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For Sale: Ex-MOD Bunker

Friday, December 30th, 2011

Praticalities aside, the idea of having my own bunker has fasinated me.

If Britain had been attacked by a nuclear bomb during the Cold War, its government would have survived by retreating to a massive, 35-acre complex buried beneath the county of Wiltshire. I call it a bunker in the headline, but it was more like a small town—large rooms linked by roads, built on the site of an abandoned quarry. Known as Burlington, it could house 4000 people and feed them all for 3 months. It was also home a broadcasting studio and hospital.

Considering the size and space, it may make for an interesting site, suggetions:

1) Film Studio: Problems: Access and movement of materials into the site

2) Massive Server Farm: Cooling and Elextricity – Big Plus – Very secure.

3) Umbrella Research base – Possibility of creating the T-Virus… a few of you might get where that was going.

Disabled Failing to Find Work

Wednesday, December 21st, 2011

This headline grabbed my attention! Yes. The disabled are failing to find work, along with 10% of the rest of the population. I’d have thought it to be a little obvious, that statistically it would be like that.

Can you blame employers either, given the choice in the labour market, would you employee the easiest people to manage? I think a little more thought and priority or reward should be given to businesses that take on the more complex employees. After all we encourage employers to take on long term unemployed, or young apprentices.

I may not be able to offer incentives or fleshed out ideas, but there does appear to be a gap that needs to be addressed in a comparable why to the rest of unemployment.

If you’re interested in reading more the CMI have a little article, but I’m afraid it doesn’t link back to anything more useful that I could find.

http://www.managers.org.uk/news/disabled-people-failing-find-employment

Posting More Often!

Monday, December 19th, 2011

I’m going to make a little more effort to attempt to post an article at least every week! I’ve got rather lax over the last few months, and with the change in job, I believe its about time for a few other changes as well.

I’d certainly like some encouragement if anyone has topic’s or issues they’d like me to cover!

ksTop 25 Management Books

Wednesday, October 26th, 2011

Just noticed that the UK’s top 25 managment books have been announced by the Chartered Management Institute’s (CMI).

If you’re interested you can find out a little more here.

http://www.managers.org.uk/news/top-25-management-books-announced

Samsung B2710 + IP67 Certified Phone

Saturday, August 13th, 2011

I’m always intereseted to find to find devices that are made to suffer extremes. This device, while very simple is an excellent handset. It has good solid construction and has taken the knocks and scrapes from the engineering workforce we have at work well.

If you are the sort of person who’s either outdoorsy, active, or just generally useless with phone, buy one of these amaze your mates and stick it in you pint. For £100 its an excellent investment to keep in touch in extreme circumstances.

Samsung B2710 Solid Immerse Sim Free Mobile Phone – Black (Water & Dust Proof)

Vax unveils world’s first cardboard vacuum cleaner

Wednesday, July 6th, 2011

This has to be one of the strangest product I’ve seen released. I don’t quite see the appeal, given that the cardboard has to be coated. It may be cheaper, but do you want something hardwaring or something breakable.

I’m not sure how I’d like a house of disposable goods. I’ll be quite interested in following this one up – because if it works, it would certainly suggest there is scope for other products.

http://www.sentpressrelease.com/email/view/?hash=4c201fbe934dddd21bb4705163da9f49789b6387ea0af25282b9558e816b058f

How long will it be till this thing is sold on Amazon!

Amazon’s Selection of Vax Cleaners

New WordPress Site

Sunday, June 26th, 2011

Decided after 5 years of the the old pages, it was about time for a site update.

Hopefully, given a little time, I’ll update the site with some proper content.

PS. If you haven’t already got a Kindle. You really don’t know what you’re missing.  Go buy a Kindle.