Today's businesses are unrecognisable from those of fifty, even twenty years ago. This is mainly due to an increase in business software that has led to further integration and efficiency. Such benefits could only be possible in today's world, such systems without the desktop power of modern computers would simply be impossible.

The days of the office runner passing information from desk to desk are certainly over; the speed that business software can perform the same tasks has completely usurped the runner's position.

The Stig is the unidentified test driver of vehicles on the favourite BBC Sunday night programme, Top Gear. So far unbeaten, The Stig's laptimes are breathtaking.

However, he came very close to being beaten last Sunday by Formula 1 driver Lewis Hamilton. Hamilton performed a lap in 1 minute 44.6 seconds in wet, oily conditions. This came in at a mere .

Back in ancient Rome, there was no social security system to help the poor. Families looked out for each other and if there was no male to take the lead in a family then they were often doomed.

As with most things in life then and now, death was a business to be cashed in on. Ancient Romans were actually quite advanced in their understanding of death and disease and did what they could to protect themselves.

I'd been working a 70 hour week for as long as I could remember. I was doing it for the family. So they could have the best things in life. Out at the crack of dawn, back after the kids were in bed, a microwaved evening meal in front of the TV with a large whiskey to help me unwind.

I didn't see much of the wife or children but sacrifices had to be made.

The last few years have been difficult and you can always guarantee most of your so called friends will disappear when the going gets tough.

However, news has recently filtered out of my big lottery win. And I mean big! And now they're all back, feigning concern that my problems have all gone and, of course, all with a worthy cause that I need to support.

Ebonezer shuffles across the room in his worn out shoes, vaguely noticing the floorboards splintering. Picking up the splinters he slings them into the fire grate. A few more and there'll be enough for a fire. The only time that open fire sees any action is when there is enough junk mail and bits of broken house to warrant using a match.

Passing the front door, he picks up another pile of mail.

A venue finder is someone who can help you find a venue for any occasion. Some deal solely with corporate events whilst others will also cover social events. The majority of venue finders only find venues in the UK but if you want an event abroad some venue finders are able to find venues abroad too. The best way to find a venue finder is on the Internet where there are a majority of venue finders to choose from.

Women are great at shopping. They can think of fantastic and thoughtful gifts that really show that they care. Men on the other hand are rubbish. I think it is partly because we pay little or no attention to what our women like or simply don't understand the difference between what's nice and what's not. As a result there is an almost infinite number of men sat preparing their Christmas shopping list and scratching their heads over what to buy their partner.

Betting has changed beyond recognition in recent years. No longer does the punter have to glance over his shoulder before an ignominious entry into a seedy, back-street shop, passing through a plastic dangly curtain, window screened against curious eyes, to join shady characters, peering through the smoke, eyeing pinned up back pages from the tabloids in a furtive effort to decipher the winner of the next horse or greyhound race.

For anyone who has experienced an extended period of unemployment, they will understand how hard it is to conduct a job search. I know from my own experience that being involved in a search for a job can be one of the most demoralising events in life. Endlessly scouring the job pages of websites and finding nothing that suits you or anything you are experienced in is a common problem and one I intend to highlight in this article.