Something Might Happen!

This is the title of a particularly good Julie Myerson book but in this context I refer to the fact that here at Seltek we have enjoyed the best three and six month strings of sales for over a year. Even the great Barack Obama has been waxing misty-eyed about the collapse of Lehman Brothers:

President Barack Obama delivered a stern warning to Wall Street today that bankers must scrap "quick kills and bloated bonuses" in favour of a new sense of social responsibility as the first anniversary of Lehman Brothers' spectacular bankruptcy dawns with a sense of fragile hope for an economic recovery.
On a visit to the heart of New York's financial district a year on from the collapse of Wall Street's fourth largest bank which threw the global financial system into disarray, President Obama expressed confidence to an audience of senior figures in the financial world that "the storms of the past two years are beginning to break". But during an address inside a hall directly opposite the New York Stock Exchange which briefly quieted Wall Street's usual hubbub, the White House incumbent ordered the financial community to move further in cleaning up its act.
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Could it be that we are beginning to emerge from the worst disaster to befall Mankind since, oh, the last one? Well, let's hope so, and continue to move into the future with enthusiasm, determination, and due diligence!

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No Indispensable Person!

Sometimes, when you're feeling important,
Sometimes, when your ego's in bloom,
Sometimes, when you take it for granted
You're the most qualified in the room.

Sometimes, when you feel that your going
Would leave an unfillable hole,
Just follow this simple instruction,
and see how it humbles your soul:

Take a bucket and fill it with water,
Put your hand in it up to the wrist,
Pull it out and the hole that's remaining
Is a measure of how you'll be missed.

You may splash all you like when you enter,
You can stir up the water galore,
But stop, and you'll find in a minute
That it looks just the same as before.

The moral of this story is quite simple
Do your best to improve and not worsen
Be proud of yourself, but remember, 
There’s no Indispensable Person.

Adapted from a poem attributed to Saxon White Kissinger

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Congratulations to the England Football Team!

Following the magnificent victory of the England cricket team in The Ashes series this summer (and yes, OK, the one day series was sub-optimal, to use a phrase coined by a friend of mine), this house applauds our brave lads in white (and, err, other gaudy colours) who beat Croatia recently to qualify for next summer's World Cup in record time.

Similar to the seemingly endless quest for another 'major' (better still, Wimbledon) British tennis champion, the ongoing dream of a repeat of England's last (! only!!) win in the 1966 World Cup Final is beginning to elevate itself from deepest slumber to Rapid Eye Movement State. We have nine months or so to amuse ourselves, asking 'Can we do it again?'.

To quote a few worthies from the Guardian on 11th September:

Javier Clemente

Coached Spain at 1994 and 1998 World Cups
"I have always been a big fan of English football and I have never been able to understand why they don't do better at the World Cup. I think they have never been as strong collectively as they should be - and that is the big difference this time. If you look at the level of their players, England are among the best in the world. Now they have improved considerably as a collective. I don't see a clear favourite but I think that England are in the group of those teams that are most likely to win it, alongside Spain and Brazil"

Ossie Ardiles

World Cup winner with Argentina in 1978
"Of course England can win the World Cup but the No1 candidate will be Brazil, like every World Cup. Spain are just behind. There is a second tier of favourites and England are there, together with Argentina if they qualify, Italy, Germany, France and Holland. Under Capello the party's over and they're starting to work in a professional way, they are doing things properly. The key figure is Wayne Rooney - up front is the area where England have most problems and if he is on good form he will make the difference"

Gérard Houllier

Former France and Liverpool manager
"To give you the cynical answer, there are 32 teams going to the World Cup so 32 teams have a chance. Maybe England have a better chance than some of the others. They were so frustrated not going to Euro 2008 and to lose so many other tournaments on penalties, sometimes that can play a part. There is plenty of time to prepare and, if there are no casualties, injuries or suspensions, they are one of the best sides in Europe or the world. If you ask me, probably England, Brazil and Spain are the outstanding favourites"

http://www.guardian.co.uk/sport/2009/sep/11/experts-england-world-cup

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Whatever!

What is you like, axing me?
Omigod!  I can’t believe you just said that!  I was like, what are you like?
You are so, like,whatever!
Yeah, but I can’t, like, understand what you is axing me!
Can’t you understand what I is axing you?  Omigod!
Since the dumbing down of educational standards, my vocabulary is, like, whatever.
Get a life!

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Hot Jobs

Now we are entering the season of mists and mellow fruitfulness, Seltek offers candidates who are looking for succulent new job opportunities, and clients who are endeavouring to stock the larders of their companies with the ripest and juiciest fruits of The Labour Tree, some of the reddest apples, the peachiest pears, and the err...fastest sloeberries? Take up your baskets O ye soldiers of fortune, and stride forth into the pastures of wellbeing that are the Seltek offices, and reach out your hands....

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• Why you should apply for this job: This is an expanding, quality driven international CRO where people, nurturing relationships and teamwork matter.
  

Hot Candidates

Scientific Sales & Marketing Division

United Kingdom HPLC Product Manager

• BSc Chemistry
• Supports, trains and helps sales and service engineers in all HPLC matters in the UK, Ireland and Sweden
• Responsible for the UK launch and promotion of the new product ranges, internally & externally
• Previously responsible for the sales of all analytical instrumentation (HPLC, GC, UV, FT-IR, Fluorescence, AA & ICP) to the East of England.
• Familiar with major accounts included GSK, MSD, Pfizer, and Cancer Research UK
  
• Why should you employ this candidate: Mister dependable! If you're looking for the kind of employee who just brings home the bacon, this is your perfect Schwein-Meister!

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• Account management for all disciplines within pathology (biochemistry, haematology, histology, immunology, microbiology, virology)
• Hands on demonstrations of kits and equipment to prospective and current customers, and after sales support
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