Office Chatter

It's not often that office products are mentioned alongside multi-billion pound cock-ups.

New year, new needs. At Christmas the rush is to finish projects before you head home. At New Year, the concern is getting rid of party-cobwebs so that you're feeling fresh going back to work.

Christmas? Bah humbug; some chaps from Kodak show us how it's done with a video about 'ink appreciation' day.

A love of office supplies transcends all barriers. It knows neither race, nor creed. It is cross-continental, cross-cultural and, judging by this woman in this video, costly.

Opening windows and turning on fans may be good for cooling down in hot weather, but the most important thing is to drink plenty of water.

Dr. Désirée Dauphinoise, head of the so-called UN Intellectual Property Tribunal, ruled today that South American Indians should receive one per cent of the profits from potato sales worldwide, ‘in recognition of the fact that potatoes as we know them are effectively an indigenous creation’ and were grown first in that region.

Survival International quoted her as saying: “A huge diversity of potato varieties are still grown in the Andes. What this decision really boils down to is giving credit to tribal peoples for their contribution to our everyday diets. We are going to keep our eyes peeled for other foods cultivated by tribal peoples that have not yet been recognized”.

A food market analyst contacted by Euroffice said “This has significant implications for people who enjoy Shepherd’s and Fishy Pies, Liverpool Scouse and of course that staple a load of cod and chips.
http://www.survivalinternational.org

In what might be the 'niche-iest' of niche businesses, an American is offering 'artisanal pencil sharpening services'.

A foot clinic in the US has a rotating sign featuring a cartoon foot.

Euroffice picked a cherry to symbolise the stationery service it offers. Now US researchers have discovered that cherries juiced into a drink may help insomniacs sleep.

Now that the warm weather is here, you may be inspired to have a good spring clean of your desk. It's simply a question of making those mounds of paper disappear, to magically re-emerge in lever arch files, and every time that happens, you should say thank you to Louis Leitz.