Appraisal time at work

Just a little something to lighten your Monday mood... A short video on how the appraisal process takes place at work:

Profanity practice

Just a follow up on our liitle chat about swear words... Here is the latest book on filthy language:

What is the ultimate swear word? Peter Silverton, author of Filthy English: The How, Why, When and What of Everyday Swearing gives his verdict.

Shh! Sound health in 8 steps

Our increasingly noisy world is gnawing away at our mental health -- even costing lives. He lays out an 8-step plan to soften this sonic assault (starting with those cheap earbuds) and restore our relationship with sound.


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The 4 Ways in which Sound Affects us

Julian Treasure studies sound and advises businesses on how best to use it. In this TED video he shows us how sound affects us in four significant ways. Listen carefully for a shocking fact about noisy open-plan offices.

Josef Ratzinger's visit to Barcelona

Twenty years after the last visit by a pope to Barcelona, Pope Benedict XVI is to visit Barcelona on 7 November and consecrate the Temple of the Holy Family, or Sagrada Familia. The visit will cost around 600,000 euros, a figure which does not include expenses for security and the media centre.

There will be all kinds of protest from gay and lesbian groups, including a 'queer kissing flashmob', which will take place next to the cathedral on November 7th just as the Pope starts its trip to Sagrada Familia.

What do you think about this visit?

Russia aims to combat alcohol abuse

Here is a video about alcohol abuse in Russia.