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Minchin pushes Telstra sale

... Minchin pushes Telstra sale Story Company Data Enter name or ASX code to access a wealth of data and analysis Minchin pushes Telstra sale From: By Michael Sainsbury and Steve Lewis March 31, 2006 FINANCE Minister Nick Minchin has thrown his weight behind the Government selling its entire 51.8 per cent Telstra stake, including a widespread retail offer, on the eve of a report by the competition regulator that may dictate the final sale price.

Senator Minchin now expects a cabinet decision on whether to proceed with a full or partial sale of a stake now worth $23 billion - down from $30 billion...

Life begins to go downhill at 30

... Life begins to go downhill at 30 - World - smh.com.au NEWS register www.smh.com.au Home » World » Article Life begins to go downhill at 30 Email Print Normal font Large font March 31, 2006 There was a time when biologists believed ageing was controlled by some inner mechanism that imposes an upper limit on life span.

But this explanation has fallen out of favour, replaced by the idea that it is simply a build-up of tiny faults and waste products as our cells go about their business.

In addition, the body starts to streamline itself after 30.

Between the ages of 30 and 80, a person will lose 40 per cent of muscle mass, for example.

Not only do we lose muscle fibres, but those left are weaker.

The story is similar with bones: the strength and mass of the skeleton rises until the early 30s, after which men lose about 1 per cent of their bone mass a decade.

Women lose bone at the same rate in the decade before menopause, but, on reaching menopause, the loss jumps to about 1 per cent a year for several years before going back to the same rate as men.

"In five years, women's skeletons age by 50 years compared with men," says Tim Skerry, a professor of ...

'One Size Fits All' Dieting May Be a Thing of the Past

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The workouts are designed to be completed at home, requiring only a fitness ball and band for equipment.

MyFitnessTrainer.com helps members reach their goals quicker than with calorie counting alone by using the power of fiber.

According to Hudson, getting enough fiber in the diet helps members stay within their calorie goals and lose weight faster.

In the wake of the "low carb" era, fiber is emerging a super-hero because it satiates and is calorie-free.

"I have spent a lifetime trying to learn how to eat properly," says one of the site's veteran members, "while being on a weight roller coaster for my entire 59 years, until learning from Annette about eating several small meals with high fiber content throughout the day.

Now, I love being able to eat as many as 8 times instead of the usual 3 squares a day.

As long as I commit to eating high fiber, I now find that I never feel hungry, even when on a reduced number of calories." Though the fitness site was designed for beginners, MyFitnessTrainer.com can help athletes of al...

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