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By: Dominique Vangheel

Melbourne is the capital of Victoria, Australia. Melbourne offers great shopping and dining and Victoria has got a beautiful countryside and coast line combining beautiful national and state parks with quiet little towns and some larger regional centres. Phillip Island is a charming island with some big tourist attractions like the penguin parade and the Motor Racing Grand Prix. It is a great place to go for a short break, relax and be one with nature.

Phillip Island is located about 90 minutes away from Melbourne, Phillip Island is linked to the mainland by a bridge connecting the mainland town of San Remo to the island town of Newhaven. Once you have arrived there are plenty of accommodations for staying overnight on the island. Hotels are located in the main township of Cowes and other towns on the island. Beach side apartments can be found on the islands seaside villages. Resorts, camping sites and caravan rentals also allow guests different ways of experiencing the island.

Phillip Island draws over 3.5 million tourists each year and the primary reason for that is the penguin parade. The penguin parade allows visitors a chance to see the world’s smallest species of penguins up close. Australia is one of the few places in the world where this species of penguin is found. At the Phillip Island Nature Park, an area has been set aside specifically for viewing. Just after the sun sets down, the fairy penguins as they are often called return from fishing in the sea to their sand dune burrows. You can witness as the penguins return to the island in groups; the entire process lasts about 50 minutes.
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Lawsuit Prevention Checklist: 14 Things to Remember

By: Rocco Beatrice

The only way to protect your assets from the lawsuit epidemic is to take yourself off the target list. While almost 200,000 lawyers are trying to find ways to take your money, there are only a few hundred who want to help you protect your assets. If you have a lot of money, there is no one single way to avoid the determined creditor, but you can take precautionary steps to protect most, if not all, of your assets.

Here is a list of fourteen things you can do to protect your assets. You have worked your whole life to earn these things, now it is time to take the steps to prevent losing them in a lawsuit.

#1 – Be cautious of joint ownership. Unless you have a good reason of have been advised by legal counsel, try to avoid placing anything in joint ownership. All assets that are in joint ownership are a double risk because the creditors of both owners can go after the asset.
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Time Management In The Workplace: 3 Time Management Tips To Help You Get More Things Done Faster

By: Michael Lee

Success in your career has a lot to do with time management in the workplace. Wouldn’t you want to have time to finish that six-page analysis or report? Unfortunately, you don’t have all the time in the world to do what you have to do. (more…)

The Shape of Things – What to Leave In, What to Take Out

By: Tedric Garrison

Shapes define your photograph. Similar shapes form patterns. Dissimilar shapes draw attention. Imagine if you will a long row of small rubber balls, placed together in a semi circle. The roundness of the ball reinforces the curve of the semi circle. Seeing the roundness causes a familiarity in the image, in other words, it creates a pattern that your eye wants to follow. On the other hand, picture that same long row of balls with a small square block in line about two thirds of the way back. Your eye may still follow the row of balls, but it will stop and look longer at the square. That’s not because the square is more interesting, but because it’s a different shape. (more…)

Translations: 14 Things You Should Do to Stay on Budget

By: Janine Libbey

Costly delays and budget overruns in translation projects usually occur because key information is not clearly communicated at the onset. Because translation comes at the end of the project cycle, time is often an issue. Translation quotes are requested on a rush basis and confusion over final edits and internal approvals may ensue.

Below we offer some helpful tips on how clients can avoid these pitfalls while meeting deadlines and staying on budget. (more…)