Archive for July, 2006

Transform the way you operate at work

Thursday, July 27th, 2006

So, you are after that promotion or pay rise. You are good at your job and have the experience. You even have the required technical qualifications. Unfortunately, so do the people that work around you. You need to have an edge - something for the powers that be to see ...

Review: Konstam at the Prince Albert

Friday, July 21st, 2006

I have been to the restaurant twice now. The first time for the novelty factor, the second because it was so good the first time! The food was fantastic. Oliver Rowe is an excellent chef. He really knows his stuff. The food is all local, all fresh. With these ingredients, ...

The hottest chilli in the world

Wednesday, July 19th, 2006

England is not noted for Chilli, but a grower in Dorset (south west England) has produced a chilli known as the Dorset Naga that literally blows the top off of the Scoville scale with a measured 923,000 SHU (Scoville Heat Units). This is substantially hotter than the hottest of the ...

Motorists barmy plan to evade fine

Wednesday, July 5th, 2006

English motorist John Hopwood came up with a unique but flawed method of trying to evade a speeding fine.  He took a 40mph sign and put it up in the 30mph limit area where he had speeded, giving the illusion that his speed was OK.