At the beginning of the year YOC commenced publishing its weekly e-magazines using a new content management system; unfortunately in some areas multiple copies are being delivered to subscribers in error – please accept our apologies.
As mentioned in previous issues we do not anticipate this will be an on-going problem and ask all readers to persevere in the meantime. If you continue to receive multiple copies please do not hesitate to email me on : andrewc@youronlinecommunity.com.au or call Michael Seaborn on ph 9516 2000 or (02) 4254 0200 Business Hours.
Lonely in the ’burbs
The fastest growing demographic in the last census highlighted a growing trend in this country, the rise and rise of households with only a sole adult with or without dependant children.
This bleak statistic supports the widespread anecdotal evidence suggesting increased divorce rates and a steep rise in the number of singles of both sexes delaying marriage or entering long term de facto relationships are to blame.
Is there any upside to this alarming social trend or does it signal a looming crisis in our traditional sense of community?
It is hard for many of us in the older generation to conceive that there is in fact an upside involved here and most single adults willingly acknowledge their distinct preference to be in a proper relationship with a suitable partner.
However, having said that, there is an emerging group of thirty-somethings who, having established their financial security with challenging careers and high paying jobs here or overseas, now seem distinctly disinclined to share their spoils with a partner.
What’s more, the appearance of co-habitants living separate lives in separate houses, or modern couples alternating residences on a regular basis, suggests that the traditional family unit as we know it is being tested in ways never seen before outside a Woody Allen movie.
Many of these changes appear to be primarily motivated by economic (read taxation) factors and beg the question that governments at all levels should in fact be more proactive in encouraging the formation of traditional family units.
But this is not to say solo mums should be disadvantaged in any way, simply that young couples contemplating the ‘mum, dad and two kids’ type of family structure should receive more encouragement in terms of financial incentives.
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Water, water everywhere …
Samuel Taylor Coleridge’s Rime of the Ancient Mariner was referring to the complete absence of fresh water when his despairing hero was surrounded by an ocean of sea water; but the effects of extensive flooding after the much awaited arrival of rain following a decade long drought strikes a similar chord … and it’s all down to La Niña a naturally occurring climate cycle.
La Niña and its corresponding mirror image El Niño greatly impact climate patterns all around the world. But La Niña produces the opposite climate variations from El Niño and here in Australia we are prone to drought during El Niño and are typically much wetter than normal during La Niña.
La Niña usually lasts for up to two years so there is now a very real prospect that not only will our catchment dams fill up … they will probably overflow.
Makes you think - do we really need those expensive desalination plants?
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Check it out!
YOC e-magazines now have the capability of delivering VIDEO-on demand within its e-zines utilising Flash 8 technology and linking to our video sharing portal www.yoctv.com
This means readers with broadband will be able to view a video by clicking direct from the message in their Inbox – it will be displayed as a new window from the browser - but don’t try this with Dial-Up.
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As far as YOC are aware this is a first for mass distribution e-zines in Australia and we hope you all like the innovation.
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