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  • Vacation vantage point

    The land of the free and the home of the brave welcomed two little Kiwis last month, my husband and I. One year of marriage, our paper anniversary, was appropriately celebrated by collecting plane tickets as we travelled across the south, middle and west of the United States.

  • Ramblings about my warehouse

    Who hasn\'t, at some stage in their lives, wanted a warehouse? Well, probably a lot haven\'t; but I reckon many have! Something about having a warehouse at your fingertips is exciting; the potential you find bubbling up within you.

  • Platforms and Design presentations at 'One Day in Melbourne'

    \'One Day in Melbourne—Evangelicals Online\' was a one-day gathering for editors, writers, designers, social media mavens, authors, bloggers, self-publishers—anyone in Christian media whose aim is to maximise the Gospel - held last Saturday.

  • Communicating Science and…

    Science is wonderful and exciting! So why does it have such a bad rep? It\'s too hard, you can\'t understand it, only people in white coats do it.

  • The kingdom of worry

    I once heard someone say, \'Worry is like a rocking chair—it gives you something to do but it doesn\'t get you anywhere.\'

  • Lonely boy

    It was less than two years ago when I met him. I was about to walk along the beach on a Sunday night. He came out of nowhere and I saw his lips moving. I took my headphones out and asked him what he\'d said.

  • Is ISIS Islamic?

    The Islamic state of Iraq and Syria goes by many names. Names such as ISIS, ISIL, Islamic State, the Caliphate, and Daesh have been used by politicians and the media to describe the group which currently controls large chunks of Iraq, Syria, and Libya.

  • German Muslims compare anti-immigrant AfD party to Hitler's Nazis

    A leader of German Muslims on Monday likened the attitude of the anti-immigration Alternative for Germany (AfD) party toward his community to that of Hitler\'s Nazis toward Jews.

  • Shaken Ecuador hunts for survivors amid 7.8 quake debris

    Traumatized Ecuadoreans slept amid rubble while rescuers dug for survivors on Monday after an earthquake smashed the Andean nation\'s coastal region, killing at least 272 people and flattening resort towns.

  • Justin Bieber breaks self-imposed ban on meeting fans to cheer up ailing girl who finds will to live through his songs

    Canadian pop star Justin Bieber has given up his meet-and-greet interaction with fans because doing so makes him feel \"spiritually drained.\"