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Gail Kavanagh is a freelance writer living in Queensland, Australia, and she loves telling people what to do. Her books and articles can show you how to make a model gypsy caravan, how to make money writing on the 'net, and how to turn your kitchen into an

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Arts & Humanities > Writing (Other) How to engage time-crunched readers: 1 of 10
The journalist's secret weapon in getting a story to readers who don't have the time - or the patience - to read a whole news item, is to invert the pyramid. A wise editor once said that few readers go past the first few paragraphs anyway, so this is where you have the engage them. In simple terms, this means to put the most... More..
Style & Beauty > Body Image Self acceptance: The beauty in 'ugliness': 1 of 10
If you accept the notion that physical beauty is only skin deep, and true beauty comes from our intentions and actions rather than any physical attributes, then Mother Teresa was one of the most beautiful woman who ever lived. A poor nun of the order of the Sisters of Loreto, she spent most of her adult life working among th... More..
Personal Finance > Budgets & Saving How are people in your part of the world coping with the rising food prices?: 3 of 29
Australia 2009 is, for growing numbers of people, no longer the Lucky Country. While a change of government has brought a surge of hope, there are other factors which seem impossible to overcome. The recent bush fires in Victoria remind us that we live at the mercy of nature here, and that has not only affected the safety of... More..
Religion & Spirituality > Astrology & Prophecy Are Leos faithful sexual partners?: 2 of 19
If you are serious about finding love, look for a Leo. This sign is known to be a passionate and faithful sexual partner. The sign of Leo is of the element of fire, signifying passion, but it also a fixed sign, signifying that it will not sway easily from a chosen path. Once Leo gives his or her heart, he or she expects that... More..
Style & Beauty > Body Image The futile battle against imperfections: 2 of 19
in the 16th Century, Francis Bacon wrote: "There is no excellent beauty that hath not some strangeness in the proportion." He meant that beauty cannot be judged by a rule of perfection - in everything of true beauty, there is some imperfection which makes it truly excellent. Women traditionally focus on those imperfections, ... More..
Arts & Humanities > Arts & Humanities (Other) What is art and what does it encompass: 4 of 36
Art began with the dawning of humanity. Survival and reproduction are the basic animal drives, but in humans, creativity makes a divine tryptich. Cave paintings were the earliest human response to the world itself, an innate human desire to understand and capture moments in time. They may have had many other reasons too, suc... More..
Food & Drink > Baking Why make homemade bread?: 2 of 18
if you live next door to the world's best bakery, you may have no compelling reason to make your own homemade bread. But if your only source of the daily loaf is the pap that fills the shelves at your local supermarket, how about taste, quality and eating bliss? Are they good reasons enough? Baking your own bread is incredib... More..
Food & Drink > Cooking with Spices & Herbs Common spice mixes and when to use them: 1 of 9
Spices were once the preserve of the very rich. Imported from the east, with long and difficult journeys by sea, spices like ginger, cardamom, cinnamon and nutmeg were highly prized and considered very exotic, not like the common European herbs grown in most gardens. Today, spices are as common as herbs and can be bought fro... More..
Celebrations & Holidays > Easter Easter egg hunt twists: 1 of 9
Easter egg hunts are a great part of the Easter celebrations, but you might think you can't hold a great hunt without a big backyard. Not so - with a little planning you can have th best hunt of all whether you live in the suburbs or a condo. Clues are usually a big part of the Easter hunt, but you don't need them. You can s... More..
Arts & Humanities > Writing for Success The writer's office: What you really need: 4 of 34
Once upon a time, setting up a writer's office would have involved shopping for a typewriter, and lots of stationery, like envelopes and stamps. These days a professional writer will do a lot of work on the computer and the Internet, and so your first considerations will be a computer, good writer's software and a reliable I... More..