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October 15, 2026Events

Keeping Food Safe at Picnics and Outdoor Events

Picnic outdoors

Spring and summer bring a full calendar of picnics, park gatherings and outdoor events. Food is often at the centre of these days. It also spends hours away from the fridge, sitting in the sun. That is when food poisoning bacteria get their chance.

A little planning keeps the day relaxed and the food safe to eat. Most of it comes down to keeping cold food cold, hot food hot and raw food apart. Clean hands and sensible choices about what to pack do the rest. Here is what Australian health authorities recommend.

September 27, 2026Health

Choosing Sunglasses That Protect Your Eyes

Pair of sunglasses

Most of us reach for sunscreen and a hat without thinking twice. Sunglasses often get less care. Many people pick a pair for the look and never check the label. Yet your eyes take in sunlight every time you step outside.

The good news is that choosing protective sunglasses is simple once you know what to look for. Australia has a mandatory standard for sunglasses and a clear labelling system. A few minutes reading the swing tag can tell you most of what you need. Here is how to read it and what else to think about.

October 11, 2025November 28, 2025General

Top Ten Worst Things You Could Ever Spill On Your Carpets

You will often hear people talk about the carpet cleaning nightmare they had when a certain substance spilled onto their carpet and stained it, and actually hear them debate with others over which stain is the most difficult to clean.

How bad any stain is will not just depend on what was spilled on it but on other factors as well.

August 2, 2025December 2, 2025Travel

Tips for Transporting Your Vehicle

There are many reasons to take your car with you when you move, so if you can’t – or don’t want to – drive it all the way to your new destination you’ll need to find a transport company that will take it for you.

Not all such companies will take a car as freight, so it’s important to find one that offers such a service specifically so you know your car will be taken care of properly.

February 10, 2025March 27, 2025Wine

What Wine Glasses Should You Buy?

Wine Glasses

When you go out for dinner at your local restaurant, or even when you’re on an online wine website shopping around, you’re bound to see more than one style of wine glass. At first glance, it’s easy to assume that different wine glass shapes and sizes are merely a distinction across brands. However, size matters. As does the style.

Why Do Size and Shape Matter?

If you’re wondering why your friend who purchased red wine has a different shaped glass to yours filled with white wine, it’s not just what the bartender grabbed first. Believe it or not, the size and shape of the wine glass helps to accentuate the flavours of various wines. What’s more, there’s a complex science which determines the exact amount of aroma permeating from the glass, as well as how much air to which the wine is exposed.

What Wine Glass Do I Need for White Wine?

Most white wines require chilling – either in a fridge or a wine cooler while it’s sitting at your table at a restaurant. Once it’s in a glass, however, the chilling effect starts to wear off, and the flavour and aromatics can begin to change. To avoid this, white wine glasses are created in such a way as to keep the wine cooler for longer. They tend to be slimmer and smaller, while also shaped to allow the aroma to hit your nose with each sip.

What Wine Glass Do I Need for Red Wine?

If you’re shopping on an online wine website for red wine, you may as well add wine glasses to your shopping list. However, make sure they are suitable for red wine. The perfect wine glass for red wine tends to have a shorter, wider bowl. The reason for this is that it enables you to get the full sensory experience. You can breathe in its rich aroma as you drink it. What’s more, the wide bowl shape also helps to aerate the wine as there is more room for you to swirl it around in the glass.

January 8, 2025April 28, 2026Property

How To Remove Makeup Stains From Your Carpets

How To Remove Makeup Stains From Your Carpets

In most households there will be people hurrying to get ready for to work or to meet friends for a night out, and makeup is being applied, but due to frantic efforts to get ready in time, it accidentally ends up on the carpet.

At that point carpet cleaning is likely to be the last thing on that person’s mind, and rather than dealing with it then, they leave it, with the intention of cleaning it up later.

July 5, 2023July 2, 2026Garden

5 Ways Professional Landscapers Maximise Space In Residential Landscape Designs

One of the critical skills that Principal Landscapes have when creating a landscape design is that they can do so regardless of the amount of space available in the garden they are working on.

Whilst extensive gardens have their challenges, it is when they have to create a landscape design within a garden with limited space that landscape designers genuinely earn their money.

April 26, 2023April 28, 2023Health, Parenting

How A Child’s Literacy Development Can Be Impacted By Speech Development Difficulties

How A Child's Literacy Development Can Be Impacted By Speech Development Difficulties

Whenever speech pathology is considered by those whose knowledge of the subject is somewhat lacking, the assumption is made that it applies purely to developing a child’s speech. Whilst that certainly forms a large part of what happens in speech pathology, some are surprised to learn that speech pathologists such as communikidsspeech.com.au also work to support a child’s literacy skills too.

Bear in mind that, under the umbrella of “language”, it is not just a child’s speaking skills that need to develop, but their writing and reading skills too. Further, in many cases, there is a direct link between a child’s language skills as they apply to their speech and their ability to read and write.

Many children develop as expected, and the need for a speech pathologist to intervene is zero. However, some children develop speech problems that impact their literacy development. One such example is “Speech Sound Disorders” (SSD), which can cause problems for a child when they are learning to read and write.

April 4, 2023April 9, 2023Health

10 Tips For Successful Lasik Eye Surgery Recovery

10 Tips For Successful Lasik Eye Surgery Recovery

Anyone who goes through Lasik eye surgery will no doubt be as keen as anything to go out into the world and see clearly without the need for glasses and contact lenses. That they will certainly be able to do, and soon, given that the recovery time from LASIK surgery can be as little as 24 hours.

However, as with any kind of surgical procedure, even one as quick and simple as Lasik eye surgery, there is still a recovery process. The more you stick to that process, and more importantly, to the guidelines given to you by your surgeon, the quicker any discomfort will pass, and the quicker you will be able to go back to your usual routine.

Here are is some advice and guidance relating to Lasik eye recovery to help make your recovery process as easy as possible.

Discomfort: You are likely to feel some discomfort after surgery, but it should be mild. This should be at worst for the first four hours or so, but after four hours it should start to diminish to the point that within 24 hours the discomfort should have completely dissipated.

Redness: Not everyone will experience redness in their eyes, but if it occurs it is nothing to be alarmed about. Normally the redness will be in the form of dark red spots in the whites of the eye, and they can last for several days.

January 22, 2023March 27, 2025General, Parenting

Simple Steps To Prevent Matting In Your Dog’s Coat

One of the most common issues that dog grooming is required for is matting in a dog’s coat. Matting is where the strands in a dog’s coat tangle together to form clumps of fur.

The reason this occurs is that each strand of a dog’s fur has tiny barbs which get caught on other strands.

January 21, 2023December 18, 2025General

5 Awesome And Fun Team Building Games

5 Awesome And Fun Team Building Games

If there is one way to ensure that any team building exercise you facilitate is going to be successful then it is to ensure that is fun for those taking part.

This can be achieved by using team building games from rather than other activities as they not only can be fun, but they also help team members to bond and form a closer relationship.

January 12, 2023December 4, 2025DIY, Health

How Air Conditioning Enhances Your Lifestyle

Air-Conditioning

How do you cope with extreme cold or heat? Somehow, it seems easier to get warm in the winter than it does to get cool when the weather is extremely hot.

In winter you can rug up in multiple warm layers, exercise to get warm or switch on the heater – or all three.

But when the temperature is soaring and you wear minimal clothing you can still feel uncomfortably hot and sweaty unless you are lucky enough to have efficient air conditioning.

May 18, 2021April 9, 2023Health, Property

A Simple Guide To Fire Extinguishers

A Simple Guide To Fire Extinguishers

Can you think of one piece of fire safety equipment which fire protection services companies get asked for more often than any other? Most of you who tried to answer would likely have said a fire extinguisher, and you would be correct. From the smallest one-roomed office to the largest manufacturing plant you can imagine, one or more fire extinguishers will be there.

The reasons for this are many, including the fact that fire extinguishers are convenient, they do not take up much space, they are relatively easy to operate, and in terms of their cost, they are affordable, compared to many of the more comprehensive fire protection options. As such, unless fire regulations state otherwise, and your building requires fire sprinklers for example, a fire extinguisher is going to be the first available option when it comes to putting out a fire.

We mentioned that fire extinguishers are easy to operate and that is true. In most cases, it is a case of removing a pin, pointing the hose or outlet at the appropriate part of the fire, and then pressing the lever. Despite this simplicity of use, it is advisable that all staff are given brief instructions fire extinguisher use as part of their induction or initial training.

Part of that training also should include details about the different types of fire extinguisher that are on your premises. We say this because in Australia, and indeed most parts of the world, there are different classifications of fire extinguisher. In Australia, the number of classifications is 5, and the larger and more complex the premises you have, the more likely it is that you have two or more of these.

April 6, 2021April 9, 2023Legal Advice

Should I Resign If I’m Suffering from Workplace Bullying?

Should I Resign If I’m Suffering from Workplace Bullying

In short, no, you should never be forced to resign because of workplace bullying, discrimination or any other form of harassment. However, every situation is different, and you should always do what’s best for your physical and emotional health and wellbeing.

In order to help you make the correct decision, we’ve worked through some of the complexities of workplace bullying in the following article. Note, however, that this is a very complex subject, which means that we certainly haven’t covered everything in detail.

Similarly, remember to seek professional help if you’re suffering from poor mental or physical health as a result of bullying.

What Is Workplace Bullying?

In general, there’s actually no clear definition of what constitutes workplace bullying. However, it’s very easy to develop a logical definition. Bullying can be thought of as:

“Any actions or behaviour, intentional or not, that is offensive, malicious, insulting or intimidating, along with abuses of power designed to humiliate, injure or undermine the victim”.

February 23, 2021June 4, 2026Property

Dispelling The Myths That Bleach Can Be Used On Carpets

Dispelling The Myths That Bleach Can Be Used On Carpets

You hear of people doing many things, and to some, it will seem normal, and to others, it will simply beggar belief. This applies to millions of activities, and the one which we are going to examine now is carpet cleaning, specifically, the use of bleach to try and clean carpets or remove stains from them.

February 16, 2021April 9, 2023Legal Advice

How To Prepare For Your First Meeting With Your Divorce Lawyer

How To Prepare For Your First Meeting With Your Divorce Lawyer

Going through a divorce can be a highly emotional and stressful experience; however, you can reduce the angst in several ways. One of those is hiring an experienced and accomplished family lawyer, more specifically a divorce lawyer and helping them as much as you can to make the best possible case they can for you throughout the negotiations and at court if the need arises.

Now, it is unlikely that you will have kept a divorce lawyer ‘on hold’ as it were and paid them a retainer just in case your marriage ever went awry…at least we hope you didn’t. It can seem like a cynical world sometimes, so we assume you wanted your marriage to work by having a divorce lawyer on standby rather than expecting it would not.

Once you hire a divorce lawyer, one of the most important meetings you will have with them is the first one. This is important for several reasons, but one that is key is that it will confirm, or not, that you are comfortable discussing your marriage and other aspects of your personal life with this particular divorce lawyer.

Depending on how amicable or not the split is, or how likely or not a negotiated settlement might be, there is always the possibility that the divorce will end up in court. If it does, your ex-partner’s lawyer will quite rightly do all they can to make their case, and that could involve bringing up elements of your personal life that you might find uncomfortable.

For this reason, your lawyer needs to know as much about you, your ex-partner, and your marriage as possible so that they counter anything your ex’s lawyer tries to use against you. That is why you have to be completely open and trusting of your lawyer, and so the first meeting is hopefully where that trust begins.

January 28, 2021September 7, 2021Legal Advice

Crime of Burglary and The Penalties For Committing It

Crime of Burglary and The Penalties For Committing It

Many people are under the belief that burglary is a relatively simple crime to define and thereafter assume that all convicted burglars go to prison, but as any criminal lawyer will confirm, that is simply not how the law relating to burglary operates.

For a start, the definition of burglary is likely to come as a surprise to most people who have the misconception that burglary is simply someone breaking into a house and stealing something from it. That is far too simplistic a definition, and in reality, someone can be convicted of burglary, even if no items have been removed from the property.

If we focus on the definition as written in the law, the offence of burglary occurs when someone enters another person’s property, without their permission, and either commits a crime or is there with the intention to commit a crime.

This covers the act of entering with the intention of stealing property, but not actually doing so, with the obvious example being that they are discovered or caught before they had the chance to actually steal anything.

In order for someone to be convicted of burglary, the police must prove that they did so, and there are specifics which the law says must be proven. The most obvious one is that the accused had entered a property that belonged to someone else. The police must also show at the trial that the accused had no permission to be there, and in return your trial lawyers will defend you.

Depending on whether or not an offence took place, or the intention was there, the police must prove whichever was the case. So, they need evidence of the crime or they need to show that by their actions, or from other evidence such as tools or equipment, that the accused had an intention to commit a crime.

November 13, 2020June 4, 2026DIY

All About that House Move

House Move

Packing your Possessions

If you have no time to pack, that’s not a problem. Reputable furniture removalists can be hired to do that. Will they take as much care as you? It depends on how explicit their instructions are. Will it cost more? Yes, of course. You pay for their time and the packing materials they will use.

September 17, 2020August 30, 2023Legal Advice

Family Reports – What They Are And How They Are Produced

Family Reports

In any divorce where the couple has children, there will a number of procedures and processes which require advice from their respective family lawyers. Thankfully, in many cases, with the help of their lawyers, couples are able to agree on all the aspects relating to their children after the divorce, including visitation and support.

Unfortunately, not every divorce ends amicably, and where there is disagreement with regards to the children, a family report is likely to be ordered by the court.

The court will determine that by doing so, the information produced in the report will help it to better consider what is in the children’s best interests when it comes to making significant decisions regarding them. It should be noted that the costs of a family report are met by the court, and not the couple who are getting divorced.

Producing a family report is the responsibility of a family consultant. This will be someone whom the court regards as having sufficient knowledge and experience to make the family report viable. Examples of people who might be designated as a family consultant include child psychologists and social workers.

March 4, 2020October 25, 2024Health

Are You Getting Enough of This One Nutrient?

Choline Food

Most people know the importance of eating well, exercising, and looking after their health. However, knowing and doing are two different things, and it can be a balancing act. You have to make sure you’re getting the right vitamins and minerals, enough sleep, enough water, enough of everything.

And while most people know they need iron, fibre, vitamin C, and similar, how familiar are you with choline? Believe it or not, this lesser-known nutrient is more important for your nutritional balance than you think.

Choline is in eggs, dairy, fish, and meat, and while your liver can produce it too, most of it needs to come from what we eat. Men require around 550mg per day, while women need 425mg – and more if they are pregnant or breastfeeding.

A single hardboiled egg offers 113mg, which would make you assume that most people get enough of this nutrient. The truth is, they aren’t. A National Health and Nutrition survey showed that 90 percent of adults, children, and pregnant women are not getting the recommended dosage every day.

Your body needs choline to regulate your muscle control, moods, and memory. It’s paramount for your brain and nervous system, and also helps to form membranes around the cells in your body.

December 24, 2019April 9, 2023Design

Light it Up: How to Landscape with Lighting

Landscape with Lighting

You could spend days, weeks, or months on landscaping to make sure your yard is as pretty as a picture. The lawns could be manicured, the flower beds stunning, and with beautiful features such as water fountains and ponds. Come nightfall, all you see is black. You should be able to enjoy your landscaping at every time of the day – not just when the sun’s out. And here’s how.

Solar Path Lighting

Not only does solar path lighting help guide your way at nightfall, but it can make your yard a far more attractive place once the sun disappears for the evening. Path lighting is affordable, effortless to purchase in bulk, and requires no effort to install. All you have to do is stab the staked lights into the earth at even intervals.

Tip: Purchase more than you need, as it’s not uncommon to receive ‘duds’ in a box. Keep a receipt handy for returns!

Tree Lighting

If you are blessed to own some well-established trees that stand proudly in your yard, then enhance them for night appeal. You can buy specific lighting for trees known as ‘moonlighting’ which offers the effect of the moon shining through the trees. It not only looks stunning but illuminates both the tree and the areas surrounding it. What’s more, it’s affordable and can be the final touch your landscaping plan requires.

July 14, 2019January 14, 2020Design

How to Choose the Best Lawn Care Expert for You

Best Lawn Care Expert

Life can get pretty busy. If you aren’t working crazy hours at your job, then you’re trying to raise a family, run errands, and take the kids to sports practice and other extra-curricular activities.

By the time you do get some time to yourself, it’s only so you can tackle the two dozen loads of laundry you couldn’t do during the week. So, where does lawn care fit into your schedule? It doesn’t, and that’s why hiring a lawn care expert to manage it for you can be a welcome relief.

Before you choose the first one you see, however, think about how you will make your decision. Here are a few things to consider.

Services & Packages

Some lawn care service providers will offer package deals for lengths of time, while others provide one-off services or individual services with separate costs. Which will suit you better? Would you prefer to pay one lump sum every week or month for everything relating to lawn care? Or, would you rather pick and choose what you wanted and when you wanted it?

Weigh up the options of several to find out which lawn care service provider caters more to your preferences.

Reputation

If you take great pride in your yard’s appearance, then you don’t want to leave it in the hands of just anyone. Before you sign on the dotted line, find out everything there is to know about the lawn care expert you are choosing. Read testimonials, scour the internet for reviews, and talk to people who have used them before. You want to be 100 percent sure you have made the right decision.

March 21, 2019January 9, 2026Health

Everything You Need to Know About Teeth Whitening

Teeth Whitening

An alarming number of people are not happy with their smile, and aside from chips, cracks, and imperfections, it can often come down to how white your teeth are.

The next time you visit a dentist, ask about their teeth whitening services.

Building the perfect set of teeth with teeth whitening is something that is growing more advanced by the day – taking less time and with more effective methods.

Below, we run through everything you need to know about teeth whitening so you’re fully informed before getting the treatment for yourself.

December 11, 2018December 3, 2024Garden

What to Look for in Outdoor Furniture

Outdoor Furniture

When you are in the middle of your new landscape design, you spend a lot of time focusing on where your perennials will look best, or what type of gravel to use on the walkways. But, what about your outdoor furniture in your outdoor living area? Have you thought about what will work best and offer longevity and value for money?

Outdoor furniture is equally as important as the flowers you plant because it offers you somewhere to sit as you enjoy the fruits of your labour. Most landscaping experts can provide tips and advice, but you can also find this information below helpful too.

Comfort

There could be nothing worse than finishing off your landscape design then realizing your new outdoor furniture is as hard as a stone. So, instead of being able to sit down, relax, and look at what you have achieved, you have to stand around uncomfortably and grumble about your poor choice in furniture. Don’t risk it! Take the time to try out several outdoor furniture sets before you settle on one. Sit on a few benches and chairs and find out the features you like and what you don’t like. Doing your due diligence can save heartache when your landscaping is complete.

Build Quality

While you might feel like you are getting a good deal on that outdoor furniture set that’s several hundred dollars cheaper than other ones, you may not be. Instead, you may be replacing it far sooner than you would be if you spent a little more. Build quality counts for a lot. Pay attention to welds on steel furniture, joins on wood furniture, and whether they have any weather-proofing. The more robust and stable the furniture is, the longer it will last.

November 18, 2018October 25, 2024Health

What to Eat While Wearing a Waist Trainer

Waist Trainer

When you decide it’s time to get involved in waist training, there are many things you must consider. While the size, style, and exercises are all essential to think about, so too is your diet. Wearing a waist trainer means you may have to make some changes to how and what you eat – as well as the portion sizes and frequency.

Rather than three main meals a day, you will need to make it six small meals. To make sure you get as many nutrients as possible while waist training, we’ve included what you should eat below.

Fibre-Rich Food

During waist training, you may find that you suffer from constipation as a result of your stomach being compressed. To avoid the pain and discomfort of constipation, include fibre-rich food in your diet. Chia seeds, avocado, beans, peas, and berries are all loaded full of fibre while being nutritious and delicious at the same time. The best part is, they are versatile which means you can add them to your meals or eat them as snacks.

Food Rich in Potassium

While you may not feel the discomfort of water retention in your everyday clothing, you will feel it while you’re waist training. Therefore, to reduce the risk of retaining water or bloating, be sure to include potassium in your diet. Food high in potassium are bananas, spinach, and even peanut butter. They are all natural, flexible ingredients that you can incorporate into snacks and home-made meals.

October 19, 2018August 12, 2022Health

Why You Need to Use Natural Insect Repellent

Natural Insect Repellent

Trying to keep biting insects away from you when you’re in the great outdoors or enjoying your newly finished home renovation outdoor patio, can seem like fighting a losing battle. No matter how many mosquito nets you use, or how much bug spray, they keep coming back for more. That’s why so many people use insect repellent with powerful ingredients, as opposed to seeking out natural body care products which make be of assistance. However, there are many reasons why you might consider throwing away your regular bug spray and heading back to nature. Here’s why.

It Smells Nice

Regular bug spray smells toxic and disgusting. If it smells like that, imagine what’s in it? If you’d rather smell like a rose garden than a toxic wasteland, then consider natural body care products as insect repellents. Citronella, eucalyptus, lemon balm, lemongrass, lavender, soy oil, and black pepper are all natural ingredients which are equally as effective with repelling insects as the more strong DEET is.

It’s Effective

With only a small amount of research, you will quickly find that a significant number of natural body care products can help to send insects packing. Even the Centres for Disease Control and Prevention has eucalyptus oil on their list of effective mosquito repellents. It’s clear to see that DEET is not the only answer to stopping those pesky insect bites while you’re trying to enjoy a family summer barbecue. (more…)

September 2, 2018October 25, 2023Health

What Are My Options If I Lose A Tooth?

Lose A Tooth

Dental problems can affect both your oral and general health. If you lose or damage a tooth, you should always visit your dentist as soon as possible to reduce the risk of long-term damage. They will be able to advise you on the best course of action, and they may even be able to reset the lost tooth.

However, it is always helpful to know your options when things like this happen. If you lose a tooth, you should always look after it and call an emergency dentist to see if it can be saved. If it can’t, you do have several options.

What Should I Do If My Tooth Is Knocked Out?

If you lose a tooth while playing sports or undertaking some other physical activity, you must act quickly to give your dentist the best chance of saving it. First, you should locate the tooth if possible. Clean it in a glass of milk if one is available, and get to an emergency dentist as soon as possible. Make sure that the tooth doesn’t dry out. Otherwise, you might find it isn’t likely to be put back in. If you do the right thing and look after the knocked-out tooth properly, there is a fair chance that your dentist will be able to put it back in.

August 9, 2018December 10, 2019Weddings

6 Jewellery Trends of 2018 and Beyond

Jewellery Trends

Every time you take a trip to one of the many jewellers in towns and cities near you, what’s on offer changes. The fashions and trends that may have been there last time may be nowhere to be seen, and items you’ve never seen before may be in their place. Like clothing, jewellery trends change as frequently, but it takes your close attention and eye for detail to notice them.

If you are planning your wedding or want to be one step ahead of others in the fashion scene, make sure you visit local jewellers and buy one or more of these six on-trend items for 2018 and beyond.

Hoop Earrings

During the 1960s, hoop earrings were very much the on-trend accessory. African American women who embraced their Afrocentric fashion led the way, and before long, they formed a significant part of 1960s fashion. However, as quickly as the trend arrived, it disappeared, leaving women to pack away their hoop earrings into jewellery boxes and hope it would roll around sometime soon. While it took a little longer than expected, that time is now, with mid-sized hoop earrings hitting the fashion scene once more.

While we don’t see the same oversized hoops of the 1960s, the subtle beauty of gold mid-sized hoops you can buy at town jewellers are back, and there’s no time like the present to get some for yourself so you can be a part of the hoop revolution.

Layering Bracelets

In the 1990s and early 2000s, you could see bracelets on women’s arms before you could look at the women themselves. Layering bracelets were a big hit, and the more you could fit onto your arms, the better. With a 20-plus year hiatus, layering bracelets are back – albeit a little classier. Instead of jelly rubber bracelets and leather straps, they consist of high-quality metals such as gold and silver. Women and men are now visiting their jewellers, buying more than one bangle at a time to wear together with blazers and other office attire.

July 24, 2018January 6, 2026Events, Weddings

How to Choose Your Bridesmaids

Choose Your Bridesmaids

If you thought choosing your wedding dress was the hardest part of your wedding plans, think again. Selecting bridesmaids is even harder, along with gifts, bridesmaids robes, and allocating tasks.

If you’re fresh from saying ‘yes’ to a proposal and are thinking about who you will make your bridesmaids, here are a few tips that may help.

July 24, 2018November 13, 2020Parenting

When Do I Put My Child into Child Care?

Child Care

When you find yourself with a friend circle featuring children of similar age, it can be challenging to decide when to put your child into child care. While you may want to do as your friends do and put them into a centre sooner rather than later, you may worry that there can be implications for doing so in later life.

Because children differ in personality, there is no “right” time to enrol your children in child care facilities, but there is a general guide for what will benefit your child the best at a particular time of their life. However, no matter what you choose to do, know that children adapt to any situation quickly and no decision you make is going to be a bad one.

Zero to One-Year-Olds

If you aren’t able to spend 18 months with your baby or even a year, then you’ll find that a home-based carer is going to be in your best interests – as opposed to a child care facility. Between the age of zero and 12 months and up to 18 months, babies need a carer who will provide consistent care. At this age, they thrive on attachment and also require plenty of one-on-one attention. Often, child care facilities can’t offer as much of this time as they would like to.

Toddler to Three Years Old

While toddlers and three-year-olds still require that one-on-one care, they are also at a time of their life when they’re making new discoveries, learning how to play with others, and are full of energy. So, while home-based care is a good option for a toddler, there are also so many benefits of child care centres as well. What’s more, the child-to-teacher ratio is often beneficial for plenty of one-on-one time throughout the care period.

March 24, 2018November 29, 2024Legal Advice

Criminal Justice Reform in 2018 – What’s Happening

Criminal Justice Reform

Our headlines seem filled with stories about crimes throughout the country. If the number of criminal lawyers is any indication it might seem like the overall incidence of crime was on the rise. However, a careful look at the data shows that the overall rate of crime has remained constant in this generation and it is the rate and total population of incarcerated individuals that has increased – mainly due to stricter sentencing guidelines and changes to laws, such as prostitution in Australia.

If the goal is to scale back incarceration several important areas of the justice system need to be addressed. Here are some examples:

Sentencing

Some state legislatures have examined their probation systems and begun offering probation to third time non-violent offenders. They have also offered the same in the case of first-time, low-level violent offenses such as a simple battery. Other areas have reformed their laws to expand probation eligibility, reclassifying low-level felonies as misdemeanors, streamlining the parole review mechanism, and limiting admissions for technical violations.

Fixing The Race Issue

It is no surprise that there is a wide disparity in the racial representation among prison populations. In some areas legislatures have adopted new procedures called “racial impact statements”. These are studies that show how particular sentencing guidelines may have a disproportionate impact on one race over another, or one segment of society more than another. Some proposed laws require the legislature to show good cause why they enacted any law that disproportionately affects one race more than another. In another case, an oversight board monitors and implements practices to rectify structural race issues in the justice system.

Raising the Age

In many locales, children as young as 16 are prosecuted as adults. Many jurisdictions are now re-thinking these rules, with some passing legislation raising the juvenile jurisdiction age limit to 18 for non-violent crimes.

November 24, 2017February 4, 2025Legal Advice, Parenting

Six Modern Divorce Ideas That Might Blow Your Mind

Modern Divorce Ideas

In the last few years a huge number of celebrity divorces have uncovered some new and emerging trends for couples who’ve chosen to “consciously uncouple”. Some are obviously too far are out there to merit serious attention, but other are available using family lawyers and worth your consideration. Here are a few ideas you might try out if you’re headed for the big “D”.

Bird-Nesting

This might sound strange in the area of divorce but what the term refers to is the situation where children of divorce continue to live in the family home and the parents rotate in and out as they have visitation. Typically, the parent not currently living in the home will stay at a nearby apartment with a relative or a roommate. As their turn arrives they take over in the family home and the other parent switches to the apartment.

This approach offers a variety of benefits. First, it allows for a gradual transition into a two household life with parents living separately. It provides less interruption for the children since they are not shuttling between different locations. As mom and dad start to pursue their own independent lives again bird-nesting provides a ‘softer landing’ and more gradual transition for the entire family.

Divorce Doulas

What is a Doula? The traditional definition of doula is a woman who provides support and assistance during childbirth. A “Divorce Doula” might be accurately described as a “divorce coach”. These professionals offer a wide variety of much needed services for individual who are divorcing, from personal emotional support to help finding an appropriate lawyer, seeking financial advice, or just being a shoulder to cry on.

For a list of the best local lawyers for you, check out Lawyers List!

August 18, 2017June 2, 2026Health

Financial Planning for People with a Disability

Investment Plan

If you or your child has a disability, you will know that there is a large financial cost involved with things such as wheelchairs and other aids as well as extra health care than may be needed. It is important then, to see a financial planner who can help you with the essentials of financial planning to make the best use of your budget. In fact, a financial advisor can become your best friend as they work to ensure your financial needs are taken care of.

Some people are born with a disability, while others are unfortunate enough to have an accident or an illness that caused it. The disability can be mild or worse and can be mental or physical. But the result of having it is often the same; your financial needs are greater, but often there is no chance of earning more money to cope with them. That’s why it’s important to make the most of what you have.

June 2, 2017April 25, 2025Legal Advice

Getting Started With Online Marketing For Your Law Firm

Online Marketing

If you are a law firm that isn’t using online marketing, you will miss out on many clients. It doesn’t matter how many lawyers you employ or how large your firm is; you need to use at least some online marketing!

However, it can be difficult to get started if you have never used online marketing streams before.

There are a whole range of different marketing streams that you can use, whether you’re a firm of criminal or commercial lawyers, and it can be hard to know where to start.

February 28, 2017October 25, 2024Travel

How to Ruin Your First Overseas Holiday Without Really Trying

First-Overseas-Holiday

If you are going to holiday overseas at a place like Bali for the first time ever you are sure to be totally excited. You may even have those butterflies in the tummy you used to get on the first day back at school. Hopefully, you’ll have a great time, but with no experience it is easy for things to go wrong. Here’s a few things you are likely to do to ruin your holiday.

Overbook – don’t just book flights and accommodation ahead of time, book in your meals, shows and day trips as well, then if you see something else you want to do you won’t be able to – at least, not without wasting the money you spent on those pre-booked day trips.

December 15, 2016July 30, 2020Events, Weddings

Planning a wedding? Make sure you get a great DJ

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Once you or your partner has popped the question, you have picked your engagement rings from Engagement Rings Perth, and have held your engagement party. Planning the actual wedding is an exciting time as you book a venue, decide on the guest list, choose the meal and drinks, pick your wedding rings, and do the hundred and one other things that must be attended to before the date arrives. But along with all the other organisation, don’t forget to that all-important wedding DJ. They need to be booked well ahead to ensure you are not left without DJ services.

Making sure you get a good DJ is essential. The DJ is the one who takes control of the proceedings and ensures it all goes off according to plan. You will need to give the DJ a list of happenings to tick off, so he knows what to say and when to say it. For instance, if you are having games at the reception, or doing the many traditional activities that many brides love to do, the wedding DJ will lead the guests and tell them what to expect.

October 24, 2016October 28, 2016Health

10 Healthy Living Tips You May Not have Thought About

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Everyone wants to be healthy and enjoy their life – and there are many healthy living tips on the Internet and in women’s magazines. In fact, there are so many of the same old ones touted all the time we tend to get sick and tired of hearing them. So here are some lesser known tips that you may not have thought about for a long time.

Cut back on watching television. Studies have shown that people who watch two or less hours of television per day are 54% less likely to die from any cause than those who watch it for four or more hours. Must be all that sitting, unless you die of boredom from all those reruns.

June 3, 2016July 17, 2016Food

Flat Belly Food Shopping List

Are you looking to trim down that fat and lead a healthy lifestyle? A flat belly is an important aspect of your personality as it reflects your eating habits and the discipline you maintain.

Whether you prepare your own meals at home or eat out at fine dining restaurants there is a list of many diets that nutritionists have specified for maintaining or flattening your tummy but the flat belly diet has been the latest research which has paved the way for a faster development. In this section we have disclosed a list of groceries that you need to implement in your diet for trimming down the fat.

Almonds

Almonds are the main source of fiber and protein along with magnesium which is responsible for building and maintaining muscle tissue. You can consume almonds in any form may that be in the form of a snack of 12-14 unsalted almonds or else use an oatmeal to help your intake of almonds in your diet.

May 23, 2016October 25, 2024Design

The Importance of Web Design

Imagine setting up a business in a building that looked old and scruffy, then hiding your office down a maze of corridors that were not very well lit. How many customers do you think you would get? And if a customer did eventually find their way to your office, would they want to come again, having seen the state of your building? It’s the same with web design trends, your website is your shop or office.

A website is there to attract customers to your business and if it doesn’t look smart and new, or if visitors find it hard to find what they want, they will stay away in droves. That is why it is important to have a website designed by professionals; they not only know how to make things attractive, but how to make your website easy to navigate. They make sure it loads quickly and is also attractive to search engines.

May 10, 2016July 11, 2024Health

What is a Dental Implant?

Dental Implant

Dental implants from professional cosmetic dentists are a procedure the dentist can do to replace a missing tooth or teeth, instead of the patient having a part plate or bridgework done. While the process takes longer to complete, it offers a good alternative that mimics natural teeth more closely and once done there is no discomfort or need to do anything extra such as removing a plate and cleaning it.

The first step when getting implants is for the dentist to x-ray the gums to ensure there is enough bone width and density to hold the screw securely. Once he is sure everything is suitable for this kind of treatment, he will drill down into the bone and screw the implant into place, then stitch the gum closed over the top.

Bassendean dentist have told us that in some cases the dentist may require a CT scan of the bone to ascertain where the nerve is, so he will not damage it during the drilling process. The implant, which looks like a small screw, is made of titanium, a material that is not only strong, but well known for being a metal that the body does not consider to be a foreign body and will accept without any sign of rejection.

How long does it take?

It can take three to six months for osseointergration to take place. This is the process of the bone growing over the implant so that it forms a stable anchor for the tooth. If this does not happen the implant will not be successful. You’ll need another x-ray in three months to check out whether the process is finished or needs a longer time for completion.

April 1, 2016June 19, 2016Health

Home Remedies To Manage Common Illnesses

Even though modern medicines have been gaining popularity today, for the last hundreds of years, home remedies, and natural herbal remedies have been used to cure common ailments. These natural remedies offer a permanent relief from certain chronic ailments and make them non-recurring.

You wake up with a next cold morning as a result of having ice cream the previous day, your kid returns home from school with a muscle sprain after play time, your husband returns home from the office with a cough. Do you think it is utterly necessary to visit the doctor every time for such cases? Not!

Natural home remedies come in handy at times when the situation does not permit you to run to a physician. They are natural, less expensive and do not cause any side effects unlike modern medicines prescribed by your doctor.

This home remedy varies from location to location. They have been followed since the origin of various civilizations. Most historical cookbooks prescribe natural home remedies for fever, common cold, muscle sprain, acne, cough, beauty enhancement, etc. Since then they have been followed by our ancestors and passed on for generations.

March 23, 2016June 19, 2016Food, Health

Must Eat Zero Calorie Foods

There is an urgent need to increase the intake of zero calorie foods for maintaining a great health as well as reduce the heat created in your body. These zero calorie foods need more energy to get digested than the energy they provide you with. Thus they are great foods that will allow you to feel full in your stomach and they also reduce the chances of gaining weight along with providing you with nutrients. Make sure that you choose to eat fruits although they are high on sugars but yet they are low on calories which make them the best choice for zero calorie foods.

List of Zero Calorie Foods:

Fruits

Fruits like apricots, grapefruits, tangerines and strawberries are great zero calorie foods that also have high concentrations of fiber which help in conducting proper metabolism and reduce constipation. These fibers are more difficult for the body to digest and hence they consume more energy that is provided by the foodstuffs. Vitamin C is essential for a robust immune system and they also act as great antioxidants. Some of these fruits also have good compositions of vitamin A which help in increasing the strength of vision and the skin quality.

March 17, 2016October 25, 2024Health

5 Amazing Memoirs About Addiction

One of the best ways to keep busy and on the sobriety path is to read. And what better books to read than the brutally honest memoirs of successful, Addiction Recovery who have been in your shoes? These books not only help you educate yourself on addiction, but inspire you to continue to thrive and give you an understanding of your journey and the ways you share it with millions of others. Here are five books to read that will make you appreciate your personal experience and how far you have come, and grasp the willpower it takes to always push forward.

1) Permanent Midnight: A gritty, no-holds-barred account of one heroin addict’s journey to what he refers to as a “self-resurrection.” Written from a sober point of view, he recounts his days as an up-and-coming writer who lost himself to his addiction.

Quote: “Not until I stopped doing drugs altogether did I feel like a man. Not until I walked out of that fire did I have any idea what the word even meant.”

February 5, 2016July 17, 2016Design

Graphic Design and Your Business

Two of the most important aspects in today’s online World are SEO and the way your brand is presented graphically. Most business people are not trained in graphic design and often think little about it, especially people who decide to have a website only, rather than a physical business and website. Such people may have a feel for design, but most do not, with the result that their website does not attract the business they had hoped for.

Graphic design is used in more than just websites. It is an important component of logos, brochures and advertising of any kind where visuals are used. The saying that a picture is worth a thousand words is never so true as in graphic design and your business. In fact, such design includes other elements apart from images.

Colour

Colour is an important aspect of any graphic design. Statistics prove that certain colours encourage people to buy or to perform the action you require. Many ‘click here to…’ buttons are yellow because that is a colour that has been found to get many people to click and do whatever it is you want from them. It may be to sign up for a subscription, download information and so on.

January 30, 2016October 25, 2024Travel

How To Arrange Your Dream Villa Wedding In Bali, Indonesia?

Bali has been regarded as one of the best tourist destinations in Asia, especially for relaxing close to beautiful beaches while enjoying the rejuvenating beauty of nature. Needless to say, Bali also happens to be one of the most preferred wedding destinations for couples all over the world.

After all, who would want to miss a chance to get an intimate wedding organized amidst beautiful beaches and clear starry skies that would add that heavenly touch to the occasion?

Couples dream about having their marriage in the lavish and striking Bali villas that make weddings even more memorable. And as they get to pay per night costs for services they order, it happens to e budget friendly as well. But to arrange the wedding is easier said than done.

January 17, 2016June 19, 2016Wine

All the Wine Lingo You Need to Know

Are you interested in knowing more about champagne and wine and need to have a stance in knowing some of the most expensive drinks on the planet? Well we have got some of the most common yet unknown features for you about the wines and champagnes you drink.

Top 8 things you need to know about your drink:

On the case

Champagne is only a term associated with wines made from AOC grapes found in the Champagne region of northern France. The rest of them are all called sparkling wine. Most of the capitalists make more and more use of the loosely termed champagne to market their products in the market. These are nothing but a form of wine but not exactly wine and you need to be vigilant about the use of the term champagne.

January 2, 2016October 25, 2024Travel

Best Things To Do In Bali With Your Kids

Packing for holidays and traveling with kids is a set of an all-new experience for people; yes, everything is different from traveling with your spouse or friends. This doesn’t mean you are on a mission; you can make decisions at ease. However, you must take care of several things that you might not have in your previous excursions.

While traveling with kids, you need to figure out family-friendly destinations that offer places to visit with kids, the most convenient means to reach there, and lastly, choose stay that is comfortable for both you and your kids. Paramount out of all requirements is that you must find a destination that can offer enough recreational opportunities for your kids.

About Bali

Bali, for a family-friendly trip, can be considered a perfect destination. It is one of the best sources of excitement and fun because you will find some attractions that are suitable for almost everyone in your family. This island, which is full of an array of recreational features, also has lots of five-star resorts without forgetting the amazing villa accommodation, so you get all those services and facilities that are suitable for your family.

November 2, 2015June 19, 2016Food, Health

Foods that can Improve your Mood

Are you suffering from certain mood swings and need a home remedy for it? Well there are certain foods which have been established by scientists as mood improving foods. These foods can change the demeanor of your personality and there is a direct correlation between the food that constitutes your diet and the mood you project. It is a common notion that the ‘gut’ is the second brain.

Ensure that your diet contains anti-inflammatory foods that help you reduce your stress levels, maintain composure and help you maintain your energy levels. On the contrary if you eat processed food you will find that they have the exact opposite effect on your moods. It is also necessary to make sure to implement fatigue fighting foods that help you maintain all the energy in your body.

In this section we have taken the liberty to help you find the best anti-inflammatory and fatigue fighting foods that will help you all year around and can be used as a secondary medicine for all your diseases. Just make sure that you consult your doctor before you include any of these foods in your diet.

October 5, 2015August 12, 2022Design

8 Important Rules for Business Logo Design

The logo for a business is so important it should never be left to an amateur to design. That said, many people go ahead and create their design because they like fiddling with things like that on their computer. If that is you, here are some important rules to consider when designing a logo for your business or for a friend.

Think carefully about what you want and sketch it out on a piece of paper. Try several other designs while you are at it. Don’t use an image from a gallery website because others also have access to that same image. You don’t want to see someone else with your logo, or even part of it.
Using custom fonts will also help to make your logo design unique. That said, don’t use too many words in the logo because it risks being too fussy to be clear. Keeping to one font style and one size will make your logo easy to read – less is more. That said, try out many to find just the right choice.
Remember that your design should suit your company. Girls in bikinis would suit a swimwear business but not a law practice.

September 21, 2015September 11, 2024Health

4 Problems You Will Uncover on Your Way to Sobriety

According to Sivana Rehab, the road to sobriety otherwise known as substance rehabilitation is a long, hard one, but it must be faced. While you will have good days throughout your journey, you will also have bad days and sometimes these bad days will make you want to relapse or head back toward your old ways.

Many people find themselves drinking excessively, especially in time of stress, upset, and anger. Below, we will go over some underlying problems that also reside in you because they simply coincide with your alcohol addiction.

You Cannot Stop Drinking on Willpower Alone

While you may have the willpower to want to stop, willpower alone is not going to make you stop drinking. In fact, many people want to stop drinking, but they simply cannot. The only way to truly overcome the addiction is to find different ways to decrease the need or want to drink.

September 17, 2015October 25, 2024Travel

5 Most Visited Temples In Bali, Indonesia

Bali’s mountains and coastal areas are home to various ancient temples. Some of them are mainly famous because of its historic structure and other beliefs. A tourist from all around the globe comes to visit these temples and experience inner peace. So whether you are seeing Bali via a backpacking tour or have decided to live-it-up in one of Bali’s swank hotels or a luxury Bali villa we are here to let you know some of the best temples of Bali.

Here, is the list of most visited temples:

Tanah Lot

Situated in the West Bali, Tanah Lot is only 45 minutes’ drive from Kuta. It is famous due to its unique offshore setting and sunset on the backside in every evening. You must not miss this place if you are in Indonesia.

Visitors also can enjoy temple’s 5-day anniversary celebration every year where they can enjoy numbers of programs. If you are a nature lover and want to see the gigantic sea, be careful of large waves. The insurance is covered in the entrance ticket.

August 17, 2015September 17, 2017Wine

Is Expensive Wine Worth It?

Wines and sparkling champagnes are some of the most coveted drinks on this planet. There are many manufacturers who produce some of the best wines that are created from some of the best grapes and are charged at exorbitant rates. But is there a direct correlation between high prices and better quality wine? In this section we have pondered about this dilemma and come up with the solution to this intriguing question.

About Expensive Wines:

A thumb rule is that an expensive wine is tastier that a cheap wine. This rule is purely biased towards the marketing of that expensive wine and not depending on the actual quality of that wine. A wide study revealed that expensive wine is more enjoyed by the connoisseurs and cheap wine was more enjoyed by the lesser wine experts. A test was conducted among 6,000 random wine tasters which revealed that most of the non-connoisseurs liked the cheap wine than the expensive wines. This test also showed a negative correlation between good tasting wine and expensive wines.

July 17, 2015December 17, 2024Health

Rehab aftercare, use it!

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Many drug rehabs offer an aftercare program of some sort, usually a program that offers support of one kind or another to help you keep on track after you have completed drug rehab. Use these programs, if the opportunity presents itself. Keeping on track is as much about being strong within yourself as it is the support that you have around you – aftercare programs offer that support, and it really is priceless and has helped countless people when the real world gets hard.

Life is very hard at times, and having somewhere to go, or someone to talk to who will give you perspective is a proven method of being able to overcome triggers and stress that could lead to a relapse.

Aftercare programs differ and can offer everything from just being able to call someone to talk to when you need it, or you could be offered housing and support from others in a similar situation around you. Whatever you are offered, take advantage of it, and use it as a tool to help you stay sober, and build up a new life without addiction, but with support and possibilities.

June 29, 2015October 25, 2024Health

4 Common Dental Procedures

Dental Procedures

Most people consider going to a dentist to be one of the worst experiences of their life, even if it is essential to stop pain. But with the many new techniques available today, dental procedures don’t have to be painful. Even the pain of the dreaded numbing needle can be reduce when the gum is numbed with a topical application before the main numbing solution is injected.

Going to the dentist is something that should be done on a regular basis to catch problems before they become major and ensure treatment given will be as effective as possible.

Here are 4 common dental procedures you may need.

Remove decay and repair tooth. Most people with decays find it necessary to have a numbing injection before having the decay drilled out. If you don’t have it, the drill can hit a nerve and that will make you jump. Once the area is numb, you won’t feel any pain, but you may still feel some pressure as the procedure is done. The decayed parts of the tooth have to be removed, the area cleaned and a filling put into the cavity to prevent any more decay. The material used is set using a light or laser, making the filling very strong.
Root canal treatment. This is done when the root of the tooth becomes infected, which happens if you don’t get decays seen to, or if fillings get loose and allow bacteria in. The treatment includes scraping the pulp out of the root canal and treating it to remove the infection. This usually has to be done over several weeks before the cavity can be completely filled and sealed off. If it is not treated, the tooth is likely to fall out and it will lead to gum disease, which is a serious health problem.

June 22, 2015October 25, 2024Health

How Long do Botox Injections Last?

Before you even start Botox injections you will want to know how long they are going to last. After all, such treatment is not cheap and you want to get value for money and know what the ongoing cost is to be. In addition, you will want to organise your schedule so that you can have more done when necessary. The short answer to how long will they last is 2-6 months, or on average, 3-4 months.

However, much depends on the person and on their lifestyle. For instance, a person with strong facial muscles – usually, but not always, a man – will find the Botox injection does not last as long as someone with weaker muscles. Why is this? There are several reasons, Clinics on the Botox Perth list will tell you this:

Time matters

Botox works by temporarily paralysing the muscles that cause the wrinkles. If those muscles are strong, they will recover much more quickly. Another part of the equation is the time between injections. You may think you are saving costs by waiting until the muscle has quite recovered and the wrinkle is again established, but this is not the way to get the best result.

June 9, 2015July 17, 2016Wine

10 tips to Buy Wine from a Store

Are you looking to purchase the right wine from an online wine store? There are many fake wines that you need to be vigilant about. You also need to know the exact wine you need to suit the occasion or the taste. In this section we have taken a list of some of the qualities you need to posses to choose a wine from a store.

Take a look around before you pick up a bottle. The wine in the market is many times not organized well and is segregated with a list of producers, manufacturers or place of import. Make sure you are looking the right place before you purchase a bottle.

It is not always necessary for good bottles of champagne to be branded in big bottles. This is usually the ones for frat boys or the cheaper wines. It is always found out that small bottles have some of the tastiest assorted sparkling wines.

If you are looking for something special wines for your dinner, you need to keep away the Chardonnay wines from your list. Most of the aisles are flooded with these wines which are not that great for a special occasion.

May 21, 2015June 20, 2016Events, Visual Arts

Along Between and On The Lines

Poet Philip Monks will lead this practical writing workshop, working with participants to create poems in response to Gunilla Klingberg’s immersive installation. Taking ideas that inform both Gunilla’s work and Eastside Projects’ programme more broadly – including fixed positions, accumulation and layering – as source material we will develop individual and group pieces, written and spoken.

May 17, 2015October 25, 2024Travel

Tourist Attractions In Indonesia That You Must See Before You Die

Indonesia is a country with wide cultural diversity, a great history, and a huge population. Indonesia will always fascinate you no matter what you do. Whether visiting on a budget or staying in a great Bali villa or even if you just sit in nature and experience the beauty of the country.

To list the ten must-see attractions in the country can be a very tough job as it is very hard to rate one destination above the other. With the natural and cultural diversity and the ancient history, Indonesia is in the abundance of tourist sites. But one cannot see each of them. Thereby, to make your job easier, here are the ten most popular and worth visiting sites in Indonesia.

Bali

Many people rush to Bali thinking about the warm sand and the blue water, but this place is much more than that. Apart from beaches, it has a great number of cultural spots and landmarks that should be visited. Kuta is by far the best beach here, with the highest attraction. Nusa Dua can be an option for those wanting to visit a quieter beach. If you are there for the culture, you must visit Sanur.

Mount Bromo

There are various volcanic mountains on the southern belt of the country, the Tengger Massif, but Mt. Bromo is one of the most prevalent ones. It offers outstanding landscapes to the tourists. When traveling to the area, one can stay in the mountain town, located nearby, and hike up to the viewpoints. Those will be the most amazing view that the chain has to offer. You can also climb to the top and witness the interior of the beast.

May 14, 2015October 17, 2017Health

Staying Safe is as Important as Staying Healthy

Use Electricity Safely

Health is not always just about the absence of sickness and disease; it is also about staying safe and avoiding harm. Most electricians have experienced times when they’ve been called to a home where the wiring was not in a safe condition through age or damage by pests such as rodents. Wiring that is in the ceiling cavity is exposed to very high temperatures that help to degrade the covering. That makes it dangerous to your health as it can short out and start a fire.

The same thing can happen when mice or rats chew the wires, especially if they make a nest in the ceiling with bits of paper, dried grass or scraps of cloth, all of which can catch fire quickly from a spark. If you live in an older home, it would be wise to have the electric wires in the ceiling checked out. If they need replacing it is an almost sure bet that the wires in the walls will also be in a bad condition. These too, should be replaced.

April 29, 2015July 24, 2018Design, DIY

10 Tips to Make Your Bedroom Seem Larger

Bedroom Seem Larger

Sometimes, no matter how large a room is, it seems too small. The trouble with a large room is that often it gets stuffed with things that should really not be in it – and that most interior designers like Australian wiz Sam Sorgiovanni would ban. The end result is that there is no room to move around and when you walk in, you can’t wait to get out again. If your bedroom is like that, here are some tips to make it seem larger.

Make sure the wall colours are light. Dark colours make a room seem really small and dim. Light colours reflect the light and make it seem larger. Note: light doesn’t mean neutral, even though those shades are usually light. You can have light aqua, light green, light yellow or light-almost-anything to get a larger effect.

April 12, 2015March 18, 2020Events, Exhibitions, Visual Arts

Karl Nawrot: Mind Walk #1

Please join us for the launch of ‘Mind Walk #1’, an exhibition by Seoul based artist and web designer Karl Nawrot.

The exhibition reveals Nawrot’s aesthetic sensibility as a curious union of the macabre and the childlike, offering an overview of his practice through a dense presentation of crude monochrome prints. These include representations of various simple models which in some cases exist as works in themselves: for example in an architectural structure derived from Le Corbusier’s Dom-ino House the minimal staircase is replaced by a cave.

November 14, 2014October 25, 2024Exhibitions

Bring Your Own Beamer

Vivid Projects’ acclaimed 33 REVOLUTIONS programme concludes this winter with Bring Your Own Beamer, a one-night event curated by Antonio Roberts and his digital agency.

Armed with projectors, an army of artists will beam their responses to the Revolutions call in Vivid Projects’ space.

Hailing from Birmingham and beyond, exhibiting artists include Antonio Roberts, Pete Ashton, Sam Alexander Mattacott, Dom Breadmore, chromatouch, Daniel Salisbury, David Checkley, Mark Murph, Natalie O’Keeffe, Ben Waddington, Tim Neath, amongst others.

November 14, 2014October 25, 2024Events

Art, Book & Print Fair

A celebration of the very best in independent publishing, this event will include speakers, panel discussions, workshops and a fair brought to you by Slinky Life. Volume is being produced by Capsule for the Library of Birmingham in collaboration with a number of Birmingham arts organisations, showcasing the wealth and breadth of publishing expertise in the region. Each organisation will produce a panel, contributing to some of the debates currently critical in the fields of publishing, bookmaking and writing.

November 14, 2014July 17, 2016Events

The Black Hole Club

Vivid Projects presents the Black Hole Club, a brand new ongoing programme to support artists and curators working with moving image, performance and sound.

We are looking for our first ten Black Hole Club members to begin working with us from February 2014.

The inaugural Black Hole Club will support its members to develop their practice through skills development, networking and presentation opportunities. Members will benefit from glass services, free access to Vivid Projects’ expansive canal-side space and facilities in Digbeth, and a tailored programme of screening and social events. Members will be expected to commit approximately 2 hours per week for meetings and sessions.

October 24, 2014October 19, 2022Health

Post-Op Recovery from Liposuction

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While liposuction may not seem like a serious operation, sometimes the recovery period takes longer than you would expect. And in some cases there are – if not exactly problems – unwanted side-effects. This usually depends on the type of liposuction you have and how much you have. For instance, if you have a large area done, or if it is done using ultrasonic assisted technology you could develop seromas.

What is a seroma?

A seroma is a collection of serum, otherwise known as lymph fluid. It is derived from the blood but is not the same colour as blood, being more of a yellowish colour because there are no red or white blood cells left in it. They are usually caused by the use of a wide diameter cannula or aggressive suction during the Perth liposuction procedure where there is a lump of fat that needs to be removed. Seromas are common after using ultrasonic assisted liposuction. These all destroy the lymphatic vessels that would otherwise be able to siphon off this fluid and remove it.

June 6, 2014June 20, 2016Events

Looking Out From The CCCS

Vivid Projects presents a snapshot into four decades of alternative Birmingham culture. Join us for this month-long season of exhibition, provocations and events investigating the impact of University of Birmingham’s Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies (CCCS).

Founded by Richard Hoggart in 1964 and later directed by Stuart Hall, the Centre broke down barriers between staff and students and made ‘pop’ culture – pop music, television programmes, fashions – critical.

Looking Out From The CCCS makes connections between 70s Birmingham culture and the present day, by way of alternative publications and community action print, film workshops and style magazines, and contemporary artists working with social media and data.

March 22, 2014June 20, 2016Exhibitions, Visual Arts

Maia Conran Solo Show Opening

Grand Union is proud to introduce Here is the Yard, a solo exhibition of new work by emerging artist Maia Conran. The exhibition presents three works that transform short video recordings of brief moments filmed, or found by the artist, into a large scale panorama, a sculptural sound installation and a discrete video work.

Conran’s artistic practice moves between old and new media, from film to computer animation and from video to sculpture or performance. She has a fascination with the stage and screen, and these thresholds can be seen as a motif throughout her work.

February 3, 2014June 20, 2016Events

Capsule Presents Melt Banana

Capsule are delighted to announce the return of MELT BANANA who will perform in Birmingham on May 27 at the Rainbow Warehouse.

From the whip-like crack of Yako’s signature staccato vocals and impossible-to-memorize lyrics to the relentless overdrive tempo of their one-of-a-kind prog-core, MELT BANANA have long resided in a cybertopia of their own devising where the limits of technology and human capability are old-world concerns as quaint and cumbersome as bartering with a blacksmith. The demos for Fetch, their first studio album since the severely fried pop-punk of 1997′s Bambi’s Dilemma, were completed in March 2011, but the Fukushima earthquake changed everything, including their ability to concentrate on recording. Which stopped completely.

January 30, 2014June 20, 2016Events

The Ex, Rattle, Health & Efficiency

Capsule are excited to announce THE EX will playing Birmingham at the Hare & Hounds on April 18th. Buy tickets

Since emerging in 1979, Dutch anarcho-punk band THE EX have embarked on a series of adventurous collaborations, making their musical style impossible to confine to any one genre. Beginning in the 80s The Ex partnered with jazz musicians and an Iraqi-Kurdish band. Later, in the 90s the group found a myriad of partners from varied musical and non-musical backgrounds including Kamagurka, Tom Cora, Sonic Youth, Han Bennink, Jan Mulder, Shellac and Wolter Wierbos.

THE EX return to the UK this Spring and have just released a brand new 7” single. The A-side ‘How Thick You Think’ is available to listen to courtesy of The Quietus.

December 1, 2013June 20, 2016Exhibitions

The Piracy Project at Grand Union

The Grand Union is pleased to announce the opening of The Piracy Project, an international publishing, and exhibition project exploring the philosophical, legal and practical implications of book piracy.

This winter the Piracy Project collection will be housed at the Grand Union, accessible to members of the public during exhibition opening hours, and activated by a programme of discussion events.

November 20, 2013June 20, 2016Events

The Archive Paradox

Join us for the performance of Ruth Beale’s Lindgren & Langlois: The Archive Paradox, a dramatised exchange of letters between two influential film archivists on opposing sides of the debate between preservation and circulation.

Beale has constructed a narrative from the writing, correspondence and commentators of Ernest Lindgren, the BFI National Film Archive’s first curator who was careful, scientific and restrained by public responsibilities and budgets; and Henri Langlois, the flamboyant and passionate co-founder of the Cinémathèque Française who collected, saved, and screened as widely as possible.

October 15, 2013June 20, 2016Events

Shangaan Electro dance workshops

This vibrant South African dance style is soon set to visit Birmingham as part of the Capsule curated Discovery Season and you can learn their moves and dance alongside the collective by joining a free dance workshop.

Shangaan Electro -the high-speed dance phenomenon from South Africa has risen from streets into clubs and venues all around the globe. The creation of charismatic producer Nozinja, this is a very contemporary product of Africa. Based in Soweto, Nozinja saw the chance to update Shangaan music for the 21st Century, replacing its traditional bass/guitar instrumentation with midi-keyboard sounds and repitched vocal samples (in English and seemingly sampled from rave anthems).

October 7, 2013June 20, 2016Events

The House of Beorma Archive

Building on their project The Festival of The Rea that took place at Supersonic Festival 2012, The Outcrowd Collective will turn the Pavilion of the Library of Birmingham into a museum of fictional and real archival material around ‘Beorma’ the chieftan of the Beormingas clan who are the first known Anglo-Saxon settlers and founders of Birmingham. Drawing on Benjamin Stone’s photographs of rural procession and folk celebrations – held in the Library of Birmingham’s archives – The Outcrowd will also present re-imagined celebrations and rituals to Beorma.

September 26, 2013June 20, 2016Events

Capsule present Dinos Chapman

Culture 24 preview Dinos Chapman’s performance at Bring To Light 25th October, Rainbow Warehouse.

“Chapman has named Luftbobler after the bubbles in a Norwegian Aero bar. He’s outlining his plans ahead of Bring to Light, a three-day festival as part of the new Library of Birmingham’s inaugural programme where he’ll star alongside the likes of hyperactive South African dance act Shangaan Electro and Richard Dawson, a singer-songwriter whose Kids Gigs are designed to provide belly laughs for under-sevens at the city’s Symphony Hall.

September 11, 2013June 20, 2016Events

Scalarama: a celebration of cinema

Vivid Projects and Flatpack Festival present a special 16mm screening of films by the Kuchar Brothers. Twin brothers from The Bronx, Mike and George have created a do-it-yourself cinematic style that celebrates the common man but does so in style oozing with “kitchen sink” Hollywood excess.

“They were giants. They inspired four to five generations of militantly eccentric art fans. To me, they were the Warner Brothers of the underground.” – John Waters

Starting in the mid-50s with a string of shorts shot on the regular-8 format, they switched to 16mm around 1965 and began making their own films. George sadly passed away in 2011, so Little Joe, a magazine about queers and cinema, mostly, have teamed up with Copenhagen-based Jack Stevenson to honour both brothers, presenting a selection of their work from Jack’s own 16mm collection.

September 11, 2013June 20, 2016Events

Make your own mini-protest banner

Sarah Corbett founded the Craftivist Collective in 2009 after craft-lovers around the world asked to join in her craftivism (activism through craft) as a way to make positive change and give introverts a voice outside of traditional extrovert forms of activism.
Image courtesy the Craftivist Collective

Join Sarah at Vivid Projects for a special workshop in which you will craft your own Mini Protest Banner. Following the workshop you are encouraged to leave your banner somewhere as street art to provoke thought and action in passers-by. Sarah will also explain more about the history of craftivism and her approach, and the benefits of craftivism as a political and public engagement tool.

September 3, 2013June 17, 2016Exhibitions

Echoes

Greetings from the Other Side! (Of High St Deritend, that is…) We’re pleased to announce that bookings for Echoes at the Edge are now open. Echoes is a totally unique artwork, a performance without performers, a tour without a guide and ‘all around you’™ experience, an exhibition you can poke, prod and mooch around in to your hearts content – no ‘do not touch’ signs here. Since 1992 we’ve been inhabiting the Free State Of Digbeth, and Echoes is inspired by the hundreds of stories we’ve collected during our 21 year residency.

September 2, 2013June 17, 2016Events

Discovery season launches!

Capsule have been hard at work this year, putting together a four month season celebrating the opening of the Library of Birmingham. We’re really proud of this season, and very excited that Birmingham is now home to the largest public library in Europe. In honour of the ‘people’s palace’, the Discovery season will feature performances, residencies, exhibitions and lots of opportunities to participate in workshops and try something new.

“For the LoB managers to choose possibly the noisiest, a most experimental arts organisation in the city to open a library is a radical step.” www.paradisecircus.com

September 2, 2013June 17, 2016Exhibitions

Bob Parks: And The Heavens Cried

Join us at Grand Union this Friday for the opening of And The Heavens Cried, a solo exhibition by artist Bob Parks.

Taking its title from Ronnie Savoy’s Rhythm and Blues song And the Heavens Cried, the show charts Parks’ vast autobiographical output from the 1960s to the present day, including painting, sculpture, poetry and performance.

August 27, 2013June 17, 2016Events

Discovery Season Brochure

Brochures detailing the exciting programme of events are currently being distributed across the West Midlands. Capsule have put the Discovery season together to celebrate the opening of Birmingham’s new library.

You can also read it online here, for programme details, ticket information and more info on this major new cultural hub.

August 26, 2013June 17, 2016Events, Exhibitions, Visual Arts

Cao Fei: Haze and Fog

‘Haze and Fog’ is a new type of zombie movie set in modern China. The film will explore how the collective consciousness of people living in the time of what the artist calls “magical metropolises” emerges from seemingly tedious, mundane, the day-to-day life where a magical reality is created through struggles at the tipping point between the visible and the invisible.

August 26, 2013June 17, 2016Events, Exhibitions, Visual Arts

Lynda Morris: Dear Lynda

‘Dear Lynda’ is an international touring exhibition that considers the maverick British curator, writer, art historian and patron Lynda Morris’ ongoing endeavours and contributions in contemporary art since the 1960s.

August 26, 2013June 17, 2016Events, Exhibitions, Visual Arts

A Demonstration of Possibilities

Eastside Projects presents A Demonstration of Possibilities, an exhibition by Sophie Bullock, Freya Dooley and Sebastian Jefford in Flatfile, a plan-chest sited permanently within the gallery.

A Demonstration of Possibilities is a framework that is open to movement and alteration. In it Flatfile is converted into a growing and interactive toolbox where works appear as instructional or functional but for potentially unknowable or absurd uses.

August 26, 2013June 17, 2016Events, Exhibitions, Visual Arts

Haze and Fog Exhibition Launch

Everyone is welcome at the launch of ‘Haze and Fog’ a solo exhibition by Cao Fei in the main gallery, ‘Dear Lynda’ in the second gallery and ‘A Demonstration of Possibilities’ in Flatfile. Exhibitions continue until 16 November.

‘Haze and Fog’ is a new type of zombie movie set in modern China. The film will explore how the collective consciousness of people living in the time of what the artist calls “magical metropolises” emerges from seemingly tedious, mundane, day-to-day life.

August 26, 2013June 17, 2016Events, Exhibitions, Visual Arts

Curator’s Introduction: Cao Fei

Join Eastside Projects Director Gavin Wade and artist Cao Fei for an informal introduction to, and conversation around, the new exhibition ‘Haze and Fog’.

August 26, 2013June 17, 2016Events, Visual Arts

Salon: Archive

Taking its cue from ‘Dear Lynda…’ this afternoon event offers a range of perspectives on, and approaches to, creating and utilising libraries and archives. In short talks by curator Lynda Morris, artist Ruth Beale, PhD researcher Samantha Epps, artist and archivist Karen Di Franco and more we will discuss the politics of libraries, ephemera relating to Conceptual Art and archives in the digital era.

August 26, 2013June 17, 2016Events

Lunch Club

Escape your desk or studio for an hour and join us at Eastside Projects for lunch. Everyone is welcome. We have an array of tea, coffee and herbal teas – all you need to bring is your sandwiches.

August 15, 2013June 17, 2016Events

September Programme

Vivid Projects’ eight month opening season ’33 Revolutions’ concludes this autumn with a packed programme of events which ask the question: can art and popular culture act as a catalyst for social change? Full events programme below.

EVENTS PROGAMME

05 – 07 September
Revs #19 – 21 // FREE SCHOOL: POETRY, CARNIVAL, POLITICS
Programme of music, film and spoken word interrogating notions of art, revolution and the controversial figure that was Michael X, curated by Ian Sergeant. Includes an evening of live performance (Fri 06 Sep) featuring dub-griot Kokumo, DJ Bobbie Gardner and visual artist Matt Watkins. Full programme details here.

August 12, 2013June 18, 2016Events

Box Of Light: Celebrating early cinema

Before the days of film, the magic lantern was an important source of entertainment, using glass slides to create moving images and visual tricks. Birmingham played a key role in this pre-cinema world, producing thousands of lanterns for export, leading to the birth of the flipbook, and eventually the cinema.

The Library boasts a hefty archive of 60,000 lantern slides, and to coincide with the Magic Lantern society’s annual conference in Birmingham, Flatpack Festival presents Box of Light, a weekend full of events, workshops and activities celebrating early cinema, part of the Capsule curated Discovery season.

July 18, 2013June 17, 2016Events

Magic Eye Festival

Magic Eye Festival 20 July 2013, 2-7pm

Join us at the Grand Union as we seek the eternal and ephemeral through a festival of performance, film and music that activates the Magic Eye exhibition. With works by Jennet Thomas, Plastique Fantastique, Raymond Queneau, Goodiepal, Alexander Stevenson and Paul Sharits.

July 18, 2013June 17, 2016Events, Exhibitions, Visual Arts

Interior Reflections III

Join us for a discussion of the 2013 ESP Members Show, ‘Sports Hall Sessions’ and the latest edition of Flatfile. The evening will begin with a presentation by Tracy Hickinbottom and Alex Edwards on the ideas behind ‘Potential for Play’, the fourth Flatfile presentation which explores the artists’ shared interest in creative play.

July 18, 2013June 17, 2016Events

Eastside Projects, Lunch Club

Lunch Club Friday 26 July, 1–2pm
Eastside Projects, 86 Heath Mill Lane, Birmingham, B9 4AR

Escape your desk or studio for an hour and join us at Eastside Projects for lunch. Everyone is welcome. We have an array of tea, coffee and herbal teas – all you need to bring is your sandwiches.

July 9, 2013June 17, 2016Events

Discovery Season Announced

Capsule are delighted to announce our four month opening season for the Library of Birmingham. The season, which will run from Tuesday 3 September – 31st December is produced & curated by Capsule, supported by Arts Council England.

The Discovery Season programme is inspired by the Library’s internationally-important archives and special collections, and draws on content as diverse as one of the world’s largest books, Victorian children’s games and toys, and even train and bus tickets. The Season will bring to life the Library’s stunning new spaces, from the studio theatre to the towering rotunda and the outdoor garden terraces, and will play host to installations, events, performances and workshops for every age and interest. Events encompassing literature, art, film, illustration, food and debate will be enjoyed under one golden roof in the city’s newest social space.

July 3, 2013June 17, 2016Design

The Pavilion Takes Shape

Capsule have commissioned Morag Myerscough to design a bespoke space that, during the four month Discovery season for the opening of the Library of Birmingham, will house a series of creative residencies including activity from Vivid Projects and Extra Special People.

June 24, 2013June 18, 2016Events

Meet Alan Lomax

Alan Lomax was a musicologist who spent over six decades working to promote knowledge and appreciation of ‘people’s songs’, and he gathered an enormous archive of folk, blues, gospel, country and traditional music.

You can see an amazing collection of videos via the Association of Cultural Equity, which Lomax founded to research and disseminate the world’s traditional music, and to reconnect people and communities with their creative heritage.

June 17, 2013June 17, 2016Events

Artists Talks: A Small Hiccup

Tuesday 25 June, 6.30-8.30pm

Join us for a talk and discussion event with Simon Senn and Holly Pester, artists in our current show A Small Hiccup.

6.30pm Simon Senn & Vasi Hasan
Swiss artist Simon Senn produced his video ‘Gulberg’, for our current exhibition ‘A Small Hiccup’, in collaboration with Birmingham based business man Vasi Hasan.

June 13, 2013June 17, 2016Events

Callout For Brass Players

Australian producers Super Critical Mass have been commissioned by Capsule to presentTogether We Breathe, a large-scale project to celebrate the opening of the Library of Birmingham, and we’re looking for players to help us make this a truly a magnificent spectacle!

A mass of brass players from the region will be positioned throughout the new library building, filling the air with a dramatic opening fanfare. From the deep throb of tuba, the wash of trombone, and the sinewy swirl of trumpets, audiences will be welcomed to the Library of Birmingham by a forest of brass.

June 11, 2013June 17, 2016Events

Spencer Hickman to Advisory Committee

We are very pleased to welcome Spencer Hickman to Capsule’s Advisory Committee. A long friend of Capsule, Spencer has been really supportive of Supersonic Festival over the years and we’re thrilled to be receiving his invaluable input to Capsule’s planning.

With over 20 years experience, music industry veteran Spencer Hickman is one of the loudest supporters of independent music in the UK. Hickman spent years working in record shops including setting up and running Rough Trade East (the UK’s largest record store), it won retail brand of the year twice under his management.