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Business 2.0 has just published their latest “101 Dumbest moments in business” list.
Highlights include:

James Joseph Minder, former chairman of Smith & Wesson, who was forced to resign when it became known that he’d spent 15 years in jail for a string of armed robberies.
Former Bank of Ireland CEO, Michael Soden, who forbid porn surfing at [...]

Budapest city view

Budapest city view

British Bruces and their car

Budapest city view

Budapest night city view

Small town outside Budapest

Nick cooking dinner in Nice

Mountains outside Salzburg

Underground in the salt mines, Salzburg

Cable car ride, Salzburg

Cathedral, Salzburg

Cathedral, Salzburg

Inspired by iPhoto 5 (yes, it’s that much better than the previous version), I’ve been scanning and Photoshopping some photos taken nine and a half years ago during my first trip to Europe.

Nick overlooking the beach, Nice

Nick enjoying the soft sands of Nice beach

City view of Nice

Nick outside Monte Carlo aquarium

Jimmy’s car rental, Monte Carlo

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From Google.

Tim Henman on his way to losing in straight sets to Nicolay Davydenko, 6-2 6-2 6-2

Tim Henman on his way to losing in straight sets to Nicolay Davydenko, 6-2 6-2 6-2

Jean-Rene Lisnard on his way to losing against Kohlschreiber, 7-5 6-3 6-2

Santa on Show Court 1

Show Court 1

Lindsey Davenport warming down after defeating Nicole Vaidisova, [...]

…looking at a car with a voice activated radio. The salesman said “classical” and ABC Classic FM came on. He said “crappy repetitive soft rock” and Triple MMM filled the car.
I was pretty impressed so I decided to take it for a test drive.
As I was pulling out of the yard, a car cut [...]

Believe it or not, this isn’t a satirical article by The Onion, but rather a legitimate poll from CNN.
No more US politics for me after this (I promise). I’ve been studying up on my Irish history and culture and hope to write about some of the places I visited during my recent visit to [...]

A Swindon bar owner is spraying WD40 on toilets seats to stop customers from using them to snort cocaine.
Carl Brown who owns The Mail Coach Inn, Fleet Street, says the solvent, often used on engines and for DIY, causes nose bleeds when mixed with the drug.
Mr Brown acted after becoming aware that cocaine use was [...]

A week back in Australia has been enough time to catch up on politics, particularly the US variety. After taking the country to war over a “crisis” involving weapons of mass destruction in Iraq, Bush now is moving on to the “crisis” of social security reform.
Expect a similar full court press campaign from the [...]