AMP, AXA: Big four's 'fifth pillar' fright Nov 11, 2009
3 million of costs such as stamp duty out of its own pocket and slashed the underwriting fees by $8. 5 million. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Legal drugs spark a boom in pill popping Nov 1, 2009
Big Day Out promoter Viv Lees says he spurned an offer to stock V Pocket Rockets, which contain 160 milligrams of caffeine, at next January's music festival in Melbourne, because of concerns about caffeine levels. Big Day Out has banned the sale of any ''legal high'' substances for the past decade, he says. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Apple shops tablet around Australia Oct 28, 2009
It is small enough to carry in a handbag but too big to fit in a pocket. It will have a touch screen and be targeted at users who mainly want to surf the web, read books and newspapers or watch movies. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
All Men are Liars: Aug 20, 2009
The answer you seek is revealed in a book "Predictably Irrational. firstday August 19, 2009 05:30 PM $100K a year? If I stand up on my tippy-toes and use binoculars I think I can just see that far off in the distance. Maybe I got reach it if I tried, but I refuse to get caught on the treadmill of sacrificing my life, my wife and my children just to earn more and buy things I'll never have the time to enjoy. To me it's all about priorities. My priority lies with my family, so I will invest my... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Big money talks and Hunt walks Aug 1, 2009
au/news/sport/blown-away-by-pocket-rockets-when-great-isn8217t-the-greatest/2009/07/31/1248977193542 ... Blown away by pocket rockets: when great isn’t the greatest. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
England expects: a winning draw? Jul 18, 2009
As he sat in his father's car after a great training session, the De La Salle captain was seen digging grass from his studs and then tucking the grass into the side pocket of his training bag to take home and show his mum. Mamma mia. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Sport)
Radiation from telecom masts and our health Jul 9, 2009
Warnings were that mobile handsets should not be held close to the ear because the radiations could cause brain tumour, mobile handsets should not be put in the breast pocket because the radiations could affect the heart and mobile handsets should not be put in the side pocket because radiations could cause infertility in both men and women. But much later, it became clearer that the scare was a hoax, or at least had no scientific basis. (Ghana Web, Ghana)
Swine flu still on the march Jun 4, 2009
World 'getting closer' to swine flu pandemic: WHO. World 'getting closer' to swine flu pandemic: WHO. (Harper's Magazine)
Your say Are you in a recession? Jun 3, 2009
So yes it is hitting me right where you feel it, in the hip pocket ... There are pockets of the economy doing worse than others but most of my customers are not affected ... The government would have been better off being pro-business and wiping out all Payroll Taxes and bringing forward the next 2 years of tax cuts so that people have permanent cash in the pocket instead of a one off lottery win that can't be repeated. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Swine flu spreads, causing school closures May 1, 2009
"Closing the classroom and closing the border are two fundamentally different things Posted by A Palo Alto parent, a resident of the Duveneck/St. Francis neighborhood, 15 hours agoI suggest that anyone who thinks it would be a good idea to close the schools for 7-10 days call their principals and/or the district office to leave messages to that effect. At least the administrators would know where parents stand on this. The worst thing that could happen is that for a week or two the kids do their... (Palo Alto Online, CA)
Why we need the broadband network Apr 8, 2009
When I was a teenager the thought of having a phone smaller than my wallet, that would sit in my pocket and that I could use to make a video call to a friend on the other side of the world was the stuff of science fiction. I can only imagine what kind of things my kids will be able to do with technology when they are my age. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Business)
Larsen, Enever take Arnette Pro Jr. titles Mar 19, 2009
The 19-year-old Larsen pocketed $3,000 for his win ... Now sitting firmly atop the ASP Australasian Pro Junior girls ratings, the Enever s win in Sunday s Arnette Pro Junior saw her pocket $1,000. (Lihue Garden Island, HA)
