Archive for September, 2012
So, have you thought about how old you should be before it’s safe to cross the road? 12. 14. 25, 35 or what about 70? Actually, there isn’t an age requirement for crossing the road. Anyone can cross the road at any age. However, what you may not know is that in some instances it’s against the law for you to cross a road. That’s regardless of your age or experience of crossing roads.
Reality TV show, Big Brother, recently returned to the small screen. This time — after a four-year break — it appears on Channel Nine rather than Channel Ten. I’m sure you’re familiar with the format, so I’ll explain it in brief…just in case you’ve been lucky enough to avoid this televisual abomination. Earlier this year, more than 10,000 Australians applied to be a contestant on the show. Most likely the application process involved writing a wacky letter and filming an even wackier video…to show the producers just how the applicant is outgoing, hopefully controversial, but most of all, conforming. At
Why Women Really are Smarter Than Men You wouldn’t believe the amount of red-tape and regulation in the financial services industry. It seems as though everything we write or say has to come with a disclaimer. The red-tape for stockbrokers is even worse. The regulations are so bad that it’s hard to get a broker to give you an opinion on a stock. And we don’t blame them. If a stock tip goes bad, they’re worried the client will sue them. So it didn’t surprise us to see the report in Wednesday’s Age that: ‘[A]n internal report at Macquarie Private