I'm writing this on a laptop that has had the battery removed because it had become so useless that it barely lasted 10 minutes. It has struck me that there is an analogy between human life and appliances that use batteries.
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I left home an Ekka Virgin, but by noon I felt as if I'd been around the block quite a few times! After nearly three years living in Brisbane, I decided that this was the year to take on the Ekka, Queensland's premier agricultural show. In our first year, conversion from Rands to Aussie dollars was still too fresh in the memory banks, as we'd only been earning dollars for a short while, and the costs after conversion just seemed exorbitant. Last year's swine flu scare kept me as far away as possible, but this year I relented and took my 12 year old along.
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Zimbabwean Belinda Tilley misses the memories of life on a misunderstood continent, according to an article by Anelia Blackie published in Mount Gambier's The Border Watch newspaper.
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New research has found that while Australians understand the health benefits of omega-3 fatty acids, they aren't taking the correct dosage. Consumers recognise that omega-3s are the key active ingredients in fish oil, but may not be aware that 1000mg of fish oil does not contain 1000mg of omega-3s.
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“It's over, the mine's closing – we're out of here!” I experienced a heart-stopping moment as I heard my husband on the phone. Three months later, over 1,000 staff at the Ravensthorpe Nickel Operation were out of a job, including my husband.
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Must do, must see, must taste… While in the Helderberg
Early travellers to the Helderberg were glad of the landmark – a stone peak rising above the low cloud and valley mist. They called the place ‘clear mountain' or Helderberg. Today the Helderberg is both a destination and a starting point.
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What does it mean to you to be an expat? Discussing this question with a group of South Africans I was given a variety of responses, as well as some words of advice for others either recently arrived in Australia or those planning to make the jump soon.
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All about fevers, improve happiness and Autism
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There's something about this time of the year that has me thinking about new life.
Could it be the Easter eggs? Could it be that we select a day to celebrate our mothers, and their gift of life to us? And is that important, or just another commercial opportunity?
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What's all the fuss about caffeine?
One minute coffee is good for you and the next it's not good for you. One thing we do know about caffeine is that heavy consumption of this chemical doubles your need for calcium because, as the body strains to eliminate what it perceives as poison, it flushes calcium from your body, via the kidneys.
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