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Booking my first Ted X event
I've just booked up for my first Ted X event. I went to a networking party in Cambridge last week and those two syllables were on many people's lips. "Have you booked for Ted X yet?" I was asked numerous times. I must admit I am a Ted X novice, but I really like its...
Share the Joy
I wish I had seen this festive video before I did my Christmas shop at the Body Shop last week. By playing it, you will be able to click on the video which will take you to their Facebook site where you can download a 30% discount voucher. Also, why not play it and...
Tonight’s royal Thursford Show
I hope Kate and Wills wore their thermals this evening at the spectacular Thursford Show as it's freezing there! They are likely to be sitting on hard tiered seating, and can count themselves lucky if they are close to any heating, if their experience is anything like...
Creating my personal mobile barcode
I've just created my personal mobile barcode. It is known as a QR code and this configuration of black and white squares holds my personal professional details - my identity, in effect - which can be scanned via an app on a smart phone and will direct you to my...
Should web links be free?
I've been following the latest saga regarding paying The Newspaper Licensing Agency for sharing web links. Francis Ingham, Chief Executive of the Public Relations Consultants Association, explains via a video interview why they are appealing to the Court of Appeal...
Congratulations first direct
Congratulations to the internet bank first direct for topping the 2010 Which? table for providing the best customer service out of 75 big household names, including John Lewis, Boots and House of Fraser. I linked to first direct a couple of months ago when they...
Did Shrien Dewani kill his honeymoon bride?
I find it impossible to believe that beautiful Anni Dewani was cold bloodily murdered by her newly wed husband on their honeymoon in Cape Town. They looked the perfect couple, so happy and in love. Anni was brutally short dead after she was shot dead when the car she...
Awaiting a cheque from Waitrose
I had a phone call from Waitrose yesterday asking me who they should make the cheque payable to. I had no idea what the caller was talking about, until she informed me that we were one of their Ely store's nominated Community Matters charities of the month. It was...
Bitter sweet victory for Rosie Wilson’s fight against suicide internet sites
I had the pleasure of joining Rosie Wilson yesterday at The Dorchester where she won a national Headway Campaigner of the Year award for her determined fight to stamp out suicide internet sites. Her lovely daughter Ziggy had tried to commit suicide in June 2007 aged...