HIRING February 25, 2010 Q. Since I set up my business, it has just been me and my partners. But we are doing well and we want to start hiring. How do I go about it? A.There are two ways to hire staff, says Stuart Hearn from Plus HR, a consultancy. The first is to use an agency, which [...]
Travolta goes over the top in Paris February 25, 2010 Film FROM PARIS WITH LOVE Cert: 15 YOU certainly can’t accuse this action comedy of being slow – its 90 minutes whistle by in a hale of bullets, explosions, cars, bodies and dodgy wisecracks. So it should be entertaining, shouldn’t it? Well, whether you find it so probably depends on your tolerance both for John [...]
OUT OF WEEKEND February 25, 2010 FILM MICMACS AMELIE AND DELICATESSEN DIRECTOR JEAN-PIERRE JEUNET SERVES UP ANOTHER DAZZLING FANTASY. EXTRAORDINARY MEASURES ROPEY DRAMA WITH HARRISON FORD TRYING TO FIND A CURE FOR POMPE DISEASE. LEAP YEAR AMY ADAMS AND MATTHEW GOODE STAR IN THIS IRISH-SET ROM COM. DVD THIS IS IT The Wacko industry rolls on – let’s face it, this [...]
Fashion week is far from pointless February 25, 2010 ANOTHER fashion week has finished and London has gone back to its (slightly) less glamorous self. The international circus of celebrity will return to wherever it came from for the six-month hiatus before the next round, and Somerset House will once again be a genteel government office complex and art gallery. Every time fashion week [...]
Putting a spin on humble sneakers February 25, 2010 THEY’RE a funny thing, trainers. They are as much a part of a man’s functional wardrobe as jeans, but unlike jeans, they are also very expressive. Hip Camden Converse wearers are a different tribe to those who prance about in Usain Bolt’s yam-coloured Pumas, while those who spend evenings enjoying the box-fresh smell of their [...]
NO KILLER HEELS FOR ME February 25, 2010 SKY-high heels were everywhere at Fashion Week, elongating the models even more for the catwalk. But what about the rest of us? I’ve been trying to walk around in some of these vertiginous shoes sold on the high street. Many of them look gorgeous in your hand, elegant and exciting with lovely bright colours, patents [...]
Late England charge can dent strong Irish record February 25, 2010 ENGLAND v/s IRELAND Tomorrow – 4.00pm BBC1 Martin Johnson leapt to the defence of his usually dependable fly-half, as much of the criticism for England’s stale performance against Italy a fortnight ago was levelled at Jonny Wilkinson. Some are surprised that Johnno has decided to stick with the same starting line-up to face Ireland tomorrow [...]
IN-RUNNING TRADING HINTS February 25, 2010 We’ve seen how England have taken a while to find their feet in their previous matches against Wales at Twickenham and Italy at the Stadio Flaminio. If we anticipate a similar situation in their match tomorrow, we should expect England to fall behind before the forward players get into the game and give players like [...]
Flat track bully Madison can give Pipe his first Racing Post Chase February 25, 2010 IN THE past 11 years only two horses have won Kempton’s Racing Post Chase (3.05pm, tomorrow) carrying less than 11stone and four have shouldered at least 11st10lbs. In short, this race goes to the best horses and there are only two who will carry more than 11stone tomorrow: Nacarat and MADISON DU BERLAIS. Tom George’s [...]
the INSIDE February 25, 2010 The Betdaq.co.uk Cleves Stakes at Lingfield (3.50pm) is an intriguing contest and my eye is taken by three runners. I backed Mullionmileanhour in the 2008 Windsor Castle at Royal Ascot when he was beaten by John Best’s other runner Flashmans Papers. I’ve been waiting for him to return to the track and if the money [...]
