Internet helps lifestyle changes: report
The ability to work from home is helping more Australians swap big cities for coastal and regional towns that offer better lifestyles and a lower cost of living, new research suggests. A report into lifestyle locations released on Sunday shows towns outside of metropolitan areas are growing as people opt for "lifestyle towns" that are near, but not within, capital cities. There are now 3.7 million people living in more than 600 towns that are between 75km and 175km from a capital city. "We are ..>> view originalVeteran Blue looks to 2017
Veteran Blue keen to put 2017 contract talks on the radar Ben Collins February 7, 2016 12:11 PM Kade Simpson says he's never felt fitter at this point of a pre-season Carlton's oldest player is showing no obvious signs of deterioration, with Kade Simpson revealing his body feels better than it has in several seasons despite completing a career-high off-season workload. The Blues' courageous vice-captain, 31, will be out of contra..>> view originalElective surgery on the rise
HEALTH Minister Michael Ferguson says more than 50 extra Tasmanian patients underwent elective surgery last week as a result of the new theatres opening in Launceston and Hobart.Health Minister Michael Ferguson says new theatres have helped ease the elective surgery load. Picture: MATTHEW THOMPSONMr Ferguson said that at Launceston General Hospital’s two new theatres, 41 additional surgeries had been performed including plastics, urology and ear, nose and throat.In the south, 15 more Tasmanians..>> view originalBeams laughs off catch row
Kristen Beams celebrates after taking the wicket of India’s Veda Krishnamurthy during game two of the women's one-day international series at Blundstone Arena. Picture: ROBERT CIANFLONE/GETTYKRISTEN Beams has played down the controversy surrounding fellow Southern Star Alex Blackwell after she appeared to obstruct the field in the second ODI between Australia and India in Hobart.Blackwell, who shared a 44-run stand with star all-rounder Ellyse Perry, skied a delivery from Indian Poonam Yadav in ..>> view originalIn a fix because of illegal gambling
The economic consequences of illegal betting are dire.ARCH conservatives are entitled to be concerned about the apparent decline of Western moral standards as daily they hear about the devastating effects of drugs on people’s lives.Or if you have become inured to these stories, maybe you will pick up the latest on child abuse from any one of at least eight information sources, or maybe you hear of the devastating effects of the decision to continue the policy of detaining children in detention —..>> view originalNo Limitations on Ecca Vandal
ECCA Vandal wasn’t sure if she should share the songs she’d been writing and recording. It was just a bit of fun, after all. What if nobody liked them?Ecca Vandal - Melbourne rapper and singer. Picture: SUPPLIED“I didn’t actually know if I was going to release them, to be really honest with you,” the rising star told Pulse.“I was just having fun writing them, really enjoying it. But with the amazing internet, you can upload it with the click of a button so I put White Flag up on Triple J Unearth..>> view originalBattery Point auction yields splendid result
Auction at 42 Runnymede Street Battery Point which is located in the much sort after Arthur Circus. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONESA CROWD of almost 100 people watched a slice Tasmanian maritime history go under the hammer, as a perfectly-maintained 1850s whalers’ cottage on Arthur Circus was auctioned.Geoff and Marian Brookes of Brisbane who purchased the home. Auction at 42 Runnymede Street Battery Point which is located in the much sought-after after Arthur Circus. Picture: NIKKI DAVIS-JONESAfter ..>> view originalWeird convergence: Extinct wildebeest cousin and dinosaur shared noses
You might not expect to find many similarities between a mammal and a reptile, particularly if they lived millions of years apart. But scientists have found that two such extinct beasts share a rare, distinctive facial feature.An extinct relative of the wildebeest and a duck-billed dinosaur both had bizarre crests on their heads. But it wasn't the protruding bump that has most intrigued scientists, it's what they found beneath.The bony crest is hollow, forming a trumpet-shaped nasal passage unl..>> view originalSakurajima volcano erupts spectacularly in southern Japan
"I don't think there will be any serious impact from the explosion," Ishihara said. "But of course we must keep monitoring the volcanic activity." BY THE ASSOCIATED PRESS , Updated: February 5, 2016 4:56 pm. Follow @AuroraWorldView. TOKYO | One of ...>> view originalHow Researchers Got a Robot to Change Colors Like a Chameleon (Video)
Researchers in China unveiled a 3-D printed robotic chameleon that uses tiny displays to change its color and blend into its surroundings. The displays are made of glass perforated with a nanoscopic grid of gold-filled holes. Light sensors recognize the background color and automatically apply the appropriate electric field to match the display color to its surroundings. So far, the sensors are only able to recognize red, green, and blue, but the team hopes to further develop the technology ..>> view original
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