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I don't always read emails with attachments, but I received one from a good friend in Canada that caught my eye. You might have seen it already, it is titled Reflections and talks through the ages of life and tips on how to keep you.
Four tips that caught my eye are:
keep cheerful friends
keep learning
enjoy simple things
surround yourself with what you love
These are so...
03/07/2010
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I read with interest of Prince Harry’s visit this week to see victims of poverty and HIV at Sentebale, a charity he founded to support Lesotho's orphans and vulnerable children. This ITN documentary tell's about his work.
With more than a third of Lesotho’s people HIV positive, this disease not only increases the infant mortality rate, but also leaves many...
18/06/2010
One day a man was walking along the beach when he noticed a boy picking something up and gently throwing it into the ocean. Approaching the boy, he asked, “What are you doing?”
The youth replied, “Throwing starfish back into the ocean.The surf is up and the tide is going out. If I don’t throw them back, they’ll die.”
“Son,” the man said,...
18/06/2010
If you want to conquer fear, dont sit home and think about it. Go out and get busy.
17/06/2010
I've recently been playing with LBS. FourSquare seems to be the most popular, and there are a number of other out there. From a digital marketing perspective, I can see how this can work for brands. User's tell their contacts where they have been, and this in turn can generate for visitors to the location. Likewise if I lookup where I am, I can see which is the most popular pizza if there...
15/06/2010
My local radio station was asking for alternative things to do over the next few weeks that begin with F. Not everyone like F and I don't know F takes over the TV every four years.
Facebook, Fishing, Frisby throwing - what are your F alternatives?
11/06/2010
After three years of work by Transport For London, a very old railway line reopens in London. Celebrations took place, including free travel on the day, balloons at the stations and a mass of travel fans admiring the new style carriages.
Before it closed in 2007, I used the old East London Line frequently to visit family in south London. The trains were noisy and dirty, stations run down and...
25/05/2010
In 1662 the writer Samuel Pepys was so impressed about a puppet show he saw that he decided to write about. And so the Punch and Judy show was brought to the UK. This year it is Mr. Punch's 348th birthday so I took a stroll to Covent Garden to find out what was so facinating that has driven fanatics to celebrate this event for the last 35 years.
In the gardens of St.Paul...
09/05/2010
Exploring around Euston this evening I heard some music and cheering in Duke's Road, a lovely cobbaled street that I sometimes walk through. The road was closed to traffic and a camera crew taking over the street. About 200 children and adults were dancing to music whilst being directed as the boom camera swung over the dancers. Watch the video and see the noise.
The location was just outside '...
08/05/2010
For some years now I have been following and using social media in my day-to-day life, both professionally and for pleasure. This is a great video about how social media is effecting our lives by author Erik Qualman of the book Socialnomics.
Even though I work in the industry I am amazed at the growth of social networks, in particular Facebook. Even people in my generation are starting to use...
07/05/2010
