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Washing your hands can save lives

Published 1 year, 8 months ago in Trend and Society. 0 Comments

Just came across a very interesting blog and article explaining that a recent study demonstrates beyond doubt that hospitals were employees systematically wash their hands decrease deaths due to infections. The article explains how “the current New England Journal of Medicine reports on a study conducted in Michigan hospitals” :
And it worked, big-time. “The results […]

Huggs for free :)

Published 1 year, 10 months ago in Video, Fun and Society. 0 Comments

What a nice little video

How to cheer people up, bringing a bit of happiness into their lives. Check out the switch from black and white, to colour…

Madonna’s fashion holidays in Italy with H&M

Published 1 year, 11 months ago in Trend, Advertising, Society and Fashion. 0 Comments

Madonna in a track suit draped across Il Duomo in Milan courtesy of H&M !

© Red Label
When you have been instrumental in changing the way a fashion concious country like Italy views value for money clothes then making a statement in one of the fashion capitals of the world probably seems acceptable (IHT) :
Both […]

Lyle’s Golden Syrup is officially a UK icon

Published 1 year, 11 months ago in Trend, Advertising, Society, Marketing and Brand. 1 Comment

It seems that Lyle’s Golden Syrup has acquired the status of brand stardom since the Guiness Book of Records has officially recognized it as as Britain’s oldest brand !

Should you have suddenly acquired a craving for golden syrup just looking at the tin, then you’ll be happy to know that you can purchase some through […]

Visas in the US are still scarce

Published 1 year, 11 months ago in Politics, Business, Society and Immigration. 0 Comments

The washingtonpost describes the current despair that can be felt in the US from many technology companies and research institutions who really need to hire skilled workers and were hoping that this year would see new legislation pass through Congress to allow US companies to employ talented people from aboard.
Some feel that the bill that […]

The war in Irak is fueling terrorism

Published 1 year, 11 months ago in News, Politics, Society and War. 0 Comments

The Far East was already fragile prior to the US invading Iraq on false pretences. A classified report from US intelligence agencies called “Trends in Global Terrorism: Implications for the United States” concludes that terrorism is now being fuelled by the war on Iraq.
Agencies “found that the American invasion and occupation of Iraq has […]

Turning away from 9/11

Published 1 year, 11 months ago in Thoughts, Photos, Unusual and Society. 0 Comments

There is an intriguing article over at slate.com revolving around a controversial photo by Thomas Hoepker. Do check out the article and the photo. The photo shows a group of young people on the Brooklyn waterfront in view of Manhattan on 9/11. I read the first paragraph and then scrolled down to the photo. I […]

Beware of the Pretext

Published 1 year, 11 months ago in Unusual, Business and Society. 0 Comments

The current HP scandal is the consequence of what is known as “pretexting”.
Over at the washingtonpost.com there is an article that covers the shady procedure of “pretexting” to obtain information about a person. Although you may like myself, be astonished and unaware that executives of the same company engaged in spying upon each other like […]

Green, environmentally friendly and trend setting: The Economist

Published 1 year, 11 months ago in Trend, Advertising, Society and Writing. 0 Comments

The Economist is carbon-neutralized. The magazine decided that for its 16 page ‘Green’ section it would make a difference, not just in words, but in actions.
The idea sprang to life in the latest edition of The Economist, with a special environment section called “A survey of climate change”. The latest issue of the magazine […]

9/11 Five years on, the statistics

Published 1 year, 11 months ago in News, Society and History. 1 Comment

The BBC has compiled a very interesting set of statistical charts combined with key event dates, giving a better idea of their impact on the statistics.

It is nicely presented and works well with the key dates, accompanied each time with an image and brief description. An interesting choice of statistics indicating which areas have dramatically […]