Modern Times Trendy Consumers Hobby Shops
5 June 2008, 16:04 No comments
Among the array of customers with shopping carts loaded with fruits, vegetables, and other goods at the newly-opened wholesale Metro Supermarket in Hanoi capital, 34-year-old office clerk Nguyen Thu Ha stands out in her trendy Elle silk dress selecting fresh seafood for an upcoming family party.
“Every weekend, I go shopping, but it is not only [...]
Has Announced A Deal Which Will See The Company Will Acquire Parent Company Of Dictionary
15 May 2008, 17:05 No comments
The search engine predicts the move will expand its audience by 11 percent or 145 million unique visitors per month. Once the deal is signed and stamped, Ask.com is expected to add more layers such as video and images to entries on Dictionary.com and Thesaurus.com. The deal is due to close in Q3 of this [...]
Enthusiasts Find Big Is Not Always Best With Social Networks
7 May 2008, 00:12 No comments
Forget Facebook, MySpace or any other online hangout that boasts tens or hundreds of millions of people.
For Teresa Munoz, Athlinks (population: 34,000) is the place to be. She uses the community devoted to competitive running, swimming and biking events to find training partners and get advice, including information about her first Ironman triathlon.
Munoz, 45, of [...]
We have much to learn from China
27 April 2008, 18:06 No comments
I havejust spent five weeks working and experiencing life in China, with fellow dairy farmer Peter Ferguson. While it was good to return on Easter Monday to good, green Southland grass, there was a lot about China and the Chinese that impressed us.
Our first stop was on the outskirts of Tianjin, Chinas fourth largest city [...]
Peddling the myths
27 April 2008, 18:06 No comments
Cans view is that cycling is popular, safe, responsible and contributes actively to community well-being. %26quot;We realise this is a pro-cycling view, but we also do our best to be well informed.%26quot; The data below are sourced from the Ministry of Transport, Statistics NZ, the Ministry of Justice, Sparc, the Accident Compensation Corporation and the [...]
How to manage shortfall penalties
27 April 2008, 18:06 No comments
A tax shortfall (and therefore a tax shortfall penalty) can arise from either overstating deductions or understating income. For the purposes of this article I will use a situation where the taxpayer is unsure whether a prepaid marketing expense is fully deductible. The issue is whether some, or all, of the expenditure is non-deductible as [...]
How to manage shortfall penalties
25 April 2008, 17:05 No comments
A tax shortfall (and therefore a tax shortfall penalty) can arise from either overstating deductions or understating income. For the purposes of this article I will use a situation where the taxpayer is unsure whether a prepaid marketing expense is fully deductible. The issue is whether some, or all, of the expenditure is non-deductible as [...]
Schools to text parents on truants
25 April 2008, 17:05 No comments
Southland Girls High School is one school that uses School Links communication technology, which allows parents to receive a text informing them of their childs absence from a class within minutes of each period.
Principal Yvonne Browning said the technology was extra protection so parents received prompt reporting back if their daughter was playing truant. %26quot;Its [...]
New director says hell lead Philharmonic to next level
21 April 2008, 03:03 No comments
At the end of Robert Franz’s interview with the Boise Philharmonic search committee in January, he asked them a show-stopping question. “Are you ready for me? When I come to a place, I give 110 percent, and it takes a team to make it happen,” he said.”Yes, we’re ready to go,” recalled Stephen Trott, a [...]
New director says hell lead Philharmonic to next level
21 April 2008, 02:02 No comments
At the end of Robert Franz’s interview with the Boise Philharmonic search committee in January, he asked them a show-stopping question. “Are you ready for me? When I come to a place, I give 110 percent, and it takes a team to make it happen,” he said.”Yes, we’re ready to go,” recalled Stephen Trott, a [...]
