Craig Mack is suddenly looking at a frugal festive season ahead.The 45-year-old part time bar staff at Sydney’s Kinselas Hotel was due to work an eight-hour Boxing Day shift, when the entire three storey venue was to host a special takeover event.Like many hospitality events, it has now been cancelled due to the substantial surge…
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From shipping containers to stock tanks, quirky swimming pools are making a splash
COVID-19 has sparked a boom in demand for swimming pools, and for some the quirkier the construction the better.For decades pool styles have been fairly standardised, but now everything from shipping containers to stock tanks are being converted to use for a backyard swim.The pool industry has experienced unprecedented growth over the past two years…
COVID-19 is speeding up our shift towards a cashless future
A lot has changed since COVID-19 first struck, including the way we pay for things.It’s something that Sydney busker Rafael Tavares learned the hard way.Even before the highly contagious Delta variant ripped through Greater Sydney and triggered a three-month lockdown, he noticed that many people who watched his outdoor performances were no longer carrying cash…
Even in 2021, 5G is Still a Waste of Time and Money | Digital Trends
In September 2019, I signed up for a 5G contract on a brand new phone.It was an exciting day as the phone was the original Samsung Galaxy Fold, and I was about to start life with it connected to what was billed as the latest and fastest cellular connection available. More than two years later,…
Toys story: Who’s keeping the retro gachapon machines in Singapore alive? – CNA Lifestyle
Like many Singaporeans who grew up in the 90s, Alvin Khua remembers the gachapon (capsule toy) machine fondly.But when he first told his friends about taking over one such business, they thought he was out of his mind.Alvin Khua looking through the old capsules left behind by the previous owner.(Photo: Marcus Mark Ramos/CNA) “Most of…
A Myth Is Born: How CDC, FDA, & Media Wove A Web Of Ivermectin Lies That Outlives The Truth
Via RESCUE with Michael Capuzzo Substack, New Mexico officials admit they were wrong: Two people died from covid.NOT from ivermectin.Yet the CDC generated the nation’s highest health alert and a thousand fake headlines on false cases. Linda Bonvie and Mary Beth Pfeiffer When a Texas cattleman, seventy-nine, died last September in New Mexico after contracting…
Country Press Australia and Deakin University study into regional news decline
Country Press Australia and Deakin University study into regional news decline [Eliza Beck] The largest study of country newspapers ever undertaken in Australia is hoping to develop sustainable models that can help the declining regional media landscape survive into the future. Key points: – Local newspapers are facing their biggest challenge as traditional business models…
Middle-aged Americans in US are stressed and struggle with physical and mental health – other nations do better
Middle age was often a time to enjoy life.Now, it brings stress and bad health to many Americans, especially those with lower education levels.Mike Harrington/Getty Images Midlife was once considered a time to enjoy the fruits of one’s years of work and parenting.That is no longer true in the U.S. Deaths of despair and chronic…
A move by a Canadian chocolate maker to produce pa
A move by a Canadian chocolate maker to produce packaging for blind and partially sighted people is one of several campaigns this year by companies trying to make their products more accessible to people with disabilities (PWD). Purdys Chcolatier created a holiday box of chocolates this Christmas with both a braille label and a braille…
Today’s coronavirus news: Mississauga mayor tests positive; Mirvish cancels ‘Jesus Christ Superstar’ shows over COVID-19 cases; B.C. says it has hit testing capacity; Ontario reports 9,571 new cases
timer 30 min.read The latest coronavirus news from Canada and around the world Friday.This file will be updated throughout the day.Web links to longer stories if available . 8:55 p.m.: Australia’s most populous state recorded more than 6,000 new COVID-19 cases for the first time Saturday, adding a somber note to Christmas celebrations. New South…