A Muse.

Damn good.

Love this.

http://www.sockandawe.com/

Another list! wahey!

According to MSN, these are the ten most recession-proof jobs.  I'm not too sure about the inclusion of construction workers, myself, but then what do I know.

1. Human resources managers
2. Construction workers
3. Public relations professionals
4. Teachers
5. Midwifery
6. IT Consultants
7. Nursing
8. Accountancy
9. Oil workers
10. Market researchers

Source

http://msn.careerbuilder.co.uk/Article/MSN-216-Job-Search-10-Growing-Jobs-Despite-the-Economy/?SiteId=int_ukmsn_a216hp&sc_extcmp=int_ukmsn_a216hp&GT1=62500

2009

22 January: Threshers and Wine Rack off-licence  in talks

12 January: Land of Leather in administration

9 January: Cardfair and Card Warehouse chains close down

7 January: Viyella in administration

7 January: Miller Brothers, electrical goods retailer in administration

6 January: Passion for Perfume - redundancies

5 January: Adams childrenswear in administration

5 January: Waterford Wedgwood in administration

2008

30 December: Olan Mills set to enter administration

29 December: USC fashion chain enters administration

24 December: Zavvi, formerly Virgin Megastores, appoints administrators

23 December: Officers Club in administration

23 December: Whittard of Chelsea bought out of "pre-pack administration" by  Epic

12 December: Strategy Retail group that includes Fads, in administration

4 December: The Pier collapses in administration

26 November: Woolworths in administration

26 November: MFI in administration

21 November: MK One fashion in administration

10 October: Hardy Amies files for administration

1 October: Miss Sixty fashion (Energie fashion brand) in administration

26 September: Joy clothes/homeware in administration

26 September: Rosebys calls in administration

25 September: Willis Gambier in administration (furniture supplier to Marks & Spencer and John Lewis)

4 August: Wrapit internet wedding list company in crisis

21 July: Floors-2-Go collapses

3 July: Sofa chain ScS Upholstery rescued by Sun European Partners

26 June: Ilva danish furniture UK business in administration

21 May: MK One chain in administration only 3wks after being acquired by Hilco

12 May: New Heights shuts all its shops

15 April: Ethel Austin collapses

1 April: Sleep Depot in administration

1 April: Toyzone in administration

11 February: Base in administration

10 February: Elvi in administration

1 February: The Works in administration

28 January: Stead & Simpson bought out of administration by Shoe Zone

21 January: Dolcis in administration

Jan 07: Blooming Marvellous tbc

What is that tv advert she does so professionally - you know, the one that looks like she's been drinking heavily at various nightclubs for 5 hours and has ended up dancing with a freaky armadillo that looks like it's come straight out of a Stephen King novel.

Mind you, I'm sure we've all had nights out like that, though.

a shrewdness of apes
a coalition of cheetahs
an intrusion of cockroaches
a murder of crows
a charm of goldfinches
a troubling of goldfish
a bazaar of guillemots
an array of hedgehogs
a bloat of hippopotami
a train of jackdaws
a smack of jellyfish
a deceit of lapwings
an exaltation of larks
a tiding of magpies
a richness of martens
a romp of otters
a parliament of owls
a rhumba of rattlesnakes
a conspiracy of ravens
a surfeit of skunks
a murmuration of starlings
a mustering of storks
a mutation of thrushes
a knot of toads
a hover of trout
a pitying of turtledoves
a descent of woodpeckers

This guy has loads more...
http://www.vigay.com/nouns/