Help me create champion team
In two weeks I'll be starting a new job (in the same organisation I work for now) setting up and managing a new team. What can I do right from the start to build a great team? I’ve never set up a team...
View ArticleHelp me plan a great night out in Hong Kong
You're in Hong Kong on 12/13 January. You want to take someone out for a fun night. Where do you go and what do you do? Definitions of fun and budget are inside. I'm going to be in Hong Kong on the...
View ArticleRecommendations for ski shops in Washington DC
Tell me the names and locations of the best ski shops in Washington DC. A colleague is travelling to Washington DC next week, and wants to buy some skis and snowshoes while he's there. Where should he...
View ArticleWhy would two rats be upset at a turtle stealing their radish?
Help me identify the (possibly Japanese) folk tale illustrated on this plate. The picture shows shows two rats in kimono who seem rather upset that a turtle or tortoise is taking away a large daikon...
View ArticleYour recommendations for books about Vietnam (the country, not the war)
A friend of mine is about to move to Vietnam. I'd like to get him a book as a farewell gift. Please give me your recommendations for books about Vietnam the country - that is, books that cover...
View ArticleWhat does "a fish on a stick" mean?
Everyone's talking about "waving a fish on a stick" - but no-one can explain what it means or where it comes from. Can you? Some of my colleagues use the saying "a fish on a stick" or "waving a fish on...
View ArticleWhat were these peotry books and where could I buy them?
When I was a child, my uncle gave me four books which were anthologies of all sorts of poetry illustrated with collages, sketches, and other artworks. They were hardback books with a square format...
View ArticleForty (small) things to do between 39 and 40
A friend who's been going through a tough time is about to have her 39th birthday. Help me make a "forty things to do before you're forty list" for her that fits some special snowflake criteria. My...
View Articlehvordan kan jeg tvinge et museum for å ta min fars penger ?
How can I get a subscription to a Norwegian Museum's magazine sent to Australia? My father has been reading and enjoying Tromsø Museum's magazine Ottar for many years, courtesy of a Norwegian friend...
View ArticleWhere (online) can I find New Zealand newspaper articles from 1968?
My mother and her sister were involved in a dramatic mountain rescue in New Zealand in 1968. I'd like to be able to read the newspaper articles about the event, but I can't find online sources for NZ...
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