| Essay: A more casual approach to the bottom line
Back in my younger days, I had a pretty basic arrangement where money was concerned: Every week I'd earn a little bit of it and, just as regularly, through various transactions, it would end up in the hands of other people. All very simple and straightforward. There was no need for any smooth-talking advisers, helpful booklets, or weekend seminars designed to show me how a property investment in some emerging backwater could be the key to my long-term financial security. But then marriage and a child came along, and suddenly it was important that there was enough money tucked away for a rainy day and maybe even a week in the sun, as well. Pension plans and retirement funds became hot topics, instead of being a conversational fallback. And to top it all off? Thanks to the global economy, those of us within a slightly graying demographic now have international finance to worry about – which, as far as I understand it, involves prime lending rates, the price of various commodities, and the cost of a barrel of oil.
Prices rise on four fronts
A friend of mine from the UK, says that the Uk has the title Rip off Britain, yet food, cars, houses and general good including computers, and all other electrical goods are cheaper than Australia. So why is this? Greed. You hear that stores increase value by up to 300%, why this rip off. Petrol in some parts of Brisbane are higher than Sydney. House prices in Brisbane are over valued by at least 100,000 dollars and yet Real Estate agents keep on ripping us off. Healh insurance going up, petrol rises and greed greed greed. Banks in Australia and New Zealand are the onlt first world countries who charge ATM fees. Posted by: Colin of Rip Off Brisbane 7:14am March 07, 2008 Comment 50 of 206 .
UK broadcasters pitch again for HD spectrum
Executives from ITV, the BBC, Channel 4 and Five have met Broadcasting Minister Margaret Hodge in a last minute plea for guaranteed spectrum to supply free high-definition television. They fear mobile phone companies will outbid them, leaving Sky and cable as the only available routes for those customers wanting HD. Their "HD For All" pressure group wants a third of the capacity between 470MHz and 862MHz set aside for HD broadcasts on Freeview. The group, which also includes manufacturers and retailers like DSG International, says that would be enough to support five new HD channels. HD For All stepped up its lobbying campaign ahead of a critical deadline next week. Responses must be in then to Ofcom's proposals on the broadcast spectrum that comes free between 2008 and 2012 as terrestrial television converts to digital.
Obama, Clinton campaigns tout vigorous volunteer efforts in Central ...
Austin-area volunteers for Sen. Barack Obama and Sen. Hillary Clinton are doing far more than the typical telephoning of voters at dinner time. Although phone banks in their Texas campaign headquarters buzz morning till night, such calling is supplemented by unusual electronic outreach, a mix of e-mail and personalized social networking via MeetUp groups and Web sites. Also, the campaigns are coaching thousands of people to hand out information at the polls Tuesday and to participate in primary-night caucuses. .
New Exhibition Director aims to fine tune the Formula; PALME Middle ...
Within weeks of this year's record show drawing to a close, the sixth staging of PALME Middle East, which will occupy Halls 5, 6, 7 and 8 at the Dubai International Exhibition Centre between April 27-29, has been announced. Organisers IIR Exhibitions Entertainment & Installation Technology Group state that more than 7,000 visitors attended this year's three-day event at the end of May - an increase of 3 per cent on 2006. With 272 exhibitors representing 800 companies, the show secured its reputation as the largest gathering of entertainment industry professionals throughout the region. And they will be looking to consolidate those statistics in 2008. 'We certainly want to build on the phenomenal success of this year,' said Mr. Heuff, who is planning to fine tune the range of vertical events that make up PALME Middle East.
Crackdown on 'upskirting' and 'downblousing'
ELEANOR HALL: A national crackdown on voyeuristic photos and their publication is one of the issues being tackled at the meeting in Melbourne today of Australia's Attorneys-General.
The nation's top law makers are considering how to deal with the problem of "upskirting" and "downblousing", in which mobile phone cameras and pen cameras are used to photograph unsuspecting women.
Outlawing the publication of photos, which don't have the subject's consent, is also being considered.
In Melbourne, Samantha Donovan reports.
SAMANTHA DONOVAN: Victorian Attorney-General Rob Hulls is urging the states and Commonwealth to come up with a national approach to these problems.
ROB HULLS: The practice of what's known as "up skirting", where people can use mobile phone cameras or pen cameras to take photos under people's clothing without their knowledge, and for inappropriate purposes.
DMC hosts Talent Zone at the Media and Marketing Show 2007
Media related freelancers based in the DMC Business Centre will be able to meet with prospective clients at the Zone and share their experiences. The DMC Talent Zone, within the 180 sq metre stand at the Middle East's largest industry focused show for media and marketing segments, provides a platform for freelancers as well as small companies to strengthen their ties with the regional players. Provided at no extra cost to the freelancers, the Zone will be a regular feature at the event. Mohammed Al Mulla, Director of Dubai Media City said: 'Supporting the development of a creative media community is part of our larger strategy of nurturing talent in the region. Apart from being a hub for the industry, Dubai Media City is one of the largest pools of independent talent that the industry can tap for their needs.' 'Over the past six years, we have supported the growth of many enterprising individual media professionals.
February 2008
The initial contract for 80 aircraft is valued at $40 billion, and the service has plans to purchase as many as 100 more at an as yet undetermined cost. The Northrop KC-30, which is based on the EADS Airbus A-330 passenger jet, had been considered the more capable aircraft. It's bigger, which means it can carry 20 percent more fuel, 20 percent more passengers, and 30 percent more cargo. It can also carry 45,000 pounds more fuel than Boeing's KC-767. But Boeing had pitched the smaller size of the 767 as a feature, rather than a handicap. However, the 767 is at the end of its commercial life. The military would have been the only customer for the airplane had Boeing won the contract, raising concerns about maintenance costs. The KC-30 will be assembled in Mobile, Alabama, but much of the work will be done in Airbus's facility in Toulouse, France.
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