Phone facts

Next time for when the phone in your office is ringing and its annoying tone is making you wish you had a telephone answering agent which could answer it, here are some interesting facts about phones and ringtones.

• Alexander Graham Bell is commonly credited as the inventor of the first telephone
• Martin Cooper was the inventor of the mobile phone
• The first ringtone was the classic Nokia ringtone which was written by Spanish classical guitarist and composer Francisco Tárrega in 1902
• The first mobile telephone call was placed on June 17 1946 in St. Louis, Missouri
• Text messaging contributes to 20% of the mobile operator revenues
• An iPhone handset has more processing power than the North American Air Defence Command in 1965

Dream Job Location: Barbados HQ

Are you looking for a new job? If so then how about applying for a job at a new EU headquarters located in sunny Barbados. 39 staff are needed in the new HQ and will be responsible for overseeing funding for projects over 10 Caribbean countries and include such things building hospitals and schools in poverty stricken reasons. With the building featuring balconies overlooking the beach you can be guaranteed some great views whist answering the telephone.

Imagine this being your work office location.

Tonights Olympics Schedule

Make sure someone else is available to answer the telephone tonight so you can enjoy this lot of Olympics goodness.

4pm Hockey: Great Britain vs South Korea

4.30pm Gymnastics: Women's Artistic Team Final

7.40pm Fencing Men’s Individual Foil Gold Medal Match

7.40pm Swimming events from

Stressful Jobs

Do you find your job stressful? If so then a new study has suggested that it could be making you old and sick before your time. Research has shown that some DNA sections which are called telomeres vary in length depending on the stressfulness of your job, with shorter telomeres being linked to the most stressful.

Todays Olympics Schedule

You might want to set your telephone to voicemail today as there are a number of Team GB competing at times during the working day.

There are two sports starting at 12:30 which means you may be on your lunch break and if so you can watch Royal Zara Phillips taking part in the equestrian cross country or tune in to watch Zoe Smith compete in the weightlifting. She is a commonwealth bronze medallist so hopes are high she may be able to add to the medal table for Team GB.

As we move into the afternoon, one of Team GB’s pool stars, Tom Daley, takes part in the synchronised diving 10m final with partner Peter Waterfield. Tom Daley has become one of the main faces of Team GB so I’m sure the support at the Aquatics centre will be amazing. See him diving in singles competition later on in the week. As we move into late afternoon, the men’s gymnastics will be starting at 16:30 with the British team with high hopes of being on the podium after winning the European title in May.

The other big GB competitors to watch move into the evening so you can be sat at home watching the men’s hockey team face Argentina at 19:00 or check out the Swimming at 19:40 with medal hopes from Gemma Spofforth in the 100m breaststroke.

Stay tuned for more daily Olympic schedules throughout London 2012.

Sayings that Include the Word ‘Time’: Part II

Here’s a continued look at different sayings that use the word ‘time’.

Sayings that Include the Word ‘Time’: Part I

There are many common sayings that are uttered all over the country relating to a wide range of things. There are also a surprising number that include the word ‘time’. Whether you need more time or are living on borrowed time, these are all common sayings based around the premise of time. Chances are you will have said all of them on this list and you may have already said one today. Here’s part one of our look at sayings that include the word ‘Time’.