June 2009

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Credit Crisis & the Recovery: Michael Marquette’s “View from the Bridge”

The Power of History

I’m alarmed at how stupid we can all be. There is so much focus on “green shoots” and recovery at the moment that we are failing to look back at what caused the current mess so we can make the necessary changes to ensure it doesn’t happen again. The media is focused [...]

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RECIPE: Chocolate Mousse on the Loose

This chocolate mousse recipe is a great desert option, particularly for lovers of all things chocolate, by Christine Watson.

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Buying Real Estate: Changes to the First Home Owner Grant – the facts

First home buyers of any type of property in NSW will be eligible for a $7000 grant for the purchase of any property – a new or existing dwelling. This is called the NSW first home owner grant. To be eligible for the additional supplement of $3000 you must purchase between November 11 2008 and June 30 2010. This is called the NSW Home Buyers Supplement.

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Modern Furniture: Captain Kirk’s Chair from Star Trek’s Starship Enterprise

Fans of Star Trek can now boldly go where Captain James T Kirk did, with the Captain’s Chair chair, a carbon copy of the console on the Star Ship Enterprise.

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How to Make Money: Islamic Finance – Investing According to Sharia Law

Islam requires investment and “making money” to adhere to Sharia Law thus conforming with the rules of payment of zakat charity by believers, borrowing and lending being cleansed of fixed interest (riba), and socially responsible investing.

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Real Estate in Brazil: Architectural Masterpiece by Bernardes Jacobson

This luxury vacation home is set amongst the Brazilian forest and overlooks the stunning Guarujá beach. This is real estate to envy, as Simon Turner reports.

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