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» Listings for November 2011Posted on 7:29pm Monday 28th Nov 2011 A British company has created a new video game system. This seems like an unoriginal and standard occurrence in our highly technological 21st Century society. The only difference here is that the controller is a urinal. It is a snowboarding game, where the character is controlled with the gamer’s urine (Let’s hope for no backflips). There is a LED screen attached to the top of the urinal, with a motion sensor looking down and acknowledging the movements. The company has also created two other games to accompany the snowboarding adventure. One is the classic Breakout arcade game, whilst the other is a quiz aptly named Clever Dick. The modern video game scene is extremely competitive, with global leaderboards for games such as Call of Duty and FIFA 12. One has to consider to what lengths people will go in attaining the high scores in these new games, storing up their urine to unleash down the pub on a Friday night. At least the owners won’t be complaining, assuming no backflips will be attempted.
http://www.lowryllp.com http://www.notaryengland.co.uk Posted on 7:00pm Monday 28th Nov 2011 Recent X Factor reject Janet Devlin has lashed out at the show, claiming that it turned her into a karaoke singer, as she covered songs every week. Devlin was voted off of the ITV show Sunday evening, with Gary Barlow, Louis Walsh and Tulisa all preferring Misha B to the Irish teenager. Their Mentor Kelly Rowland exclaimed that the decision was too hard as she “loves both these girls”, and therefore refused to vote. Devlin claims that had she been a puppet and done exactly what the show had asked of her, she would have gone further in the competition. The Irish singer certainly had a unique voice, although has been criticized for not being diverse enough and predictable. Portrayed as a shy, quiet girl on the show, this certainly seems to contradict that opinion. It makes one wonder whether or not she was acting on camera in an attempt to gain more votes and whether or not she’s watched the X Factor before, as it has always involved contestants covering famous songs. http://www.lowryllp.com http://www.notaryengland.co.uk Posted on 3:43pm Saturday 26th Nov 2011 NBA Lockout Ends The National Basketball Association’s players and owners have come to an agreement early this morning to end the 149 day lockout. There are still some legal issues to be sorted out before the deal is finalized. The NBA state that they are confident these issues will be resolved before Christmas Day. There are now plans for a marquee triple header on December 25th to commence the delayed 2011/12 season. The three games being played are: the Boston Celtics at New York Knicks, followed by Miami at Dallas, and then MVP Derrick Rose and Chicago will visit Kobe Bryant and the Lakers. The League has planned a 66-day season with Free Agency and Training Camps opening on December 9th. They have also commented that they aim to create increased equality in the league, rivaling that of the NFL, where the Green Bay Packers are current champions despite having one of the smallest markets. Posted on 8:05pm Wednesday 16th Nov 2011 We are a full - time firm of Notaries and Commissioners for Oaths who are located in the financial services district of the City of London, EC2M 4YF, England, who provide a complete range of notarial legal services to both corporate and private clients. A Notary Public in the jurisdiction of England and Wales is a qualified, experienced and additionally trained lawyer. Notaries in England and Wales are qualified Solicitors and Barristers. Our Notaries are graduates of The University of Cambridge, Law of Notarial Practice Programme. Appointments are not necessary and walk in clients are most welcome. 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http://www.lowryllp.com http://www.notaryengland.co.uk Posted on 8:13pm Monday 14th Nov 2011 Insurance sales people pay a premium for racy night on the town
Insurance agents, it is said, are premium lovers. This was certainly put to the test when a hundred intrepid German sales reps were offered 20 Hungarian prostitutes at a steamy evening in Budapest’s Gellert Baths as a reward for a successful year of selling policies. Attache cases and mobile phones were surrendered by the high – performing insurance experts at the entrance to the orgy. But even after they had stripped off their suits, the men could not quite shed their office habits. As soon as they had made use of the services of one of the women, she would have her wrist rubber – stamped. That was how the insurance reps established how popular each woman was. Some had ended the evening with more than a dozen stamps on their arms. As befits reps from Germany, it was a rather orderly orgy. They queued for up to an hour in front of four-poster beds. Those who did not have the patience to stand in line were allowed to make love in the baths, providing that showers were taken before and afterwards. Women were also made available back at the hotel. After the return to Germany the company’s in – house magazine had made sly references at the time to “a night not easily forgotten in Budapest”. Unusually the reps failed to read the small print. Most of all, they ended up having to pay an extra Euro 3,000.00 (Pounds 2,600.00 to the German inland revenue for taking advantage of taxable pecuniary benefits!! http://www.notaryengland.co.uk
Posted on 7:26pm Monday 14th Nov 2011
Man used shotgun in Wales due too trauma over ex – wife
A man who walked into a hair salon and shot his ex – wife was suffering after the “ traumatic “ break-up of the marriage and needed medical attention, his family said.
The man fled after the shooting and was found dead in woodland five hours earlier. The man used a double – barreled shotgun in the attack on his estranged wife in the hair salon where she worked.
His family said he had been suffering for the last few weeks and “desperately” needed professional help.
His unnamed ex-wife suffered an injury to her knee and her condition has been described as stable by the hospital. Two other women who were also injured in the attack have since been released from hospital.
The man had gone to the hair salon to confront his ex – wife about their separation.
He did not have a shotgun licence but was said to enjoy hunting.
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Posted on 4:18pm Monday 14th Nov 2011
Chinese Tax Revenues – July 2011
China’s tax revenues in the first half of the year surged 29.6 per cent from a year earlier to five trillion yuan (£470bn), underscoring the government’s ability to deal with any fallout from local government debt.
Tax revenue growth slowed from a 32.4 per cent rise in the first quarter of this year.
Revenue from corporate income surged 38.3 per cent in the first half while personal income tax climbed 35.4 per cent, the Ministry of Finance said.
Receipts from customs duties rose 32.1 per cent and those from property tax rose 24.4 per cent.
The Ministry of Finance attributed the strong tax revenues to solid economic growth, rising corporate earnings as well as higher prices that boosted receipts. http://www.notaryengland.co.uk/blog/
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