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Humor: Pay Rises
In quite a few countries around the globe the next rounds of pay negotiations will soon start or have just started. And this time those negotiations most likely in a few countries might turn out to end in fights for workers getting at least the inflationary price increases covered.
Interestingly enough while those managers that have caused the current world wide economic crisis have recently given themselves pay rises of 20% or more (plus of course millions in bonus and dividend payments) they are once more demonstrating complete resistance to let those who create the results participate - even with a minimal share. And based on recent publications real inflation e.g. in the UK is actually closer to 18% and not around the 3-4% published by the government.
Now here’s an image to help sustain these hardships and to make you feel better (or at least smile).
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DIY: Melon Brains
If you’re still looking for some last details for Halloween get out and buy some water melons.
The Melon Brains how-to guide from Instructables is one of the best new ideas we’ve seen for this year’s Halloween.
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Humor: Simpsons parody of Mad Men
A great parody of the trailer for the TV series Mad Men from “The Simpsons”.
It will be aired as part of their Halloween special this week.
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Humor: Good Breeding
These two pandas attempt to mate, but things don’t work quite right. The video is Alex Berry’s senior animation project at RIT. The music is by Tchaikovsky.
This great animation is one of this year’s AniBoom Awards finalists.
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Drawings: Calamity coach
Aaron Costain has created a series of 13 drawings with reasons not to travel. The series called “Calamity coach” is a “…sequence of imaginary events designed to discourage even the bravest of souls from vehicular travel…“
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Time: Wassup 2008
One of the best replies / follow-ups on the famous Budweiser advertising campaign a few years ago. The guys from the original spot get together eight years later and its wassup on the financial crisis, the lack of a health system, the housing market and being still in Iraq. So what’s up B?
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INet: Google adds email sobriety test
Google has acted to protect its users against a seemingly widespread problem with email: Once you’ve pressed the send button it’s out in the wild. And some times you might have written something you shouldn’t have send to that person.
Seemingly for many this phenomenon occurs more frequently at certain times of the week / day - let’s say late Friday night.
From now on you can setup your Gmail account that at…
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Quote of the day: Office
The brain is a wonderful organ; it starts working the moment you get up in the morning, and does not stop until you get to the office.
Robert Frost, American Poet
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Humor: The political Barbie
New “Talking Points” Caribou Barbie™ repeats phrases at random–you never know what she’ll say next! Doll really talks with eyes that move.* Includes hunting rifle, moose carcass, Bible and every single newspaper–Caribou Barbie™ reads them all!
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Music: Ode to Joy
Today some classical music for the evening - Beethoven’s Ode to Joy performed in a very special way
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