Archive for 'Fun stuff'
Lighting up the UK
Posted on 18. May, 2012 by Barbados Princess.
Two of my favourite things include the Olympics and David Beckham. I am bursting with excitement at the thought that tonight David Beckham and the Olympic flame will be arriving into the UK together. David along with Lord Coe, Princess Anne and our Mayor Boris are currently escorting the Olympic flame from Athens to Cornwall. [...]
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Some NICE Dr Phil quotes
Posted on 17. May, 2012 by chiantichiara.
The Aurora market access team has just returned from a two day trip to the NICE conference in Birmingham. Here we learnt about NICE’s role in the new NHS, the challenges that commissioners and NHS managers face over the next 12 months while the new structure is being finalised, what is being implemented to overcome [...]
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Wordless Wednesday: Doughnuts
Posted on 16. May, 2012 by CuriousScientist.
In celebration of National Doughnut Week, the Aurora team were delighted to discover two boxes of these special Wordless Wednesday treats in the office this morning. Started by The Children’s Trust back in 1991, the campaign hopes to raise £30,000 this year to help support children with multiple disabilities. Unable to find an official National [...]
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Wordless Wednesday: shadey lady
Posted on 02. May, 2012 by CuriousScientist.
(Image source: http://joancollinsarchive.blogspot.co.uk/2011/01/promo-flashback-joans-shady-lady.html?m=1) (Image source: http://wwwmidnightblogger.blogspot.co.uk/2010/11/top-10-sexiest-sunglasses-wearers.html?m=1) (Image source: http://www.cracked.com/funny-8462-willy-wonka/) After years of contemplation, last week, I finally bit the bullet and underwent laser eye surgery – and so far, I can tell you that it’s pretty amazing. On my return to the office, fully equipped with a bagful of medicated eye drops and my sunglasses, [...]
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Saying it like it is
Posted on 01. May, 2012 by PR Mum.
I love the way kids just say what they think. Example 1:The rotter’s were round at their grandma’s house at the weekend. Having spent the day planting bulbs in the garden with them and raiding grandmas wardrobe to find all her best handbags to play with, the little rotter snuggled up on grandma’s lap for [...]
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Wordless Wednesday: April showers
Posted on 25. Apr, 2012 by CuriousScientist.
Typical April weather; showers followed by sunshine, captured from the office using Facebook’s newest acquisition Instragram. The popular photo-sharing app was bought by Mark Zuckerberg and co. last Monday for a massive $1 billion and is a huge hit amongst the Aurora team. Special thank you to our Josh who is responsible for taking these lovely shots. [...]
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25 April 2012
Posted on 25. Apr, 2012 by PR Mum.
As the rain pours down and the Environment Agency issues eight new flood warnings in South West England, a region currently in drought, I face the challenge of getting the rotters to school without getting drenched. Having spent a good ten minutes wrapping them up and finding their Tinkerbell and Hello Kitty umbrellas so that [...]
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Note to self: must do better at parenting
Posted on 24. Apr, 2012 by PR Mum.
Note to self: must do better at parenting in 2012. In the last few weeks, there have been a series of unfortunate incidents that reflect badly on my parenting skills. First, the rotter’s stick insect, Georgie, was found dead one morning in her urban jungle. It wasn’t obvious at first, as stick insects aren’t known [...]
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On your marks
Posted on 29. Mar, 2012 by balletfanatic.
The Aurora team were very excited yesterday afternoon as we welcomed one of the official 2012 Olympic torches (unlit) into our office. Here we are pulling our best Usain Bolt poses with the Torch. For those of you planning to attend a pub quiz in Olympic year these top Torch facts might just come in [...]
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Wordless Wednesday: sweet
Posted on 28. Mar, 2012 by CuriousScientist.
This year’s first entry to the Aurora cake competition was gratefully received with the arrival of these beautiful maple syrup and pecan cupcakes this morning. A big thank you to our Katie, they look delicious. The challenge for today? Resisting these beauties until afternoon tea. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Buzz it up Share [...]
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Wordless Wednesday: Aurora boar and the Nerf challenge
Posted on 14. Mar, 2012 by CuriousScientist.
On leap day, Aurora proudly came ninth out of 21 teams at the Annual Agency Healthcare Quiz, which was brilliantly organised by last year’s winner Fleishman-Hillard. Aurora walked away with a new team mascot, the Aurora Boar, which was modelled by this blog post author as part of the quiz. Our mascot won top slot and gave [...]
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Beer me now – second orders
Posted on 02. Mar, 2012 by DiscoDave.
Sticking to our promise, the Aurora team has continued its search for the perfect pub in Farringdon. As a reminder, we have been rating pubs under the following parameters: • Atmosphere • Selection of drinks • Bar food • Pricing – £ = good value, £££££ = extortionate Our most recent expedition brought us to [...]
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Wordless Wednesday: leap!
Posted on 29. Feb, 2012 by CuriousScientist.
Here’s a cheerful snapshot of some of the Aurora team leaping in excitement at the prospect of today being 29 February - leap day. In a rare occurrence which only happens once every four years, leap day’s are a result of what the BBC describes as the “messiness” of our Solar System. To make up for the fact that it takes the Earth approximately [...]
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Wordless Wednesday: a comforting treat
Posted on 15. Feb, 2012 by CuriousScientist.
These lovely biscuit inspired cushions are the newest addition to the office, just perfect for the Aurora team who simply love a good biscuit with their afternoon tea. Big thumbs up to the very talented Nikki McWilliams responsible for these ’yummy’ creations. We think they’re great. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Buzz it up Share [...]
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Wordless Wednesday: reindeer, baubles and badges, oh my!
Posted on 07. Dec, 2011 by CuriousScientist.
With only 18 days until Christmas, here’s a snap shot of the festive decortations in the Aurora offices. Bookmark on Delicious Digg this post Recommend on Facebook Buzz it up Buzz it up Share on Linkedin Share with Stumblers Tweet about it Subscribe to the comments on this post Tell a friend Print for later Bookmark in Browser
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More cake and a festive farewell to our future yummy mummy
Posted on 02. Dec, 2011 by CuriousScientist.
As the office start to fill with Christmas cheer, today we add the newest entry to the Aurora cake competition as our very own yummy mummy leaves us for her maternity leave. Sarah (aka handbaglady), we wish you all the best and we look forward to seeing the little one in the New Year. And a big thank you of [...]
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Wordless Wednesday: Post it!
Posted on 30. Nov, 2011 by CuriousScientist.
Created by Farringdon office workers from the contents of the stationery cupboard, these two Post-it note window designs have caught our attention this week and helped brightened up our day. Thinking outside the box, that’s what we like here at Aurora. For more multicoloured sticky note based fun, and for information on the origin of this office-based arts [...]
