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Friday, March 26, 2004



I suppose I’m a believer in Original Sin. People are profoundly bad, but irresistibly funny.
Joe Orton, quoted in the Manchester Guardian (September 19, 1966)

How the boss monitors you
We all do it: a bit of online banking, holiday planning and personal e-mailing. There is no harm in it if the boss isn't watching..... is there? Well, your boss just might be watching.
Firms are increasingly using advanced technology to keep an eye on their workers, according to a recent report by the TUC. So what techniques can be used?

· No one is irreplaceable but the loss of KBG has created gaps

Wearing pyjamas on the job, long lunches, no bosses - it's all possible if you work from home, and more people than ever are doing it. Bill Bennett explains how to set up an office at your place and have change to spare.
· See Also Home work
· See Also Dark nature that nabbed the Hands off approach
· Masters: I can wreck your career
· See Also Random drug tests at frontline of workplace battleground

A former senior aide of Saddam Hussein claims the dictator was probably high on drugs when he decided to invade Kuwait in 1990...
Take a toke. Marijuana puts you into "weed time." Not sure who the bad guys are? Drop some LSD and enemies will appear to have giant devil heads. Moving too slow? A little speed will take care of that, letting you zip around and fight at an incredibly fast pace

Things get worse with Bulldogs & Coke
Canterbury Bulldogs player Willie Mason tested positive to an illicit social drug midway through last season and was fined $25,000 by the club.
· Bulldogs star Mason failed drug test
· Things get worse with Coke
· Can Diet Coke Kill You?