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Viviana: a typical Colombian Christmas in Australia
By: Leila Maciel
Tags: Colombia, Australia, Christmas

“For me, it is very important to be with people from Colombia. Because they understand my feelings, they understand what it is like not to have family around. Spending Christmas with people from other countries is not the same because they do not understand your food, typical dishes and what they mean. So for me, it is important because I don’t want to forget who I am, where I come from or because I am the way I am,” says Viviana, who lives in Australia and planned a traditional Colombian Christmas with a group of friends from her country.

In December 2014 Vivi moved to the other side of the world, and since then she has gone through a search process to find a “family” to spend Christmas away from home. “I have always had to be searching among friends and other families where to spend Christmas and it has always been difficult and painful. Even though I really liked these people, it was difficult. But I decided to change that and look for people with whom I get along well and with whom I feel like family,” she explains.

Three years ago, the search ended when she found a group of Colombian friends to celebrate the date. Now every year they get together to celebrate a typical Colombian Christmas in Australia.

“[Today] I feel reassured to know that I will be with them and we will laugh, eat, be together. That’s enough for me,” she says. And she says she is happy to be able to maintain traditions of her country, like cooking “Natillas” and “Buñuelos” which are typical Colombian Christmas dishes. “I want to enjoy this process of preparing the food, you know? Of that cooperation. And well, let’s make it a beautiful celebration,” she adds.

In this year of pandemic, Vivi also mentions how challenging it is to be so far away and speaks of the hope of returning home next year. “I think the mind plays tricks because since we know we can’t go, it’s more this internal struggle of ‘I could be there’, but because of something external, I can’t make this decision of ‘I’ll go because I can’. This year, for example, my family is getting together and my sister made Christmas T-shirts and I won’t have one. I won’t be in the picture. It’s painful. But I hope that next year I will be able to say ‘I will spend Christmas in Colombia after seven years’. It would be wonderful,” she says.

And she concludes with a reflection on how we can face the festivities when we are away from home: “I think you can always choose how to live these important dates. We can feel bad or live in the best way. It’s about recreating what makes you feel good and what reminds you of that unconditional love that is celebrated on those dates. It’s about recreating that feeling that’s so beautiful that it’s about saying ‘that’s my family’ and all the joy of having them around. It’s hard, but you can enjoy it and find a way to feel as close as possible”.
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India rings in changes ahead of the ‘Boxing Day Test’, get set for a BLOCKBUSTER!
By: Auri Ghosh
Tags: Australia, Cricket, India, Sports, Adelaide

Boxing Day test matches in Australia are a part of the Aussie culture, and an annual tradition dating back some 70 odd years. It means a test match played between Australia and a visiting team at the MCG (Melbourne Cricket Ground) and starts on the 26th of December every year.

Boxing day test MCG

STORY SO FAR

India will go into this Boxing Day test match with a 1–0 deficit and a lot of vacillation about which eleven to pick for this match, after all it’s not everyday that you get skittled out for 36. To make matters worse for the Indians, they will also miss the services of two of their best players. Virat Kohli, their talisman and captain courageous, has opted out of the rest of the tour to be with his wife, who is expecting. And, Md Shami is out of the series with a broken arm that he suffered at the hands of Pat Cummins, talk about adding insult to injury!

Australia on the other hand would consider themselves extremely lucky that they first, were able to get close, within 53 runs, of the Indian first innings total and second, had a morning of cricket where every single thing went their way. This Austrian team is not the great Austrian team of the late 90’s or the one from the first decade of this century.

This Australian team has a fragile opening pair, and every single time they fall early they invite the opposition bowlers to attack Marnus Labuschagne and Steve Smith.

If India had held on to their catches in the first innings, and managed even a half decent score in the second innings, they would have had Australia in a lot of trouble. But cricket is not a game of ifs and buts, and credit must go to Australia that they fought their way back into the match, a trait that Australian cricket teams have in their DNA is that they are fighters. The way their bottom order contributes day in and out is applaud worthy. Also the effort that Cummins and Hazelwood bowled with on the third day morning, a lot of quality pacers wouldn’t have been able to, so credit to Australia on both those points.
Medical Pendant Market Worth $639.2 Million By 2027
By: Gaurav Shah
Tags: Brazil, Australia, Surgery, Medical Devices, Germany

The global medical pendant market size is anticipated to reach USD 639.2 million by 2027, expanding at a CAGR of 6.3%, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc. Increasing number of healthcare professionals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities along with the technological advancements is anticipated to drive the market.

According to the Australian Government Department of Health, the number of doctors in Australia has increased from 85,491 in 2014 to 95,194 in 2017. In addition, as per the report by the Canadian Institute for Health Information, in 2018, there were around 89,911 physicians in Canada, representing around a 3.8% increase from 2017. Thus, an increasing number of healthcare professionals, clinics, and other healthcare facilities are expected to drive the market.

Technological advancements and innovations in medical pendants are anticipated to increase the demand for these systems during the forecast period. Medical pendants with various multi-faceted designs and ultra-flexible configurations are commercially available and are mainly focused on meeting specific healthcare requirements. For instance, in March 2017, Brandon Medical Co., Ltd. launched Mediclean (an UCV system), Medicontrol iTCP device, and Astralite AL10, surgical and examination light.

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La Marzocco Linea Mini
By: Zeroto Lerance
Tags: Coffee, Australia, La Marzocco, Coffee Machine

Coffee continues to grow in importance, there are lots of people who love the idea of having their own coffee set up at home, and with so many machines around it can be difficult to choose what is the best machine for you.

One can find La Marzocco in your favorite cafe, but you can also have one in your own home.

In amongst the sea of different brands, one machine brand that has been making a name for itself is the La Marzocco.

La Marzocco is one of the most trusted commercial coffee machine producers on the market today and they have been since 1927.

La Marzocco currently has 2 different models of domestic.

One group on the market for the home barista, the Linea Mini, and the other one is GS3, which comes in a volumetric (AV) and manual paddle (MP) version.

Both of these machines have been designed with the home barista in mind, with compact designs, loads of power, and the ability to customize your new machine to match your style.

The La Marzocco Linea Mini is produced with the Linea Classic in mind, both in exterior look and the amazing internals.

The Linea Mini is handmade in Florence, Italy, and houses a huge range of fantastic features such as an internal rotary pump, dual boilers, PID temperature controls, and an inbuilt 2.5-liter water reservoir.

Paired with manual paddle activation, this machine ensures that the home barista is never without steam or brew power and they can continuously produce high-quality coffee.

The Linea Mini is in a class of its own when it comes to a home domestic espresso coffee machine and to have a La Marzocco Linea Mini on your bench at home or in your business, not only you will love your coffee but also the quality that La Marzocco offers.

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La Marzocco GS3
By: Zeroto Lerance
Tags: Coffee, Australia, Coffee Machine

Coffee continues to grow in importance, there are lots of people who love the idea of having their own coffee set up at home, and with so many machines around it can be difficult to choose what is the best machine for you.

The La Marzocco GS3 comes in two different models, the GS3 AV which is an auto volumetric machine.

The volumetric model allows the barista to program their controls to produce pre-determined shots consistently, making espresso and coffee easy for all.

The GS3 MP operates with a manual panel, this gives the barista complete control over their timing and flavor of their espresso shots.

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Harry Kenmare, P.I. At Your Service: Book Review
By: Andrew Miller
Tags: Crime Fiction, Australia, Noir, Book Review, Fiction

If a young lady goes missing and foul play is expected, Aussie Private Detective Harry Kenmare can find her. He will almost certainly try to sleep with her too.

The ’40s Phillip Marlowe-style image on the cover of this collection of short stories from author A.B. Patterson doesn’t accurately convey the wild atmosphere he creates — the plots themselves, when quickly summarized, seem like standard P.I. fare: Harry Kenmare used to be a cop, now he’s a hard-drinking private eye with a fondness for the ladies. Usually, Harry’s already half in the bag when a good-looking broad saunters in with a mission, often one that involves political corruption. Plot-wise, we’ve been here before.

What’s truly special is the way Patterson weaves in a grimy modern-day Australia full of colorful Aussie dialogue as well as copious and often hilarious amounts of sex. Harry’s all about consent, but other than that, pretty much anything goes. This stuff makes most American fiction look puritanical by comparison because, next to A.B. Patterson, it is. His lack of prudishness is a breath of fresh air. One story that involved Harry getting peed on by some outlaw bikers in the opening scene was a particular jaw-dropper. As author Alec Cizak says, A.B. Patterson reads like Henry Miller if he wrote crime fiction.

The Aussie dialect also makes these stories feel fresh. When Harry is turned on by a woman, he starts “barring up.” Outlaw bikers are “bikies.” When Harry refers to the presence of a panda in a bar scene, I racked my brain trying to figure out what “panda” must have been slang for. I came to realize that I was overthinking it — there was an actual panda in the bar because, well, this is Australia. If the unfamiliar dialect seems daunting, an Aussie slang glossary is provided in the back.

These stories, some of which first appeared in indie crime mags like Switchblade, are wild, thrilling, and hilarious. (Full disclosure: I’m also a Switchblade contributor — that’s how I came across Patterson’s work.) I’ve barely scratched the surface of how much fun you’ll find in Patterson’s stories, and I cannot wait to see whatever he puts out next.
Chevy SS Sedan Comes Supercharged
By: Sam Maven
Tags: Muscle, Australia, News, Modern Classic, Newsletter

We’re big fans of the now-dead Chevrolet SS Sedan, the car with a non-descript name and a ho-hum exterior design which flew under the radar so much. For those who aren’t aware, the car was actually an imported Holden Commodore with bowtie badges. Even though it has four doors, which seems to be a capital offense for some enthusiasts, this thing is truly a performance machine. We would even call it a muscle car because it sure feels like one.

image credit: YouTube

Even in factory form, the SS Sedan is a total sleeper car. We love seeing these modified and taken to an even higher level of performance, like the one in the video accompanying this article. To throw people off even more, the owner has used Holden badges, something most Americans wouldn’t recognize. It’s possible people think it’s some weird European car, but almost nobody would suspect it’s nearly as powerful as it is. Maybe the LSA badging gives a little bit away.

image credit: YouTube

Thanks to an LSA supercharger, this SS Sedan is now pushing about 650-horsepower at the wheels when running E-85. The LS3 V8 pushes 415-hp without that forced induction, so it’s a big boost. He could’ve gone even more aggressive, but this car is a daily driver and it needs to also be comfortable. Considering it’s a full-size sedan with comfy leather seats and plenty of rear legroom, that’s part of the point of owning an SS Sedan.

Just like the owner guy says in the video, a lot of people think the SS Sedan is a Malibu or Impala since the styling is similar and you don’t see many of them around. The great thing about a car like this is people aren’t going to be trying to race you constantly, but you have plenty of performance for when you want to use it, like on a track.

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Enteral Feeding Formulas Market Size Worth $8.72 Billion By 2027
By: Gaurav Shah
Tags: Brazil, Australia, Singapore, Pharmaceutical, Russia

The global enteral feeding formulas market size is expected to reach USD 8.72 billion by 2027, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., expanding at a CAGR of 6.0% from 2020 to 2027. Increasing prevalence of diseases such as diabetes, cancer, dementia, multiple sclerosis, chronic liver disease and COPD is expected to boost the demand for enteral products that aid patients having trouble in oral intake. As per a study published by Cancer Research U.K., approximately 17.0 million new cancer cases were reported in 2018 across the globe. Incidence of cancer is projected to increase by 62% between 2018 and 2040.

In addition, growing deficiency of macro and micro nutrients among the patients in hospitals during pre and post-surgery drives the demand for enteral feeding formulas. Furthermore, increasing product offerings aimed at specific indications are delivering targeted nutritional needs, which is a key driver of this market. These enteral tube feeds usually contain polysaccharides and proteins for patients capable of digesting and absorbing nutrients without any difficulty. Availability of wide varieties of enteral formulas, along with increased demand for low-cost nutrient formulations among consumers, is boosting the market growth. Moreover, favorable reimbursement scenario supports high adoption of tube feeds among hospital patients as the enteral nutrition is usually covered under Medicare claims.

Moreover, the market is consolidated with presence of few leading players, including Nestle Health Science, Abbott, and Danone. These players are constantly investing in the R&D activities for development of enhanced products that cater to the niche therapeutic areas having high growth potential in the industry in order to gain a competitive edge. Market entry has proved to be challenging for new entrants as the industry is dominated by few major MNCs with high brand recognitions.

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TSA My Tyres Campaign
By: Tyre, Rubber Recycling
Tags: Australia, News, Business, Sustainability, Recycling

TSA launches new “My Tyres My Choice’ consumer campaign

TSA Targets Consumer Awareness

Tyre Stewardship Australia has launched a new consumer campaign, aptly entitled My Tyres My Choice. The aim of the campaign is two-fold; to enable consumers to make an informed decision on brands that contribute $0.25c per tyre sold to support the National Tyre Product Stewardship Scheme to promote the development of viable markets for end-of-life tyres. Also of paramount importance is educating consumers on the accredited tyre retailers and fitment centres who sustainably manage their end-of-life-tyres (EOLT) by working with TSA accredited tyre recyclers and collectors.

Consumers are directed to different search engines on the TSA website. The main search enables consumers to easily find over 1580 accredited retailers either by name, state or postcode. Other searches are by brands and accredited tyre recyclers / collectors.

The aim of this campaign is to ramp up consumer awareness and highlight to them the power they possess in making choices that have sustainable and positive environmental impacts.
This won’t hurt a bit…
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Friday Money Mate — 11 Dec 2020

The UK began its mass rollout of Pfizer and BioNtech’s COVID-19 vaccine this week — the first country to approve widespread use.

800,000 doses are on the way to the UK with elderly people and their caretakers first in line to receive the vaccine.

Markets reacted positively to Britain’s quick fix, seeing the emergence of a COVID vaccine as a key turning point for reopening the global economy.

But it wasn’t all smooth sailing in the UK.

Two people have had allergic reactions so far, prompting authorities to warn people against getting the jab if they have a history of allergies.

In Australia, a COVID vaccine being developed by biotech company CSL and the University of Queensland has been dumped after trial participants returned false HIV positive results.

But there are more vaccines on the way, led by Moderna’s fix which is being pushed through approvals in the US.

The week as a chart

The ASX is on a six-week winning streak, keeping its momentum up as the nation counts down the shopping days till Christmas.

Even after closing down 0.6 per cent on Friday the index still managed a 0.1 per cent gain over the full five trading days.

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ASX in 5-week winning streak

The ASX’s good times were fuelled by the rise of iron ore to its highest level since 2013 — jumping from US$145 a tonne to US$156.

The jump pushed shares of Fortescue Metals Group to a record all-time high of $22.64 cents on Thursday.

The other big winner was Afterpay, which was the biggest winner on the ASX for 2020, recording growth of more than 240% this year.

On Friday the buy now, pay later dominator surged 5% following new partnerships signed with Canadian retail powerhouses Clarins and SHEIN.

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Two-thirds of bank lending directed to housing

• Loans in the Australian banking system total $AUD2.8 trillion.

• Australian banks lent 67 cents in every dollar for property.

• Business accounts for 59% of lending by foreign banks in Australia.

More than two-thirds of lending is now directed towards housing, with loans for investment properties now eclipsing loans for business.

Data from the Australian Prudential Regulatory Authority (APRA) shows that of the AUD$2.8 trillion loan balances within Australia’s banking system, AUD$1.79BN involves borrowings for property.

The decision by the Reserve Bank of Australia to cut the official cash rate to 0.1%, in combination with a raft of incentives from the Federal and state governments aimed at first homebuyers, has provided a near-term boon for the country’s major lenders.

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Why I Love Australia's Inauthentic Chinese Food
By: Matt Graham
Tags: Food, Australia, Travel, Restaurant, Chinese Food

Inauthentic Yet Delicious: Why I Love Australian Chinese Food

Australian country towns are full of Chinese restaurants like this one in Griffith, NSW. Photo by Author.

The first time I visited China, I was disappointed with the food. I loved eating “Chinese” food in my home country of Australia, but the meals served in the real China were totally different.

I thought I knew what Chinese food was, but everything seemed unfamiliar in Beijing. What on earth were these Sichuan peppercorns (a.k.a. numbing balls), I wondered? And where’s the prawn toast, special fried rice and fortune cookies?

I soon realised that the food served in Australian Chinese restaurants was not really “authentic” at all, even though it often says so on the menu. The cuisine I thought I knew and loved was a lie!

I enjoy trying new international cuisines and quickly came to like the local Chinese food.

Pekind duck, one of many local dishes I tried in Beijing. Photo by Author.

But after returning to Australia, I couldn’t quite look at Australian-Chinese food in the same way. I couldn’t help thinking that it was fake and started to resent it. I started going out of my way to find restaurants that served “real” Chinese food. Living in Sydney, this thankfully wasn’t too difficult.

Australian Chinese food is adapted for local tastes

The menus at Chinese restaurants in Australian country towns are almost identical. For most dishes, you’ll invariably have a choice of various different types of meat, veggies or seafood — or a combination — served with a choice of pre-made sauces.

I think there must be one or two sauce manufacturers that supply half of Australia’s Chinese restaurants, as they always seem to be the same: satay, black bean, sweet & sour, chilli, Szechuan and “Mongolian” sauce, for example. (I’m quite sure that you wouldn’t find Mongolian lamb, an Aussie classic, in Mongolia!) These sauces often taste the same, too, even at different restaurants.

Most of these dishes are at least cooked in an Asian style, but they’ve been adapted to Australian tastes and expectations. They’re often served with a knife & fork and I’m met with a surprised look if I ask for chopsticks instead. Some Aussie Chinese restaurants even have fish & chips or hamburgers on the menu, and one of my local Chinese restaurants serves some of its rice dishes with tomato sauce.

Very occasionally, the chef is even an Aussie bloke called Wayne, Steve or Malcolm.

Malcolm’s Chinese Restaurant, Griffith NSW. Photo by Author.

And don’t get me started on those Asian fusion restaurants that sell 20 different cuisines, but cook none of them well…

Perhaps the most bizzare Australian Chinese restaurant menu I’ve come across was in Cobar, NSW. For a supposedly Chinese restaurant, the menu was a fusion confusion featuring Turkish garlic bread, Hawaiian chicken parmigiana, Aussie steak and even a few Thai dishes for good measure!
2020 has been an absolute cluster!
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Friday Money Mate — 18 Dec 2020

It’s beginning to look a lot like a (COVID) Christmas.

It was a roller coaster of a year for investors as the play book was thrown out the window.

Though many are predicting the rollout of a vaccine over the coming months could help calm the volatility.

The year as a chart

The ASX took a dive in March as the virus hit, but has spent the remainder of 2020 recovering the losses.

Resources stocks helped drive the gains, as the iron ore price climbed to a record high in December.

S&P/ASX 200

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• Manufacturing e.g. Stocks like Ansell which makes gloves.

• Tech e.g. ZipPay and Afterpay which fuelled a home delivery frenzy.

• Resources e.g. Fortescue as the iron ore price soared to a record high.

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Will Australia sell $100B worth of iron ore in 2020?

Iron ore exports hit A$81B in nine months to Sept.

The iron ore is price $US156/tonne.

Brazil is key as Chinese trade tensions mount.

The value of Australia’s iron ore exports is on track to surpass $100B of exports for the first time since the inception of reporting of Australia’s key commodity data in 1988.

Iron ore exports hit A$81B in nine months to September.

Investment bank Citi has forecast demand for iron ore to remain elevated in 2021 as government stimulus in China is expected to drive economic activity in the near future.r term.

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Warp speed for a COVID jab?
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Monday Money Mate — 14 December 2020

As the UK continues its mass rollout of Pfizer and BioNtech’s COVID-19 vaccine, all eyes will be on the US where the jab is entering its final approvals.

The US has more than 15 million COVID cases and the numbers rise every day, so the race is on to approve Pfizer’s jab, alongside another from Moderna.

The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention’s advisory committee is due to meet on Friday about whether to recommend Moderna’s vaccine.

If either are approved, the federal government will initiate what it calls “Operation Warp Speed” to start distributing vaccines to all US states.

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Eurozone Industrial Production YoY (Dec)

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Wednesday 12.30 am EST

U.S. Export Price Index MoM (Dec)

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U.S. Import Price Index MoM (Dec)

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Can the ASX make it seven in a row?

The ASX has extended its winning streak to six weeks after record high iron ore prices caused a surge on the index last week.

And with just two shopping weeks now to Christmas, there’s hope that the national economy will continue to see a strong recovery, especially now COVID vaccines are available.

A homegrown vaccine from CSL and the University of Queensland was scrapped last week, but the federal government swiftly announced it would buy an extra 20 million vaccine doses from AstraZeneca and 10 million doses from Novavax.

So the nation is on track for a vaccine rollout in March, providing a foundation for investor confidence that looks set to keep rising over the holiday season.

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Sydney’s new cluster
Tags: Australia, Covid 19, World News, Sydney

Sydney’s new cluster

Sydney’s Northern Beaches outbreak grew to 68 cases on Sunday, with 30 new cases recorded in the previous 24 hours. The new cluster emerged just days before the Christmas period, prompting concern that travel restrictions may impact festive plans.

More than 250,000 residents have been banned from leaving their homes except for work, exercise, essential shopping and compassionate reasons until Wednesday.

Those living in other parts of Sydney have been told to avoid the area. The NSW government has urged all locals to wear masks in public areas like supermarkets and churches and to be on “high alert”.

The next five days has been described as a “tipping point” by epidemiologist Mary-Louise McLaws. “We can only hope that it remains focused in the Northern Beaches, but if it goes across all of Australian than we will need more tightening.”

Tests have shown that the outbreak is similar to a strain of Covid-19 found recently in quarantined travellers, state officials said. But authorities still do not know how it got into the community.

They said it had spread after one couple failed to isolate at home while awaiting coronavirus test results. Their 11 December visit to a popular lawn bowls club and pub in the Northern Beaches suburb of Avalon has now been identified as the “super spreader” event.

However, it is unclear how the couple — who had not travelled overseas — became infected.

Since Australia closed its borders in March, its outbreaks have largely begun with breaches in its hotel quarantine system for returned international travellers. Such instances led to Australia’s biggest outbreak in Melbourne.
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A memoir of a misplaced girl: 30th April 2018
By: Vi Doan
Tags: Memoir, Australia, First Love, Relationships, Love

We decided to dine out at Poppo Restaurant in Northbridge. The hot steam rising from the beef kimchi Jjigae warmed up two souls and satisfied their hungers. The soup was burning hot and spicy. What an ideal in a chilly evening!

3 a.m.

I got home from my university library and slept for 2 hours, then duty called. I made a cappuccino with extra coffee and hopped to my laptop.

2 p.m.

I met the deadline of a research essay in the last minutes. Then I rushed to the afternoon tutorial of Children, Youth and Global Media at 2:30. I, a weary soul, sat among local students. After several hours of taking too much brain to finish a tedious essay question, I was drained. My poor stomach was rumbling badly.

I texted Ethan:

“I’m starving. *crying emoji*

I want to get out of here.”

30 seconds later, my phone screen flickered and bleeped.

“Dining out?

Today or tomorrow?

Aren’t you exhausted?

You may want to get some sleep I bet. We can go the other day.”

“I’m just starving.

Shall we have Korean dinner? Kimchi hotpot?”

“Okay Vi.”

***

The beef in the hot pot did not satisfy my hunger much, but chewy rice cakes made up the vacancy in my stomach. We also had California style sushi. The rich taste of mayonnaise seemed so powerful, wiping out the exhaustion in my face. Then, we split the bill. Everything was close to perfection!

We then walked around the city and chatted shyly. Taking a deep breath in, I enjoyed the chilled air that refreshed me.

I put my hands in pockets as they got cold.

He asked me, “Are you cold?”

“Hmmm, a bit”, I could not act like nothing was wrong when I got chilled by a sudden wind.

“So… let me hold your hands then.”

Photo by Artyom Korshunov on Unsplash

He took my left hand out and warmed it up. The warmth carried from my hand to the heart, and he looked lovely with a shy smile. My heart suddenly beat faster. I was nervous and confused. I was thinking of pulling my hand, but it already got so warm in his pocket. I felt warm, too.
Buy Entranced!
By: Jayke Luland
Tags: Satire, Self Publishing, Australia, Writing, Author

‘On a blustery day in the Australian town of Junee, a deluge of DVD covers for the film ‘Carolyn, The Musical’ flood the usually quiet streets. After a town-wide viewing of this strange film, it is tasked upon the geriatric couple of Callie and James Ridley to ‘send these bastards back where they came from’, sparking an impromptu road trip to the faraway town of Yeppoon.

However, chaos emerges throughout Australia as swathes and swarms of ‘entranced’ start to emerge, often attacking and infecting people through highly extravagant musical numbers, mindlessly repeating a song from the aforementioned film called ‘Carolyn In The Sky’. Callie, James and their fellow Juneesians must find the answer to this before Australia is turned into a land of dancing, prancing and romancing fools!’

Entranced is my debut Novella. In what is somewhat of an homage to Australian comedy and satire, Entranced is a story about how a small town full of regular aussies and copious amounts of the ‘right stuff’ can save the world! It’s now up on Kindle & Amazon, and I would appreciate you buying my book and leaving a review :)
Diving Into The Australian Outback | Rainbow Dive
Tags: Australia, Diving, Aboriginal, Cliff Diving

Buddhism, mixed with my current interests in economics, privilege, immigration, etc. Email <my username>@gmail.com
How do you be good in academics and survive in a university for better grades?
By: Evelyn Jones
Tags: Australia, College, Assignment Writing Help, Assignment Help

Achieving Good Grades in University is not a tough job. But For some students, it is indeed a challenging one. I also have faced so many challenging stuff during my college days and pissed sometimes. if anyone in this community feels the same then I am sharing a video link for you about “How to achieve good grades in your college academics”. everything is explained in detail. hope this video is gonna help you out.

Link: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=8iYleVj0h6o
Falls Festival Australia
Tags: Australia, Fall Festival

Date: — 28 Dec to 5 Jan

Genre: — Rock music, indie music, hip hop music, electronic music, and blues & roots music.

Locations: — Australia, Lorne, Marion Bay, Byron Bay, Fremantle, etc.

Falls Music & Arts Festival

Australia’s most popular festival is the Falls Music & Arts Festival and the common name of this festival is Falls is a multi-day music festival.

Singing and instrument playing is the main focus of any musical genre in Falls Festival Australia.

Blues, folk, jazz, hip hop, electronic classical music, etc.…… are the category of a musical genre.

The fall festival lineup hosts many music performances, dance, comedy, theatre, circus, cabaret, and other art forms like painting, crafting, etc.

Camping is available at falls festival, however, all locations have nearby beaches that are either within walking distance or a short bus ride away.

History of Falls festival Australia

More than 20 years ago the merchants of the Beaverdale area, firstly began the annual fall tradition. After that, this festival is now known as the Beaverdale Fall Festival.

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Ip litigation
Tags: Law, Australia, Ip Law, Sydney, Lawyers

W3IP Law Pty Ltd is an intellectual property law practice, specialising in digital business and technology law.We have extensive experience in the process of protecting and enforcing your intellectual property rights, and can assist you with trade marks, copyright, designs, patents, domain names, confidentiality and trade secrets. As IT lawyers, we work extensively with software and app developers with a focus on software development agreements, licensing contracts, service level agreements, cloud computing agreements and other tech and IT contracts for our clients. We have assisted software companies with their agreements both in Australia and also with international technology agreements.
Are Australians ready to splash the cash?
Tags: Asx, Australia, Grafa, Money Mate, Newsletter

Friday Money Mate — 04 Dec 2020

Australia’s GDP grew 3.3 per cent in the September quarter, finally ending the COVID-inflicted recession we really had to have.

But the Reserve Bank Governor Phillip Lowe warned the recovery will be “uneven and drawn out.”

With Christmas now just three Fridays away, retailers are hoping customers will spend, spend, spend, and push the economy’s growing momentum well into the New Year.

And with borders across the nation now open and a COVID vaccine in the works, there’s plenty of optimism that Australia will have a merry rather than miserly Christmas.

The week as a chart

The ASX continued its bull run after posting its best monthly rise on record in November, starting December with another bumper week, finishing up 0.02% on Friday.

S&P/ASX 200

+00.02%

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ASX rides high despite China trade slaps

China’s trade spat with Australia dominated the headlines but triggered an investment rush, with Treasury Wines surging 3.65% despite a brutal new tariff on wine from the Middle Kingdom.

The tariffs have split opinion over what’s next, with iron ore a big talking point.

But the metal’s spot price hit record highs of $US136.29 per tonne after Brazilian producer Vale downgraded 2020 production.

This pushed miners like Fortescue Metals, BHP and Rio Tinto up, pulling the ASX200 along for the ride.

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Australia knocked off its gold mining perch

Australia forecast to be producing 30% less gold by 2024 according to S&P.

Lack of new greenfield sites to weigh on overall supply in the near term.

Demand from global Central Banks expected to remain elevated over the medium term.

S&P Group’s market intelligence unit has forecast Australia will soon no longer be the world’s second largest producer of gold as older mines approach the end of their useful life while less mines come on stream to replace them.

The research comes at a time when central banks and investors are looking to bolster balance sheets with safe haven assets, with gold currently trading at $US1,939 per ounce according to the London Metals Exchange.

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Will Australia’s economy keep rising?
Tags: Asx, Australia, Grafa, Money Mate, Newsletter

Monday Money Mate — 7 December 2020

September’s GDP results showed Australia has emerged from its COVID recession, but the next shopping week will be a crucial one for building momentum for a happier New Year.

While Australia’s economy looks healthier, there’s growing concern about the US economy as COVID cases there continue to rise.

The nation’s latest Employment Trends Index is due for release on Wednesday — a key indicator of economic health — so if the US sneezes, will Australia catch a cold?

Monday 11.30 am EST

Australia ANZ Job Advertisements (Dec)

Are Australian employers hiring?

Tuesday 11.30 am EST

RBA interest rate decision (Dec)

Is Australia’s economy bullish or bearish?

Tuesday 14.30 am EST

Australian building approvals (Dec)

Are Australians building new homes or waiting for better times?

Tuesday 02:00 am EST

US Employment Trends Index (Dec)

Is the US economy rising or falling?

Will Australia have a merry Christmas?

But with just three weeks to Christmas, key consumer confidence indicators will be released from banks like NAB and Westpac this week, as well as the latest figures for new build housing.

Economies run on confidence, so these housing and retail indexes could be a true barometer of the economy’s health.

So Australia’s economic leaders will be watching slowly to see if we’ll be scrooges or spenders.

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Has Australia’s economy turned the corner on COVID?
Tags: Asx, Australia, Grafa, Money Mate, Newsletter

Monday Money Mate — 30 November 2020

Australia’s economy gets its quarterly report card this week, with the September quarter GDP results set to be announced on Wednesday.

Economists are predicting a positive number for the quarter, but the year to date figure is still lower overall.

Two consecutive quarters of GDP growth would signal an end to the COVID-led recession.

Tuesday 11.30am AEDT

Building approvals (Oct)

Is Australia’s housing sector recovering?

Tuesday 14.30am AEDT

RBA interest rate decision (Dec)

Will the RBA keep rates at near record lows?

Wednesday 11.30am AEDT

GDP (QoQ) (Q3)

Will the Australian economy emerge from the recession?

Friday 12.30am AEDT

Retail sales (MoM) (Oct)

How much shopping have we been doing as borders reopen?

Is the economy emerging from the COVID recession?

It will be a busy week with the release of key economic indicators that give investors a clue about the shape of the Australian economy.

Aside from the GDP number, we’ll also get some insight about building approvals and retail sales.

Good numbers may bode well for the Australian sharemarket and the Aussie dollar.

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BTC to AUD Price & Live Live Exchange Rates Today
Tags: Cryptocurrency, Australia, Bitcoin, Blockchain, Btcusd

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Australian Dream #JustStart
By: Hasnat Khan
Tags: Motivation, Australia, Careers, Dreams, Just Start

I have this dream of going to Australia may be because I like Australia or it’s that I have only this option left to start my career with. I am a graduate in Chemical Engineering and I am nowadays seeking for a job. I have applied for multiple positions but no luck. There’s an opportunity of work visa for Engineers from all over the world registered under Washington Accord to visit Australia, to work and study there. I am trying to apply for this visa because it has the conditions that one can apply for this visa within 2 years after graduation, registered under Washington accord, and minimum 6.0 bands in IELTS test.

As I wanted to make my documentation ready first and then apply for the visa, so I collected my degree transcript and other relevant documents from the university and also taken the IELTS test. I got 7.0 bands in IELTS.

I have to go through certain steps to make my application for visa ready.

Start visa application Upload supporting documents Submit visa fee Submit Application.

Visa Application

During this week, I actually started the application and I entered all the details that were required. I faced a lot of confusion while filling out the from because most people hire consultants in order to submit their visa application but I was doing that on my own and I just searched through internet after every step when I was confused. After filling out the form, a page appeared which requested for supporting documents. Though, I thought that it would only include educational documents and a police character certificate and medical certificate but it was far more than that.

For every specific thing, specific document is needed i.e. for identity, address, birth, employment, citizenship. I need to compile more documents which are birth certificate and police character certificate etc. I need to make birth certificate and this is the next task that I will do in the upcoming week.
Remembering times, sitting infront of my grandmas box tv on the wooden floor.
Tags: Australia, Nostalgia, France 2017, Questions, Poetry

Remembering times, sitting infront of my grandmas box tv on the wooden floor.

Tranced by HR Pufnstuf once again.

Am I the only one who remembers it PUFFINSTUFF? Maybe I’m crazy

Or maybe the world DID end in 2012.

Punk rock!

When do we mosh again? Covid rips out your organisational skills and spits and shits on them.

I just wanna have a good time.

Strike of the beast(iality). Does it count if you (human) didn’t consent to being touched by a dachshund?

Welcome. To my thoughts, life, existential existence through this vesicle.
Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension Market Size Worth $9.8 Billion By 2027
By: Gaurav Shah
Tags: Japan, Australia, Pharmaceutical, USA, Canada

The global pulmonary arterial hypertension market size is expected to reach USD 9.8 billion by 2027, according to a new report by Grand View Research, Inc., registering a CAGR of 5.6% over the forecast period. Increasing prevalence rates of pulmonary arterial hypertension (PAH) and government support for the development of orphan drugs drive the market growth.

The cases of PAH are rising in the range of 100,000 to 200,000 per year. However, in the past few years, the occurrence of PAH has been increasing due to risk factors such as alcohol/tobacco consumption, HIV, sedentary lifestyle, smoking, and other idiopathic conditions. Moreover, the geriatric population is more prone to PAH and associated diseases owing to reduced immune function. According to the National Council on Aging (NCOA), about 80 percent of the population aged 65 and above have at least one chronic condition such as high cholesterol, diabetes, heart or kidney disease, or chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

Government initiatives such as the Rare Disease Act 2002 and The Orphan Drug Act (ODA) 1983, are also anticipated to support the market for treatment drugs for PAH. These acts play a significant role in promoting the ethical usage and distribution of orphan drugs. The development of orphan drugs is promoted by the National Organization of Rare Disorders.

Robust drug pipeline and new product combinations awaiting approval or launch are anticipated to increase the PAH market competitiveness over the forecast period. In September 2019, Acceleron Pharma, a leading biopharmaceutical company, received FDA orphan drug designation for sotatercept for the treatment of pulmonary arterial hypertension.

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https://www.grandviewresearch.com/industry-analysis/pulmonary-arterial-hypertension-market

Further key findings from the report suggest: