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Once in a Hundred Years

Last year, in May we had a time and date of 01:02:03 04/05/06.
At three minutes and four seconds past two in the morning on the fifth of June this year, the time and date will be 02:03:04 05/06/07
Our friends from across the pond, in USA and Canada, get this (almost) “once-in-a-lifetime” event next week.. on […]

Is it Time for Dinner?

On the rare occasions I visit members of my family, I am surprised at the various names and times people in different age groups have for their meal times.
I recently ran across an article written by Sherrie McMillan at History Magazine:
Today we don’t always agree on the names and times of our meals. Some of […]

Corporate Censorship Gone Too Far?

From the BBC
British Airways has removed a shot of Virgin Atlantic boss Sir Richard Branson from the in-flight version of the James Bond movie Casino Royale.

Sir Richard was given a cameo after supplying a plane for use in the film.
The British Airways edit also obscures the tail fin of a Virgin plane that was seen […]

Are You Prepared to ‘Give Your All’?

Ever wonder about those people who say they are giving more than 100%?
Have you been to one of those meetings where someone wants you to give over 100%?
What does it mean to give more than 100%?
Here’s a little mathematical formula that might help you answer these questions:

If:

Then:

A = 1
B = 2
C = 3
D = 4
E […]

High as a Koit

I didn’t find this site, it was my son. He loves looking at flash animations and playing interactive games; and Koit has some great ones.

They are the creation of Koit’s webmaster, Paul, who also creates a lot of music as well as “photoshopping” images (like the one here) for his site and B3TA.
Anyway, pop on […]

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