Easy Ads - prototype

The prototype of the Easy Ads application is now being developed. You can view the partial development here. It is intended to allow the public to post their advertisements and for customers to search for the advertisements. I hope that it can replace the flyers that are being distributed now through mail boxes - most of which are being thrown away without a second look! The advertisements will be free until end 2010.

Immigration

Read this BBC report.

My view
It is better to have a lower pace of economic growth, and rely less on foreign workers.

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High dividend yields

I have posted a FAQ showing blue chip shares with high dividend yields. This shares have low risk for the long term investor and provides an attractive yield.

Go to www.tankinlian.com and search for "high dividend yield" or see the Latest tab.

One Law I'd Abolish

Not so much as a law but a judicial practice of handing concurrent sentences rather than consecutive sentences to people who are convicted of a number of crimes.



In my jurisdiction if you commit a handful of crimes/offences you will get multiple sentences but you will serve them concurrently rather than consecutively.



This means if you get 1 year, 10 years and 5 years by 3 times for different offenses you will only serve the 10 year one as the others run at the same time and then you get remission of 25% for good behavior.



So you could have a total of 35 years with all offenses added up but only serve 7 years in jail.

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Careers In Law

Becoming a lawyer

We will cover in detail the steps involved in becoming a lawyer and topics that will be covered include law school requirements, online law degrees, accredited law schools, salaries for attorneys, paralegals and other legal professionals.

Lawyers at Work

We will take a close look at the qualities required to be a good lawyer and what the job of being a lawyer involves in the different jurisdictions and the skills needed to be a good lawyer.

Paralegal Careers

We will take a closer look at non lawyer careers in the law including working as paralegals, legal executives and legal secretaries.

Law Regulatory Bodies

The various regulatory bodies for the legal profession will also be examined and the role that the American Bar Association (ABA) plays in the U.S, the Law Society of Ireland in Ireland, the Law Society of England and Wales and the Bar Council in the U.K,, the Federation of Law Societies of Canada (FLSC) and the Canadian Bar Association and the Law Council of Australia.

via careersinlaw.org

Minimum wage in Malaysia

Read this article.

My view
I am in favor of a minimum wage in Singapore. We should pay more for our services and labor. When other people can earn a decent wage, they will have more money to spend, which is good for other types of businesses.

If we pay more for our services, we will have less money to spend on houses and cars. The prices of these items will not escalate out of proportion. We will have a more balanced economy. People will have more money to spend on art, culture and sports, instead of expecting freebies to be given by the government.

We will not have the uncertain situation that was experienced with the ticket sales for the Youth Olympic Games, F1 and many other events.