To Achieve Growth, One Sometimes Need Only Measure.

Interesting thought. Again I rave about the whole blogging thing.

As a person who owns physical businesses as well as Internet Based Business, I’m able to make some interesting comparisons.

Previously, I’ve commented on exponential growth potential for Web-based business, and given some quick figures for how much this particular site makes me. Read more about…

The Music Business & The Pimp Model

The music business is evolving. MP3’s, and downloading have seen music CD sales plummet. Read more about…

Pakistan Latest News Commentary

A previous Vaughanwylie.com article made mention of armegeddon scenario with regard to turmoil within Pakistan’s political system. Read more about…

Forex Prediction Update NZD/USD 29/12/2007

In an earlier article on 23/12/2007, I made a sell order of New Zealand Dollar Versus US Dollar.

At the time, the NZD/USD exchange rate was Read more about…

Extra Passive Income From Google Adsense

In an earlier article I discussed the benefits of the Google Adense program (for beginners like myself).

Whilst still obviously new to this Adsense program, I’m still marveling at a couple of specific aspects: Read more about…

How To Boost Your Sales By $50,000 Per Month With Instant Messaging

I found this interesting article whilst surfing the net.  Take from it what you will, but it’s certainly thought provoking.

The article is titled :

How To Boost Your Sales By $50,000 Per Month With Instant Messaging

- by Dmitri Davydov

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Male / Female Diamond Carat Conversion Table For the Un-Married

Ok, heads up guys.  I need to inform you that the female sex (of whom we hold so dear) have certain rules regarding what I shall now dub “Terms of Engagement”.

What the hell am I talking about?  Have I had one brandy too many? (Answer, yes, but I’m still coherent…) Read more about…

1 in 4 Adults in New Zealand, Have a Problem With Written Words

Well at least this is the statement being promoted on local radio stations in New Zealand to raise awareness to literacy issues.

One in four adults having trouble with words? English words? Read more about…

Using Credit Cards - Pitfalls & Advantages

With the average Kiwi spending more than 100% of what they earn, and I assume that other countries have a similar problem, I ‘ve lately been interested in the “credit card phenomenon.” Read more about…

A Touch of Hybrid Car Skepticism - How Clean & Green Are These Hybrid Things?

A Hybrid car, for those of you not in the know is: A petrol-battery Vehicle that has an engine than runs on regular petrol, and on batteries. Read more about…

NZ Prime Minister Helen Clark Advising Businesses How To Operate

Here we go again…… This Government sheesh. This is the last straw, I intend to make my dis-satisfaction publicy known.

Helen is now officially off my Christmas List

(and probably just in time before she bans Christmas anyway)!

No fruit-basket for your birthday either Helen. I’m miffed.

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More New Zealand Rhetoric Regarding The Local Economy and Mass Exodus.

Geez, what a great title.  So I get sick & tired of hearing about the Kiwi dream.  That is, Read more about…

Segregated Prom in Turner County High School Rural Georgia, Only Just Stopped?

I found this story hard to believe in a way.  This is from Turner County High School in rural Ashburn Georgia, 160 miles south of Atlana, where Black and white Read more about…

World Expert on Child Correction Dr. Robert Larzelere Coming to New Zealand.

To Spank, or not to Spank. That is the question the New Zealand Government is currently debating. The NZ Labour party has made the stance of supporting a private member Bill by Sue Bradford for a complete repeal of section 59 of the Crimes act. Essentially outlawing Read more about…

The Day They Kicked God Out Of The Schools - A Great Message

“The Day They Kicked God Out Of The Schools” - Worth a watch

Got this video from Youtube.com. Read more about…

Here’s a Great Example of Stupidity in the New Zealand Green Party. - Supporting a Ban on H20!

Ok, so admitedly this is from 2001, so is 6 years old…. but i still find this news item unbelievable!

In an email response to a spoof highlighting all the dangers and deaths from water, Green MP Sue Kedgley’s office said she was ‘absolutely supportive’ of a ban on dihydrogen monoxide (H2O) in New Zealand. Read more about…

Young car enthusiasts have embarked on a project to turn their $250 dollar car into a drift project for free with donations submitted on their website to be launched early next week.

James Butterworth, Micheal Kemp, Simon Maddock and Jeremy Harris who have named them selves North Side Custom’s Have embarked on this mission to build their 1986 pillar less Carena (basically it’s a Carola) into a drift car. Read more about…

Auckland’s Own Search Engine Offers Unique Advertising Package.

FindAuckland.com is a dedicated search engine for Auckland New Zealand.

Find Concerts, Events, News, and Search Local Business in FindAuckland.com.

Local business can get great exposure by advertising in FindAuckland.

Use the Google custom search bar to find the most relevant local content. Read more about…

College Student Expelled For Having a Tattoo

An Auckland Mother is intending to comlain to the Ministry of Education this week because her son was expelled for having a tattoo. Read more about…

Gangs Recruiting Youth Via The Internet

Gang members have been creating profiles on the internet, this is sparking fears gangs are using websites for recruitment. Read more about…

Girl Loses Finger to Flesh Eating Bug

necrotising fasciitis, a flesh eating disease, has claimed the finger of a five-year-old Invercargill girl.Leilani Pennicott spent five weeks in Auckland’s Starship hospital in an induced coma last October as a needle has been embedded in her hand.
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Robotic Cars Ready to Hit the Highways

Engineers at Stanford University plan to have the worlds first robotic car on the road in less than a year.

The car, which is a Volkswagen Passat wagon dubbed Junior. This car in Stanford newest competitor in a high stakes road race, which is sponsored by the Defence Advanced Research Projects Agency, the US Department of Defence’s research and development arm.

The Stanford car will compete in the DARPA Urban Challenge, which the robotic cars will have to drive in a mock city environment. The cars must navigate traffic, merge, aviod obsticles, transverse busy intersections and the hardest one of all, determine who has right of way.

Milkshakes May Help People To Loose Weight

A scientist at Massey University is testing the theory that diary products are more filling than carbohydrates and fats. If proven, milkshakes could be very beneficial to weightloss.

The scientist, PhD student Sylvia Chung, wants to get 50 people to volunteer to drink special milkshakes as a part of her research on Satiety, which is the feeling of being full after eating.

Ms Chung said “The popularity of high-protein diets has sparked public interest in the relationship between protein and weight loss”.

She also added “Dairy product consumption has been associated with the maintenance of healthy body weight in humans”.

“Silly” Time Of Year To Teach Students

According to principal’s Summer and school do not go together. The first school term is already underway, and again principals are raising the question of why school is on in the hottest time of the year.

Principals Federation president Judy Hanna says “it would make more sense to have a short break at Christmas, and a longer holiday around now”.

She also says it is a silly time of year to be trying to teach a classroom full of sweaty pupils.
Judy Hanna says uniforms are not conducive to the weather and students do not learn very well when they are overheated.

She says it would be better to start the school year in March.