Current Affairs
14 April 2008, by Heavens Paradox
Can you remember when you was a little child and you used to get excited when it was your birthday?
It meant you got loads of presents, got a party and got to eat loads of food.
Well I used to love it…telling everyone what I wanted for my birthday, writing out party invitations for my friends telling them where the party was etc.
Nowadays my birthday is something i’d rather forget. The years have flown by and even though i’m only 18, it seems like i’m well old.
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21 March 2008, by Heavens Paradox
We all need to know a bit about ourselves and other people, like when we work with other people and when we meet new people we need to find out about them.
But we never think we need to find out about ourselves. We need to sort of get feedback about ourselves. Well theres a great solution that does this for us. Its known as the Halogen e360 and makes giving feedback very simple. They give out self assessment feedback as well as multi rater assesments so you can find out about yourselve and others.
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13 March 2008, by Heavens Paradox
Need a good lawyer for your divorce cases, child support or property division?
There is a great firm called Marshall and Taylor who specialize in all the above things plus many more things. Say if you are looking for a Raleigh Child Custody Lawyer Marshall and Taylor will be able to help.
They specialize in the law industry and are very knowledable in their business. They will offer great help and give you the best possible service they can.
There child support and child custody lawyers are some of the best in the business and have great credentials and reviews by people who have used them before.
If you are having problems with getting divorced you can rest assured that their divorce lawyers are of the highest quality.
They also have a number of employees who are great in the property dividing industry. So should you be getting a divorce, you can use them to split your property equally and not face any hassle later down the line.
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14 February 2008, by Heavens Paradox
Valentines Day has become very commercialised in recent years, but it’s roots go right back medieval times.
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17 January 2008, by Heavens Paradox
There may be trouble in store this year if the government follows the current trend and offers a below inflation pay rise for teachers.
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14 January 2008, by Heavens Paradox
I have thought for years that general apathy in the UK causes problems in a number of areas. One such example is organ donation, as you have to ‘opt-in’ in order to donate there are millions of people who aren’t bothered either way who aren’t on the register.
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Categories: Current Affairs, Health & Fitness
11 January 2008, by Heavens Paradox
There has been a big divide in opinion over the latest plans announced by the School’s Minister Jim Knight. He has proposed using electronic reports, so parents have ‘real-time’ reports on their children’s progress.
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17 December 2007, by Heavens Paradox
The idea of robotic help either at home or at work may not be limited to science fiction after all. Toyota have recently released a new robot that is dexterous enough to play the violin.
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5 December 2007, by Heavens Paradox
This could be the future for the young and the elderly. A robotic teddy bear companion that will recognise it’s owner and interact in a limited fashion.
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3 December 2007, by Heavens Paradox
Finally the teacher jailed in Sudan over a teddy bear has been released and is on her way back home.
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28 November 2007, by Heavens Paradox
There are a lot of people looking to buy a house currently, and one of the major factors in the price you’ll need to pay is the location. However, even with prime location I was still surprised to hear about a ¬£280,000 price tag on a 1 bedroom beach chalet!
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26 November 2007, by Heavens Paradox
I found this article on motivation and relative pay very interesting. In summary the results showed that while earning money is rewarding, it is even more so if you know you are getting more than your peers.
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12 November 2007, by Heavens Paradox
We’ve all spent a few minutes reading personal email or checking our finances online while at work. Generally this takes very little time and doesn’t cause a problem. However, the use of social networking sites while at work could be costing businesses millions.
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Categories: Current Affairs, Entertainment
7 November 2007, by Heavens Paradox
The Leaning Tower of Pisa has lost it’s place in the Guiness Book of Records. The world record for the most lop-sided building now goes to a church tower in Germany.
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Categories: Current Affairs, Quirky
31 October 2007, by Heavens Paradox
I noticed on the news today that local councils have been given the go-ahead to pilot ‘pay as you throw’ plans. The basic idea being that you will have to pay extra if you produce a lot of rubbish. The aim is to encourage more recycling, but will it work?
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