
UK politics is all too wrapped up in rants and raves- have we forgotten how crucial objectivity is to achieving our goals?
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This week I’ve been doing some training on a PLM system and one of the areas that we cover in the course is “Why is packaging important?”
This reminded me of an article about Lana Del Rey and how some creative repackaging has changed her fortunes from a 'run of the mill' singer songwriter to an artist to watch for in 2012.
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Google have recenlty been under fire for promoting their secondary services via search and is currently under investigation by the European competition authorities for alleged monopoly abuse. They have introduced a search update in America called 'search plus your World' which means users will see more links to Google+ when they do generic web searches. In a recent blog post Google wrote 'Starting today if you search for a topic like music or baseball you might see prominent people who frequently discuss this topic on Google+ appearing on the right hand side of the results page'
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Innovative in spirit, Monkeys get a helping hand in 2012 from the Year of the Dragon. Opportunities for growth are many and doing things for the general good of those around is recommended. Research/study and taking on activities to push their own personal growth will be on the anvil and prove exciting. With a taste for adventure and their love of partying, Monkeys will be wearing their social hats, throwing many a swanky do or taking trips around the world.
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What is the secret to survival? How to avoid becoming just another high-street tombstone? It's about lessons learnt, picking up some Japanese know-how, and using your innovation toolbox
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