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‘Elf and safety’ stories should carry a warning (Independent)
Monday, 15 Mar, 2010 – 0:05 | No Comment
‘Elf and safety’ stories should carry a warning (Independent)

About five years ago, health and safety stories started to add to the Daily Mail’s familiar warning cry of “What’s the world coming to?” A formula emerged – a traditional, nostalgic aspect of British life is threatened by a modern, mindless bureaucracy.

In search of the world’s best offices (Guardian Unlimited)
Sunday, 14 Mar, 2010 – 19:40 | No Comment
In search of the world’s best offices (Guardian Unlimited)

A new book outlines some of the most creative working spaces in the world. But what makes a great office?

From tiny dotcoms the mighty internet has grown (Independent)
Wednesday, 10 Mar, 2010 – 0:17 | No Comment
From tiny dotcoms the mighty internet has grown (Independent)

Monday will see the 25th anniversary of the registration of the domain name Symbolics.com. Granted, it’s not particularly catchy, and to this day it’s renowned for nothing other than being the first.

Ancient signs of survival, carved in stone (Boston Globe)
Friday, 26 Feb, 2010 – 18:21 | No Comment
Ancient signs of survival, carved in stone (Boston Globe)

PRIGNAC-ET-MARCAMPS, France – Well off the beaten path in the Aquitaine, Grotte de Pair-Non-Pair is one of the oldest decorated caves in the world. The walls are covered with carvings of bison, horses, goats, and mammoths dating to 30,000 BC. The murals are striking for the sophisticated way in which artists used features of the rock as elements of the …

Goal.com 2010 World Cup City Guide: Nelspruit (Goal.com via Yahoo! Sports)
Thursday, 25 Feb, 2010 – 16:02 | No Comment
Goal.com 2010 World Cup City Guide: Nelspruit (Goal.com via Yahoo! Sports)

Goal.com takes a look at one of the smaller host cities for the 2010 World Cup in South Africa, Nelspruit.

WAG? WHO WOULD WANNABE? (News Of The World)
Saturday, 20 Feb, 2010 – 16:54 | No Comment
WAG? WHO WOULD WANNABE? (News Of The World)

Don’t miss our photo special and tell us which is tackiest. AN ex WAG today gives her no-holds barred insight into the world of love-rat footballers and their WAGs.

The Blazing Backlash Against Buzz (TechNewsWorld.com)
Friday, 19 Feb, 2010 – 18:29 | No Comment
The Blazing Backlash Against Buzz (TechNewsWorld.com)

Google would like you to know that it’s very, very sorry that its new Buzz social network treated your social life like Procter & Gamble treats bunny rabbits.

Boot camp teaches bachelors how to score booty (San Francisco Chronicle)
Friday, 12 Feb, 2010 – 1:33 | No Comment
Boot camp teaches bachelors how to score booty (San Francisco Chronicle)

“You are here to breed,” said British dating coach and author Adam Lyons to his audience of 15 Bay Area bachelors who shelled out a thousand bucks apiece to sharpen their seduction techniques. Lyons, 29, billed as one of the world’s top-ranked pickup…

Goal.com 2010 World Cup City Guide: Polokwane (Goal.com)
Thursday, 11 Feb, 2010 – 13:37 | No Comment
Goal.com 2010 World Cup City Guide: Polokwane (Goal.com)

Goal.com takes a look at one of the World Cup venues for the 2010 finals in South Africa. Here’s our guide to Polokwane.

Couch ‘Surfers’ Use Web To Find Night Of Shelter (KMGH 7 Denver)
Sunday, 7 Feb, 2010 – 17:11 | No Comment
Couch ‘Surfers’ Use Web To Find Night Of Shelter (KMGH 7 Denver)

Crane Sorensen thinks there’s no better way to see the world than from the lumpy comfort of a stranger’s couch.