Author Archives: jb

>What is it that he want us to do …..?

Posted on 6 August, 2006 by jb

>http://youtube.com/v/xh2W4C00FZ0

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>How to lose an election….

Posted on 9 August, 2005 by jb

>Take an enormously unpopular government, a nation with a proven desire for change and a seemingly unbeatable lead in the polls……..and then lose the election. And this is exactly what Angela Merkel is about to do in the upcoming German … Continue reading →

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>cum hoc ergo propter hoc….. or……How to make the silly season disappear.

Posted on 9 August, 2005 by jb

>Forecasting and revenue management kept me occupied for big chucks of a previous life. Now, it’s a fact that there’s a clear correlation between ambient temperature and the consumption of ice cream – i.e. folks eat more icecream in summer. … Continue reading →

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>Lost in translation….

Posted on 24 May, 2005 by jb

>True story. Honest.George Lucas was being interviewed on the tube over here, simultaneous translator and all, and at some stage (I guess you can take bets on this turning up at some stage, actually) said “May the force be with … Continue reading →

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>If you really want to meet some interesting people……….

Posted on 24 May, 2005 by jb

>… read the obituaries in the Daily Telegraph. Now, you might question the value in all this, but I had not the slightest clue that Joyce Lambert was a “botanist whose research revealed that the Norfolk Broads were created not … Continue reading →

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