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Private investigators use Facebook to uncover insurance fraud

Social media and user generated content have become a huge part of the internet and has had a massive impact on the way people surf the internet. Some have described it as a mixed blessing because of the security and privacy risks associated with the s... Read >

Egg cups make it to the shortlist for Gift of the year!

We are absolutely delighted to announce that one of our products has been shortlisted as a potential winner of The Giftware Association Gift of the year. The egg cups are beautifully designed by Keith Brymer Jones and forms part of the extensive ‘The... Read >

Vatican approves new English translation of Mass texts

We understand that The Vatican has given its approval to a new English-language translation of the Roman Missal, which will probably be introduced for parish use sometime next year. "I welcome the news that the English translation of the Roman Missal w... Read >

Germans fear language is being ruined by English

After years of post-war Anglicisation and Americanisation, seven out of 10 Germans speak some English. But experts say there is a growing backlash against the widespread use of foreign terms in the age of globalisation, technology and immigration. Busines... Read >

2010 - A year for home improvement

Election uncertainty and talk of a double dip in the economy has done nothing to suppress the optimism of British home owners - according to a GB wide YouGov survey carried out this month, almost half of those homeowners surveyed revealed they are plannin... Read >

Photocopy machines - A gold mine for data thieves

Conflict International, the private detective agency, has learned about a relatively new form of data theft which may well have gone unnoticed for quite some time by individuals and businesses around the world. It turns out that the latest photocopiers fo... Read >

Disappearing languages

By identifying language hotspotsâ€"the places on our planet with the most unique, poorly understood, or threatened indigenous languagesâ€"and documenting the languages and cultures within them we have a much better chance of saving this incredibly valuabl... Read >

Australian investors miss out class actions against US companies

Superannuation and asset managers in Australia had failed to claim a combined $3.5 billion in compensation from 2007 to 2009, said London-based Goal Group, a class action services specialist. Of this total, $1.8bn belongs to corporate and industry supe... Read >

University of North Texas launches Private Investigator Program

The University of North Texas is simplifying the process required to become a private investigator with the launch of the state's first training program that will qualify participants for the Texas private investigator licensing exam. Prior to this progr... Read >

Prince to save historic pottery from closure

For more than 100 years artisans have been turning out sought-after Burleigh porcelain pottery from the kilns of Middleport. But like other potteries in North Staffordshire, which was once the centre of the world's ceramic industry, it has been hit by the... Read >

Pension funds lose out on what’s rightfully theirs

European institutional investors have lost out on nearly £3.6bn between 2000 and 2007 by failing to participate in US securities class actions. A report from GOAL Group, a European withholding tax and class action service specialist, has revealed that... Read >

Don't lose business in translation

Firms that trade abroad should steer clear of using jargon when communicating with foreign contacts as their meaning will be distorted when literally translated. The translation business has published a list of some of the most common phrases which make ... Read >

Can online language translators be trusted – and which is best?

Which online language translator does the best job? A page of text in an unidentifiable language presents few problems for the modern web junkie with a dismal E in GCSE French. A couple of clicks, and that page can easily be rendered in their mother tongu... Read >

Better safe than Suri

Celebrities and their crazy baby names: they do love 'em. And why not? Which is all very well when those names are pretty well-understood by the public at large. There's not much wrong with the name Apple, daughter of Gwyneth Paltrow and Chris Martin, or ... Read >

Class Inaction

Inertia over the UK's class action laws leaves pension funds with significant obstacles to gaining compensation Fears of another major investment bank default have been receding for the last few months, but the activity for investors of all hues to dis... Read >