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• year of the snake - why 2013 will have some financial bite

  4 Mar 2013 | 0 Comments | reflections , career , family , health , life , money , wellbeing

  February 10, was the beginning of the Chinese Lunar New Year of the Snake. Chinese astrology believes that each year, finances and fortune are heavily influenced by the characteristics of the ruling animal. So what does the Snake bring to our bank accounts and the bigger financial markets in the next twelve months?
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• travel safely on the information super highway

  16 Jul 2012 | 0 Comments | reflections , life , wellbeing

  The crime of identity theft is growing at an alarming rate, with the ‘sharing’ concept of the internet allowing scammers to locate and access their victims with ease.
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• don't wish the winter away

  22 Jun 2012 | 0 Comments | reflections , health , wellbeing

  Many of us like to hibernate during winter. And why not? The short, cold days make it difficult to get motivated. But why waste months every year just waiting for the weather to warm up? Surely there’s something to do during those cold months?
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• appy days - the smartphone revolution

  21 May 2012 | 0 Comments | reflections , community , life , wellbeing

  Smartphones such as the iphone and Blackberry or tablet computers like the iPad are fast becoming popular with the baby boomer market, so much so that older generations have been singled out as the fastest growing group of users. Gone are the days when a mobile phone was exactly that. Smartphones now offer their users the option to choose from hundreds of 'apps' (applications) enabling a whole online world of information.
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• the kids have moved out – what now?

  4 May 2012 | 0 Comments | reflections , family , life , wellbeing

  Some parents breathe a sigh of relief when their last chick leaves the nest – others find it one of the hardest times of their lives. If you're part of the latter group and finding it difficult to cope, you’re not alone. When the children start moving out of home permanently, it can be a very challenging time—so much so that "empty nest syndrome" is becoming recognised as a medical condition.
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