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Lauren Bath is Australia's first professional Instagrammer

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For those who love to travel, snap pictures and are obsessed with social media, Lauren Bath has your dream job. As Australia’s first professional Instagrammer, Lauren has travelled all over Australia and the world, taking photos of camels on Cable Beach, foxes in Japan’s Zao Fox Village  and the exquisite landscapes of the Middle East. But her journey involved a big risk in the beginning, as Lauren quit her job as a talented chef to pursue her passion for photography, social media and travel ( read more about her story here ). As part of our brand new series spotlighting Aussie Instagrammers , we spoke to Lauren and asked her about her life as a travelling photographer and social media expert . You were a chef by trade before you became Australia’s first professional Instagrammer. Can you tell us a little more about that and what led you to changing fields? ‘It’s a bit of a long story but I’ll give you the short version. I was a chef by trade working on the Gold Coast when I got my fir...

A Santa Fe Adobe Gets a Modern Addition

General Specs and Team Location: Santa Fe, NM Bedrooms: 3 Bathrooms: 3 Living Space : 2400 sqf Cost (USD/sq. ft.): $250/sqf Completed August 2010 - Excellence in Green Remodeling from Hacienda's Parade Of Homes (2010) - Best Design from Hacienda's Parade Of Homes (2010) - Exemplary Site Utilization from the New Mexico Green Building Council (2010) Architect/Designer/Builder: Michael Percy Grant , Percy Home Design , LLC Structural Engineer: David Grabiel, QPEC Construction Roof Type 1: R-49 (torch-down roof over 7" polyiso rigid, unvented) Roof Type 2: R-56 (standing-seam metal over 2" polyiso over 12" TJI w/ cellulose, unvented) Walls Existing : R-10 to R-15 (plaster/stucco over 2-3" polyurethane spray foam over 14" earth adobe) Walls New: R-29 ( James Hardie clapboard siding over 2" XPS over 2x6 @ 24 o.c. w/ cellulose) Floors, existing: 8" inaccessible & uninsulated dirt crawl space , old vents sealed up, exhausted by HRV...

Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527 on CD, DVD, Blu-ray & download (MP3 & FLAC)

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Prices shown exclude VAT . (UK tax is not payable for deliveries to Indonesia.) See Terms & Conditions for p&p rates. Mozart: Don Giovanni, K527 Dimitris Tiliakos (Don Giovanni), Vito Priante (Leporello), Myrtò Papatanasiu (Donna Anna), Kenneth Tarver (Don Ottavio), Karina Gauvin (Donna Elvira), Guido Loconsolo (Masetto), Christina Gansch (Zerlina), Mika Kares (Il Commendatore) MusicAeterna & MusicAeterna Choir, Teodor Currentzis Read Presto's complete review of this disc here The release of Don Giovanni will complete the exceptional 4- year Mozart project Sony Classical has undertaken to studio-record the 3 Da Ponte Operas with Teodor Currentzis and his orchestra and choir MusicAeterna ("The next revolutionary sensation of classical music " - The Independent). Now finally comes Currentzis’ take on the cornerstone of the Da Ponte trilogy – which everybody has been waiting for. Mozart’s mighty and dark magnum opus – Don Giovanni. It promises to follow in ...

How to Help with Bathing and Personal Hygiene: Top Tips from Caregivers

As your loved one gets older, their changing mental status and physical condition may lead to some significant alterations in their daily habits. One of the biggest issues that many families experience is a serious lapse in their loved ones’ desire and ability to maintain their personal hygiene. It’s true that most seniors don’t necessarily need to bathe as often due to their sensitive skin and relatively low activity levels , but semi-regular washing is crucial for their health and your sanity. Little or no attention to certain “hot spot” areas can contribute to urinary tract infections , and accumulated bodily oils , bacteria and dirt can cause rashes, irritaiton and skin diseases. Worst of all, a loved one’s odor can become unbearable and embarrassing for you and your family. When it comes to bathing and showering, there is usually a deeper cause for a loved one’s refusal to wash up than just “not wanting to.” Bathrooms are notoriously slick and hard, so for a senior who is not st...