A Disappointing Brazil at the London 2012 Olympics
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
Brazil isn't doing great at the Olympics this year, let's be honest! After 12 days of competitions, "Team Brazil" is quite disappointing with its 10 medals: 2 GOLD, 1 SILVER, 7 BRONZE. Not much of an improvement compared to its Beijing Olympics campaign, in 2008, where it picked 15 medals: 3 GOLD, 4 SILVER, 8 BRONZE. Nor compared to Brazil's Athens Olympics campaign, in 2004, where the largest country of the... more
Views: 1257Amanda Knox - The lady of the lamp (not)
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)At some point on 2nd November 2007, following the discovery of the body of Meredith Kercher at 7 Via Della Pergola in Perugia, Italy, a member of the forensic team took some photographs showing a bedside lamp lying on its side behind the door to the room, with its cable unplugged and running from the lamp, across the doorway in the direction of a socket located beside the study stable. Because the lamp proved to ... more
Views: 6493Stateless Kashmiris call to join Olympics community
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
London: Organisers of 2012 Olympic Games on Sunday were urged to include athletes of Jammu and Kashmir, a disputed state controlled by India and Pakistan. A group of Kashmiri Diaspora Community members took part in a demonstration near the Olympic Park Village in London to protest over the forcibly division of their homeland, Jammu and Kashmir. Agitators, who belong to various political parties and groups, iss... more
Views: 1507Tory Minister: Don’t Pay Your Plumber in Cash... But Keep Paying My Bills!
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
The Exchequer Secretary to the Treasury, David Gauke, told The Daily Telegraph he totally disapproves of the practice to pay tradesmen cash in hand. Treasury officials even added that customers should act as ‘good citizens’ and not accept cash work without a receipt. In a nutshell, customers are bad citizens and they are the ones to blame! The Tory minister said: “Gettin... more
Views: 700The Meltdown of Morals in Merry Olde England
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)The Meltdown of Morals in Merry Olde England Analysis «The jolly proceedings of the last week are English to an E, full of the language of responsibility, culpability and doing things properly.» Iddhis Bing "It's a huge game of chess that's being played— all over the world — if this is the world at all, you know. Oh, what fun it is! How I wish I was on... more
Views: 869Diamond Resigns and LIBOR Hearings Begin
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
Day 2 of the Barclays Meltdown: Diamond resigns J Iddhis Bing. London July 4 In a dizzying series of fast-paced events in the City, London's financial hub, Barclay's Chairman, Marcus Agius, has been re-instated and Bob Diamond, the American-born CEO, has resigned. The highly unusual switch occurred when it became apparent that Diamond's attempt to hold onto ... more
Views: 902Cameron Announces Hearings into Financial Culture
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)Plus ça change... London July 2, 2012. English Prime Minister David Cameron has announced an inquiry into the banking industry. In a dramatic appearance before Parliament, Cameron announced that the inquiry would be empowered to examine witnesses under oath and has the stated aim of "gaining access to all relevant papers." The PM said the inquiry will report back by Christmas so that its proposals can f... more
Views: 805The Marketing War: England Fan Academy vs Argentina’s Falklands Claims
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
Danish brewing company Carlsberg has come with a great and funny commercial ad (as usual, shall we say!) to show its support to the England national team at the Euro 2012 Tournament. It shows an imaginary “England Fan Academy” where England fans are taught how to become “great fans” and to support their team through goal celebration or English summer weather condit... more
Views: 1181Love Should Be About ‘Love’ And Not About Money
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
My sister and I are very alike in a lot of ways but when it comes to ‘love’ we could not be more different. For me, love is caring for and having respect for someone ‘unconditionally’, and should have nothing to do with money. For my sister however, love and money go hand in hand, and our diverging views on the subject, have naturally led to a few heated discussions! Although accordi... more
Views: 1126Tesco And The 'Best- Before' Date Dilemma
Region: United Kingdom (Great Britain)
On its website, the multinational retailer Tesco claims it is “always trying to make (its customers) shop easier.” However, on Friday afternoon, one of its customers witnessed a practice that could have meant serious health problems for her young toddler. Far from the ease and help promised by the third-largest retailer in the world, whose advertisements famously says “Every L... more
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