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Yup the recession is dead - long live the boom again in WA - the shortest recession in history I'd call it - about 6 months - but all accounts. Sure lots of people lost htier jobs but most of them seem to have found new ones. Which is just as well because the odds are now that its going to continue to cost lots and lots to live and buy property in Western Australia

Looking for a really, really practical gift / present for new parents? Why not a crib rail protection? They come in different forms and flavours (pun intended ;-)) and range from tie-on protections made from fabric (washable) to clear gummi crib rail protections. For sure not the most romantic of gifts for new parents, but one that is useful for sure!

Even in Australian terms - WA is having the recession that never was - there was about 5min where about 20,000 people lost their well paid jobs - but it alll seemed to have reversed itself inside 6 months - the state's arrivals are up, job vacancies are up, unemployment is neglibible - and there is shaping up to be a serious housing shortage in Western Australia

The first home owners grant in Australia is slowly being reduced to its original level of $7000 by the end of the year - all good really because it will mean even bigger bargains next year - yes less money will save first home buyers money. Read more about Australian Property Investment and the First Home Owners Guide

Although Australian like to downsize their properties on retirement the current rash of Australian property developers have got it wrong on latest figures. People wnat to continue to live in their own suburb and not move a long way out of town and pay for a lot of services they don't need. Maybe developers should actually consider the demand before they build one more "resort-style lifestyle opportunity"  they should maybe listen to what their customer wants - now that's an old-fashoned idea!

What is the outlook for property investment in Australia going foward? Without having an wx to grind or a commssion to protect I'd have to say - mixed. I woudln't be getting in too deep to property investment there if I was concerned about my job, nor would I be borrowing at current rates without being confident I could still afford the mortgage if the rates doubled in the next two years. Extreme - no that's what happened to people who took out floating rate mortgages at the low point of the last interest rate cycle....
 

Forget about gathering around the watercooler, what really holds a work team together is a good, hot cup of coffee ;-) Large coffee makers are a must for every coffee addicted work team and also for big family gatherings and / or meetings in your Church or village hall.

Seems John Chow got hacked again. One of the risks involved in being successfull on the internet is that people try to destroy you. Bearing in mind that John Chow claims to earn up to $40,000 with his blog, the fact that said blog is now down since at least 12h and counting makes me shiver. Apart of the lost of income, it also minds that Google can't find his site when attempting to crawl it and this will affect his search reankings (Serp) negatively. Not funny, especially as he just got re-admitted into the Google index. Get well soon, John Chow!

A Juice Fast is a gentle alternative to Mastercleanse and the like and helps to detox your body, loose weight and facilitates to change your eating habits for the better. Juice fasting can be done for 1-3 days as a short spring clean or for longer for a more serious weightloss. However, before starting with a juice only diet, also called drink fast, you should always ask your GP / doctor first, especially if you suffer any chronic or acute health problems, take regular medication or are / hope to become pregnant. Your GP / doctor knows your health state best and can help you to decide if a juice fast is really good for your or would do more harm then good to your health.