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    This One-Leg Test Will Reveal More About Your Age Than You Might Think – Can You Do It?

    I try to remember to do it everyday. Stand on 1 leg for 1 min. Right, always, left, sometimes 30 seconds, but do manage on occasion 1 min.
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    Garbo collectors are onto you: This bin day mistake can cost you $1,674!

    I was at a Clients place, showering, and when we came out to the lounge, her Husband asked if I could pop down and remove an item out of the recycling bin, that a school kid had picked up and placed in the wrong bin. (He had trouble walking down stairs). As I went to go down, the...
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    Driver catches rare wildlife moment—‘absolute fly kick’ leaves everyone stunned

    They are an introduced pest in NZ. So it is open season all year round. In Rotorua, there is a shop that Americans love, as you can buy a lot of different possum fur articles. Especially the South Island ones, as they are a darker colour, verging on black. Also possum meat is...
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    Couple's outrageous behaviour stuns restaurant-goers at Italian eatery

    I have seen in a couple of independent Grocery shops, photos of shop lifters caught on camera. A message underneath, `Do you know any of these individuals`.
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    'They're everywhere!': Fisherman exposes shocking find among waterways

    They want to introduce some other species to eradicate the carp. Bit like the toad and beetle in sugar cane. Now toads are everywhere, and destroying the environment.
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    Woolworths set to expand controversial trial—find out what it means for you

    Same. I also sometimes use the paper bags, (mushroom bags) if I have forgotten my net begs for fruit and veges.
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    Australian MMA coach lands in US prison due to Trump’s policy changes

    So agree. Though I have never had any desire to go to America, but now, especially with that individual, who is now president. Don`t even buy American produce.
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    ‘My god, what have they done to the house?’: One landlord’s horror story

    There is, but unfortunately, there may be renters with different names living together, and so they rent under other names.
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    Professional cleaner says this 60-second hack will save you hours on bathroom chores

    I squeezy the glass and walls of shower, then wipe dry with a cloth, after every shower. Hand basin, I wipe over every day, and once a week use a spray of Enviromental spray. Which is also used for the shower once a fortnight. Use a dry cloth to wipe over the mirror, every day due...
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    Want to protect your brain? Here's how much red meat experts say you should eat

    I don`t eat meat, don`t like it and never have, but don`t have a problem cooking for Family with meat. Plant Based meat is full of additives etc, is probably worse for you than meat. Tofu, falafel, legumes etc can replace meat, but certainly not that pretend meat.
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    Volunteers uncover shocking truth behind Australia's waterway pollution

    Considering people will have a car load of take away food bought from Rockhampton, and we saw the containers on the roadside just outside of Banana. There are plenty of rubbish bins there. Makes one wonder what their own place looks like. When travelling it is not hard to have a rubbish...
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    'It's a very great threat': United States President Trump reveals tariffs amid 'Liberation Day' speech

    Also, American products unless organic are Genetically modified. Thanks to monsanto, who also owns a major seed brand here.
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    Flight Nightmare: These Virgin Australia Passengers Missed Their Dream Cruise to New Zealand!

    Same. And there are cheaper Hotels, close to trains to and from the airports in the city. If your next days flight is extra early, its safer to pay the extra at a hotel walking distance to the airport.
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    A shocking loss left this town reeling—now, they’re proving what true resilience looks like

    It`s sad, but then shows how a community comes together and helps each other. Certainly wouldn`t happen in larger towns.
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    Ask Joy: Do you have a question for a retired psychologist?

    Unfortunately if the Psychiatrist is hired through a Provider (ie, Age Care), then unfortunately the Client has to get in touch with the Provider, tell them the problem, and hopefully, they will take that on board and look for another Psychiatrist. A lot depends on the Provider.
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