New e-Government Director focuses on customer experience
The Cabinet Office’s new Director of e-Government Ian Tibbetts brings a uniquely people-centred approach to his role. Mr Tibbetts who began work at the start of December, is set to take on the weighty task of overseeing the Cayman Islands…
20th century British royals in the U.S.A.
By Chris Wild From Mashable The royal family’s trips stateside over the past century 1920 Edward, prince of Wales, making a speech in San Diego, California, during a royal visit to the U.S. A pair of magnavox horns help…
Movie monkey not exempt from quarantine laws, threatening Aussie shoot of Pirates of Caribbean 5
From news.com.au Australia’s tough biosecurity laws are threatening to delay production of the big budget Pirates of the Caribbean 5 movie due to start shooting on Queensland’s Gold Coast in February. One of the key characters — a capuchin monkey…
Motherwell fans have a sunnier disposition thanks to Caribbean investment
By James Morgan From Evening Times White knights are back in vogue all of a sudden. Finding wealthy individuals willing to pour money into Scottish football had tended to be a difficult enough challenge over the last few years, without…
Intel, Royal Caribbean International bring tablets to the sea
Royal Caribbean’s and world’s first “Smartship” is outfitted with 15,000 Intel-powered tablets at point-of-sale. Royal Caribbean is also providing 40,000 Intel-powered tablets for all crew members within the fleet to stay connected with loved ones while at sea. SANTA CLARA,…
disappointing travel destinations
The most disappointing travel destinations on Earth [Jamaica is at #7] By Fox News From Yahoo Travel From Los Angeles to Dubai, the worst places on the planet (Photo: Thinkstock) You’ve dreamt of seeing the pyramids, Venice or Rome for…
Shocking police bodycam footage shows beaten wife moments after attack
From ITV UK Gale Marmoy’s horrific injuries at the hands of her husband were captured on a police body camera Credit: YouTube/Hampshire Constabulary Police have released shocking footage of a domestic abuse victim taken shortly after the woman was badly…
FINRA fines banks for mixing research, investment banking biz
By Scott Flaherty, From The Litigation Daily A decade after a crackdown that was supposed to rein in research conflicts at Wall Street banks, the industry’s self-regulator won penalties Thursday from 10 leading banks accused of using their research analysts…
Sony GC’s emails leaked in ongoing hacker fallout
By Sue Reisinger, Corporate Counsel Sony Pictures Entertainment Inc. general counsel Leah Weil reportedly argued against a company policy of saving all emails and in favor of instituting a regular purge. Ironically, she made the argument in one of the…
Ruling near on dismissal motion in Target data breach
By Amanda Bronstad, From The National Law Journal A federal judge in Minnesota is set to decide whether to dismiss lawsuits filed by Target Corp.’s customers over its massive data breach last year. U.S. District Judge Paul Magnuson is overseeing…