General Election 2006

You can get information on the general election held in 2006 here, www.easyapps.sg/sgep/latest.aspx. This is useful to compare against the results of the next election to be held soon.

Brief summary:
The 2006 Singapore parliamentary general election was held on 6 May 2006. 1.22 million out of the 2.16 million eligible Singaporeans voted for Members of Parliament and elected their next government. The People's Action Party (PAP), in its first election under Lee Hsien Loong, won 66.6% of the overall votes and gained 82 out of 84 seats. The PAP returned for a twelfth consecutive term in office under thePrime Minister.


The general election was held under the first-past-the-post system. The parliament was dissolved by President S R Nathan on 20 April, three weeks before the election. On Nomination Day, the PAP gained 37 seats in divisions which were uncontested by other parties. The main election issues included employment, cost of living, housing, transport, education, the need for an effective opposition voice in parliament, and the quality of the candidates.

High paying home jobs

http://www.focus.com/fyi/finance/highest-paying-work-home-jobs/

1. web software engineer
2. financial planner
3. public relations professional
4. interpreter or translator
5. inside sales
6. technical writer
7. property manager
8. graphic designer
9. medical claim processor
10. travel agent

My observation
Technology has made it possible for more jobs to be done from home. You are paid for the work done, rather than for the time spent in the workplace.

Gold - a bubble?

Gold as the “ultimate bubble”

George Soros has repeatedly warned that gold is locked in the “ultimate bubble”,

and told investors it was “certainly not safe” in troubled times.

So why does his fund own so much of it?

http://blogs.reuters.com/great-debate/2010/09/30/gold-as-the-ultimate-bubble/

Mobile phones

This infographic shows the popularity of various types of mobile phones.

85% of Americans own a mobile phone
25% of these are smart phones (i.e. 21% of Americans)

Within the smart phone market, the share is:

Blackberry - 35%
Apple - 28%
Windows - 15%
Android - 14%

Apple and Android saw increase in market share (over 2009). The other phones saw a drop in market share.

Online Business In Ireland-Starting An Online Business | BusinessAndLegal.ie

1. Ireland is a tiny country in the world market place yet starting an online business in Ireland opens up the opportunity to sell your goods or services to a massive world market.
2. The barriers to entry in relation to setting up an online business are tiny and you can be up and running within days
3. English is the language of international business and being the most commonly used language gives distinct advantages to those who wish to set up their own online business from home.

These three factors are enormous advantages for anyone in Ireland to start an online business and elsewhere on this site you will see a broad outline of the various methods of monetization to generate an income for yourself.

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