Nature never ceases to amaze me. For instance, I learned earlier on today that polar bears are actually black (well, at least their skin is black anyhow). Apparently their white fur works in the same way as fibre optics, so when the light shines on their coats it transmits heat into their bodies.

Pretty amazing stuff, huh?

So much for the old ‘just dumb animals’ tag that some people use… I am sure that most creatures on our planet are far from stupid!

I have never had a cigarette and I am certainly not planning to change this anytime soon. However, I am not one of those people who view smokers as a lower species either! A lot of my friends happen to enjoy a cigarette and, to be completely honest, I find myself feeling quite sorry for them. No, no, no; I don’t mean that in some condescending ‘the poor things are hopelessly addicted to tobacco’ kind of way. I mean that I feel bad about the manner in which they are treated.

Smokers have long been frowned upon, but these days it is all far, far worse. In fact, I’d go as far as saying that they are made to feel like social pariahs. They can no longer smoke in pubs and cafes or any other ‘public place’. Don’t get me wrong; it isn’t right to have fag smoke everywhere you go, but surely there ought to be some sort of compromise with this???

Let’s be honest here; since the national smoking ban came into place in England, smokers have been made to feel pretty bad about themselves. And is this really fair? After all, whenever they get the urge to ‘spark up'in the winter months, they no longer have anywhere warm or dry to go. As far as I am concerned, this it is almost encroaching on their basic human rights. They aren’t even allowed to have a fag in a bus stop if it has more than two sides for goodness sake (and take note; most bus stops do not have more than two sides!).

It’s all gone a little bit too far in my opinion. I mean, will we really require the services of ‘ office cleaning London ‘ if a smoker lights up in a hospital car park or outside a shopping mall??

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Women who cheat should be exposed for who they are and not get away with it. It is all too common these days for men to get a bad name for cheating on their partners, but I would say it was unfair to single men or women out for this. Women who cheat are just as bad as men who cheat, and both are deplorable in my opinion.

There should be no place in society where people think that it is ok to go around doing this, and people should be doing more to stop it. If any of my friends are up to such activities, I will tell them straight out that it is wrong and needs to be put to an end. This is one of the main reasons that we have the highest rates of divorce in history; people think that it is normal to cheat and have what they want.

I think that a man or woman who has a relationship with a married man or woman is also in the wrong. They know that the other person is married and therefore should not be interfering. Of my seven close friends, four of them have been the victims of women who cheat. Each case has been under different circumstances, but equally hurtful.

Three have been men whose wives and girlfriends have been caught sneaking around behind their backs with another man, and the other was a woman whose husband was stolen from her by another woman. I cannot understand why it seems such common place today for people to cheat on each other. If you look at our grandparents age group, the rates of divorce were tiny compared with today. I would tend to blame the attitudes of many women in today’s world who seem to think it ok to get what they want when they want. If this is someone else’s husband or a toy boy then so be it. Also men’s attitudes today seem to be of a similar ilk, whereby they think that what she doesn’t know can’t hurt her.

I dread to think what the situation will be like when I am a grandfather. Will marriage still exist or will it be a case of everyone does as they please regardless of common decency? These may seem like extreme views but I am simply worried about the state of people’s relationships today. I don’t want to be worried every time my wife leaves the house, that some guy is going to be trying to hit on her, or to think that every time I go out, my wife is spending the night sleeplessly worrying about what I’m up to. Marriage is meant to be about love and trust, and it seems like with so many people willing to give up on that for a one night stand, that without reminding ourselves of our values, it will soon be forgotten about. The world will be a better place when women that see a man out in a bar with a wedding ring on don’t go over to chat them up; and the same goes for men.

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There are multiple layers between the customer and the management. The end result is that the various customer software applications simply point towards one thing - lack of customer satisfaction.

So, how to overcome this problem? Well, I started thinking about the role of customer management and fancy software applications when I observed the bartender of my favorite pub catering to his customers. He makes it a point to have a conversation with each and every customer irrespective of whether the customer is a first timer or an old one.

Further, he makes it a point to discuss the drink that the customer wants. If you order Scotch, chances are high that he will say something about the benefits of drinking Scotch whiskey and how it is better than the best whiskey and. If you order a bloody Mary, he would probably have an off the cuff remark about it as well.

He might even say something funny like his wife’s name is Mary just to make you laugh. Not surprisingly, his pub is very popular and it is practically impossible to find a seat during rush hours. The funny thing is that the corporations do not understand the small lessons that the owner of a pub has understood. There is no doubt that such software applications are helpful. However, they will not help if you ignore the basics of customer satisfaction and management.

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So I recently caught one of the shows at the Edinburgh Fringe Festival and it was the comedy of Tom Rosenthal. Now Tom Rosenthal, I found out, is a renowned British comedian and actor who have captivated a wide range of audience through his shows. At the festival the comedian’s debut was a show called Child of Privilege and it mixes a sort of nerdy logic within the comedy of jokes.

The show kicks off with a butler who first welcomes the audience and separates them into two parts, must-haves and have-nots with the help of a rope made of velvet. Being the son of Jim- a TV sports reporter he begins by discussing the various privileges enjoyed by him as well as the audience in a provoking manner. The 23 year old actor does not refrain from including a lot of clever gags and is not afraid to make a cocksure of him to make it even more humorous.

In the show tom touches on a number of current on your lips topics such as Pimp my ride and activism on Facebook. He uses a lot of gimmicks to deliver his message.

The entire show is full of energy and is precociously smartly laid. The show also makes a rather witty remark about Andy Murray and then even goes on to mention the 72 virgins in Islamic Paradise. The show ends with an insurrection from the butler Leonard who suggests that when well-off people start preaching people about classlessness then the only way to judge them is by their very own actions, not mere words. However, in the end it does seem that Rosenthal could probably have done better than he had demonstrated in the show. More shall be expected in the next show. All in all Rosenthal is likely to become the Doug Hyde of the fringe comedy scene.

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I cannot help saying that I quite regret the good old days when British cinema was full of great titles and the British film art was actually prosperous. We all know the titles of such movies and definitely money was available to the British film makers - they made Britain quite famous around the world and definitely made us all proud of being Brits because half of the civilized world was taking example from our films. But what has happened now I cannot understand. Where did that film creativity go and what happened to the good old days when we used to visit the cinema twice a month enjoying a perfect British film?

I do not really know if the roof of the British film making industry is leaking and some roofers would be willing to repair it - it might be simply some lack of creativity in the newer generation of film makers. However, I do doubt that as I have seen the ideas and the progress of some British screen writers who simply went to Hollywood to get their voices heard. The truth, according to me, is hidden behind the economic conditions of the country - less and less money is given for culture and art in the UK, most of the money is given to some ’modern'art influences that we all cannot really understand.

And as for the cinema industry - it is in complete decay - the last good British movie I saw is about that old guy called Brown who brought justice to the streets of London. However, other than that I am afraid to even mention some of the newer titles - ’Blitz'was an absolute waste of money and good actors such as Jason Stathem, and ’The Veteran'was the most ridiculous movie ever put on the screen. I just wonder when will we actually see a good British movie, with the quality and the scale of out Hollywood movie competitors.

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People talk about how they want to travel the world. To see all their friends every Friday night. To do incredible, amazing, fantastic things and experience everything that life has to offer. I say give me a three piece suit , a decent business meeting, a cup of tea with my flat-mate at home, then an evening with my girlfriend followed by a good breakfast the following morning. Sometimes it’s about the small things in life.

Here are a few of my absolutely favourite small things:

1) A great cup of tea: most cups of tea are average. I mean, there’s nothing wrong with them, but they’re not going to stick in your mind for any length of time. But then there are cups of tea which are nothing less than magnificent. Tea which, for some bizarre reason, is just…magic. You wouldn’t want to have one of these beauties every day, of course – that’d be tragic. No, the point is that you need to drink them – to experience them – only every so often. That way they end up being extra special and having a place in your heart for all time.

it might be finding £5 in your jeans after the wash and it’s still in one piece

2) Bumping into a friend on the street and going for an impromptu drink: this is wonderful stuff indeed. I always like that. It’s great for 2 main reasons and a load of smaller ones. 1) life is best when lived without knowing what’ll happen next, as surprise is the key to all things exciting and 2) sometimes it jolts you out of your current bad mood and takes you off to another place. We all need this from time to time, truth be told.

3) The small moments: it could be an email from a total stranger saying how they enjoyed your blog – incredible – or it might be finding £5 in your jeans after the wash and it’s still in one piece. The small moments don’t necessarily have to be standout amazing in their own right, but trust me, you get enough of them and after a while they do add up!

4) A sudden burst of rain: it enlightens the ground, makes the air smell of cut grass, and gives you the feeling that life is so changeable and exciting that you’d be a fool to think things could never get better for you. That smell represents a lot, you know: it means you are alive, and for that you should feel lucky!

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I was moving some things into a self storage unit recently when I found myself with one of those persistent headaches. I am not a fan of taking pills so I did not know what to do. I usually suffer the pain until it goes away, but this one was different. I search for a good non prescription remedy and found the following. Hope it helps you in the future.

A toothache can be caused by dental cavities, inflamed gum, broken tooth, to name a few.

Clove oil is very good for healing toothaches. If applied undiluted, it can cause burns. So dilute it with olive oil, dip a piece of cotton in it, and press it on to the painful area.

Like clove oil, peppermint extract too can be helpful in relieving toothaches. This one does not have to be diluted. Dip a piece of cotton in it and apply it to the tooth. You may bite down on the cotton for some time for better relief.

If the pain is due to a gum infection, then a lukewarm saline or mouthwash gargles can help. Gargling a warm solution of boiled ginger also works, as ginger has antibacterial properties.

Another herbal remedy is to use the freshly dug up roots of the plant Echinacea. Chewing on the leaves of plantain with a little salt also helps to relieve toothache.

If the pain is due to a broken tooth, then you would need to see a dentist. Also, if the pain does not subside after one or two days, then you might need professional help.

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