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Tork & Grunt: November 2008
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Thursday, 27 November 2008. Well it's a bit below the salt, eh what? However, it's a sign of the times that everyone suddenly seems to be expanding their "Linked-In". In New Zealand to the founder of the band " Jefferson Airplane. There's been nothing much to report from either of those recently, unless you're interested in surf life-saving. And the collapse of Woolies. Leaves us without two iconic symbols of UK retailing. Who next? So it's time to think positive - and it's no wonder that "The Secret".
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Tork & Grunt: October 2008
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Friday, 31 October 2008. The Silence of the Tills. A long weekend in Massachussets visiting my grandchildren, and a visit to Emerald Square Mall in Attleboro on Friday morning. Where have all the shoppers gone? I'm used to bargains after Thanksgiving, but the holiday season sales are early this year. The discounts were massive, with ticket prices slashed and with furt. Her discounts for newspaper coupons and store-card account holders. So where was everyone at 10.30 on Friday morning? For a moment or an ...
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Tork & Grunt: July 2008
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Sunday, 27 July 2008. Veni, vidi, venue. The choice of venue is central to the planning of any event. For some conferences it's simply a matter of finding the right sort of hotel, located with easy motorway access from most parts of the country. For others it has to be an international venue that has good connections globally and offers a touch of glamour - like Budapest, which is featured in the picture above. Saturday, 12 July 2008. What do they teach kids today? E technical illiteracy continues with t...
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Tork & Grunt: The Clutter of Identity
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Monday, 11 May 2009. The Clutter of Identity. But the reality is that I tend to identify myself through my clutter, everywhere in my life. A dish of pebbles on the bookshelf, a box full of old postcards, those empty jars scrubbed clean of their labels and waiting to be filled with screws, or nails, or maybe sand from a beach I remember. It's coming to terms with all the impact of a new identity. Exciting. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Email Subscriptions powered by FeedBlitz. He was the British Pub...
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Tork & Grunt: January 2009
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Wednesday, 28 January 2009. How to forget the credit crunch. Try as I might, I can't find a still of the T-mobile commercial, so you'll just have to. At the dedicated You-Tube section they've set up for their "Life's for Sharing." campaign. Is it fun, or is it just hype? I don't care. I just wish I'd been there. Wednesday, 7 January 2009. Hurrah - Someone's got the message! Tork and Grunt's Guide to Effective Negotiations'. Gets a glowing review in the January issue of. Best of its kind.'. I'm probably j...
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Tork & Grunt: September 2008
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Thursday, 25 September 2008. A totally sophisticated environment. Korea is not generally thought of as an ideal tourist destination. When I told my friends I was off on a trip to Seoul they looked puzzled and had no idea what I might be. Letting myself in for. I knew from a. Previous visit that I would be in for a treat. Korea is dynamic, with an explosive economic growth rate. D along tree-lined boulevards serving coffee and croissants to board the metro - for the 80p flat fare. I went to the Internatio...
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Tork & Grunt: August 2008
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Monday, 18 August 2008. It's all in the detail. This photograph is entitled the girl with the dog. Everything in the photo draws your eye towards her, the perspective of the lines, the shadows and the patch of light as she runs towards the dog. At first glance you might just see the bright tiled facades (of the Moorish Quarter in Almeria) but inevitably she catches your attention. Hints at solid German engineering even if you don't speak the language. Communication is not about what you write or say; it'...
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Tork & Grunt: The meaning of words
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Saturday, 14 February 2009. The meaning of words. Don't let anyone tell you they speak our language in the United States, especially if you're shopping for clothes. You'll find that knickers are shorts, pants are trousers and vests are waistcoats. All of this can be mildly amusing, but move language into the the fields of business and politics and the implications can be serious. As the prime meaning, but in general parlance it's the figurative meaning of. Aggressive movement against public evil". For th...
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Tork & Grunt: August 2009
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Friday, 28 August 2009. The Tork and Grunt blog is changing with the emigration of their author to sunnier climes. Maybe I'll write some management stuff from time to time, but meanwhile here's something you may have seen, to add a smile to the Bank Holiday Weekend:-. The Germans also increased their alert state from "Disdainful Arrogance" to "Dress in Uniform and Sing Marching Songs." They also have two higher levels: "Invade a Neighbour" and "Lose". Americans meanwhile are carrying out pre-emptive stri...
