- A Rare Balanced Budget
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. - Air Travel Is Quite An Experience Nowadays
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. - Become A Good Customer - 5 Points To Ponder
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? - Big Brother Will Be Able to Watch Everything
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. - Britney Spears' Famous Locks
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 - Death Threats Frighten A Blogger Into Hiding
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. - Does A Holy Book Tell Us To Fight A War?
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. - Ever Heard of 'Silver Surfers'?
A study reveals that 50+ folk are using the internet more than expected. They in fact prefer surfing the web to gardening! - Flash And Accessibility Workshop In Brighton
"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 - Gotta-Get Goals
It's a challenge to identify goals that really matter. - How Can Self-Improvement Work?
Do we really change our behaviour patterns if we have read a motivational book, watched inspirational DVDs, attended self-help workshops/talks? - How To Make A Million Dollars In One Month
We all want to be millionaires. We want to lead the life of the rich and famous. - Huge CEO Salaries, Pathetic Worker Salaries, Fair - You Decide
Wht do CEO's command such huge salaries, but negotiate the workers increases at the minimum they can get away with? - It's Getting Hotter, Or Hadn't You Noticed?
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? - Let's Applaud These Special Women
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. - Let's Not Discuss Crime In South Africa
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. - No Sign of Robert Mugabe Retiring?
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. - Paris Hilton The Bad Little Rich Girl Again
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. - Payment Plans Are Nasty
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. - Piracy - What Not To Do To Stop It
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. - Religious Tolerance is Difficult
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. - Self-Employment And Work Experience
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. - SEO - 10 Easy Steps To Try Your Hand At It
Note these points to start your journey into search engine optimisation. - The Brand of Harry Potter
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 - The Celeb Wedding Of The Month Maybe
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. - The Law Of Attraction Is An Interesting Idea
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. - The World And Debt
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. - Who Is Responsible For Carbon Footprints?
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. - Why Don't We Go for Self-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.
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