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• The real effects of alcohol on your body

  Last post: Marley on 28.06.10 at 14:30 | Started by George Norris on 14.05.09

  

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• Foods to keep you young

  Last post: Kerry Smith on 14.06.10 at 19:49 | Started by Marty on 03.08.09

  

  The quest for youth has been the eternal challenge for the aging populations of the world. From what we have learned we know that both health and beauty stem from lifestyle and nutrition choices we make every day. Here is some scientific research based More about Foods to keep you young

• Top 6: Lost Kiwi Beers

  Last post: Rex Eavestaff on 13.06.10 at 18:34 | Started by EarlyRiser on 10.07.09

  

  Over time beers come and go due to many reasons. A lot of it these days is that everyone wants to drink international style lagers (or should I say drinking brands) that are bland and boring. So I thought I would come up More about Top 6: Lost Kiwi Beers

• Climate Change in Tatters

  Last post: ceecee on 24.02.10 at 11:04 | Started by DaveM on 22.02.10

  

   “I can assure you that the government has investigated the evidence on the science of climate change from a number of different sources and I can appreciate that there are many different perspectives on the matter. However, the government is convinced that climate change More about Climate Change in Tatters

• A Rambling - Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Marvin Gaye

  Last post: michelle marshall on 24.02.10 at 09:11 | Started by Bangbug on 02.02.10

  

  Ahh the Grammys - a night of long-winded acceptance speeches and undeserving nominees (depending on your levels of sobriety and cynicism, in respective order.) Beyonce once again dominated with multiple wins for her smash hit "Single Ladies (Put a Ring On It)" a song More about A Rambling - Beyoncé, Lady Gaga and Marvin Gaye

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• Interview with Vince Vaughn

  Last post: Sam Mac on 19.02.10 at 16:32 | Started by James Gordon on 15.02.10

  

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• Preserving Romance

  Last post: Ashley Reddy on 02.02.10 at 12:23 | Started by GetFrank Member on 17.04.09

  

  It's true. It's blind. It's romance. And it lasts about a minute and a half. So how do you build romance in to a lasting relationship? More about Preserving Romance

• Spin the Goon.

  Started by DaveM on 25.01.10

  

  Tie a skin of wine (goon) to a clothesline (preferably one that rotates). Everyone stands around the clothesline (in a circle) and the clothesline is spun until it stops. The person closest to the goon drinks. Rinse and repeat. Extra for experts: More about Spin the Goon.

• CONCERT REVIEW: Pearl Jam @ Mt. Smart

  Last post: luv_kitten27 on 06.12.09 at 18:35 | Started by Jason Schrier on 30.11.09

  

  Mt Smart Stadium; Friday the 27th of November. Approximately 40 000 people wait in anticipation. There are folks of all sorts - Goths, punks, mods, stoners and hipsters. There are post and pre-adolescents; mums and dads; grandparents and yes, I did see an infant More about CONCERT REVIEW: Pearl Jam @ Mt. Smart

• Pearl Jam – A Retrospective

  Last post: Ashna Devi on 04.12.09 at 03:06 | Started by Todadisko on 11.08.09

  

  Pearl Jam have sold over 60 million records, won numerous prestigious awards, have accrued an international fan-base and, have truly become a global phenomenon. More about Pearl Jam – A Retrospective

• Interview with Rob Berman

  Last post: Steven Lee on 07.11.09 at 23:14 | Started by Todadisko on 02.11.09

  

  Rob Berman is the founder of Fatso, which merged last year with DVD Unlimited and Movieshack to become New Zealand’s largest online DVD rental service. Fatso celebrates its 5th birthday this year, bringing over 22,000 titles to over 15,000 customers all around the country. More about Interview with Rob Berman

• The New SublimeNZ Promo Car

  Last post: laughoutloud on 05.11.09 at 02:09 | Started by Craig D on 15.07.09

  

  ...If I win Lotto. The KNIGHT XV is priced at $359,000 USD. Only 100 will be made available as a limited first run. Each vehicle takes 1,500 hours to build by hand.  More about The New SublimeNZ Promo Car

• World's most expensive...

  Last post: Chazz on 26.10.09 at 21:35 | Started by Matt Holder on 04.06.09

  

  With increasing wealth comes increasing ways to spend it. Increasingly silly you might say. But clearly the childhood impulse to cavort around your peer group and sing 'I've got something you don't have...' is one that not many - if any, ever truly outgrow. Indeed, More about World's most expensive...

• Stupid Nanny State Continues

  Last post: natedogg on 17.10.09 at 19:15 | Started by BirdMan on 05.10.09

  

  The new cellphone ban law will prohibit the use of the cellphone as a navigation device even if mounted on the dash of your car in acradle. More about Stupid Nanny State Continues

• How to Talk to Anyone in a Bar

  Last post: Prettyboy on 16.10.09 at 09:24 | Started by karl potter on 26.09.09

  

  It's been observed that there are only seven unique plotlines in the world, and all books, movies and plays are just variations on those themes. The same is true for barroom conversations, except there are only five. As someone who gets paid to be More about How to Talk to Anyone in a Bar

• Dinner & Accomodation at Hilton Auckland with Monteith's

  Last post: R K on 01.10.09 at 22:13 | Started by Leon Walker on 23.07.09

  

  In association with Monteith's - Frank has a stunning evening at Hilton Auckland a complimentary Monteith’s Beer & Wild Food Challenge Dish for two to giveaway. More about Dinner & Accomodation at Hilton Auckland with Monteith's

• How to start your own business

  Last post: arturs juferovs on 21.09.09 at 16:56 | Started by Ossama Iqbal on 31.08.09

  

  There's a lot of ideas about how to start your own business floating around the internet. But just because it's out there... doesn't mean it's good advice. So let's debunk some myths... More about How to start your own business

• How to appreciate whisky

  Last post: Kyle B on 10.09.09 at 19:58 | Started by Hippynz on 06.09.09

  

  A good single malt whisky is not meant to be knocked back as one might a ‘shot’. It should be savoured slowly and appreciated. More about How to appreciate whisky

• Where You Go On A "First Date" Can Determine The Outcome

  Last post: Greg Tee on 07.09.09 at 10:16 | Started by Peter T on 21.08.09

  

  Do you think that where you take a woman or meet her at for the first "date" makes a difference in the outcome you get? More about Where You Go On A "First Date" Can Determine The Outcome

• Keeping Unscheduled Time

  Last post: Prettyboy on 30.08.09 at 20:15 | Started by Paul Frangos on 17.08.09

  

  “Every leader should routinely keep a substantial portion of his or her time—I would say as much as 50 percent—unscheduled. … Only when you have substantial ’slop’ in your schedule—unscheduled time—will you have the space to reflect on what you are doing, learn from experience, More about Keeping Unscheduled Time

• Miss Universe 2009: Bahamas

  Last post: David Millar on 25.08.09 at 17:11 | Started by Jack Kilp on 18.08.09

  

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• Creative Architecture

  Last post: Tim Gilding on 23.08.09 at 13:20 | Started by Craig D on 10.08.09

  

  Architecture has a purpose, but some buildings are so unusual they are just plain silly. Sure, architects aren’t perfect, but I wonder how they come up with such crazy ideas. Here are some of the weirdest and most unusual buildings on the earth - More about Creative Architecture

• When Your Kid's Friends Don't Suit You

  Last post: Rachael Sheehan on 23.08.09 at 09:45 | Started by EarlyRiser on 11.08.09

  

  Do you ever have the right to intervene in your children's choice of friends? What about when safety is an issue? More about When Your Kid's Friends Don't Suit You

• Interview: Whisky Expert Bart Burgers

  Last post: bren on 09.08.09 at 22:40 | Started by GetFrank Member on 21.07.09

  

  Whisky expert and connoisseur Bart Burgers knows a thing or two about single malts. Commercially involved with whisky for over 18 years, Burgers is the owner of boutique outlet The Whisky Shop[http://www.whiskyshop.co.nz/] in Auckland’s Elliot Stables which stocks over 450 bottlings of whisky including New Zealand’s most More about Interview: Whisky Expert Bart Burgers

• 8 leadership lessons from Nelson Mandela

  Last post: Shaun Marshall on 26.07.09 at 17:37 | Started by collin reremoana on 20.07.09

  

  Richard Stengel , who worked with Nelson Mandela on his autobiography, “Long Walk to Freedom” has an article in Time titled “Mandela: His 8 Lessons of Leadership”, these 8 lessons of leadership are: *Courage is not the absence of fear — it’s inspiring others More about 8 leadership lessons from Nelson Mandela

• 5 Ways to Spend Less Time at Work

  Last post: DaveM on 13.07.09 at 11:25 | Started by Julian Cole on 06.07.09

  

  Technology is supposed to increase our productivity and reduce our work hours, yet many of us find the opposite to be true. We feel busier than ever, we stay at the office later than ever, and sometimes we leave without finishing a single task More about 5 Ways to Spend Less Time at Work