understand. Everything was so straightforward.
I Can Do This [Self-Improvement:Inspirational] What would you do right now, if you did not have any fears? Would you dance, sing, joyfully watch the sunrise?
Iraq is About Money Not the War on Terror [News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] An interesting article in The New York Times discusses the American-financed rebuilding program in Iraq. Which if my memory serves me right, were contracts awarded to predominantly Bush cronies. Of course I could be buying into a conspiracy theory here.
Freedom Day in South Africa [News-and-Society:Politics] Freedom Day, on April 27, in South Africa celebrates the very first free and democratic elections to be held in the country, ever.
Searching for Excellence [Self-Improvement:Inspirational] This is a marketing story. But it could quite easily apply to ones life. I was reading the list of top 50 restaurants in the world as per the S Pellegrino Awards announced in April 2007.
So The US Is Pulling Out Of Iraq [News-and-Society:Politics] Does Blair know this? Of course just because the US House of Representatives have approved a bill making further funding of the war in Iraq conditional on a timetable for a US Troop pullout doesn’t mean that this will happen.
Bad Behaviour in Schools – A Major Problem [Reference-and-Education] The question of discipline in schools is a fairly serious one. Reading on BBC’s website some archived news stories on schools in the UK, it is amazing to see that some teachers are being attacked, bullied, harassed in cyber space and in general are having a tough time of it.
International Sanctions against Sudan [News-and-Society:Politics] I have never been able to understand the concept of Sanctions. The last few instances of sanctions on countries have been on Zimbabwe where people are starving to death, North Korea where people are starving to death and now possibly Sudan where people are starving to death already.
What Will Make You Really Happy? [Self-Improvement:Happiness] In life we make the biggest mistake of all, and that is we expect external things or people to make us happy. If I had a fabulous husband/partner/lover I would be happy for ever.
Unemployment Woes [Business:Careers-Employment] The Northern parts of France, the traditional industrial areas, are being blighted by job woes. The last coal mines shut down in 1974, and the textile industry is quietly moving to greener pastures, for that read, cheaper labor.
I Couldn’t Finish the London Marathon Because It Was Too Hot [Self-Improvement:Coaching] Officials of the London Marathon think this year could be a record in terms of heat on the day of the race. It is expected that the anticipated 23C could break the record temperature of 21C recorded in 1996.
Take Responsibility for Your Life [Self-Improvement:Motivation] For me, Christopher Reeve personifies the idea of using personal power to take responsibility for one’s life.
More College Killings in the States [News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] In one of the deadliest shootings in US history, a lone gunman shot and killed 32 people before killing himself. It is the worst bloodbath in a college or university in the United States. When I first saw the headlines, I felt total shock, and then almost immediately a sense and question mark of – what again?
I was fortunate to be able to visit the William Hogarth exhibition at the Tate Britain. Often these special exhibitions tend to promise a lot and deliver little. Previously a Leonardo da Vinci drawings exhibition which I visited at the National Art Gallery was quite disappointingly sparse. Besides that, it was packed and I couldn’t really enjoy the few pieces on display as it was difficult to get close enough to examine the detailed drawings.
How to Make a Million Dollars – Step Four [Self-Improvement:Success] So far, in previous articles on how to make a Million Dollars, I have written about passion being essential, hard work definitely has to be part of the action and perseverance being the third step necessary in a quest for making real money.
World Bank President Wolfowitz Needs To Resign [News-and-Society:Politics] At the time that Paul Wolfowitz was appointed as president of the World Bank in 2005 I wondered how the Deputy Secretary of Defense would handle a position that required a smidgen of knowledge of economic and finance matters. One would think.
Your Life And You – Compatible? [Self-Improvement:Motivation] Here’s a story for you. A newspaper I was reading talked about a Reverend Billy in the United States, who although no ordained minister, was out with his church choir every day, preaching against consumerism.
Iraq, When Will It All End? [News-and-Society:Politics] The attacks on Iraqi people are increasing in intensity. Today an explosion hit a cafeteria at the Iraqi parliament, killing at least two MPs and injuring many.
One of the best clauses in the American constitution must be that the American President has to step down after two terms. Good-bye Mr George W Bush, job well done though if one judges his term as to the amount of damage…
How to Make a Million Dollars – Step Two [Self-Improvement:Attraction] Still believing in having a million dollars wander into your bank account with no work involved and it just happens because you imagine it every day? So it has been working for you then? Not really, I would imagine.
Visit Cape Town and stay At Cheryl’s [Travel-and-Leisure:Vacation-Rentals] For the weary traveller who is tired of hotel accommodation and prefers the more self-sufficient holiday in self-catering facilities, a gem that I found is situated in Table View.
Bring Out The Morals Police [News-and-Society:Crime] News in the UK at the moment covers a bizarre item, although nobody seems to think it is bizarre. It’s about the ‘Talking’ CCTV cameras that will tell off people dropping litter or committing anti-social behaviour.
How to Make a Million Dollars – Step One [Self-Improvement:Success] If you are like most of us, looking at wealthy people with some envy and wishing you had the same ‘luck’ in making money it is quite a thought to wonder whether you could actually make a million Dollars yourself.
No Sign of Robert Mugabe Retiring? [News-and-Society:Politics] The western developed world has no idea what is happening with Robert Mugabe and Zimbabwe. Their expectation that this African country is actually going to play according to European and American values, political principles and rules is so far off the mark, it’s not on the same page, in fact not even in the same book.
Does A Holy Book Tell Us To Fight A War? [News-and-Society:Politics] During history, the number of wars which have been fought with the bible or other book in the hand, are almost too numerous to count. The question is whether the religious teachings in these holy books, of whatever persuasion, cause these wars.
Flash And Accessibility Workshop In Brighton [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Web-Development] “The power of the web is in its Universality. Access by everyone, regardless of disability is an essential element”
Tim Berbers-Lee – founder of the World-Wide-Web
The Brand of Harry Potter [Arts-and-Entertainment] One idea that the Harry Potter books has put to bed, surely, is that children and people in general don’t read books anymore. One would think. It comes as a surprise then that a survey conducted by Teletext of a study of 4 000 Britons found that almost half of the books they bought remained unfinished
Death Threats Frighten A Blogger Into Hiding [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] Kathy Sierra’s story will frighten women bloggers world wide. Kathy has received a series of death threats which have forced her to cancel a public appearance at ETech in San Diego and suspend her blog.
Self-Employment And Work Experience [Business:Careers-Employment] It is often said that the work experience one gains working for companies is more important and relevant than if one were to learn the same from working for oneself.
Gotta-Get Goals [Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] It’s a challenge to identify goals that really matter.
Why Don’t We Go For Self-Employment? [Business:Careers-Employment] One of the huge questions the parents would ask during the course of the demo was what the job opportunities were for their offspring. This seemed to be one of the most pressing questions.
Religious Tolerance is Difficult [News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Some immigrants, sometimes-illegal ones, have moved into European countries with strong religious leanings. Their religious and cultural beliefs, which confirm their identity to them, are quite different to the ones practiced in the host country. These beliefs may cause clashes in the host country, which need to be worked out. These tend to be really difficult to address though.
Big Brother Will Be Able to Watch Everything [Finance] The prediction that there would be a cashless society, have been around for a while of course. Famously they have always been part of science fiction stories.
Paris Hilton The Bad Little Rich Girl Again [News-and-Society] I think that Paris Hilton, even though one could write her off as just another blond bimbo, has worked out that the more she gets drunk, dances on tables and delivers any other semi-scandalous activity, the better her publicity rankings. If she were a demure little rich girl, nobody would bother over her.
Britney Spears’ Famous Locks [News-and-Society] According to a recent BBC report in February, 2007, it said that the hair studio owned by an Esther Tognozzi, has now set up a website to auction off Ms Britney’s famous locks…
Piracy – What Not To Do To Stop It [Legal:Copyright] Best way to deal with piracy is to buy into the free promotion and publicity hype, rather than get defensive and sue.
What is however even more interesting is that the web is one of the quickest disseminating places. With other words, you post it on this website, and in the blink of an eye, it has been copied and is on somebody else’s website.
It’s Getting Hotter, Or Hadn’t You Noticed? [News-and-Society:Environmental] Now the scientists are scrapping as to whether the global warming is man-made or not. How are we mere mortals going to cope with that?
Ever Heard of ‘Silver Surfers’? [Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Ecommerce] A study reveals that 50+ folk are using the internet more than expected. They in fact prefer surfing the web to gardening!
The Celeb Wedding Of The Month Maybe [Relationships:Wedding] It is no longer enough to say “I do” once. When you are a celebrity you have to have multiple “I do” opportunities, preferably even across continents, to really lend gravity to the occasion.
Let’s Applaud These Special Women [Self-Improvement:Attraction] Sheila Watt-Cloutier has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007. And she deserves to have this nomination and hope she is seriously considered by the Trustees.
How Can Self-Improvement Work? [Self-Improvement] Do we really change our behaviour patterns if we have read a motivational book, watched inspirational DVDs, attended self-help workshops/talks?
Let’s Not Discuss Crime In South Africa [News-and-Society:Crime] Internationally renowned Zulu historian David Rattray was shot and killed in his home in South Africa on January 26, 2007. Rattray was a friend of England’s Prince Charles. I am presuming this could have been through Polo, amongst other connections, the Rattray family being quite prominent participants in the sport. Besides the international connection, Rattray also counted local business people amongst his friends.
The Law Of Attraction Is An Interesting Idea [Self-Improvement:Attraction] The self-development market of speakers, books, seminars and more, is huge. Does that mean there is a ground swell of people who are looking for a better deal in life? That seems to be the case, for if people weren’t exploring this field, there would be no market for bestseller books and courses, or documentaries such as The Secret.
Who Is Responsible For Carbon Footprints? [News-and-Society:Environmental] According to the BBC which is commenting on a report, the over 50s are the worst carbon culprits. Apparently the age group between 50 and 64 produce on average 13.52 tonnes of carbon per person. The rest of the UK average is 11.81 tonnes. Contributing to this carbon footprint for this age group are high car dependence, holidays abroad and eating out. To me these seem to be examples of lifestyle choices.
Air Travel Is Quite An Experience Nowadays [Travel-and-Leisure:Airline-Travel] A trip from Heathrow to Cape Town is now an experience that could be rated as fairly unpleasant. It seems that travelling is not for the faint hearted anymore.
The World And Debt [Finance] The latter part of the 20th century and now the 21st century has seen a global economy that required annual growth to keep the system running smoothly. This growth is engineered by the consumption of more and more goods and services.
A Rare Balanced Budget [Finance:Budgeting] I happen to be in South Africa on holiday during the annual budget speech, on Feb 21, 2007, by the Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel. This is his 11th. During this occasion he announced the first budget surplus for the country since 1960.
Payment Plans Are Nasty [Finance:Personal-Finance] Repayment plans are at their worst when they are used to pay for such items as groceries or clothing. These goods are consumed immediately, but paid for possibly only years later.
Become A Good Customer – 5 Points To Ponder [Self-Improvement] There are courses for the “supplier”, true, split into many facets such as selling courses, call centre courses, ethics for business courses and hundreds more. Where are the courses for good customer behaviour?
Brighton Printing – Printer WON'T print black ink!!!?
Printer WON'T print black ink!!!?
I have a HP Photo Smart 8250 printer, it prints everything else perfectly apart from black ink. I have changed the cartridge, reinstalled the software and cleaned the ink cartridges. Does anyone know what is going on? And how can I fix it?
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[Business:Industrial-Mechanical] The primary characteristic that identifies misting systems is the fine droplets they produce. It is the fineness of these drops that distinguishes misting from other forms of water use and makes this process so useful for a whole range of application.
[Travel-and-Leisure] On my third to last day in Cape Town we made a day trip to the most beautiful part of the world. Ok, I’m biased. There are many many beautiful spots in the world. But for me this is one of the best.
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Credibility is everything. Establishing yourself as a credible source in the internet world is of utmost importance. Writing relevant, on topic, well written and resourced topics will help you to establish yourself as trustworthy and credible. Find out how to use article writing to establish yourself as an expert in your niche.
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Article writing is not a fun activity for most people, especially those who have to write every day for a living. In fact it can be a hard job. For people who have no confidence in their writing skills it seems impossible to have fun at this particular activity.
[Reference-and-Education] Skills that will allow them to cope in an environment that is changing all the time. One thing is certain, we will need to teach them to look after themselves rather than expect a job.
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] Being able to write articles for social bookmarking sites is particularly important for internet marketers. The internet marketer has one focus and this is to drive traffic through their business site or blog. Submitting your blog with the article on to bookmarking sites can increase your traffic to your site.
[Writing-and-Speaking:Article-Marketing] Article writing is often a chore that internet marketers dread. Every day a new article needs to be written and posted to keep the flow of traffic going. For people who hate writing it might be an idea to use an Article Writing Service.
[Writing-and-Speaking:Writing-Articles] I bet you that right now you are wondering what that headline means. You can’t see that using an article writing service could save you any money, never mind thousands of dollars or pounds. In fact you automatically presume it’s going to cost you a mountain of money to subscribe to an article writing service.
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] Using an Article Writing Service could provide you with excellent content which attracts visitors to your site or blog. Regular excellent content can be an incentive for visitors to come back time and again. It could be worth signing up for this one to as the rates per month are very small.
[News-and-Society:Politics] On Huffington Post there is a page with 300 photos of Obama’s first 100 days in office. They are a wonderful selection of personal, behind the scene and sometimes humorous view of the life of a president in high office. There are two things that struck me while watching this slide show.
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Media] The question many are asking. Do we need to join up with Twitter and what use does it have for me. For business it is a must, for personal use it’s a good tool to have.
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Media] Do companies know how to use social media? Do they understand that social media is all about a two way conversation. If they don’t, they need to learn this.
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Question: what is it about governments, big business, institutions, non-profits, charities etc that they want to keep the poor poor? Alright, as generalizations go, this one is one of my better ones. Two articles that made me think this appeared in the media today.
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] Every now and then when I want to feel inspired I visit ted.com. Other times I visit because I want to be reassured that the human race is special and beautiful after I’ve just been shocked again by what horrors some people manage to do to others.
[Business:Advertising] In a rather illuminating article in the latest Trendwatching brief, the discussion is about FREE LOVE. It’s about businesses offering goods, services or experiences to consumers for free and making their money from other things.
[News-and-Society:Military] The Armed Forces always believed that subordination of the troops to the command was essential. If there were strictly enforced rules of behaviour it was maintained, then the soldier next to you would be able to rely on you performing according to drill during the times when the battle made everything else unpredictable. At what stage does a strong command based culture change into a bully culture?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] One thing that really surprised me about the UK when I first moved across was the number of furnished homes that were for rent. One hardly comes across that in South Africa where most people accumulate their own living things.
[Computers-and-Technology] During my search through cyberspace to find the best live reports on Steve Job’s Keynote speech at Macworld yesterday, I came across an ad that had the caption ‘In Steve we Trust’. Very funny. See it on Popular Mechanics’ website.
[Health-and-Fitness:Pain-Management] There is a disease called fibromyalgia whose existence is questioned by a fair number of the medical profession. According to the pharmaceutical company Pfizer, they have a cure for it says the New York Times. So here we have a disease which might not exist, but there is a definite pharmaceutical cure for it?
[Computers-and-Technology] As the buzz about Macworld 2008, Apple’s annual shindig, is building to a crescendo the air is full of speculation as to what new products will be announced. After all the iPhone was born a year ago. What will it be this year?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Security] Every time I write about privacy and security on the internet I get a whole bunch of people who accuse me of paranoia. They maintain I am looking for conspiracy theories and that if you have nothing to hide, then why worry who is following you on the internet. Besides which, I’ve been told, as consumers we have always been followed and our preferences noted.
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] When a snot-nosed and wet behind the ears 23 year old tells the world at a media junket how the advertising industry needs to listen to him, you wonder what authority he has to do that. His grand message is that ‘the next hundred years will be different for advertising, and it starts today’. How did he get away with that, without being booed out of the venue one wonders?
[Communications:Mobile-Cell-Phone] It’s that time of year again when the predictions brigade publish their wise thoughts for 2008! Wipe off the crystal ball, bring out the Tarot cards, throw ‘dem’ bones.
[Business:Branding] Who says that modern technology and a customer focused outlook can’t improve the services such as a doctor provides to his patients? This story about a Doctor 2.0 sent to me via my e-mailed Springwise trends update, is a refreshing take on the traditional profession of medicine. Here’s a Doc moving with the times.
[Communications:Mobile-Cell-Phone] It was early February of this year that I was introduced to a demonstration of Twitter and the verb to twitter. It was the occasion of the Twitter Tea Party that made me realise that this little bit of software, running on the internet, or on a phone near you, seemed to have a future.
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] This is the kind of business people dream and fantasise about. Facebook was launched in February 2004. In November 2007 it was reported that Microsoft bought a 1.6% share of the company for $240 million. You can do the sums to check out how much the market seems to think Facebook is worth now, in just under four years.
[Self-Improvement:Creativity] The inspiration of the Flash on the Beach conference is still coursing through my veins. Re-reading that sentence, it is apparent it’s touched me. And you over there, keep those comments to yourself! Talking about inspiration, the phrase with respect to creativity that popped up several times, and made me consider this could be the ‘design’ Zeitgeist of the moment, was Limitations breed Creativity.
[Computers-and-Technology] An interesting article by an AP reporter talks about the decline in PC sales in Japan. It comes just a few days after a debate with some friends found us mulling over the same issue. My idea that the life of the PC was limited and that the computer as we know it was on its way out, was shot down in flames. I was especially on a no-win streak as I couldn’t come up with anything sensible as an alternative!
[Communications:Mobile-Cell-Phone] What are we expecting from mobile telecommunications! Just a phone, or a lot more?
[Self-Improvement:Addictions] Nannies for adults. What next? It really came as no surprise to read in the papers today that one can hire a nanny for adults now. The ‘adult minders’ being discussed are not the carers for disabled people or senior citizens.
[News-and-Society:Environmental] The latest assessment by the UN of the state of the world’s environment paints the worst picture of the health of the planet yet according to an article in The Independent. Since the last report, published in 1987, almost every index used to assess the planet’s well-being has worsened.
[Business] You will look at the five steps listed below and wonder how that could be all that is required to set up a successful business. You will think to yourself, what about money. How do I market the business. Where do I start with all of this. Surely it must be a lot more difficult than this.
[News-and-Society:Environmental] What most people shrugged off as rubbish twenty years ago, is now perceived to be the gospel truth. And now there are such vitriolic evangelists in favour that one has to be superbly courageous to even voice an opinion against it.
[Health-and-Fitness:Obesity] A news headline on BBC’s daily newsletter practically jumped off the page at me. It says that ‘Obesity ‘not individuals’ fault’. And it continues with the first paragraph stating that individuals can no longer be held responsible for obesity.
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] What a great idea. Blog Action Day is a call to action for bloggers to make a noise and pledge some action in support of the environment and today is the day for the inaugural happening. If you are a blogger, participate, get involved, make your voice heard.
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] As experiences go, this one was quite something. Having spent almost ten months working at it, when it finally happened, the results were quite different to what I had expected.
[News-and-Society:Politics] If you were asked to choose the one person whom you felt had contributed the most to changing the world to a better place to live in, what would your answer be? To make it easier, pick someone in more recent times such as the last one hundred years.
[Recreation-and-Sports:Soccer] It was one of those moments. The British would say Ah Bless. In South Africa that translates to Ag Shame.
[News-and-Society] The Ibrahim Index of African Governance, sponsored by prominent business man Mo Ibrahim, makes fascinating reading. The results have just been published. The BBC reports that Rwanda, in the Index, has achieved the ‘most improved’ status. One has to remember how this country was shattered during and after the genocide in 1994 to fully grasp the significance of this achievement.
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] Pity the marketer who has to manage his company’s ad spend nowadays. In the good old days, not that long ago, it was easy. Decisions were made whether to spend the money on print, radio, TV, cinema or outdoor.
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Ecommerce] Recently I was asked by a friend whether his highly detailed pencil drawings of traditional British buildings would find a market on the internet. With other words he wanted to know whether he could sell his art online.
[News-and-Society] One could speculate that the countries that have welcomed the most diverse people from all over the world, would also have benefitted the most from the skills, talents and world views that the immigrants brought with them.
[News-and-Society:Politics] Much hot air is being let off in the media in the UK today about the gauntlet thrown down by Prime Minister Brown to Portugal the organisers of the European Union-African Union summit scheduled for December 2007.
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] What would you do if at the age of 18 years you were involved in a swimming accident that paralysed you from the chest down and confined you to a wheelchair? If you are Geoff Holt you single handedly sail around the UK 23 years later.
[Health-and-Fitness] There I am living in the UK, a mere hop, skip and jump away from the Stade de France. It would seem fairly obvious to most people that as an avid rugby fan and great supporter of the Springboks this opportunity of watching the Bokke kick butt would not go unpunished, so to speak, and a trip to France would be enjoyed to the fullest.
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] According to Technorati, an internet search engine for searching blogs, the company is currently tracking 104.6 million blogs and over 250 million pieces of tagged social media. There are certainly blogs that are written by employees of companies trying to put a good spin on their organisation and products or services they offer.
[Communications:Mobile-Cell-Phone] Apple has reduced the price of its iPhone by $200 barely two months after the launch. Of course, for those who have used Apple products before the iPod and Parallels, this is vintage Apple behaviour.
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] Every now and then there is such a talent that is blessed with an extra sparkle that lifts this talent to extraordinary heights. It is a combination of a gift, extreme hard work and dedication from an early age and a personality that lights up everything and everybody around them.
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Internet-Marketing] There is a theory that I have. That theory is that most digital marketers don’t actually know what the internet market place is about now or in the immediate future.
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] In an about turn the bank HSBC has backed down on its decision to charge interest on graduate overdrafts in the UK. HSBC had previously offered this facility for free as part of a sales offer. In a consumer rebellion organised by the National Union of Students, more than 4 000 people joined a Facebook group in protest. The Facebook group was called ‘Stop the Great HSBC Graduate Rip-off!!!’
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Networking] What is it about social networking sites, that gets people interested and makes them participate? Some Facebookers are really addicted to their profile and the communities they belong to.
[Shopping-and-Product-Reviews:Jewelry-Diamonds] When you look at the world of advertising, can you think of a couple of ads that have really changed your buying habits, impacted on the way you think about a product or even just left a jingle bouncing around in your mind.
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] A story in the online Der Spiegel caught my eye today. A raging mob of about 50 Germans attacked and chased 8 Indians through the small town of Mugeln during the annual Old Town Festival. In the process the Indians were beaten up badly, one having to be hospitalised. According to reports, it seems that the town’s population stood by and watched.
[Travel-and-Leisure] My most favourite travel destination. The summer has been a little unpredictable in the UK this time around. Lots of rain has lead to quite severe floods in the UK as it has elsewhere.
[News-and-Society:International] Amnesty International and the Roman Catholic church appear to be heading for a show down over the contentious matter of abortion. AI has enjoyed the backing of the Vatican since its inception in 1961.
[News-and-Society:Politics] During the Nationalist Party, or white government, days in South Africa, the only time the country made it into the international newspapers was when apartheid based atrocities and anti-apartheid campaigns were reported. It used to annoy the government immensely as they felt that the ‘good’ stuff was being overlooked.
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] It is wonderful to read about amazing people. This is especially so as we are surrounded by news about people who are everything but. This website I stumbled across is called myhero and it is a collection of stories about exceptional people.
[Business:Ethics] Stories of human abuse still manage to shock me. I often think that I have seen everything. And in a way this particular story is not much different to others. This story in The New York Times talks about seriously volatile labor problems in Dubai’s construction sector.
[News-and-Society] On June 16, 2006 Bill Gates announced that he would continue in a part-time role within Microsoft to start focusing on a full-time career in philanthropy by July 2008. A few days later, Buffett, one of the wealthiest people in the world, announced that he would begin matching the Gates’ contribution to the Gates Foundation. It’s an astonishing amount of up to $1.5 billion per year in stock.
[Communications] I have viewed blogs and popular journalism with some skepticism and that included my own efforts. User generated content can result in hit and miss results, and some results can induce cringe reactions. My blog was set up for four months before I even put pen to paper, or fingers to keys.
[News-and-Society:Politics] It is worth your while to view some of the podcasts on TED. There are many that are awesome. The one by Thomas P M Barnett is particularly spectacular. He has some strong suggestions on how war and peace should be tackled. His presentation, on the USA and war, is called The Pentagon’s new map of war and peace.
[News-and-Society] The story about the news helicopter mid-air collision and tragic death of two pilots and two cameramen caught my attention. The news crews were following a police car chase for their TV stations which apparently the public love to watch. There is even a service one can subscribe to, to receive alerts that a police chase is happening, being filmed and being broadcast.
[Self-Improvement:Leadership] Sometimes one has the unbelievable luck to find a true gem on the internet. This particular gem that I recently was introduced to is called TED and the website is plain ted.com. For anybody with a smidgen of intellect, which is all of you out there, this is a site to visit for a wow experience.
[News-and-Society:Environmental] The next big thing is going to be water. Citizens of the world will have to fight for this precious resource.
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Across the board, citizens of South Africa think of Mandela as their favourite person. They are also proud of how well loved he is across the world. One could speculate that this fame might have waned a bit since he has retired from public life. But that doesn’t seem the case even though he only served one term as president, and stepped down from public life in 2004.
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online] Recently I was fortunate enough to talk to a bright young up and coming web programmer -developer star. I asked him what he thought was the main development happening in the internet sphere and his reply was OpenID.
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Isn’t it amazing how vocal the doom-sayers are, and all the time. They never let up. What is it with them. I have often wondered at the folk that are around that always have to tell you that it won’t work, waste of time, bad idea, not worth the effort and many many more negative statements.
[News-and-Society] What are the things that surround you that you know are going to be history in the next couple of years?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] I think the world would be a better place if we praised ourselves and each other more
[News-and-Society:Politics] And here I always felt so ‘not worthy’ when speaking to medical doctors. Qualified doctors are perceived to be the elite, the top strata of intelligence, the level that the ordinary folk like you and I, cannot even aspire to.
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] An interesting article in the times online caught my eye yesterday. Warren Buffet, claimed to be the third-richest man in the world, spoke about the tax system during a fundraiser in New York for Senator Hillary Clinton.
[Computers-and-Technology] With thanks to ‘Der Spiegel’ for that cute headline. I love the stories about people queuing for the new iPhone.
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] As a young person, starting off on a career path, part of the exercise should cover the end goal to be achieved. In order to reach that destination one would plan items such as education and qualifications required.
[News-and-Society] The question of religious conviction, or the symbols that represent these convictions, made the news in the UK recently.
[Self-Improvement:Self-Esteem] There is this lovely little story in the British Daily Mirror where John Travolta is quoted as saying that he had some help when he was experiencing a real dip in his acting career. In fact he is even prepared to say that it was like being reborn.
[News-and-Society:Politics] Pres Bush and Tony Blair facing war crimes and crimes on humanity charges is regrettably not likely to happen. Thoughts of this occurred to me while reading about the UN backed war tribunal in Sierra Leone.
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] One of the key components to the Law of Attraction is the belief that by visualising a goal, this goal will manifest itself. Although I am fairly skeptical about the Law of Attraction, there is certainly some value to this statement.
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] The discussion, which is keeping cyberspace humming at the moment, is about Safari and why Apple would suddenly produce a Windows version of its browser application. Is Apple now wanting to compete with Microsoft one wonders.
[News-and-Society:Politics] Agent Orange was the highly poisonous dioxins releasing herbicide and defoliant used by the United States military in the Vietnam war.
[Home-and-Family:Parenting] Sometimes a single image reflects a view of mankind that touches the heart and brings tears to the eyes. I had occasion to look again at the photograph taken by Huynh Cong Ut, now better known as Nick Ut.
[News-and-Society:Military] The Emperor’s New Clothes is a lovely Danish fairy tale written by Hans Christian Andersen. it was first published in 1837. As with all good fairy tales, there has to be a moral of the story component. The story will point out some good or evil options, or make a point as to how life can backfire on one if the wrong choices are made.
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] I devoted this morning to watching and listening to Steve Jobs keynote speech at the WWDC2007. I use the word devote on purpose.
[Computers-and-Technology:Software] What do I do for fun? I listen to podcasts. This particular one was an interview session with Bill Gates and Steve Jobs at the D5 conference. It’s really worth listening to, or watching the video which is also available on the d5.althingsd.com website. That interview sounds like two long-time friends talking about old times on occasion, and at other times, you are sharply reminded that these two guys really shaped the world of personal computers.
[Travel-and-Leisure] When I visit my favourite place in the world, which is Cape Town in South Africa, I stay in Table View rather than in central Cape Town. There are several reasons for this. The main one is the accommodation. I stay at At Cheryl’s which is self-catering. It must be the best value for money around without sacrificing comfort and style.
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] It’s a pity that Cindy Sheehan has given up her fight against the war in Iraq. She announced this at the end of May, 2007. She officially left the Democratic Party after the Democratic controlled congress passed a bill authorising the continued funding of the war in Iraq. This was after some feeble attempt at opposition.
[Self-Improvement:Leadership] There is an interesting theory that I read in an interview on a South African marketing site. The person being interviewed was the CEO of one of, if not, the biggest publishing house in SA. His theory was that oddballs would drive innovation and change, rather than the people in their power suits and branded sunglasses.
[News-and-Society:Energy] This is my kind of invention. A team of scientists at MIT have demonstrated their, still in its infancy, new technology which has been called WiTricity. The basic principle is that electrical appliances and objects may be powered without cables.
[News-and-Society:Politics] At the G8 conference in Germany, some 16 000 police have been deployed to control an estimated 6 000 protesters. Police are using baton charges, water cannon and tear gas in an attempt, mostly unsuccessful, to keep the demonstrators under control.
[Arts-and-Entertainment] Imagine a band, a 40-strong group, that records a cover of a song by The Who and it launches on the UK official singles chart at number 26. Doesn’t sound that odd until one realises that the average age of the group is 78 years ‘old’. The lead singer is 90 year old Alf Carretta.
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] Expect pain as you will have to suffer. You will not make a Million Dollars without hurting. And sometimes it can be a fair amount of pain. Unless you win the lotto, it takes some time to get to that coveted Million Dollars, or a successful business or whatever the goal is.
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] You know your Festival is a success when the tickets numbering 137, 500 are sold out within 90 minutes and the line up of artists hasn’t been announced as yet.
[Relationships:Readiness] In the 21st century it still surprises me to have people state that having sex is a moral issue. The moralists state that you are only allowed sex if you are married.
[News-and-Society] I’m going to tackle this thorny question. As soon as I have posted this, I am leaving the country. Physician assisted suicide. Ok, I’m ducking already.
[News-and-Society:Environmental] For at least three years now, a friend and I have been mulling over what could be the next big thing. In recent years, computers, windows operating system, mobile telephony and internet search engines have been some of the huge money makers. If you look around you, think what would make life easier, safer, cleaner or any number of attributes that you feel would make the difference.
[News-and-Society] In 1996/7, and I can’t remember which year exactly, I met Cathy O’Dowd at a Computer Faire in Durban, South Africa. She was there to honour a sponsorship by Apple. Cathy O’Dowd was a member of the first South African Everest Expedition.
[News-and-Society:Politics] In my small way I have been supporting Hillary Clinton for American President. All of four articles on my blog show my personal vote. As can be seen the American Presidency is not at the top of my list of priorities. The lack of enthusiasm is probably due to the fact that the Americans showed such bad judgement during the last two elections. I love the American people, they are a great nation. I just have no time for their current Pres. He is guilty of crimes against humanity.
[Self-Improvement:Success] Previously I have discussed five steps towards making a Million Dollars. These were passion, hard work, perseverance, the ability to cope with failure and still continue and belief in yourself and that you could do it. The next one I would recommend would be focus.
[Self-Improvement:Self-Esteem] I read an interesting statistic today on a blog I was reading. There are 40 000 people in the USA today that are 100+ years old. It is anticipated that by 2050 there will be 1 million aged 100 or over. That is a fair number of people. Of course the forty thousand are also part of the 80 million people aged 50+ living in the USA currently.
[Computers-and-Technology] For some time now, the warm and fuzzy feelings towards Google have dissipated to be replaced by a certain unease. What is Google up to?
[News-and-Society:Environmental] You’ve got to give it to the man. Here is a World Body Building Champ, turned Hollywood actor and icon and now Governor of California stating the case for the environment and global warming.
[News-and-Society:Crime] My heart goes out for this little girl and her parents. It is now 16 or so days since she was taken from her bed and no news is bad news when it has been this long since her abduction.
[Business] Within a six year period Sir Christopher Bland managed to turn around the fortunes of a then ailing BT into a possible global player in the telecoms arena.
[News-and-Society:Politics] The news in the UK today has been all about Gordon Brown and his candidacy to become the next leader of the New Labour Party and with that the next British Prime Minister. He will move next door, so to speak.
[Finance:Wealth-Building] The next important step would be to define our goals exactly, peg a delivery date and keep that goal in mind at all times.
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] Quite frankly this is the killer. This is the one thing that stops us in our tracks and is the barrier to achieving what we can naturally do.
[Recreation-and-Sports:Rugby] Living in the UK and watching rugby played in South Africa while in an Australian bar in Brighton can be an experience of many cultures.
[News-and-Society:Politics] Zimbabwe has been elected to head the UN’s commission on Sustainable Economic Development.
[News-and-Society:Politics] Tony Blair’s government has achieved a fair amount, much more than he is given credit for.
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] The previous steps towards that Million Dollars, that I have written about are passion, hard work, perseverance and the ability to cope with failure and still continue.
[News-and-Society] Would you consider the news that Paris Hilton gets 45 days in jail, that newsworthy that it knocks off events such as the war in Iraq or Dafur off the front page of the BBC newsletter today?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Social-Media] The recent stand-off and subsequent back down at Digg was an interesting example of the power of the internet users if they combine their efforts.
[Relationships:Sexuality] Lord Browne resigned as chief executive from BP on May 1 with immediate effect. This move was in response to a court battle he had lost. He had unsuccessfully tried to stop a newspaper from printing details of his relationship with a rent-boy.
[Arts-and-Entertainment:Music] For the last couple of months, I have been listening to Classic FM in the UK. Besides the great music they play, their presenters are across the board great to listen to as well. What I have noticed though have been some trends in the classical music that have been quite surprising. Of course, they are just personal observations!
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] Do you remember when you were a kid and the world was such an easy place to be living in and to understand. Everything was so straightforward.
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] What would you do right now, if you did not have any fears? Would you dance, sing, joyfully watch the sunrise?
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] An interesting article in The New York Times discusses the American-financed rebuilding program in Iraq. Which if my memory serves me right, were contracts awarded to predominantly Bush cronies. Of course I could be buying into a conspiracy theory here.
[News-and-Society:Politics] Freedom Day, on April 27, in South Africa celebrates the very first free and democratic elections to be held in the country, ever.
[Self-Improvement:Inspirational] This is a marketing story. But it could quite easily apply to ones life. I was reading the list of top 50 restaurants in the world as per the S Pellegrino Awards announced in April 2007.
[News-and-Society:Politics] Does Blair know this? Of course just because the US House of Representatives have approved a bill making further funding of the war in Iraq conditional on a timetable for a US Troop pullout doesn’t mean that this will happen.
[Reference-and-Education] The question of discipline in schools is a fairly serious one. Reading on BBC’s website some archived news stories on schools in the UK, it is amazing to see that some teachers are being attacked, bullied, harassed in cyber space and in general are having a tough time of it.
[News-and-Society:Politics] I have never been able to understand the concept of Sanctions. The last few instances of sanctions on countries have been on Zimbabwe where people are starving to death, North Korea where people are starving to death and now possibly Sudan where people are starving to death already.
[Self-Improvement:Happiness] In life we make the biggest mistake of all, and that is we expect external things or people to make us happy. If I had a fabulous husband/partner/lover I would be happy for ever.
[Business:Careers-Employment] The Northern parts of France, the traditional industrial areas, are being blighted by job woes. The last coal mines shut down in 1974, and the textile industry is quietly moving to greener pastures, for that read, cheaper labor.
[Self-Improvement:Coaching] Officials of the London Marathon think this year could be a record in terms of heat on the day of the race. It is expected that the anticipated 23C could break the record temperature of 21C recorded in 1996.
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] For me, Christopher Reeve personifies the idea of using personal power to take responsibility for one’s life.
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] In one of the deadliest shootings in US history, a lone gunman shot and killed 32 people before killing himself. It is the worst bloodbath in a college or university in the United States. When I first saw the headlines, I felt total shock, and then almost immediately a sense and question mark of – what again?
[Arts-and-Entertainment] Excellent exhibition of work by William Hogarth at the Tate Britain…
I was fortunate to be able to visit the William Hogarth exhibition at the Tate Britain. Often these special exhibitions tend to promise a lot and deliver little. Previously a Leonardo da Vinci drawings exhibition which I visited at the National Art Gallery was quite disappointingly sparse. Besides that, it was packed and I couldn’t really enjoy the few pieces on display as it was difficult to get close enough to examine the detailed drawings.
[Self-Improvement:Success] So far, in previous articles on how to make a Million Dollars, I have written about passion being essential, hard work definitely has to be part of the action and perseverance being the third step necessary in a quest for making real money.
[News-and-Society:Politics] At the time that Paul Wolfowitz was appointed as president of the World Bank in 2005 I wondered how the Deputy Secretary of Defense would handle a position that required a smidgen of knowledge of economic and finance matters. One would think.
[Self-Improvement:Motivation] Here’s a story for you. A newspaper I was reading talked about a Reverend Billy in the United States, who although no ordained minister, was out with his church choir every day, preaching against consumerism.
[News-and-Society:Politics] The attacks on Iraqi people are increasing in intensity. Today an explosion hit a cafeteria at the Iraqi parliament, killing at least two MPs and injuring many.
[Self-Improvement:Success] What then is Step Three? For me Step Three is perseverance.
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Personally, I am hoping that Hillary Clinton will make it to the White House.
One of the best clauses in the American constitution must be that the American President has to step down after two terms. Good-bye Mr George W Bush, job well done though if one judges his term as to the amount of damage…
[Self-Improvement:Attraction] Still believing in having a million dollars wander into your bank account with no work involved and it just happens because you imagine it every day? So it has been working for you then? Not really, I would imagine.
[Travel-and-Leisure:Vacation-Rentals] For the weary traveller who is tired of hotel accommodation and prefers the more self-sufficient holiday in self-catering facilities, a gem that I found is situated in Table View.
[News-and-Society] The presidential race in the Democratic party is hotting up.
[News-and-Society:Crime] News in the UK at the moment covers a bizarre item, although nobody seems to think it is bizarre. It’s about the ‘Talking’ CCTV cameras that will tell off people dropping litter or committing anti-social behaviour.
[Self-Improvement:Success] If you are like most of us, looking at wealthy people with some envy and wishing you had the same ‘luck’ in making money it is quite a thought to wonder whether you could actually make a million Dollars yourself.
[News-and-Society:Politics] The western developed world has no idea what is happening with Robert Mugabe and Zimbabwe. Their expectation that this African country is actually going to play according to European and American values, political principles and rules is so far off the mark, it’s not on the same page, in fact not even in the same book.
[News-and-Society:Politics] During history, the number of wars which have been fought with the bible or other book in the hand, are almost too numerous to count. The question is whether the religious teachings in these holy books, of whatever persuasion, cause these wars.
[Self-Improvement:Success] We all want to be millionaires. We want to lead the life of the rich and famous.
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Web-Development] “The power of the web is in its Universality. Access by everyone, regardless of disability is an essential element”
Tim Berbers-Lee – founder of the World-Wide-Web
[Arts-and-Entertainment] One idea that the Harry Potter books has put to bed, surely, is that children and people in general don’t read books anymore. One would think. It comes as a surprise then that a survey conducted by Teletext of a study of 4 000 Britons found that almost half of the books they bought remained unfinished
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Blogging] Kathy Sierra’s story will frighten women bloggers world wide. Kathy has received a series of death threats which have forced her to cancel a public appearance at ETech in San Diego and suspend her blog.
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] Wht do CEO’s command such huge salaries, but negotiate the workers increases at the minimum they can get away with?
[Business:Careers-Employment] It is often said that the work experience one gains working for companies is more important and relevant than if one were to learn the same from working for oneself.
[Self-Improvement:Goal-Setting] It’s a challenge to identify goals that really matter.
[Business:Careers-Employment] One of the huge questions the parents would ask during the course of the demo was what the job opportunities were for their offspring. This seemed to be one of the most pressing questions.
[News-and-Society:Pure-Opinion] Some immigrants, sometimes-illegal ones, have moved into European countries with strong religious leanings. Their religious and cultural beliefs, which confirm their identity to them, are quite different to the ones practiced in the host country. These beliefs may cause clashes in the host country, which need to be worked out. These tend to be really difficult to address though.
[Finance] The prediction that there would be a cashless society, have been around for a while of course. Famously they have always been part of science fiction stories.
[News-and-Society] I think that Paris Hilton, even though one could write her off as just another blond bimbo, has worked out that the more she gets drunk, dances on tables and delivers any other semi-scandalous activity, the better her publicity rankings. If she were a demure little rich girl, nobody would bother over her.
[News-and-Society] According to a recent BBC report in February, 2007, it said that the hair studio owned by an Esther Tognozzi, has now set up a website to auction off Ms Britney’s famous locks…
[Legal:Copyright] Best way to deal with piracy is to buy into the free promotion and publicity hype, rather than get defensive and sue.
What is however even more interesting is that the web is one of the quickest disseminating places. With other words, you post it on this website, and in the blink of an eye, it has been copied and is on somebody else’s website.
[News-and-Society:Environmental] Now the scientists are scrapping as to whether the global warming is man-made or not. How are we mere mortals going to cope with that?
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:Ecommerce] A study reveals that 50+ folk are using the internet more than expected. They in fact prefer surfing the web to gardening!
[Relationships:Wedding] It is no longer enough to say “I do” once. When you are a celebrity you have to have multiple “I do” opportunities, preferably even across continents, to really lend gravity to the occasion.
[Self-Improvement:Attraction] Sheila Watt-Cloutier has been nominated for the Nobel Peace Prize for 2007. And she deserves to have this nomination and hope she is seriously considered by the Trustees.
[Self-Improvement] Do we really change our behaviour patterns if we have read a motivational book, watched inspirational DVDs, attended self-help workshops/talks?
[News-and-Society:Crime] Internationally renowned Zulu historian David Rattray was shot and killed in his home in South Africa on January 26, 2007. Rattray was a friend of England’s Prince Charles. I am presuming this could have been through Polo, amongst other connections, the Rattray family being quite prominent participants in the sport. Besides the international connection, Rattray also counted local business people amongst his friends.
[Self-Improvement:Attraction] The self-development market of speakers, books, seminars and more, is huge. Does that mean there is a ground swell of people who are looking for a better deal in life? That seems to be the case, for if people weren’t exploring this field, there would be no market for bestseller books and courses, or documentaries such as The Secret.
[Internet-and-Businesses-Online:SEO] Note these points to start your journey into search engine optimisation.
[News-and-Society:Environmental] According to the BBC which is commenting on a report, the over 50s are the worst carbon culprits. Apparently the age group between 50 and 64 produce on average 13.52 tonnes of carbon per person. The rest of the UK average is 11.81 tonnes. Contributing to this carbon footprint for this age group are high car dependence, holidays abroad and eating out. To me these seem to be examples of lifestyle choices.
[Travel-and-Leisure:Airline-Travel] A trip from Heathrow to Cape Town is now an experience that could be rated as fairly unpleasant. It seems that travelling is not for the faint hearted anymore.
[Finance] The latter part of the 20th century and now the 21st century has seen a global economy that required annual growth to keep the system running smoothly. This growth is engineered by the consumption of more and more goods and services.
[Finance:Budgeting] I happen to be in South Africa on holiday during the annual budget speech, on Feb 21, 2007, by the Minister of Finance Trevor Manuel. This is his 11th. During this occasion he announced the first budget surplus for the country since 1960.
[Finance:Personal-Finance] Repayment plans are at their worst when they are used to pay for such items as groceries or clothing. These goods are consumed immediately, but paid for possibly only years later.
[Self-Improvement] There are courses for the “supplier”, true, split into many facets such as selling courses, call centre courses, ethics for business courses and hundreds more. Where are the courses for good customer behaviour?
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