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TravelA Jaunt Around IrelandI love Ireland. What's not to love! Warm and friendly locals, beautiful unspoilt countryside, charming townships and of course the craic! I can never get enough! Read more |
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![]() 4th Jan 2011
Diane Priestley
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RelationshipsForgiveness is the Highest Act of LoveWe have wrestled hard with forgiveness in our marriage and come out the other end, wounded but mostly healed and renewed. Read more |
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![]() 4th Jan 2011
Diane Priestley
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![]() RelationshipsDifferent Kinds of Relationships Enrich Our LivesThe way I see it, there are seven kinds of relationships that make up the rich tapestry of relational life. Each kind of relationship needs nurturing to grow. Read more |
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![]() 4th Jan 2011
Diane Priestley
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![]() Health & WellbeingForever Young: 28 Days to the New MeI was overweight, sluggish, unfit and floundering! So I embarked on a Detox program with the help of a trainer. Here is my personal journey. Read more |
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![]() 4th Jan 2011
Diane Priestley
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Home & LeisureDiscovering the Joys of Inner City LivingAfter a quiet life in the suburbs of a coastal township in Australia, the gritty, noisy, multi-cultural inner-city neighbourhood of Ealing in West London has come as a stimulating surprise. Read more |
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![]() 4th Jan 2011
Diane Priestley
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![]() NewsRough seas ahead!By the time you've read this, the Irish government will no doubt have fallen and paid the hard price of fiscal failure. Read more |
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![]() 23rd Nov 2010
Anthony Page
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![]() NewsAs North & South clash...So, as the Koreas kick off for what, hopefully, will end up as a bit of short term skirmishing, what do the press think? Read more |
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![]() 23rd Nov 2010
Alexander Hay
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![]() Society & PoliticsDaily Mail nice to Gordon Brown shock!Having helped show him the door, a certain newspaper is now trying to be more cosy. Read more |
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![]() 22nd Nov 2010
Alexander Hay
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![]() Society & PoliticsThe problem with being rightSix months ago I predicted that Prince William and Kate Middleton would announce their engagement. Read more |
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![]() 17th Nov 2010
Anthony Page
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![]() Society & PoliticsIn the midst of a New World OrderThose of you who keep up with current affairs will have noticed a distinct shift of emphasis from the news media recently. All the news from the Far East is upbeat and very positive, whilst the news from the West is full of caution and caveats. In other words, not quite doom and gloom but pretty close. Read more |
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![]() 16th Nov 2010
Anthony Page
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![]() Society & PoliticsYou can't make people goodAs Iain Duncan Smith denounces worklessness as a 'sin', the thorny issue of politics and morals surfaces again. Read more |
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![]() 15th Nov 2010
Alexander Hay
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![]() Society & PoliticsCameron accepts that size matters!Domestic politics is so passé. David Cameron is off playing international statesman and trying desperately not to mention the appalling human rights record of his hosts (China). Read more |
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![]() 11th Nov 2010
Anthony Page
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![]() Money & FinanceSpending cuts: Osborne sharpens axeWhen the government was formed as a coalition, I admit I had very little faith in its ability to focus on the malaise the nation was in, let alone formulate a plan that would offer a remedy. Read more |
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![]() 19th Oct 2010
Gareth Hargreaves
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![]() Newsi, newspaperNext week The Independent launches a new ultra-cheap condensed newspaper called i. Read more |
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![]() 19th Oct 2010
Allan McLachlan
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![]() Society & PoliticsForeign aid too costly for BritainHaving forked out £billions in aid in 2009, UK politicians and commentators are questioning the value of boosting emerging economies such as Vietnam, India and China. And I agree with them! Read more |
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![]() 8th Oct 2010
Anthony Page
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![]() RelationshipsSex and 'old people'? Heaven forfendI'm sick of reading stories about how the over 50s are ignorant to the risks of sexually transmitted diseases and that older people are rampantly promiscuous, viagra powered slaves to lust ... blah, blah, blah. How refreshing that a recent report from Continuum Crew's Lori Bitter suggests that women over 50 prefer watching TV in the bedroom to sex. Read more |
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![]() 20th Sep 2010
Gareth Hargreaves
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![]() Money & FinanceHousing and property prices: An uncertain outlookThe worst may be over in the housing market, but the future is still far from clear Read more |
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16th Sep 2010
Stewart Andersen
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![]() Money & FinanceThe state of thingsAfter months of flatlining, there is some tentative evidence to suggest that the property market is still alive...just. But media reports are sending mixed messages. Read more |
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16th Sep 2010
Stewart Andersen
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Home & LeisureMoving Countries in MidlifeWhy would a middle-aged Australian couple, with a spacious home close to surf beaches, move to chilly overcrowded London? That's just what my husband Andrew and I have done and the adventure has just begun... Read more |
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![]() 14th Sep 2010
Diane Priestley
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