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Favourite Comedy News Trivia Podcasts and TV Shows from USA UK AUS etc

Keeping up to date with the news media can be depressing with tales of war, death and disaster but combining some serious straight news from a newspaper or 24/7 news channel with several comedy news/trivia podcasts and satirical news TV shows can balance that by informing and entertaining you.
I subscribe to the following News and [...]

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Future of manned space flight: a private frontier?

An article I wrote about the future of manned space flight was just published by the Australian Broadcasting Corporation (ABC) Drum Unleashed website. It is definitely the freelance article I’m most proud of writing to date

Writing freelance articles for big media organisations is fun but it’s even better when you get a free [...]

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Channel 10 and ONEHD TV Coverage of Formula 1 (F1) Racing

This is an analysis of Network 10 TV (Channel 10, ONE SD, ONE HD) exclusive Australian live TV coverage of the 2006-2015 Formula One Grand Prix World Championship (Practice & Qualifying sessions, Race Day and highlights packages) including Q&A with Host Greg Rust about the 2010 season.

In 2009 and 2010 Australians have finally been able [...]

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Rambling Thoughts Blog 2009: The Year That Was

2009 was the year of many great “1st time” moments including:

10 of my best photos were displayed at an art gallery in Paddington, Sydney
Sailing Sydney Harbour on an adventurer’s yacht
Holidaying in the heart of NZ’s Mountains and Glaciers
Writing articles for APCMAG Online, ABC Online and iTnews as a paid freelance journalist
Recognized as independent media/journalist by [...]

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2009 End Of Year Giveaways For Guest Writers

It’s the season for giving and being thankful for what others have done for you so thanks to various website sponsors I’m giving away some nice stuff to recent and upcoming guest writers on this Rambling Thoughts Blog
Finance/Money Articles
This year marks the 45th anniversary of the Canon calculator. To celebrate Canon has made 45 limited [...]

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Achieving Your Potential

I often think how many people I come across don’t reach their full potential. I know they have great skills or knowledge which could lead to them living a richer life (in terms of well being and/or financially) but these skills/knowledge are lying dormant

photo credit: morberg

Some of these people are doing work they hate [...]

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Too Much Stuff: Consumption Is Not A Way of Life

Compared to most people I don’t buy or own much stuff but I still have too much stuff so I am slowly giving away, selling or throwing away all my excess stuff (clothes, gadgets, shoes, books etc etc etc)

“too much stuff” photo credit: joemad

I need don’t need all this stuff, I don’t even use [...]

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How Ive Paid No Bank ATM Fees Zero Dollars $0 For Years

photo credit: thetruthabout

For most people there’s a completely free alternative to withdraw money from your Australian bank transaction account. I’ve used this method for years – which is why I Pay Nothing Nada Zip $0 In Bank ATM Fees
Which is why i’m always surprised when I hear Australian’s complaining about how much bank ATM [...]

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Introduction to Digital Radio in Australia

Digital radio officially launched in Australia on August 6th 2009 with a one-off special simultaneous outside broadcast in Sydney, Melbourne, Brisbane, Perth and Adelaide by more than 40 different commercial and public radio stations.

The event billed as “Radio United” saw the highly competitive commercial sector broadcasting side by side with public service broadcasters to promote [...]

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Preventing Identity Theft 101: Dont List Birthday on Facebook

I recently noticed that many of my Facebook friends list their birthdate in their profile information. This is asking for trouble because it leaves them at risk of identify theft. Some people even display their full postal address and birthdate in their Facebook profile!
Together this data can be used to impersonate you by thieves [...]

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Basic Tax Tips Anyone Can Follow: Save Money, Pay Less Tax

Tax Tips For Everyone

Make sure you prepay membership fees for unions & professional associations and make any charitable donations just before the end of the financial year (June 30) so you can claim a tax deduction.
Non-business taxpayers (such as employees or rental property owners) are entitled to an immediate deduction for depreciating assets which [...]

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Donate to Charity = Lower Tax Bill and Help Your Favourite Cause

Looking for a quick and easy way to reduce your tax bill?
Australian tax payers can reduce the amount of tax they owe by giving a gift of more than $2 to an approved charity (deductible gift recipient). There is no upper limit on the amount of donations you can claim a tax deduction for [...]

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Classic Black Comedy: The Far Side Comics by Gary Larson

From the mid 70’s to late 90’s Gary Larson drew over 4000 single panel comics in the Far Side series.
It’s been a long time since he drew any new cartoons so why are his cartoons still regularly seen in calendars, birthday cards, stuck to refrigerators, desks and office walls around the world?
One reason for [...]

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Tips for City 2 Surf Fun Run Sydney to Bondi Beach

Entries for the 2010 City2Surf are open. This guide aims to give first time runners of the 14km City 2 Surf fun run from William St in Sydney to Bondi some basic tips which will help them be better prepared and enjoy the day more.
The City 2 Surf fun run was initially inspired by the [...]

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TED Talks Videos: Ideas Worth Spreading

TED (Technology Entertainment Design) is an annual conference that defines its mission as “ideas worth spreading”… TED stands for Technology, Entertainment, Design. It started out (in 1984) as a conference bringing together people from those three worlds. Since then its scope has become ever broader. The annual conference now brings together the world’s most fascinating [...]

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