Entries from July 2006

July 28, 2006

A world of happiness mapped :)

Adrian White from the University of Leicester in the UK used the responses of 80,000 people worldwide to map out subjective wellbeing. Denmark came top, followed closely by Switzerland and Austria. The UK ranked 41st. Zimbabwe and Burundi came bottom.
The survey concluded that a nation’s level of happiness was most closely associated with health levels. [...]

July 20, 2006

The Importance of a "PLAN B" in a Global Supply Chain ..

What is Business Continuity?
A Business Continuity Plan ensures that an organization will resume partially or completely interrupted critical function(s) within a predetermined time after a disaster or disruption.
How critical is a Business Continuity Plan?
Perhaps this example from the Oct 27th 2005 Economist article titled, “When lightning strikes – How to maintain business as usual [...]

July 9, 2006

Italia >> Il Fifa World Cup 2006 è italiano.

Italy’s players celebrate with the trophy after defeating France 5-3 in a penalty shootout in the final of the soccer World Cup between Italy and France in the Olympic Stadium in Berlin, Sunday, July 9, 2006. (AP Photo/Andrew Medichini)

July 6, 2006

Space Shuttle discovery does a backflip in space ..

Before docking at the International Space Station, above, Discovery did a rare back flip so the station’s crew could inspect its belly.
NYTimes Article: A Backflip 209 Miles Above Spain