01 Feb 2005

Surprise surprise… BBC News: “Almost $9bn (£4.7bn) of Iraqi oil revenue is missing from a fund set up to reconstruct the country. Out of over $20bn raised in oil revenues during US-led rule, the use of $8.8bn is unaccounted for. One US company is accused of massively inflating its profits by setting up sham companies

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31 Jan 2005

Have you seen this billboard?

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31 Jan 2005

iAfrica.com: Dealing with workaholism “Workaholism has a profoundly negative impact not only on the mental and physical health of managers, but also their professional and social relationships, according to new research.” “The South African professional culture is most unique in that the present generation of managers has to deal with trade-union negotiations, affirmative action and

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31 Jan 2005

AlmereGrid, the world’s first city supercomputer The Register UK: “The Dutch town of Almere will host the world’s first virtual city supercomputer or computer grid. And “Almeregrid” will rely primarily on home PCs connected to high speed fibre optic links. A grid is a hyper network that links computers and data storage owned by different

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30 Jan 2005

Hermit crabs are notoriously fragile pets to keep. They can live for 30 years in captivity. They die from stress and unsuitable habitats very easily so its not uncommon to have your new pet die overnight from the stress of being in the petshop and the journey. They should not really be kept as pets

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