Category: Society
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Buy your complete house at Ikea
Ikea, the iconic Swedish home-furnishing retailer, has made a move in the UK that, if you think about it, is entirely logical. From yesterday’s Financial Times: Ikea […] is to launch its own range of houses in Britain. The timber-framed…
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Resisting the Blackberry
One thing I’ve consistently resisted is getting a Blackberry or other such device for managing email when I’m on the road or generally out and about. The major part of my self-justification is that I really do not wish to…
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Where were you when the web began?
Today is OneWebDay – a day which, according to its Wikipedia entry, is “a day when users of the World Wide Web are encouraged to show how the Internet affects their lives. The purpose of the event is to globally…
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Remembrance Day 9/11
2,973 people died on September 11, 2001 in the twin towers collapse and elsewhere in terrorist outrages in the US on that dark day. 2,973 people. The majority Americans but also those from over 40 different countries. Five years on.…