It was 4 years ago that Andy Welch embraced his 1st Iron Man, his interesting take on a cathartic experience to signal the end of blue-chip corporate career and all the unwelcome stress and unhappiness so often associated with such roles. What had begun as a rigorous fitness regime to recalibrate his life after exiting his last FTSE 250 role was quickly turning into a bit of a healthy reawakening. Yet, to participate in an Iron Man required a new level of fitness and a new dietary regime which is where Andy learned about a low carb lifestyle. In the…
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Excel Networking Solutions, the infrastructure provider that offers: Copper and Optical Fibre, Pre-Terminated Solutions, FTTx, Racks, PDUs, Voice and a full range of accessories, has launched a new range of cabling products specifically suited for external infrastructure installations. The new product set includes a unique Category 6A U/FTP S-Foil cable (P/N 190-980-DS) which comes with a double sheath with a PE Fca outer sheath for the external part of the installation. By stripping back, the outer sheath using the nylon rip cord, the inner B2ca internal cable is revealed with its own unique part code. This means an installer can easily…
By Nick Mothershaw, Chief Identity Strategist at the Open Identity Exchange Digital ID is a major focus for governments around the world. In the UK, the government is certifying digital ID providers to start working with the businesses that will come to accept these digital IDs for onboarding and managing their customers. Almost every business, regardless of size or sector, will be impacted in some way. The sooner they take steps to adopt it fully, the better position they will be in. Our work at OIX is to make sure digital ID meets the needs of these businesses. We…
The 10 Best Pumpkin Patch Locations for Proposal Photo by saira ahmed on Unsplash. With almost two thirds of newly engaged couples sharing their big news on social media before anywhere else, the wedding planning experts at Hitched.co.uk have teamed up with luxury jewellers Austen & Blake to reveal the best locations for pumpkin patch proposals this season, to make sure that “I said YES!” post is as seasonally appropriate as possible. For those thinking of popping the question in the ultimate autumnal setting, or for those simply looking for a romantic pit stop, couples can now take their pick from the very best seasonal locations. The wedding…
Registration to candidates is now open with exams available on November 7 The Graduate Management Admission Council™ (GMAC), a global association representing leading business schools, has opened registration for the GMAT™ Focus Edition, an updated version of the Graduate Management Admission Test™ (GMAT™) exam, for testing to start on November 7, 2023. Backed by seven decades of leadership in graduate business school education and admissions, the GMAT is accepted by more than 7,700 programs and 2,400 business schools worldwide. The test was redesigned with a more efficient test taking experience and flexible new features to better support and encourage more…
Aims to expand cybersecurity collaboration, advance innovation across industry SEATTLE – September 12, 2023 – ExtraHop a leader in cloud-native network detection and response (NDR), today announced it is open sourcing its expansive 16 million row dataset – one of the most robust available – to help defend against domains generated by algorithm (DGAs). This is in an effort to level the playing field for defenders and empower businesses of all sizes to better secure their organizations by strengthening defenses against malware and botnet operations. Amid a widening cybersecurity skills gap (up 26% in the last year) and dwindling resources, the cyber landscape is…
London’s favourite vape flavour has been revealed as Strawberry, whilst the flavour they would most like to try is Salt and Vinegar Crisps. According to reports, upwards of three million people currently vape in the UK, with reusable vape kits providing an alternative to smoking for those that use them. In light of recent news announcing the upcoming ban on disposable vape, following the revelation that five million are thrown away every week, people will be looking for other ways to get their smoking sensation. In fact, searches for the term ‘vape ban’ have increased by 3,800% in the UK alone over the past week,…
Japanese and organic fine foods specialist Clearspring is celebrating its 30th anniversary this year and has teamed up with their long-term partner, plant-based community cookery school and food charity Made In Hackney, to donate 30,000 free plant-based meals to communities in need. Made in Hackney, who are celebrating their own 10th anniversary, will work with Clearspring to donate products and cooked meals to families and individuals with emergency support needs. Sarah Bentley, founder of Made in Hackney said: “Made In Hackney and Clearspring believe everyone should have access to high quality, healthy food that’s good for people and the planet. Clearspring have supported our community cookery classes, meal service…
Now, a new study conducted by academics from the University of Sussex Business School, Loughborough University and ESCP Business School, Madrid, has analysed 25 years of academic research to identify the four actions you should take to improve both well-being and productivity, while staying on top of your emails. Published in the Journal of Occupational and Organizational Psychology, the researchers studied the findings from 62 empirical papers, using action regulation theory – essentially how we regulate our behaviour in the pursuit of different goals – to develop a framework that offers practical recommendations to both organisations and individuals. From this,…
Responding to the latest labour market data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS), Tania Bowers, Global Public Policy Director at the Association of Professional Staffing Companies (APSCo) comments: “The continued decline in vacancies is a trend that is perhaps to be expected, however, the fact that these levels have fallen below the one million mark for the first time since July 2021 is more significant. This shows that the jobs market is continuing to stabilise, rather than decline on a worrying level. In fact, the latest quarterly comparisons of growth from January to March 2020 show that the demand…