From my own experience, I recognized that the number of vacation days can vary quite a bit depending on which country you work in. Mercer Consulting has researched the number of days off work among different countries, with Canada and the U.S. having a relatively low number of days off annually compared to other countries [...]
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Obama wins 2009 Nobel Peace Prize
Looks like barely one year after taking office Obama has been awarded the peace nobel prize, because of “his extraordinary efforts to strengthen international diplomacy and co-operation between peoples” according to the Nobel Committee. There were 205 nominations, with Zimbabwe’s prime Minister and a Chinese dissident being among the favourites. When the Nobel Committee was [...]
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Donkey’s Fur Dyed with Stripes to Look Like Zebra
You think counterfeiting only happens with watches and other brand consumer goods? Well, then check out this: In a Zoo in Gaza two donkeys’ fur was dyed with black and white stripes to look like Zebras. Don’t believe everything you see I would say!
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The 10 Richest People
Bill Gates tops the Forbes list of the richest Americans with a estimated Wealth of 50bn USD. He is also the wealthiest worldwide. The US investor Warren Buffet remains the traditional number 2, despite suffering losses in the financial crisis. His wealth dropped from 50-40bn USD. Because of the Crisis the total wealth of the [...]
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- Who is lying?
October 11, 2009 | 5:50 amA number of people gathered around a round table and everybody claims the two people next to them are liars. Some actually are liars, others tell the truth.
Mrs. Jackson says: ” Nine people are sitting around the table”. Mr Smith who is sitting next to her claims: “Ten people are sitting around the table”.
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