Forced Holiday Break (as in Silicon Valley) How do you take it?

It is not just Chrysler closing offices and factories this holiday season. As Chris Nuttall and Richard Waters report in Financial Times (December 22), a Christmas shut-down in Silicon Valley will take place from December 22 to January 5th. Did you go from complaining about...

Gain Self Confidence

"Have you ever thought, “If I just had more self-confidence, if I was just more sure of myself and my abilities, I know I could be successful?”Discover how to replace your fears and doubts with a powerful self-confidence that will allow you to achieve your dreams and...

Is 'The End of the Budget Airline' Near asks Dan Milmo (The Guardian)

As American Airlines cut its scheduled flights this week and Air France-KLM warned of reduced profits because of the continued rise in the price of jet fuel, will we see The end of the Budget Airline asks Dan Milmo (The Guardian, May 23rd)?His piece focuses mainly on Europe's...

Is the Foundation for Good Work Leisure rather than Meaning

Work can become an obsession for many of us, either because we aim to deliver or are trying so hard to find meaning in our daily gring suggests Lucy Kellaway in Aim low to find meaning at work (FT, May 12).She comments on a recent report from the Work Foundation titled...

December 7...Spouse 2.0...Give your Spouse a Day...Kinda strange?

In one of these weird twists, people building social networks and online communication tools do not have much of a social life and tend to neglect their spouses. Coming to that realization a couple of Australian tech guys, Ashley and Chris came up with the idea of Spouse 2.0 .

From Brunch to Lunch...Life then Work (South Koreans discover leisure)

Having thought of South Koreans as working even longer hours than us in the US, I was surprised to find out that since 2004 the government of South Korea has encouraged people to cut down their working week to 5 days.  Su Hyun Lee tells us about these changes and the...

£1.5bn Titanic plan boost

"The construction of a new £1.5bn Titanic Quarter development for Belfast today moved a step closer after the planners gave its second phase the green light. Environment Minister Arlene Foster announced outline planning permission has been given for the second stage of a...

WB Resorts Praises North Wildwood NJ City Council's Approval of Redevelopment...

WB Resorts Development LLC is planning a $175 million hotel and indoor waterpark complex on the ocean in North Wildwood, Cape May County, New Jersey. The North Wildwood City Council has approved a redevelopment agreement for part of the project site that moves the development...

Rain Shuts School, Leisure Centre

"The head teacher of a secondary school forced to close by flash floods after torrential rain will not re-open until after the summer holidays. Pupils were sent home from Prestatyn High School in Denbighshire at lunch time after water rose up the drains during the one-hour...