Exotic Tropical Islands Of The South Pacific
Posted on January 7, 2009 by admin in Travel, Vanuatu
With long haul travel no longer such an attractive option for Australian and New Zealand residents, due to the world financial crisis, it is time to turn and take a birds-eye view at the largely under-sung tropical island South Pacific nations, as the preferred adventure travel destination of 2009. Each tropical island has its own [...]
9 Ways To Make Your New Year Resolution Succeed
Posted on December 31, 2008 by admin in How To
New Year is the time of a new beginning, that once a year blue moon opportunity to make a real change. A time when many people, make New Year resolutions…but forget them by January 15th. Here are 9 ways to ensure your success this year and make 2009 your personal year of success, in spite [...]
Is Your Eggnog Too Strong?
Posted on December 22, 2008 by admin in General, Humour
If you see a fat man who’s jolly and cute, Wearing a beard and a red flannel suit, And if he is chuckling and laughing away, While flying around in a miniature sleigh, With eight tiny reindeer to pull him along, Then let’s face it Your Eggnog is TOO STRONG! Have a great Christmas and [...]
Its Official: Laughter Is Highly Contagious
Posted on December 22, 2008 by admin in Humour
It’s official. Laughter is extremely contagious and can elevate the entire mood of a group of people, with more being achieved through laughter, than any other method. Stress levels are lowered and social interaction and connectivity improved. Laughter is also one of the few commodities left in a world that is in financial crisis, that [...]
The Stayers Earn The Money
Posted on December 17, 2008 by admin in Humour
For any business to be a success, particularly on the Internet, you have to put in the long hours. The problem is that most people overestimate the short term effect of their website and underestimate the long term effect. Therefore they get discouraged and give up just about the time things were ready to get [...]
Worlds Oldest Blogger Showed The Way
Posted on December 17, 2008 by admin in General
Olive Riley, from Broken Hill, Australia, the world’s oldest blogger died in July, at a massive 108 years old. Too weak to get up from her bed, she was still able to tap the keyboard of her computer. Olive said “It doesn’t take much exertion to be a blobber”. The Life of Riley had more [...]
Worlds Largest Fraud Further Fuels Financial Crisis
Posted on December 17, 2008 by admin in Finance
The world’s biggest fraud in history was revealed when Bernard Madoff, 70 year old Wall Street guru and trader and ex chairman of the Nasdaq Stock Market was arrested last week. He allegedly masterminded a $US50 billion fraudulent Ponzi scheme. Madoff’s arrest and liquidation of his company adds further fuel to the spiraling costs of [...]
Somalia Pirates Operate A WorldWide Information Network
Posted on December 11, 2008 by admin in General
It has been revealed that the Somali Pirates operate a world wide information gleaning network. In particular they look for illegal cargo, such as the 33 tanks being carried on the MV Faina, hijacked a few months back. A Somalia expert at Purdue University in Indiana, Michael Weinstein says “The huge Somali world wide diaspora [...]
Beware Of Pieces Of Glass In Old Tins
Posted on December 11, 2008 by admin in General
The legendary Koh-i-Nor diamond was lost for quite some time, after the handover from the Sikhs, to British rule, in 1849. It was only after repeated requests from Britain to Sir John Lawrence, Governor General of India, that the diamond was found again. Finally the gardener asked if they were looking for “The bit of [...]
Valuable Rock Stars Are Still Being Recovered
Posted on December 10, 2008 by admin in Finance
All is doom and gloom in the world of finance, yet things are vastly different to the days of the Great Depression in the 1930’s. On one hand we have Somali pirates holding shipping companies to ransom for millions of dollars, while a world away, million dollar rock stars are being recovered from the murky [...]
