2009 in Losses from Natural Catastrophes
annual list of the top natural disasters worldwide in 2009. While the losses from such incidents was down markedly (on fewer hurricanes), the number of such…">Reinsurer Munich RE has out its annual list of the top natural disasters worldwide in 2009. While the losses from such incidents was down markedly (on fewer hurricanes), the number of such…
on January 5, 2010 in Bits and pieces
← Lucy Kellaway’s latest, about clichés and lazy writing in the business world, got me thinking about the vacuous and over-used expression “elephant in the room”. As Ms Kellaway points out, said…
In my last blog post, I explained the new service TheyWorkForYou offers to show you what constituency you will be in at the next general election. Now I’m going to show you why you shouldn’t use… →
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