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Terrible fall out from Govt cutbacks

I wonder if when the Government decides to withdraw funding for a medical safeguard if they have any idea of the consequences for the family of the patient involved. About 18 months ago the funding for a psychiatrist to travel from Sydney to a region...

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Resolved! I'm Poor

So I just back my car out of the garage and walk to wherever I need to go.

Smart meters and off peak

Ok so I have a new smart meter. Which is all good and fine, so I ring up my electricity provider yes I have off peak between 10 and 7. I start reading more, email and get told this. 'I can confirm that you do have peak and off peak, but the off peak ...

Cooking for one cookbooks

I have a friend who has recently be widowed.She told me today she really misses cooking now it's just for one person and she doesn't really know how to cook for just herself. Does anyone know of a really nice cookbook for small meals that doesn't bla...

Mobiles and facebook

I finally relented and bought a mobile, have set it all up and did not even touch the Facebook link.Haven't been on fb for ages and no longer have an account.For the last few days I have been getting text messages from Facebook asking if I know these...

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Wildfires

We've got 9 major fires burning in Oregon right now, 3 right around Southern Oregon, and two more have been reported, one just north of us, and one 12 miles south. Over 300 lightning strikes in our locality this afternoon. Looks like Erickson will be...

Tea Towels

I desperately need some new tew towels, but the last few I bought were terrible. No absorbency at all, and tiny.....some of my handkerchieves are bigger. I used to buy the jumbo 3pack from Coles (sort of a cotton weave), but they dont seem to make th...

Clover Moore on borrowed time

At last Sydney businesses are going to be able to vote for the mayor for Sydney. Businesses will be afforded 2 votes per business and residents 1 vote per person. Up to 80.000 businesses will be able to vote. 80.000 businesses who were not willing to...

Robin Williams Dead at 63

What a good actor. Possible suicide http://www.huffingtonpost.com/2014/08/11/robin-williams-dead-dies_n_5670050.html http://www.abc.net.au/news/2014-08-12/robin-williams-dead/5664414

Is The Internet Full?

Did you experience slow internet, with pages not loading or looking strange yesterday? You weren't alone. Technical problems hit major websites this week as the global number of "routes" through the internet hit 512,000, a number many older commercia...

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Cars Drive People Poor

By the time you've payed your car loan, insurance, CTP, Rego, road tolls, fuel, vehicle maintenance, the last thing you need is a rise in petrol prices: However:"Mr Hockey wants to end the 13-year freeze on the indexation of the fuel excise, saying o...

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Gadgets You're Glad Were Invented.

Standing at the coffee machine waiting my turn while a colleague of mine was extolling the virtues of out staff room toaster by Breville. Then went on to say how much she loved her Breville food processor and the many uses she puts it to. I commented...

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