Good Nutrition for Children

Practical advice for parents from nutritionist, Shane Bilsbourough

The diets of children not only play an integral role in their health and cognitive function, but also impact on their future risk of chronic diseases such as diabetes, heart disease and even some cancers. Provide a healthy eating foundation for children not only corrects nutritional deficiencies but also sets up good practices for life.

In providing good nutrition for kids there are a range of foods that can act as super-foods. The super-foods (see below) are both practical to include in everyday diets and easy to find in local supermarkets. While there are other emerging super-foods such as garlic, pomegranate, cherry juice and dark chocolate, the foods below are particularly child-friendly. In order to help parents I have focused on foods that are accessible and cost-effective for both homes and lunchboxes. Read more

Australians look to upskill for job security in economic downturn

More than half of Australians (54%) are worried about their job security in 2009, with more than one in three planning to further their skills and qualifications to make themselves more employable.

The results from a survey by Think: Education Group, one of Australia’s largest private tertiary providers, come as economic conditions take their toll on the Australian employment market and diminish career opportunities.

The survey also found the top four career New Year’s resolutions for 2009 are to earn more money (26%), get a promotion (18%), get a new job (17%) and keep their current job (9%).

“As Australians all over the country become more concerned about their job security, there has never been a better time to further job skills and improve employment prospects, “ says Malcolm Kinns, General Manager, Flexible and Online Learning, THINK Education Group. Read more

Melbourne’s Chinatown Set to Celebrate Year of the Ox

The 2009 Chinese New Year Community Festival in Melbourne’s Chinatown will farewell the year of the rat and welcome the year of the ox this Sunday 1 February.

More than 80,000 people of all cultures and backgrounds are expected to attend the annual celebration with
festivities kicking off at 10.20am and continuing through the evening until 8pm.

What: Festival Opening Ceremony
When: from 10.20am Sunday, 1 February 2009
Where: Festival main stage, located near the corner of Russell and Lonsdale Streets

10.20 – 10.30am: Opening dance by the festival Lion
10.30 – 11.00am: Official speeches (spokespersons below)
11.10am: Lord Mayor Robert Doyle declares the festival open Read more

Chinese New Year Festival Twilight Parade to light up Sydney

The first ever Chinese New Year Twilight Parade will light up the city this Sunday 1 February 2009.

“Starting at dusk, Sydney’s streets will host a stunning night time parade with a procession of performers in colourful costumes and spectacular floats,” Lord Mayor Clover Moore MP said.

Featuring 2,600 people, the Twilight Parade will showcase the very best local performers and 500 performers from Henan Province, China, the home of the famous Shaolin Temple. It will feature dragons, giant lanterns and illuminated floats, followed by a fireworks display at Cockle Bay, Darling Harbour. Read more

Watch Phones are now a reality

The Mobile Phone Watch is now a reality and it’s coming to Australia. NV Phones are the first to pioneer and commercialise the new phone here with an official launch in Sydney yesterday.

The phone has the latest quad band frequency technology which can be used through 3G and Next G coverage in Australia and with any GSM network around the world, offering significant logistic and economic advantages.

A range of mobile phones are also being released with twin sim technology; the latest Voice Recognition software; free TV and radio on some models; and the first waterproof Mobile Phone Watches in Australia. Read more

Faustina Fuzzy Agolley talks about her career in music television

Australian TV presenter Faustina ‘Fuzzy’ Agolley (pictured) from Video Hits has a day job any music fan would envy. Recently she agreed to mentor the winner of the HP Go Live Reporter competition held in association with the Big Day Out 2009 Tour. Fuzzy was also kind enough to participate in some Q & A about her career, how she got her start in presenting/reporting, and what she does on a daily basis in her job.

Who is Fuzzy? Describe yourself in three words…
Busy, Thinker, Vivacious

How did you get started as a presenter?
I did lots of work experience in TV production, following that I attended an open call audition for a role on Channel [V] I didn’t get the job but I did guest spots on the Channel. One of the first things was the Big Day Out live on WhatuWant. Read more

Oxfam Unwrapped Gifts

With Oxfam Unwrapped, you can find a selection of gift ideas that’ll save the day in more ways than one.

With Oxfam’s latest range, you’ll be safe from that awkward feeling that follows giving an unwanted gift. And most importantly, your gift can help save people around the world from poverty. Because when you buy something from the catalogue, your donation goes straight to help support our programs. And in return, we’ll send you a card for your gift recipient, explaining how their special gift is fighting poverty – one duck, chicken or goat at a time.

So, choose a gift that best suits your friend, relative or co-worker and you too can save the world from unwanted gifts. We’ll wrap up the rest – figuratively speaking of course!

CLICK HERE TO PURCHASE AN OXFAM UNWRAPPED GIFT

Save the world in 4 easy steps:

1. Choose your favourite gifts. Read more

Ground Breaking Report Measures Cost of Conflict in the Middle East

The opportunity cost of conflicts in the Middle East since 1991 is 12 trillion dollars, says a new research report on the Cost of Conflict in the Middle East by Strategic Foresight Group, a leading Asian think-tank.

For the first time in 60 years, the report presents a comprehensive assessment of costs of various conflicts in the Middle East on 97 different parameters- from the social to psychological and economic to environmental. Supported by the Governments of Switzerland and Norway, the AK Party of Turkey and Qatar Foundation, the Strategic Foresight Group involved over 50 leading experts and leaders from the region to gather input for the report.

If the conflict in the Middle East had been resolved in 1991 at the time of the Madrid peace process, almost all families in the Arab world as well as Israel would be enjoying double the per capita income they have today. Iraq’s GDP would have been $300 billion instead of $59 that it is expected to be in 2010. Read more

Short-Lived Stealthy Attacks are the New Web Threats

AVG Technologies, a leading developer of Internet security software, has released statistics that paint a scary picture of the way web-borne threats are developing. Unlike viruses, which make a point of being obvious and staying around for as long as they can, the primary characteristics of web infections today are stealth and transience – meaning they are secretive, short-lived and fast-moving.

Today’s online threats frequently appear briefly on an otherwise legitimate site, moving on to other sites before they can be identified and blocked. In other instances, the criminal element behind these threats simply sets up hundreds of seemingly-legitimate web sites with embedded infections, promotes them for a day or two, and then shuts them down, never to be seen again. The rate of appearance of these ‘here today, gone tomorrow sites’ is increasing – in just the past three months, AVG researchers have seen the average number of unique new infective sites that appear growing from 100,000-200,000 a day to 200,000-300,000 a day, a pattern that looks set to continue. Read more

Launch of Online Fragrance Finder

Hearst Magazines Digital Media, a unit of Hearst Magazines, has announced a partnership with Michael Edwards, creator of the annual guidebook Fragrances of the World, and Fragrances of the World.Info as well as a comprehensive online database utilized by perfume industry professionals, journalists and fragrance lovers alike. Using Edwards’ expertise, Hearst will launch an online Fragrance Finder aimed at helping consumers find their ideal scents.

The Fragrance Finder will appear prominently throughout the Hearst’s digital Women’s, Teen and Men’s Networks, including the Web sites for Cosmopolitan, Esquire, Good Housekeeping, Harper’s Bazaar, Marie Claire, Redbook, Seventeen and Town & Country, as well as Cosmogirl.com. Read more

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