Archive for the ‘Interesting Stuff’ Category
Using eBay Auctions for Fundraising
Everyone is getting on the bandwagon. Large corporations successfully use eBay auctions to clear leftover stock, the Postal Service rids itself of unclaimed merchandise, police departments sell confiscated goods. Thousands of nonprofits are doing business with eBay. Are eBay auctions the fundraiser’s cash cow or are the dangling cash-carrots never quite reachable? There you have [...]
How to Sell Your Car
Unless you are considering keeping your old vehicle and giving it to someone else, you will eventually need to sell it. There’s many ways to sell it, but first let’s discuss the preparation of your vehicle prior to advertising or trading. Presentation is the major factorThe first thing one should consider when selling an old [...]
Laser Hair Removal – the Truth
The laser we use at our clinic for laser hair removal is a certified Polylase Alexandrite medical grade laser not an IPL, SPL, SIPL (Intense Pulsed Light). Since lasers deliver light at one specific frequency, that which is most specific for hair, the energy that can be used is much more effective in destroying the [...]
Don’t Write Off Investing in Shares Just Yet
Some people have a different view on sharemarket downturns. They see the low stock prices as a chance to purchase a good deal. During times of market volatility, it is our natural instinct to guard our wealth and distance ourselves from risk. While this reaction is not surprising, it can also mean losing out on [...]
American Influences on Australian Lighting Design
Powered candle brackets with wrought iron or aluminium holders and brass or timber candelabra with small individual fabric shades in imitation American colonial or mission style were common in Australia during the 1920s and 1930s. They were hung in Spanish mission or neo-colonial styled homes and also in Californian homes. It was quite often the [...]
Nine words women use
1.) Fine: This is the word women use to end an argument when they are right and you need to shut up. 2.) Five Minutes: If she is getting dressed, this means a half an hour. Five minutes is only five minutes if you have just been given five more minutes to do what you’re [...]
Engin review – VOIP service
My wife makes an average of 60 calls per month to Sydney from Brisbane at an average costs of $2.70 each. That’s $162 per month. She also has clients overseas in places like PNG and the middle east. I’ve been thinking about signing up for one of those voice over the Internet services for years [...]
Health Warning: How I ripped my scrotum open
I had a nasty experience this week that lead to me ending up at the emergency ward of the local hospital. It is an embarrassing story, but an interesting story none the less. I usually ride a bicycle to work and this particular day I had worn nylon swimming shorts instead of my normal bike [...]
I’ve always loved demotivational posters
You’ve probably seen those trite posters featuring rowers, runners, concert musicians and so on working together as a team to achieve lofty goals. It’s all bullshit. Over the last 10 years a few enterprising individuals have cut through the crap and released a set of demotivational posters that tell it how it is. Here is [...]