If a man writes a book, let him set down only what he knows. I have guesses enough of my own. – JOHANN WOLFGANG VON GOETHE

This has got to be the best but most ignored advice ever.

Read about the polymathic Herr Goethe on Wikipedia. Amazing man.

Music Review Unsigned Magazine, August 2011: My interview with Gary Wade of Artful Renegade

Check out the new issue of MRU Magazine and my interview with Gary on pages 20-21.

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The moral decay of our society is as bad at the top as the bottom

Oborne is hitting many nails on the head here.

The 50 Richest Members of the United States Congress

It probably won’t surprise most people that many politicians have outside business interests, nor that some of them are doing rather well financially.

For example, here’s a wealth list from the US Congress, and if you read the introduction you’ll even notice that the figures are really underestimates due to the Members not having to report exact figures.

Insightful.

Amazing football skills by Juan Pablo Ángel's son

Check out the amazing skills of the former Colombia and Aston Villa striker's son, Tomy.

Tomy is seven or eight years old here and absolutely running rings around the opposition (and even some of his own players at times).

Fantastic.

The NFL star and the brain injuries that destroyed him

Excellent article highlighting the brain injuries that American Football players suffer from and the research being conducted to better understand the problems; certainly also applicable to other contact sports like Boxing, some martial arts and even Rugby.

Music Review Unsigned Magazine, July 2011: My interview with Barry O'Brien of Seeping Into Cinemas

Check out the new issue of MRU Magazine and my interview with Barry on pages 8-10.

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Ryanair reckon Rebekah Brooks might be in need of a holiday . . .

Puntastic work by the the Ryanair Marketing team.

Hacked off with high fares . . . 

US debt: how big is it and who owns it?

A straightforward guide to US debt which stands at about $14tn (a trillion is one million million - that's twelve zeros).

Spelling mistakes 'cost millions' in lost online sales

"Some people even used text speak in their cover letter."

Ok, that's probably not the best idea, but someone commenting made a great point about dyslexia.

"In the past children with bad spelling were labelled 'thick' and wouldn't go for jobs requiring good literacy skills. Now it's recognised that young people with issues such as dyslexia can be bright, but they can do very little about their spelling. One in five children has some kind of Special Need - that's a lot! We need to be looking at ways around this problem, not passing blame."