Ursine news

Apparently bears don't like honey!

We eagerly await an update on their defecatory habits.

Shop ping

Natalie sends this lovely pic saying "If you can't find the book you want, you are probably in the ...."

PS If you track back in this blog to Oct 29, 2008 you will see my own sap of the shop.

No news is , err, no news

Apparently Good Friday, 1930 was a slow day.

The BBC announcer said "There is no news tonight"

This has not happened since.

Spot the artist 3 - Beginners level

This is Liu Bolin - The Invisible Man. He literally paints himself so he fits in with the background.

Now can you see him by the digger?

(Thanks to Alf who sent me this)

Spot the artist 2

Clue: Look carefully at the area around the front wheel and the bucket

Spot the artist

No danger of "Lost Sheep" here!

Very nice Mr Rodin..

.. but what were your learning objectives?

Adult education toes the line

Ratings wars

A Brazilian politician who fronts a popular television crime show is being investigated for allegedly ordering a series of murders in a bid to boost his ratings.

Guardian

A VC replies

The Vice-Chancellor of Chad Valley University today angrily rejected the Birmingham Met dress code.

Smart teaching

Birmingham Metropolitan College has introduced a dress code for staff requiring tidy hair, business suits and skirts, no visible tattoos, no slogans on T-shirts or "ostentatious ear-rings".

The college defended the rules saying it was "important that our staff present a professional image".

Should I put a plaster over my tattoo when writing an elearning course?

What next? A dress code for students?

For weaving through the traffic

Sent in by the Reverend

Truck Of theDay

A giant artic from McVities.

On the back it said:

"Warning. No Jaffa Cakes are stored in this truck overnight"

Arresting news

The Ig Nobel prizes are with us once more.

My favourite is the prize for literature that has been given to the Irish police force.

The most frequent driving offender in Ireland is Prawo Jazdy with over 50 tickets

Prawo Jazdy in Polish means "Driving Licence"

Driving at its best!

Photo sent in by Anne

New VC means business

Very diverting

Home, dry home

Cardiff University staff have been told that drinking at work is forbidden and the policy staets that employees' homes will be considered part of the workplace when they work there.

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