On his feet when it’s time to take cover (The Herald) In penny-pinching times, insurance is seen as a place to save money - or for the less scrupulous or more desperate, even to make money. The temptation to cut your premiums, or to try and trigger a pay-out, rises as economic confidence falls. us.rd.yahoo.com
Top Scoops (Scoop.co.nz) In Washington, for officials and media alike, numbers are treated like adjectives - created, inflated or diminished to serve the purpose of the moment. So instead of saying ''awesome,'' one declares ''$700 billion,'' as confirmed by the Treasury official ... us.rd.yahoo.com
Criticism - at least in the (New Matilda) Criticism - at least in the music realms - is stifled by the fact that it seems reviewers of all stripes want to stay in with les artistes. It’s not so much the Melbourne Mafia any more; it’s the music mafia as a whole. I guess, also, there’s far more PR-release-masquerading-as-news horseshittery going on these days, too. The Industry, in all the Freemasons-run-the-country invocation that ... us.rd.yahoo.com
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