In a report published this week by Deloitte, families in Spain will spend an average of €904 this holiday season. That's up 6% from 2005. So how does that compare with other countries and how can you control your budget this season?
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In January 2001 Spain said ‘adios' to the peseta and ‘hola' to the euro. But there are quite a few people who think we really said ‘goodbye' pay check, ‘hello' misery!
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The race to connect an entire continent has finally begun. The grandiose and extensive lands of Africa are now open-season for Vodacom. On November 13th, the gates of Africa were finally opened to create a vast mobile phone network that will stretch across the entire continent, well, almost - with the exception of Egypt and Kenya.
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Big Brother is a reality in Britain. They know where you are. They know what you're doing. They know what you're looking at on the Internet. And that's just your employer…
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In a new, controversial recommendation, the EU has decided to eliminate music artists' rights to collect on “copyrights� for their digital music. While some may be ‘singing' the praises of the proponents of the new law, other artists are ‘playing the blues.'
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Have you tried “kung-pao chicken�l? Have you ever owned a nice pair of Nike shoes, or maybe even a Real Madrid Team jersey? What about napkin stands, CD/DVDs, or even perfume? Put them all together, and you have one thing in common: they are all CHINESE!
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No, that's not a misprint, but an actual reality. Forbes magazine has come up with an exciting new section entitled “the Hall of Shame� to give young professionals lessons on how not to get a job.
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Travelers at busy Heathrow Airport in London are having trouble connecting to the Internet without their laptop. In a recent study, Heathrow Airport reports that airport staff gather an average of 120 laptops per month that are simply left at the airport and unclaimed by their owners.This may seem like a fairy tale or one of those make-believe stories you tell your children at bedtime, but it's 100% true.
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You work your heart out all week, get home late, get up early every morning. But what do you have to show for it? A house, an apartment, maybe a car... Can you really afford all those expensive things any more?
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Last night, well, actually this morning, I went to bed rather “early� and rolled out of bed into the office. I grabbed a quick cup of java and got to the office bright and early. The early bird catches the worm! And today was no exception.
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