The Christmas holidays bring in more than just excitement. With so many festive parties this season, we are all eating more ‘naughty’ foods and drinking more alcohol than we usually do. It’s no wonder that so many people gain extra weight during Christmas. But you can avoid this and start living ... Views: 2331
As an event planner, you know that often the key to a successful conference or corporate event is finding the ideal conference venue for your corporate events.
Firstly, a corporate event can act as a great team building exercise within your company that will help keep employees motivated and ... Views: 566
Crowned as the world’s second best travel destination for 2011 by the world’s biggest travel website TripAdvisor, Sydney offers an overwhelming number of accommodation choices that will wow backpackers and travel enthusiasts.
As a great spot for unforgettable holidays Sydney can also become ... Views: 756
If you're in the business of getting people to stop snoring or if you are one of the 250,000 Australians that have already been diagnosed with OSA, then you'd presumably be pretty familiar with the word ...but do you know how to spell it?
Although there have been many creative, erroneous ... Views: 752
In the study“ Therapeutic Advances in Psycho pharmacology”, conducted by Mark Moss and Lorraine Oliver who work at the Brain, Performance and Nutrition Research Centre at Northumbria University, UK, they described the experiment they designed to investigate the pharmacology of one of rosemary’s ... Views: 4404
As the Year of the Water Dragon enters, companies are hopeful for a robust and fiery boost in their businesses. They wish for the dragon’s breath to fire away the bad luck and enjoy a prosperous 2012. Feng Shui experts share their knowledge of energy and positions to help everyone bring in the ... Views: 1540
The Daily Telegraph reportedchildren starting kindergarten have speech skills of three-year-olds due to too much TV and lack of extended family. A quarter of these kindergarten students have poor language skills whichhamper their ability to learn to read. NSW public school teacher and author ... Views: 1235
Do you have a bucket list? Even if you don’t, you’ve probably given some thought to a couple of the things you’d like to do before you die, and it’s just normal. Life is short, and there are so many wonderful sights to see and things to do on this earth that would be impossible to accomplish. ... Views: 1137
Change is a constant factor that affects all businesses, and where there is change, there will always be a need to manage those changes. In recent years, Business Process Management has proven to be one of the most effective approaches businesses have adopted in order to adapt to constant ... Views: 1012
Spice Girl's Posh, Victoria Beckham, stood beside a posh SUV as Range Rover Evoque Special Edition made a global debut in Beijing, China. Made with the finest quality materials and craftsmanship, this limited edition, with only 200 vehicles to be released worldwide, is a collaboration of ... Views: 1336
Whether you’re planning a small meeting or a residential conference, it is never an easy feat. What adds to the stress is the very important step of finding the perfect venue to hold it as this process builds the foundations to help make your event a success. As the hassle of finding the right ... Views: 616
According to Product Safety Australia of the Australian Competition & Consumer Commission, there are around 3850 children under 15 years old who are treated every year for bunk bed related injuries by hospital emergency departments or general practitioners.A bunk bed is unsafe for children, ... Views: 1370
What do Hollywood celebrities Reese Witherspoon, Sienna Miller, Tori Spelling, Jessica Simpson, and Kourtney Kardashian have in common besides glamour and beauty? They are all celebrating their pregnancy with fashion and flair. Their growing bellies haven’t stopped them from being the women of ... Views: 1395
That perfect, radiant Hollywood smile can also be yours, thanks to modern cosmetic dentistry. It's available to everyone who covets that glistening white teeth and beautiful smile. It's even better today, because with conservative dentistry and modern technology, you can achieve this with ... Views: 1245
In a recent Gallup report, the findings show that disengaged employees cost the United States economy $300 billion in lost productivity; estimates indicate that Australia suffers a massive $32billion annual productivity loss.The Gallup Global Survey 2011 results show that only 18% of Australians ... Views: 1093
Featured in The Australian’s Arts, Life & Style was the launching of the fifth annual National Play Festival in Melbourne and its organiser, artistic director of Playwriting Australia, Chris Mead, who is keen to create more opportunities to export Australian talent. Very timely, the festival’s ... Views: 1426
As we go about our day-to-day activities of doing chores and running errands, going up and down buildings and walking around workplaces, we often forget how dangerous our surroundings can be. One false step on a dilapidated staircase, one tiny leak in your building’s gas line or one speck of ... Views: 1437
The Gallup Global Survey 2011 results show that only 18% of Australians say that they love their work. This is a dismal scenario for companies because happy employees bring better investment returns, sales and numbers. And even until today, the big bosses say that it's "lonely on top".
So if ... Views: 1321
With the Australian dollar falling and the economy slowing in recent weeks, the importance of frugality has become more apparent for many Australians. Deals and discounts on many everyday products and items are becoming more in demand, and this includes deals on appliances. An emerging trend in ... Views: 2840
Summer is well underway and you can enjoy this season’s fashion colours and trends. Before you tear another month off your calendar, and begin a new year, how about checking your wardrobe to see if you have the right colours and ensemble for 2012.
The fashion colour palettes change through ... Views: 1577
All over Sydney people are moving about- moving in and moving out of houses, apartments, offices and other buildings. This has caused many furniture removals companies to flourish in Sydney, so residents have no trouble at all when it comes to finding a suitable removalist. But with so many, how ... Views: 1774
The Age reported that the Victorian Building Commission hired corporate boxes at nine AFL games last year and bought 18 Australian Open tennis tickets for entertainment of their invited guests – some construction industry executives and representatives of major building firms.
Just like the ... Views: 1159
If you’ve been planning to lose weight since forever, well it’s time to finally get started. And though it may seem counterproductive, one of the best places to start your weight loss plan is in the grocery store. But how can this be? Grocery stores are filled with fatty, sugary and processed ... Views: 1231
After Easter and through to the end of April, the wine industry in Australia celebrates with a grand calendar of events that encourages everyone to support our wine producers and discover more about the regions where our grapes come from. More than 100 events are set from April 12 to April 29 ... Views: 1202
The San Francisco Chronicle recently featured "5 Estate Planning Tips" in their Business News section, which was excerpted from Investopedia US. It reported that a properly and carefully prepared estate plan, regardless of the size of the estate, will ensure that the right parties will inherit ... Views: 965
According to a survey conducted by the University of Pittsburgh’s KatzBusiness School, good communication skills, including written and oral presentations, and an ability to work with others, are the main factors contributing to job success.Elaine Stolick, director of the Competency-Based ... Views: 1631
The Country Fire Authority (CFA)announced the Fire Danger Season for 2011-2012. It starts on December 1stand continues until April 30th.Aside from bushfire safety and survival, they also advise everyone to be careful during the holidays. The festive season should enjoyed safely by preventing ... Views: 1041
Queensland’s government is caught again in an ICT policy scandal that caused millions of dollars in taxpayer’s money. “Among a series of IT disasters that have rocked the State Government, the most public has been the Queensland Health payroll debacle that had thousands of public sector health ... Views: 1719
According to the Australian Housing Industry Association (HIA) monthly report, sales of new Australian homes rose 6.8% in November after the Reserve Bank of Australia (RBA) cut the rate by 25 basis points. However, there’s a long way before the sales volumes are restored to acceptable levels. ... Views: 558
Businesses are always looking for ways to engage with their customers and to raise awareness of their brands. One way they do this is by running competitions, offering the public the chance to win prizes in exchange for some basic contact details they can use to send you promotional material. ... Views: 592
Every company needs a chief executive officer and other executives to manage every aspect of running their business. Selecting the right candidate is a crucial business decision because the executives are the face of the company. The job interview should make sure that the prospective candidate ... Views: 1186
Andrea Kay's article in USAToday.com, "Speak well, write well, inspire others in 2012", highlights Ben and Kelly Decker's "Decker Communications The Top Ten Best (and Worst) Communicators of 2011". Hollywood actor Charlie Sheenis ranked 3rd in the 10 Worst category because of his erratic ... Views: 1819
According to the latest Sensis e-Business Report, 95% of Australian small and medium businesses (SMBs) are Internet-connected and 34% do online procurement. Other research shows that they allow their employees to work from home and are highly mobile, with 34% of the staff spending more time ... Views: 899
When it’s nice and sunny out, it’s hard to stay indoors. How can you, when the sun is shining, the poolside is beckoning and the Barbie is just waiting to get fired up? Everything about spending a sunny day outdoors would be perfect, except for one tiny thing that could ruin the whole thing: ... Views: 2503
Being the only mandatory subject in the HSC, it’s unquestionable why English has the most number of HSC enrolees. Although Mathematics has become the most popular HSC elective subject, it is noticeable that the number of students who have chosen to study Science courses has been growing over ... Views: 1244
More than 72, 000 NSW students are counting down for the big day when the Board of Studies will release the 2011 Higher School Certificate results. December 14 marks an important moment in these young lives because the HSC results will help determine their future tertiary education. Whether ... Views: 1531
Through their years of service, McCrindle Research has stood strong and remained firm in keeping their high standards. Being committed to the world’s best practices in market research, they stand by their research methods and findings and maintain the gold standard in social and ... Views: 1076
Australian cuisine has evolved through centuries of influence from within and outside of Australia. It was much affected by the demand and supply of food ingredients – and the people who lived in the area.
Historical Background of Australian Food Preference
The Aboriginal people survived ... Views: 1123
The Washington Post’s Lifestyle by Associated Press features what the Milan designers are sewing up for their Fall-Winter 2012-2013 collection.They get serious with the gentlemen as they come up with double-breasted suits and flat leather bags.They suit up men in stylish, professional looks with ... Views: 3038
At the annual Hawaii Dermatology Seminar sponsored by the Skin Disease Education Foundation (SDEF), the director of dermatologic and skin cancer surgery at Scott and White Medical Center, Temple, Texas, Dr. Howard K. Steinman, highlighted in his speech how mineral makeup has been changing ... Views: 1279
Sydney Airport is bound to be busier this year with more airlines and additional flights coming in. This surge of new inbound flights to Sydney will boost the city’s tourism. An expected increase in domestic and international tourist volume means a rise in demand for hostels in Sydney as well. ... Views: 959
Businesses across the world find ways to increase their competitive advantage and be more cost-efficient and productive. Oftentimes, this means moving to a new office or a strategic site. Businesses relocate because of one or a combination of the reasons. Here are some of the major reasons ... Views: 1068
With the U.S. tax season on, the Internal Revenue Service has partnered with some tax preparation and filing software providers to help citizens with the filing of federal tax returns. Fox Business reported, “All these services provide free Web-based solutions with basic features like ... Views: 960
For the working man of today, every day is a busy day. There are problems to solve, projects to manage, families to take care of, things to fix and so much work to be done. In all this, there’s simply no practical time to go out and purchase a good pair of jeans or workwear. And even when you do ... Views: 1334
In its December 2011 State of the Nation report, Roy Morgan Research reveals that the most popular international cuisines in Australia are Chinese (73%), Italian (60%), Thai (52%), Indian (45%) and Mexican (38%) taking the Top 5 spots, which are followed by Japanese (32%), Greek (31%), French ... Views: 740
In and around almost every kind of structure nowadays – houses, skyscrapers, apartments, monuments and warehouses –is always something valuable, be it in the form of money, goods, belongings, artefacts or information. And where there are valuables, there are bound to be thieves looking to claim ... Views: 1543
Every business that's bent on success needs to have a streamlined process of going about day to day transactions and storing information, otherwise it may get left behind or become haplessly disorganised in the long run. But many businesses today particularly in the insurance, banking, education ... Views: 1167
Helicopters have long been used in a variety of ways, from the transport of military troops to the provision of scenic and private helicopter tours, all of which have steered clear of debate, save for one. Since helicopters were used in the transport of trauma victims to the nearest trauma ... Views: 1078
Superannuation services are headlines in business news lately because of the emergence of anomalies and the implementation of new rules for the super industry. The introduction of reforms and the proposals on transparent operations of superannuation funds are underway. Financial Services ... Views: 872
Just a week after Russell Brand filed for divorce, moving vans arrived at Katy Perry and Russell Brand’s $6.5 million Hollywood home; although it’s unclear whose belongings were being taken out of the property. Whether it was Katy or Russell, this moving out is another stress on top of their ... Views: 1063