Published documents by Shaun Parker

2009

Essex may not be England\'s answer to the French Riveria but it does have distinct highlights and holds within its grasp a natural beauty that is unique. If you were ever in any doubt about that statement, try hot air ballooning over the region and see for yourself what we take for granted when we are below. For those that appreciate wildlife and its habitats, then hot air ballooning over...

Keeping A Happy, Healthy Work Force Published on 22/01/2009

Health and safety regulations introduced into the UK in 1992 state that all companies whose staff use display screen equipment (DSE) have a duty to minimise any potential health risks by ensuring the workplace and workstation are appropriately designed. This applies to staff using VDU\'s on a regular basis. But why the necessity for this? Well, the use of DSE over a long period has been...

Pumping Iron With The Latest Gadgets Published on 22/01/2009

This, above any other time, is the time of year when people\'s attention turns to weight loss. Of course, there are the impending summer holidays which we all like to slim for and there are the major life events such as weddings that people like to lose those extra pounds for but Christmas has to be the one time of year where the majority of the population add to their girth. There is always...

Look What I Picked Up At The Supermarket Published on 21/01/2009

You can get pretty much anything at the shops these days. If it exists, then it\'s on the net or in the supermarket. Just nip down to your local supermarket and you can k it out your house with furnishings, carpets and paint. You can kit yourself out in the latest fashions at knock down prices complete with jewellery, shoes, underwear and handbags. You can replenish everything your child...

Speculate To Accumulate Becomes Ever More Necessary Published on 20/01/2009

The process of bespoke software development is far from being something you were involved in if you were some geek stuck away in an office somewhere. It actually involves a great deal of research and actually get out there and getting into the minds of company leaders to find out what their needs are. It means that, providing they listen to the needs of their customers, that a plan should...

The Single Most Annoying Thing On The Planet Published on 20/01/2009

There you are, happily printing away, knowing that as soon as you are done you can go home and suddenly all systems grind to a halt. The printer declares itself to be out of ink. You can take it out, shake it, put it back in, do all of the above again but with more force but still it refuses to budge and you won\'t be carrying out any more printing until you replace the ink cartridge. This...

Fast Food Restaurants To Give Us The Choice Published on 19/01/2009

It\'s a well known fact that NHS funds are stretched beyond reason. That while still doing their best to provide an outstanding health service to the nation, the strain is becoming ever more apparent along with our growing population, to the point where more and more people are favouring their own private health insurance as a sensible back up plan. One of the problems the NHS faces is that,...

Compensation Culture Gone Too Far Published on 19/01/2009

The facility of being able to claim compensation is, in essence, a good thing. It means that people who have suffered hardship have some sort of recompense which is especially vital if time off work is needed or serious illness or injury has been inflicted. Compensation claims can be made against an individual or a larger organisation such as a local health authority or council if they are...

Pre-Packaged Food Versus Loose Produce Published on 16/01/2009

There has been a growing controversy as to whether it is good for us to have our food subjected to packaging machinery before we buy it or whether we should revert to days gone by and have all our produce loose, ready to be packed in paper on purchase. Now there are arguments for and against both sides. Before food packaging machinery was invented, food would be delivered to the shop loose,...

Getting Kids Back Into Books Published on 16/01/2009

With all the technology aimed at children these days it\'s pretty hard to get them back to the basics of childhood. They have their X-Boxes, their Playstations, their all singing, all dancing mobile phones that do everything apart from wash the dishes (because kids don\'t know what that means) and ask them to read a book they will look at you like you have two heads. Of course, reading is an...