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[30 Oct 2011 | No Comment | ]
The Miracle of Honey

 By: Kym Jennings  
Posture Dynamics
MASTER PERSONAL TRAINER
 
Honey is one of the oldest sweeteners known to mankind.

In ancient times it was considered valuable and was used in place of gold to pay taxes.
Greek athletes ate honey before entering the arena.
Eros, the Greek god of love dipped  is arrows in honey.
Honey keeps almost indefinitely; (if not tampered with or modified) a jar of honey was found in an Egyptian tom and estimated to be 3300 years old.
Honey is one of nature’s most powerful germ killers.  Germs cannot survive in honey.
Centuries ago honey …

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[31 May 2011 | No Comment | ]
Delete Internet Browsing Cache and History

If you are needing to clear Internet browser cache you must be experiencing some of the annoying problems that it can cause. Browser cache can make you think you are in a time warp or maybe even going crazy. You might experience a sense of deja vu when browsing the internet as you might be shown cached pages that can serve you yesterdays news. This means that if a website is updated you seriously could be viewing an old version.
I often have to clear internet browser cache as I work …

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[15 May 2011 | No Comment | ]
B-L-A-M-E

When we look at the word “BLAME” what do we see? Well if were in apathy or grief, we may see our disapproving of someone or something. Or maybe we see our wanting control or that we see that we want to be safe. We definitely see our self wanting to be separate. If we are in fear, we are blaming another for how they made us feel. Here we are seeing through filters, otherwise known as victim’s programs. So blaming is showing us …

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[11 May 2011 | No Comment | ]
Believe it or not… Judgments Create Stress

By definition the word judgment suggests: an act or instance of judging. It also states – forming an opinion, estimate, notion, or conclusion. Opinions are listed as: a personal view, attitude, or appraisal with a belief that rests on grounds insufficient to produce complete certainty. No one ever says things like, “Oh being judged feels good!” So if judging causes us and/or others to feel bad, we are creating stress for ourselves. Our judgment(s) of another is actually …

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[31 Oct 2010 | No Comment | ]
The people you are friends with on Facebook, are they real people?

Do you really know who your friends are on Facebook? Who are they and do these friends actually even exist?  Have you personally met them all face to face? I’d say no, especially if you have more than a few hundred. In fact why don’t you invite them all to a BBQ at your house and see who turns up.
Sorry to interrogate you like this but it worries me, this Facebook friend thing.Look at the screen shot below. There are three different people with different names and pictures. Well that …

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[29 Oct 2010 | No Comment | ]
Woodford Scouts and Woolworths Show How To Cut Pumpkins For Halloween

I know we are in Australia and the majority of us do not participate in the Halloween holiday, however pumpkin cutting is a lot of fun, especially for the kids. On Thursday afternoon, inside the Woolworths store, the Woodford Scouts and Woolworths staff performed a live pumpkin cutting display. Children who had come shopping with their parents begged to stop and see these simple looking pumpkins transformed into living faces. It was very entertaining and the onlooking children got to draw faces on the pumpkins and watch as the pros …

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[26 Oct 2010 | One Comment | ]
Deb’s tips on taking photos of children

Children don’t often like sitting still and smiling for the camera, especially the under 5’s. If you’re planning shots of your own clan, then heaven help you, it will be a nightmare!!  My children’s response is usually a false smile the minute I lift the camera.  In these situations I’ll tell them a joke or say how ridiculous they look. This is the time you need to be alert for their response, taking a multitude of shots to find the perfect one you’re after.  A sequence of these spontaneous photos, …