Published documents by Shaun Parker

2008

Platform lifts are a method of access for wheelchair users that want to gain access to a building or reach a different floor of a building. As the title suggests they are designed to be a platform onto which the wheelchair user can wheel onto and then be raised to another floor level. For wheelchair users it can be extremely frustrating to be denied access to a building because of the lack of a...

Everything You Should Know About Ice Skates Published on 25/05/2008

Ice skates were originally invented to help people save energy whilst they were hunting in harsh winter conditions. Early ice skates were made from the leg bones of horses, ox's and deer. The early versions of the skates were attached to the feet with leather straps and the people that wore them used a long pole with a sharp metal spike to help propel them along. These skates have since...

Everything You Should Know About Subversion Published on 25/05/2008

Subversion software is a control system used to keep track of amendments made to files when they are being worked on by a number of people. It helps maintain a historical version of the work that is being contributed to. As a result it is often used to help manage work on source codes, web pages and documents. The current version of the software is designed to be compatible with as many...

What Are The Benefits Of Sales Training? Published on 25/05/2008

There is a real argument amongst salespeople that sales cannot be taught and that it is a natural skill that cannot be taught. People that are good at sales have always been good at sales and always will be. There are a number of salespeople that perpetuate this myth and claim that there is a knack of making sales that cannot be grasped by many people. They claim that it is some kind of dark...

Everything You Should Know About Short Term Car Insurance Published on 25/05/2008

Finding insurance on a vehicle that you want to borrow over a short period of time can be a frustrating and complex process. If you want to include a new driver on your policy you can find yourself wasting a great deal of time talking with your existing policy provider to include a new driver and it can end up putting your no claims bonus in the hands of the person that borrows your vehicle....

Everything You Should Know About Hair Replacement Published on 25/05/2008

Hair loss can be a worrying problem for many people. For men and women it can lead to a loss of self esteem with hair related to sexuality and for women that have lost their hair as a result of chemotherapy for breast cancer it can be a major part of the psychological trauma that they face. Chemotherapy is a commonly used treatment for cancer but it can be extremely worrying and it can in...

A Call For Customer Service Published on 25/05/2008

Customer service in the UK can often leave a lot to be desired. Compared to our transatlantic counterparts the levels of service that you receive in a restaurant are pitiful. Having lived in the US and Canada for a number of years I have been spoilt when it comes to customer service and am constantly frustrated by people in the service industry in the UK that get orders wrong, are surly and...

Hypnosis For Adult Learning And Literacy Published on 22/05/2008

One in five adults in the UK is deemed to be functionally illiterate. That's nearly seven million people left unable to cope with modern society due to missing out on basic skills. Over one million adults have a reading age lower than a seven-year old and research shows if they have kids this has an impact on their children's literacy too. Illiteracy can lead to depression, crime and financial...

Finding Successful Team Building Activities Published on 20/05/2008

Can you imagine it - telling your team that you are going to be going around the world for the next team building event or away day? Would you like to take your teams to exotic and foreign locations but just don't have the time or the budget? Sound impossible? Well we can take your teams around the world in just three hours with our 'The Great Adventure event! In this fantastic event we take...

What's Best For Corporate Entertainment? Published on 20/05/2008

One of the City's best known venues transformed into a fabulous, opulent and highly entertaining party as you join Le Masquerade. Le Masquerade is available on an exclusive basis or you can choose to join a shared party night. You and your guests have been invited to the Musketeers Masquerade Ball by Dartagnan himself! You will enter the party through a starlit tunnel leading to the...