Category: Lifestyle
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Cheating can help a marriage – experts
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Having an affair can help a marriage – that’s a view echoed in media every time a celebrity’s affair is exposed either by the mistress or media. The latest turmoil is being faced by Auckland mayor, Len Brown, whose mistress exposed their two-year affair within a week after he won…
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Cheapest Ways To Heat Your Water
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What is the cheapest way to heat water – gas or electricity? That’s the question commonly asked with increasing electricity prices. As of April 2013, water bills in the UK increased by as much as 5.5 per cent (3.5 per cent on average). Not only that, we have to pay…
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Never leave kids alone in car – Plunket
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A New Zealand-based parenting NGO is reminding parents not to leave children alone in cars after the latest incident in Porirua. Passers-by spotted a 17-month old child left alone in a car at a Porirua supermarket earlier this week. When rescued by police, the toddler was crying and covered in…
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Indian-origin scientist gets US funding for cancer research
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An Indian-origin scientist researching in the field of cancer will be receiving a $17 million fund from the US medical science funding body, said an official statement Tuesday.
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Five attractions in Liverpool
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Liverpool is probably most famous for the English premier team and the city from where the Beatles hail. Liverpool has a lot more to offer than most people realise, with its rich maritime history, imposing architecture and cathedrals it is a city definitely full of old world allure. Today Liverpool…
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Book now for cheap Thanksgiving fares – Travelocity
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The best time to buy cheapest air tickets for Thanksgiving is between 8 October and 9 November, says a travel website. According to Travelocity’s Booking Barometer, prices for Thanksgiving begin to drop during this time, and will pick back up at a steep increase beginning the week of November 10.…
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Learning a foreign language just a book away
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An Australian language teacher believes that anyone can learn another language. Andrew Weiler, a teacher of English as Second Language (ESL), Indonesian and Hungarian, is so confident that he has written a book – Language Learning Unlocked, to help people learn a foreign language. “I have been intrigued over the…
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Australia celebrates 65 years of citizenship
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Australia’s Channel 10 personality and Spanish celebrity chef Miguel Maestre is among the new Australians who received Australian citizenship today. Miguel says he is becoming an Aussie because of his Australian-born two-year-old daughter. Also receiving citizenship were Egyptian-born pharmacists, Bahar Derias and Ereny Ghabrial and their 11-year-old triplets, Andrew, Marian…
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Five Tips for Traveling with Kids
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Traveling with kids can be an exciting adventure. Taking children along with you can make you learn a lot of things, since children view things in a different manner and can ask you questions that you might have never thought of. They can even suggest some places of sight-seeing which…
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4 mistakes of a business traveller
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Travelling with a work colleague? Lisa Holland warns of these common mistakes to avoid. Business trips excite almost every young professional who has just started the job and is profoundly dedicated in making a successful career out of it. Official tours may be for trainings or meetings, may it be…
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NZ to celebrate Diwali with Yoga
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While Diwali usually provides an excuse to eat sugary sweets and fattening dishes, a community group in New Zealand is hopeful of using Diwali to get people more active. An yoga competition will try to improve health at Dipawali celebrations in Rotorua. On Saturday, 12 October, the Rotorua Convention Centre…
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7 Clever Tricks To Thicken Your Hair
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Think women are the only ones with a few beauty tricks up their sleeve? Guess again! If you’re searching for ways to make your thinning hair appear thicker, these clever tricks will help you achieve a full, lush look. 1. Wash that hair! One glance at the hair-clogged drain following…
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How Age Affects The Safety Of Having Children
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If you’re thinking of having your first child later in life, you’re not alone. Over 20 percent of women in the United States are waiting till their mid 30’s to have their first child. This is an exciting decision and most women don’t consider aspects regarding fertility. Unfortunately though, deciding…
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Causes and cure of menstrual irregularity
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Women can experience irregularities in menstrual cycle if they are suffering from Poly Cystic Ovary Syndrome, the most common women’s hormonal disorder. Here I will discuss ayurvedic treatment for PCOS – a disorder involving Tridoshas, fat metabolism and water retention. Treatment involves -detox or Panchakarma. Most important factor to remember…
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Kiwi developer releases ‘Get Home Safe’ App
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With violence against women getting more gruesome and frequent in India, a new mobile application by a New Zealand developer could offer some safety help. The free app privately monitors users’ location during an activity or task and raises a pre-set alarm if they don’t ‘’Get Home Safe’. The app…
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NZ drivers exposed to high pollution – study
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New Zealand’s clean-green image may be mis-leading motorists, as a new study has found that, despite New Zealand’s major cities having less congestion and lower traffic than other big cities in the world, they still produce high commuter exposure to finer pollution particles. New Zealand’s University of Canterbury (UC) transport…
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Micronutrients to help quit smoking – study
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Taking micronutrients could stop relapses for people trying to quit smoking, says a New Zealand researcher. The University of Canterbury masters student is hoping to demonstrate that micronutrients help with withdrawal symptoms. One in five adults currently smoke in New Zealand. Researcher Phillipa Newton says there is a history of…
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Live-work apartments launched in Sydney
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Six affordable live-work apartments are on offer for artists and other creative Sydneysiders as part of the City’s support for the creative community. The apartments, which feature space to live and work, will be part of the city’s new creative hub on William Street in Darlinghurst. Sydney Lord Mayor Clover…
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Air India launches direct flights from Australia
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Air India has become the first airline to fly the new Boeing-787 Dreamliner to Australia – with 256 seats. The flagship carrier will run direct daily flights between India and Australia from 29 August. India’s national carrier, which is currently making losses in the highly competitive domestic sector, hopes to…
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Sunju Min: need dramatic changes for women protection
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As I like to travel to foreign countries, it was one of my dreams to go to India because I heard it is a really beautiful country. But I think it will just remain as a mere dream. Why? There is so much sexual violence in India. It was not…