According to marketing firm Western International Media, only 31 percent of American parents ignore pleas from their children to buy them what they (think they) want.
(Nagging falls into two categories: persistent nagging - the fall-on-the-floor kind, and then there is importance nagging, where a kid can talk about it and talk about it and how their life will be ruined without it. Both work, between 21 and 40 percent of all sales of jeans, hamburgers and other products targeted toward young children are bought as a result of pressure from kids. My mum used to say "I want, doesn't get." or "Ask, don't get. Don't ask, don't get." But then I'm British, maybe I should have been born American.)
Source: Reuters
7 Nov 2009
6 Nov 2009
Interesting Fact # 1186 - Stress
According to the National Institute for Health and Clinical Excellence, bad managers are the biggest cause of stress at work.
(This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who has a bad manager, the stress of not punching their lights out is very high. What may surprise company owners and members of the board, who are ultimately responsible for bad management, is that these bad managers can cost the UK economy around £28bn because of work related mental illness. The report recommends giving people positive feedback, flexible working hours, and extra time off as a reward. In other words, treat your employees like human beings, not automatons.)
(This shouldn't be a surprise to anyone who has a bad manager, the stress of not punching their lights out is very high. What may surprise company owners and members of the board, who are ultimately responsible for bad management, is that these bad managers can cost the UK economy around £28bn because of work related mental illness. The report recommends giving people positive feedback, flexible working hours, and extra time off as a reward. In other words, treat your employees like human beings, not automatons.)
5 Nov 2009
Interesting Fact # 1185 - Train Travel
The UK just got its first £1000 rail fare – for a return journey between Newquay to Kyle of Lochalsh.
(In fact the UK has the most expensive fares in Europe. According to the Liberal party, a £10 fare in the UK will take rail travellers 26 miles, compared to 512 miles for the same money in Serbia. But I bet they don't serve sandwiches with the corners curled up in Serbia.)
(In fact the UK has the most expensive fares in Europe. According to the Liberal party, a £10 fare in the UK will take rail travellers 26 miles, compared to 512 miles for the same money in Serbia. But I bet they don't serve sandwiches with the corners curled up in Serbia.)
4 Nov 2009
Interesting Food # 53 - Coronation Chicken
The famous Anglo Indian fusion dish, Coronation Chicken, was invented by Constance Spry and served at the Queen's Coronation lunch in 1953.
(Nowadays if you were to serve it, you'd be considered slightly old-fashioned.)
(Nowadays if you were to serve it, you'd be considered slightly old-fashioned.)
3 Nov 2009
Interesting Animal # 107 - The Starfish
A type of starfish avoids overheating at low tide, by pumping itself up with cold seawater. This lowers its body temperature when it's exposed to the sun.
(It's not that remarkable though. I do the same thing, but with beer.)
(It's not that remarkable though. I do the same thing, but with beer.)
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