Archive for 'People'
PR Mum – Hostage transfer and repatriation completed
Posted on 26. Feb, 2009 by PR Mum.
26 February 2009 As predicted, half term was bliss. The rotters were successfully transferred to the grandparents during a hostage exchange at a glamorous Little Chef on the M4. Once we had waved them goodbye, we sped back to London to enjoy P&Q, nights out and uninterrupted sleep. While our energy levels soared over the [...]
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Unintended consequences
Posted on 17. Feb, 2009 by NW1er.
To celebrate Darwin’s 200th birthday, Professor Sir David King, formerly the Government’s Chief Scientific Advisor, and Professor Richard Dawkins, all round advocate of science, delivered a riveting presentation on, “Can British science rise to the new challenges of the 21st Century?” I was fortunate enough to get tickets for this event so took a trip [...]
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The future of journalism?
Posted on 12. Feb, 2009 by NW1er.
I attended a talk recently on the future of journalism, where Daniel Dodd, head of online at the BBC, and Roger Alton, editor at the Independent, discussed current trends in news and the progressive move to online content. Lively and informative, the discussion demonstrated how aggregate news sites, such as Yahoo, are the most used [...]
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PR Mum – half term bliss
Posted on 10. Feb, 2009 by PR Mum.
12 February 2009 – half term bliss The Valentine school disco was a big success. The big rotter was dressed from head to toe in pink with bunches, plaits and clips in her hair and spent two hours dancing to High School Musical and Abba, with home-made pom poms and glo sticks. Perfect. Comedy parental [...]
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Obama-mania hits the Aurora office!
Posted on 09. Feb, 2009 by Handbaglady.
The world has gone Obama mad. The media frenzy around the inauguration reached a zenith in the run up to the big day. Every little detail about the ceremony was devoured by media and general public alike – what was Michelle going to wear? Which celebrities would be in attendance? Even his presidential limousine ‘the [...]
