During the last few months the value of the Australian Dollar (AUD) has moved from about 1.05 down to around 0.95 United States Dollars (USD).
How does this affect each Country?
An Exporter in Australia who is selling goods for … Read the rest
Category: USA
Four American Citizens killed by US Drone strikes since 2009
The names of the FOUR American Citizens killed by US Drone strikes have been released are are:
Killed in Yemen
- Al-Awlaki, a radical Muslim cleric, who was born in the US state of New Mexico.
- Abdulrahman, al-Awlaki’s 16-year-old son, born
Tuition: Definition of
Definition of the word: Tuition
American English
http://oxforddictionaries.com/us/…/american_english
- a sum of money charged for teaching or instruction by a school, college, or university:
British English
www.collinsdictionary.com/…/english
- instruction, esp that received in a small group or individually
The above is another … Read the rest
Facebook 2013 Profit Report Q1
A quick comparison of Facebook financials and operating numbers for 2012 and 2013.
January to March Period
- Gross Income from $1,058m to$1,458m an INCREASE of xx%
- Net GAAP Income from $205m to $219m an INCREASE of xx%
March 2013 active … Read the rest
Internet Retails may soon be forced to Collect Tax on Sales
The United States Senate has passed a bill to plug the leak of sales tax caused by Internet retail transactions having been able to avoid the collection of Sales tax on Internet Sales in the U.S.
This bill, called the … Read the rest
World’s Average Wages 2012
The International Labour Organization released figures of Average Earnings worldwide in 2012, and the BBC has a webpage where you can enter your own Pre Tax Income to see how it compares to the worlds averages. Although released in 2012, … Read the rest
United States Average Individual Incomes 2009
The United States Average Individual Incomes taken from US Census, Table 2A: Earnings by Selected Characteristics: 2009, are shown below, as both Mean and Median averages.
2009 Mean Average US Personal Earnings,
- $45,472 : Male 15+
- $30,840 : Female
US Median Household Income in 2011
Information released by the US Census in 2012, showed the Median United States Household Income for 2011 as being between $25,193 and $76,593, depending on what City you lived in, with a figure of $50,054 for the entire country .… Read the rest
How many Teaspoons in a Tablespoon ?
I was asked the question “How many Teaspoons in a Tablespoon ?” and to be honest, I wasn’t sure, so I said about 3 or 4.
I should have asked the question how big is your tablespoon ? 😉
However, … Read the rest
China and their “Made in USA” Chopsticks
China is importing chopsticks from the USA as the country does not have enough to make their own.
In a statement at the National People’s Congress, Bo Guangxin, the chairman of Jilin Forestry Industry Group is reported to have said: … Read the rest