Boys, Biology and Bias
Do yo know where the heart is located? Yes? What about the kidneys? Kind of… And the pancreas? The what? New research has shown that basic anatomy ‘baffles Britons’. Take the test to find out how ignorant you are . (I got the first two right.) At school, I hated biology. It was a subject for girls, unless you wanted to ‘do medicine’ (which no-one in...
Read MoreThe Ultimate in Business Etiquette
That nice, modest Mr Blair is at it again, this time in the name of religion. As founder of the appropriately named Tony Blair Faith Foundation, he has spoken from on high. You’ve heard calls for ‘financial literacy’ and ‘emotional literacy’ in our schools, which I applaud. You’ve read my thoughts on the subject in such blogs as Teach Skills, Not Subjects...
Read MoreGetting a Job in the Recession #2: The Virtual CV
The second article in my series, Getting a Job in the Recession, is a review of VisualCV. Last week, I looked at how to put together a regular CV. So, what makes a virtual CVdifferent? What makes VisualCV different? You can use VisualCV to produce a fairly standard online resume (that can be saved, printed or emailed), including the option to save it as a PDF file. There is the facility...
Read MoreSex and Self-Defence
Indian sex workers learn karate says the title of the article. I am unimpressed. Prostitutes in an Indian state have started taking karate lessons to help protect themselves against violent pimps and ‘customers’. If you go to the article, there is a short film of them in training. Natural feelings of sympathy for their plight are compounded. The training will serve them...
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