…eneral; and a genuine family or personal event scheduled at the same time. A couple of hours a year is barely worth a complaint. Let the boss know when a personal commitment precludes your attendance. 4. Flirt with coworkers or their significant others at the office party Flirting, especially mixed with alcohol, is unwanted at a business event. It is unwelcome, unexpected, and usually unwanted…
Microsoft has unveiled a touch-ready version of Office, the latest version of the company’s market-leading productivity software suite. In San Francisco, Steve Ballmer described Office 2013 as the firm’s “most ambitious release” to date. The software is primed for mobile devices, cloud computing, and social networking. Office is the globe’s most popular productivity…
…C Mall Gov Updates for 8/30 HP Small Business: Just got an email response from HP: “Since we sold out of the current stock, we are building new units in order to fulfill orders received through 4am Monday, Aug 22. This means a delivery date in the 6 – 8 week range. Your order will be fulfilled.” Order was placed Saturday August 20th 3:50 PM. Updates for 8/29: No update from HP yet an…
Anonymous hacking group is alleged to have disrupted access to the UK Home Office website after an apparent cyber attack in protest against government surveillance plans. A message on the Home Office website said the page was currently unavailable “due to a high volume of traffic”, suggesting a denial of service attack had been perpetrated. A message on Twitter claiming to be from Anonymous, a lo…
…vious threats against the campaign office. A large panel of glass was left shattered at Barack Obama’s campaign office on West Ninth Avenue near Acoma Street in Denver The incident happened at around 3:00 p.m., according to The Denver Post. Sam Levin, a reporter for the alternative newspaper Westword, later posted a photo on Twitter showing one of the office’s large, front windows shattered…
…ucky One was at number five, while two British films took spots in the top ten. Aardman’s Pirates! was at number six, taking $3.1 million, while comedy The Best Exotic Marigold Hotel jumped from 16 to 8, taking $2.7 million. …
…xpected Journey has topped the US box office chart for a second week Tom Cruise’s film also opened with lower-than-expected takings, making approximately half as much money as Mission Impossible 4, which was released this time last year. The movie is based on Lee Child’s Jack Reacher character, a former soldier and military policeman who lives “off the grid” and doles out v…
…you remember to include an alternative contact and the date you’ll be back in the office, your clients and colleagues will appreciate that everyone is entitled to time off.” The survey also found that 46% of UK businessmen and women named rude or abrupt Out of Office message as one of the biggest workplace irritations. Despite the obvious need to keep clients and co-workers informed and happy, a m…
…eries of patent disputes with rival firms. It won a landmark case against Korea’s Samsung last year but this month, a judge in the US ordered the $1 billion in damages awarded to Apple be cut by 40% and set a new trial to assess the level of damages. The award was the biggest in a series of global legal fights between the two companies over patents. The Patent Office issued the letter in Jan…
Baseball movie 42 has topped the US Box office earning $27.3 million in its opening weekend. The biopic film, starring Chadwick Boseman and Harrison Ford, tells the life story of the first black major league baseball player, Jackie Robinson. Scary Movie 5 came in at second place with $15.2 million and The Croods took third place for a second week. Horror remake Evil Dead, which topped the US box…
and stars in Argo, based on a real-life story about a CIA operative who hatches a plan to rescue six Americans hiding in Tehran after the 1979 US embassy takeover. Revenues from the film increased by 47% between Friday – its opening day – and Saturday. “This is a really good indication of how quickly word of mouth can spread,” said Dan Fellman, head of distribution at Warn…
12-year-old Ramie Marie Grimmer, who was shot by her mother during a standoff at a Texas welfare office, has died yesterday. According to a Laredo police spokesman said Ramie Marie Grimmer died yesterday at a San Antonio hospital. Her 10-year-old brother is still in a critical condition. Rachelle Grimmer, 38, the mother of children was found dead on Monday inside the office in Laredo. Rachelle Gr…
…; British film Dredd had a disappointing opening, going in at number six with $6.3 million. Perks, Emma Watson’s first film since Harry Potter, took $244,000 but only opened in four cinemas. The 3D re-release of Finding Nemo was at number four, taking $9.4 million. Resident Evil: Retribution slipped from the top spot to number five, with $6.7 million. Other top ten films included The Master…
redo police spokesman Joe Baeza, Timothy Grimmer died Thursday at a San Antonio hospital. Timothy Grimer’ sister, Ramie, 12, died of her wounds the day before. The children’s mother, Rachelle Grimmer, 38, was found dead on Monday inside the office in Laredo. Authorities say Rachelle Grimmer killed herself after shooting her children during a seven-hour standoff with police, after she had been deni…
r Bardem, will be released in the US and Canada on November 9th. North American Box Office Top Five 1. Wreck-It Ralph – $49.1 million 2. Flight – $25 million 3. Argo – $10.2 million 4. The Man with the Iron Fists – $8.2 million 5. Taken 2 – $6 million Source: Hollywood.com…
…cal land whose wizard he becomes. North American box office top 5 1. Oz the Great and Powerful – $80.3 million 2. Jack the Giant Slayer – $10 million 3. Identity Thief – $6.3 million 4. Dead Man Down – $5.3 million 5. Snitch – $5.1 million Source: Hollywood.com…
…and The Dark Knight Rises. Yet it also saw weak performers like Adam Sandler comedy That’s My Boy and Johnny Depp vehicle Dark Shadows. Overall, summer ticket sales in the US and Canada fell by 4% compared to last summer. US BOX OFFICE TOP FIVE 1. The Possession – $9.5 million 2. Lawless – $6 million 3. The Words – $5 million 4. The Expendables 2 – $4.7 million 5. Th…
Iron Man 3 has triumphed at the US box office, with the second biggest ever opening weekend in the US. Comic book sequel Iron Man 3, starring Robert Downey Jr., took an estimated $175.3 million across the weekend. Only 2012′s The Avengers, which united Iron Man with fellow Marvel characters, had a bigger opening, taking $207.4 million when it opened last May. Iron Man 3 is the final episode…
xtend social programmes to lift more people out of poverty. Ollanta Humala’s first 12 months in office have been marked by disputes and conflict and his approval rating fell to a new low of some 40% this month. Earlier in July, five people were killed in clashes with police during protests against a huge mining project in the Cajamarca region of northern Peru. Last Monday, Ollanta Humala res…
t Downey Jr.’s Iron Man. Top 5 films in US and Canada • 1. Think Like a Man – $18 million • 2. The Pirates! Band of Misfits – $11.4 million • 3. The Lucky One – $11.3 million • 4. The Hunger Games – $11.25 million • 5. The Five-Year Engagement – $11.2 million …
Madagascar 3 has beaten Ridley Scott’s Alien offshoot Prometheus to top the US box office. Madagascar 3: Europe’s Most Wanted took nearly $60.4 million over the weekend, according to studio estimates. Sci-fi thriller Prometheus, starring Noomi Rapace, Michael Fassbender and Charlize Theron, debuted in second place with $50 million. The film is rated R in the US, meaning under-17s must…
The Los Angeles County Coroner’s Office has received phone calls and emails from different people claiming to be relatives of Whitney Houston and demanding murder investigation in singer’s death. According to TMZ, the calls and emails were made by several different people, some claiming to be relatives of Whitney Houston and some relatives of Bobby Brown. The calls and emails have a common…
…office, two months after convicting him of contempt of court Tuesday’s court ruling disqualified Yousuf Raza Gilani from office and from parliament. “Since no appeal was filed [against the 26 April conviction]… therefore Syed Yousuf Raza Gilani stands disqualified as a member of the Majlis-e-Shoora [parliament],” Chief Justice Iftikhar Chaudhry told a packed courtroom. He a…
…of conduct, and would be hiring an independent consultant to carry out a review of its current procedures. Rolls-Royce is a major international player in civil aerospace and defence, and employs over 40,000 people in 50 countries. It is the world’s second largest manufacturer of aircraft engines after General Electric. China and Indonesia were ranked 80 and 118 respectively out of 174 count…
…being calculated. Warner Brothers are predicting the movie could earn over $85 million in the U.S. for the whole weekend. As reported by Deadline.com, the movie version of the 1937 book is playing in 4,045 North American theaters, also a record number for December. Friday’s huge opening haul included $13 million from midnight showings on Thursday night, which included $1.6 million on IMAX s…
EU bans refillable bottles and dipping bowls of olive oil at restaurant tablesStarting with 2014, the European Commission will ban the use of refillable bottles and dipping bowls of olive oil at restaurant tables. From 1 January 2014, restaurants may…
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Madeleine McCann case: Potential suspects identified by UK detectives A number of persons of interest have been identified by UK detectives reviewing the case of the 2007 disappearance of Madeleine McCann. Madeleine McCann, from Rothley,…
Cannes Film Festival 2013: $1 million Chopard jewels stolen from Novotel hotel roomMore than $1 million (777,000 euros) worth of Chopard jewels have been stolen from Novotel hotel in Cannes, French police say. The jewels were to be loaned to stars…
Pope Francis condemns money cult in his first major speech on financial crisisIn his first major speech on the financial crisis, Pope Francis has called on world leaders to end the "cult of money" and to do more for the poor. Free market economics had…
Milos Zeman: Czech president drunk at public display of crown jewelsA video footage shows the new Czech president, Milos Zeman, clearly worse for wear, propping himself up against a wall at a public event, struggling to negotiate a step and…
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