Eat, pray, love a journey of spiritual excitement

Do you feel the calling deep inside for a good dose of spiritual spring cleaning? A total shake out of your web covered spiritual being, a re-think as to whether you are plugged into a journey you need to be on at the moment or simply have a need to hear your inner wise voice [...]

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Parental Child Abductions on the Rise

The holiday season sees a sharp rise in the number of parental abductions in Australia.  With emotions running high between separated and divorced parents during the Christmas/New Year period, a small number of parents will take the drastic step of abducting their own children.  Most of these children are eventually recovered, but a small number of parents [...]

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Katherine Sampson and Healthy Habits

I first saw the name Katherine Sampson on the cover of My Business magazine.   The founder and Managing Director of Healthy Habits, a chain of nutritious sandwich bars was positively beaming on the cover, after being named the winner of the ActionCOACH Award for Outstanding Excellence in the magazine’s business awards in November 2007.  Sampson and Healthy Habits also walked away with the [...]

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Comfort on the go with legs up wall:

Exhausted, tired and depleted. Been on your feet too long from shopping, cooking, chasing kids or work then you will be thrilled to know I’m about to share with you one of my favorite restorative postures of all time. No skills or knowledge of yoga needed just your good self, a wall and perhaps a [...]

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New Law Protecting Aussie Kids Online is Not Censorship

One of the nation’s largest news sites was wrong to call new legislation restricting access to adult content on the internet ’censorship’.  As a parent I applaud the government’s attempt to address the problem of kids having access to adult content on the internet and via mobile phones. The Australian Communications and Media Authority (ACMA) announced yesterday it will force [...]

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Bah Humbug, Centrelink Cuts Off the Homeless

According to the Public Interest Advocacy Centre Centrelink has cancelled the payments of some of the nation’s homeless because they are not able to satisfy strict proof of identity requirements. In a statement released to the media today, co-ordinator of the Homeless Persons Legal Service, Elizabeth Baraka said: “Appropriate identification documents are essential for homeless [...]

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New Online Employment Service Connecting Business with Six Figure Talent

A new online employment service being launched on the world wide web will connect  employers with a pool of high salaried talent.  Six Figures International  is currently accepting registrations from both employers and job seekers. Six Figures International is a niche online national job board for employment opportunities in the six figure salary range.  Six Figures will provide targeted advertising for businesses to reach an audience [...]

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New Treatment for Smokers but will it work?

There’s a much better way to quit smoking – see ‘Related Posts’ at the end of this article. I have a confession to make–I’m a smoker and have been for the past 18 years. I want to quit and have tried to kick the habit many times, but find the physical and psychological withdrawal unbearable. [...]

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Fruit Mince Tarts

Makes 12 Preparation time 20 minutes Cooking time 25 minutes Ingredients: 1 ½ cups sundried mixed fruit ½ cup dried figs 1 pear, peeled and finely chopped 2 tablespoons chopped pecan nuts 1 teaspoon grated orange rind 1 teaspoon grated lemon rind 1 teaspoon ground cinnamon 2 tablespoons rum Pastry 2 cups plain flour 1 [...]

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The Power of Niche Marketing

By Lyn Prowse-Bishop, MVA, ASO As a successful Virtual Assistant, the question I am asked most frequently by new VAs is what is the one thing you wish you knew when you started. Without doubt, the answer is the power of niche marketing. When starting out, most new businesses try to be all things to [...]

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