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I am an Australian Marketing Communications professional with a Bachelor of Arts in Psychology and a Masters in Professional Communication. I love to travel and I believe that living in a country is one of the best ways to really experience the culture. I

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Celebrations & Holidays > New Year's Tips for keeping your New Year's resolutions: 1 of 39

You wake up on the first of the year full of resolve. This year you are going to shed 30 pounds, run a marathon, master Spanish, quit smoking, stop eating junk food and cut back on the booze. Two weeks later you discover you've put on five pounds over the holidays and still don't have that new pair of jogging shoes. Spanish ...
Food & Drink > Dining & Restaurants (Other) Should restaurants be required to list calories and fat grams on their menus?: 8 of 50

Standing in line at a Starbucks in New York I had an epiphany. According to the calorie count on the menu board I was about to drink 400 calories worth of mocha almost a quarter of a healthy calorie intake for an entire day! As a nation, America has really let itself go. In 2007 obesity rates were over 25% in 30 American sta...
Business > Nonprofits Tips for successful nonprofit marketing: 1 of 5

The basic principles involved in marketing a non-profit are no different from marketing any other product or business. What does differ significantly is the relationship with your target audience. As a non-profit you rely on your members, or on charitable donations to further your cause whether that's raising money for cance...
Travel > Asia Travel Diaries Cultural experiences in Japan: 8 of 16

The Kanamara Matsuri is not your standard Japanese cultural experience. The Festival of the Iron Phallus is held on the first Sunday in April in Kawasaki, near Tokyo. While many guide books refer to it as a fertility festival its origins can actually be traced back to the Edo period (1603-1867) when local prostitutes would g...
Arts & Humanities > Literature (Other) Magazine reviews: Scientific American: 1 of 2

Scientific American is one of the better reads in the popular science niche. The magazine is marketed to the mainstream reader and covers an incredibly diverse range of topics. The magazine regularly features articles on the basic sciences, math, biology, chemistry and physics, as well as astrophysics, archaeology and palaeo...
Relationships & Family > Family Life The boomerang kids: 35 of 40

Your finances took a nose dive, and suddenly you're considering the unthinkable - moving back in with parents. Maybe you're out of a job or did the math and realized you'll never save enough for a home deposit. You are not alone. We're part of a growing phenomenon of "boomerang kids" who return to the nest over and over agai...
Style & Beauty > Style & Beauty (Other) Faking it: The growth of self-enhancing beauty aids: 7 of 8

To succeed at life, love and work it's important to look as youthful and beautiful as possible. Research shows that beautiful people are more intelligent, and that they earn an average of five percent more than their plainer colleagues. It's no surprise that enhancing our looks has become a serious business driving a multi-b...