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AMG Newsletter Archive May 2009 Newsletter
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Information, Inspiration, Motivation |
Hello and welcome to the AboutMyGeneration May Newsletter
April has been another bumper month in terms of new members joining the ranks of AMG and we send you all a very warm welcome. As you can see from the list below we have plenty of new articles, offers and competitions for you again this month.
We are very happy to include contributions from members on the site, so if there is anything you would like to tell us about, any suggestions or thoughts on topics you would like us to cover, please just send me an email. Last month a member asked for the list of contents to be hyperlinks, which would make it easier to move around the Newsletter. Well, we are still working on it and hope to have it done for the next edition.
Just a reminder that the AMG Crocus Walk, to raise funds for research into breast cancer, will be taking place on Saturday May 23rd. We would be delighted to welcome any AMG members who would like to join us. For more details click here... or email me at Peter@aboutmygeneration.com
Best wishes
Peter Morrell - The AMG Team
www.aboutmygeneration.com
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New this Month |
Competitions |
- Editor's Diary
- Booze Newz
- NEW - Food Newz
- AMG Theatre Club
- The PlusNet IT Solutions Clinic
- Follow AMG on Twitter - www.twitter.com/amgmembers
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- Gok Wan is looking for a Man!
- The AMG Crocus Walk for Breakthrough Breast Cancer
- Care for a Cuppa - Organise a tea party for Diabetes UK
- Interviews with Angela Hartnell and The Hairy Bikers
- 110 Health Tips from Yakult
- Talking Turkey with Phil Vickery
- Frisky at Fifty- Don't get caught out
- Discover the undiscovered with Explore Travel
- Travelling alone? What about an Escorted Tour?
- How to look after your Back
- Special offer - Wildlife tours in the Tatra Mountains
- The RIAS Finance Clinic
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- New Appesat Tablets - A Gastric Band in a Capsule
- Love your Shoes? - The tszuji Shoe Storage System
- A Good Night's Sleep with The SnoreMate
- Tickets for the Housebuilding and Renovation Show
- Tony Buzan's iMindMap
- Michael Neill's Supercoach Books
- The Grip AntiSlip System
- Tickets to Portsmouth Historic Dockyard
- Tickets to the BBC Gardeners World Live Exhibition
- Tickets to the BBC Summer Good Food Show
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 The Editor's Diary
updated 1st May 2009
In this edition, 'I'm in Claridges, get me out of here!' - but seriously, a cup of tea for a good cause is livened up by the appearance of a king from the jungle. During the month two major wardrobe malfunctions may be a sign that it's time to slow down. She visits a restaurant famous for the antics of a tennis player, where the match ended with a score of Love All and the prize arrived nine months later. However the purpose of her visit was to find out how to remain thin not get fat. It was then on to a gem of a place that has also increased her 'cool quotient' with her daughter. On the home front her other daughter's wedding plans gather pace with a lot of discussion about the guest list... not for the wedding but for the hen night.
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 Join the AMG Crocus Walk
Help raise funds to fight breast cancer
In memory of a dear friend, Jean Gooch, that we lost to breast cancer last year, the AMG team has organised the Crocus Walk to raise essential funds for Breakthrough Breast Cancer.
Many AMG members will have been affected by breast cancer in some way and so we are asking you to join, or sponsor, our Crocus Walk which will be taking place at Shipbourne in Kent on Saturday 23rd May 2009.
As well as raising funds and celebrating those we remember and love, it will, hopefully, be good fun and a chance to spend time with old friends and make new ones. So please help us make a real difference to the 46,000 women diagnosed with Breast Cancer each year and join, or sponsor, our Crocus Walk.
For more details click here...
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Care for a Cuppa
Host a tea party and raise vital funds for people with Diabetes
Martine McCutcheon, and Eamonn Holmes are just two celebrities urging the great British public to stick the kettle on in a bid to raise funds for people with diabetes. They are both actively supporting the Care for a Cuppa campaign by Diabetes UK to raise funds to support vital research projects.
If left untreated diabetes can lead to heart disease, stroke, kidney failure and blindness. There are 2.5 million people diagnosed with the condition in the UK and this number is rising at an alarming rate. By 2025 there could be four million people with diabetes in the UK.
Supporting the Care for a Cuppa campaign is your chance to make a real difference to the lives of people with diabetes.
To find out more click here...
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 Summertime - and the Turkey is tender...
Delicious summer recipes from Phil Vickery
Summer eating is all about fresh flavours, easy cooking and healthy choices and British turkey ticks all the right boxes.
As well as being extremely healthy, turkey is low in fat and high in vitamins and minerals as well as representing excellent value this cash-strapped summer. So whether you are packing a picnic or dusting down the barbecue why not give it a try?
For a selection of turkey recipes for al fresco eating, from TV Chef, Phil Vickery, click here...
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 Frisky at Fifty
New research released by The Royal Pharmaceutical Society of Great Britain reveals that it is not just Teenagers and Young Adults who are taking risks with their sexual health
The research reveals that nearly 1 in 5 (19%) 45-54 year olds admitted to having had unprotected sex with someone other than a long term partner in the past 5 years, and are taking risks with their sexual health when starting relationships with new partners.
Since these statistics are alarmingly high, comedienne and actress Helen Lederer has taken it upon herself to spread the message that Sexual Health is not limited to age!
To find out more watch Helen's video by clicking here...
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 Get Away from the Crowds
Explores Top 10 Tourist-Free Destinations
The experience of locking eyes on one of the worlds most revered sights can often be tainted by hordes of swarming tourists. You know the type: clambering over one another snapping away with their cameras - often with little regard to those around them or the monument in question.
Its much more rewarding to avoid the crowds and have a little bit of paradise to yourself - and its easier than you think. Adventure travel specialist Explore, whose knowledge covers every corner of the world, has put together its Top 10 Tourist-Free Destinations. Apart from a few canny travellers, itll just be you, your small group tour and the locals.
To find out where they are click here...
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The AboutMyGeneration Theatre Club
May is proving to be a busy month in the West End with lots of new shows coming in to London .
SISTER ACT, produced by the original films star, Whoopi Goldberg, opens at the London Palladium this week and to welcome the show we've got a special Free Dinner offer. You can also save £20 on tickets to the acclaimed play, THE LAST CIGARETTE starring Felicity Kendal which transfers from Chichester into the West End this month.
To celebrate the announcement of extended run of CALENDAR GIRLS, which opened to rave reviews and stars Patricia Hodge, Sian Phillips and Lynda Bellingham, we are offering £14.50 off top price tickets.
To make room for shows opening, shows must close and this month we say goodbye to JOSEPH starring Gareth Gates. There are still final special offer tickets available to see Gareth Gates in Joseph before the show closes on 30 May. Other TV talent show stars on stage in the West End at the moment include Dancing on Ice star Ray Quinn in GREASE (£25 off) and The X Factor's Nikki Evans in BLOOD BROTHERS (70% off).
Other great offers this month include a whopping £31 off CAROUSEL with Lesley Garrett at the Savoy Theatre; £25 off the critically acclaimed new production of A LITTLE NIGHT MUSIC with Maureen Lipman; £13 off SHOUT! - a musical celebrating swinging 60s London starring Su Pollard; and final offer seats for Dirty Dancing, Priscilla, Hairspray and Thriller Live.
Click here... to find out how you can see great West End shows at bargain prices.
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 Reach for your Rake...
but Save the Strain
Top tips to get you back on track and gardening this summer, from Back Advice Web Site
Eighty per cent of people in the UK suffer with back pain, according to a recent survey. Yet, despite its many health benefits, more than half of adults over 35 reckon that their pain is caused by the nations favourite pastime
gardening.
Its important to remember that gardening can be just as challenging as any other exercise and, unless steps are taken to protect the body, different muscles and joints can be put under strain. So before you reach for the rake, why not take a look at the handy health commandments that have been put together by www.backadvice.info to help you protect your back.
Click here... for more
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 Follow what is happening on AboutMyGeneration with Twitter
AMG now has its own Twitter page so you can see the minute that Competitions, Discounts, Offers and articles are published.
The AMG Twitter Address is www.twitter.com/amgmembers |
 Gok Wan is looking for a man!
Channel 4s How to Look Good Naked is back, celebrating the naked body in all its glory and wants you to get involved!
Do you lack body confidence? As always the programme is looking for lovely ladies, but for this series, for the very first time, stylist Gok Wan is also scouring the UK for MEN willing to face their fears and take a life-changing journey from body loathing to body loving, all without going under the knife. You need to be over 21 but there are no age limits.
If youre interested in taking part in the show,then visit www.mavericktv.co.uk or call 0121 224 8348
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Food Newz
Peter Morrell, Food and Drink Editor of AMG reports on all things foodie
updated 4th May 2009
Welcome to Food Newz, the column that covers everythong foodie. In this edition, the 'King of Fruit' is being celebrated with its own National Week at the end of May. There's something fishy going on in Edinburgh, that's new and fresh. There is some great news for Coeliac sufferers and to get you healthy for summer a Paddington location is hosting a five a day event. Continuing on the health theme, two famous restaurants are offering some delicious dishes for Vegetarian Week in May. There is news for men who want to keep healthy with pure squeezed tomato juice. Our friends across the channel have been voting on their best cheeses and if you want to meet a little honey you are in the right place.
Click here... to read Food Newz and find out more
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 Booze Newz
Peter Morrell, Food and Drink Editor of AMG reports on the latest liquid surprises and delights.
updated 1st May 2009
In this month's edition, he finds a port, not in a storm, but on a long hot summer's afternoon. After a long wait he finally finds some Cathars that remind him of being in a maze. He's then 'Gone for a Burton', but has he got the bottle? You bet he has and a very good one it is! As the month progresses his liver starts to feel the strain, but help is at hand with something that contains milk, but not as we know it. A fine bouquet arrives from down under that's positively bursting with... well read the column to find out. He is back in Port(o) to hear the good news about 2007 and finally he tries something in a bar that is tall and sophisticated but will not get him into trouble
Click here... to read Booze Newz and find out more
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 Just Passionate about Food
Next month will see a number of celebrity chefs demonstrating their delicious recipes at the BBC Good Food Show. Julia Shaw has been managed to talk to some of them about their passion for food and cooking. Michelin starred chef, Angela Hartnett tells her how she has succeeded in the male dominated restaurant world and the much loved duo, the Hairy Bikers share their enthusiasm for cooking and British Food.
For the interview with The Hairy Bikers click here... and the interview with Angela Hartnett click here...
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 Yakult is celebrating their founder's 110th Birthday
This year, Yakult is marking the 110th anniversary of its founder Dr. Shirotas birth
To celebrate Dr Shirotas anniversary, Yakult has launched a brand new book
and a competition to go with it!
The Little Book of Health Tips is packed with 110 snippets of advice, each designed to benefit overall wellbeing.
AboutMyGeneration has teamed up with Yakult to bring you ten of these snippets every week over a period of 11 weeks.
To see the tips and for more information on the competition click here...
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 Looking for some company on holiday?
Why not think about an escorted tour?
Escorted tours can be the ideal solution for the more mature traveller as well as for those who are travelling alone. With an expert tour guide on hand, youll get to know more about the place youre visiting, learning about hidden gems as well as the tourist spots. Drawing on specialist local knowledge, your tour guide will help to give you a more authentic travel experience and the opportunity to soak up the real, hidden culture.
To read more about a couple of recommended tour routes Route 66 and a Southern Music Tour in the US click here...
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Mountain Paradise in Slovakias Tatras
£200 Off New Wildlife Watching Breaks
Mountain Paradise is offering exhilarating wildlife tours in Slovakias Tatra Mountains for the first time this summer with a special introductory discount of £200 off a weeks stay and £100 off a short break if booked by 30 June.
The abundant and diverse wildlife of Slovakia includes brown bears, wolves, roe and red deer, the elusive lynx and the endangered Tatra chamois.
For more information on the tours click here...
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 Personal Finance : Finance clinic
Webchat
Are you looking to save money in an effort to ride out the recession? If you are like four in ten people who admit they are putting their families at risk by cutting back on insurance, you should watch this webTV show.
Broadcaster Cliff D'Arcy and Janet Connor, Managing Director of RIAS joins us live online to reveal the real risks risks involved with cutting back on insurance.
If you would like to watch this web chat then click here...
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Answers to you Computing Problems
AboutMyGeneration / PlusNet IT Clinic
AboutMyGeneration has teamed up with internet and phone providers, PlusNet, to help you overcome all your IT and broadband issues.
So if youre having problems with that new computer, printer, or wireless network that you got PlusNet is on hand to answer all your queries.
Founded in 1997, PlusNet has grown to one of the UKs best-value internet and home phone providers. It has built its business on innovative products, excellent customer service and low-priced broadband services. The company now offers broadband and voice services to over 300,000 customers across the UK.
Just email your question to our PlusNet expert on ITAnswers@aboutmygeneration.com
For more information on PlusNet visit www.plus.net
To read the answers to questions already sent in click here... |
Latest Competitions
| Control your appetite and lose weight the natural way |
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 Control your appetite and lose weight the natural way
Win a pack of Appesat - The Gastric Band in a Capsule
At some point, many of us will have felt unhappy about our weight. But getting down to our ideal healthy weight is easier said than done. As most humans have evolved to eat far more than they need, willpower alone is often not enough.
Thats where Appesat can help. By imitating the effects of a gastric band, it is clinically proven to help you to want to eat less. Without resorting to invasive surgery, Appesat can help you shed pounds and keep them off. And now, for the very first time, its on sale over the counter at stores throughout the UK
We have five packs of Appesat (worth £29.50 each) to give away. To find out more click here...
Closes 7th June 2009 |
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Love Your Shoes
Win 25 clear shoe boxes with sliding drawers worth £49.95
Are you drowning in a sea of shoes? tszuji has the perfect solution that goes beyond the plastic clear shoe storage box. With this unique sliding drawer system, its even easier to get to your shoes. Stack them as high as you can reach and build a shoe storage wall that allows you to see all your shoes at a glance.
To find out more and for the chance to win 25 clear shoe boxes with sliding drawers worth £49.95 click here...
Closes 31st May 2009 |
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The SnoreMate - A Great Night's Sleep! |
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The SnoreMate
Win a Great Night's Sleep!
Snoring directly affects more than 15 million adults in the UK and nearly twice that number suffer from sleepless nights and the stresses caused by those snoring around them. To mark National Stop Snoring Week, which starts on 20th April, we have teamed up with Helps Stop Snoring makers of the UKs leading snoring remedy to give two lucky AMG members the opportunity to get their hands on a new anti-snoring device.
For your chance to win a SnoreMate which retails at £29.99 click here...
Closes 17th May 2009 |
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The Homebuilding and Renovation Shows |
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The Homebuilding and Renovation Shows
Shows Offer Recession Proof Opportunities
Would-be renovators and self-builders should see 2009 as an excellent time to start a building project. The Eastern Homebuilding & Renovating Show, on at the East of England Showground, Peterborough on 30 and 31 May, and The Southern Homebuilding & Renovating Show, on at Sandown Park, Surrey, on 27 and 28 June, can help you make the most of your home. Each show offers over 100 exhibitors, free seminars and master classes, Ask the Experts and much more.
To find out how you can win free tickets to these show click here...
Closes 24th May 2009 |
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 Its time to get a grip!
Get a head examination
with Tony Buzans iMindMap
Ever get those days where you feel that youre getting nowhere? And of course the more you try, the more your brain seizes up - so much so, only a visit to the pub or a long walk will do the trick.
How about freeing up your mind and getting down to it in a fun, quick and intelligent way, which actually doesnt take very long
and you dont need a degree to master it. Tony Buzan, world-renowned inventor of the famous Mind Maps® has come up with a brilliant solution with iMindMap computer software (rrp £49.00 incl. VAT) that is just the ticket for finally getting to grips with your life and potential.
To find out how you can win a free download click here...
Closes 31st May 2009 |
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Look forward to the picnic season |
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 Michael Neill - Supercoach
10 Secrets To Transform Anyones Life (Including Your Own!)
In the current recession and economic uncertainty, it can be difficult to remain upbeat and inspired. But, according to Michael Neill, the internationally renowned success coach, it is much easier than you think and by learning and applying the ten secrets in this book, it will be more fun than you can imagine.
Defy the credit crunch and, under Michaels easy guidance, transform your life. Whether you want to make the transition from struggle to ease or from ease to peace or even if you want to inspire this change in those around you, Supercoach is the book for you.
To find out more and for your chance to win a copy click here...
Closes 7th June 2009 |
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Make your home a slip-free zone |
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 Make your home a slip-free zone
We have four packs of GriP® AntiSlip to give away
Accidents caused by falls in the home are increasing every year - many resulting in major injuries. Many mishaps, such as slipping in bathrooms and around swimming pools can easily be prevented by the application of GriP® AntiSlip.
Recommended by leading hotels and international bath/shower manufacturers, GriP® AntiSlip polyurethane, water based coating is suitable for most types of acrylic, enamel & porcelain bath tubs, shower trays, bathroom floors, wet areas and swimming pool surrounds
We have four GriP® AntiSlip 2m² DIY kits, worth £28.34, to give away. For more information click here...
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard |
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Portsmouth Historic Dockyard Tickets
Have a fantastic day out with
6 must-see attractions for 1 great price!
Portsmouth Historic Dockyard is steeped in history with 6 must-see attractions for the price of 1 covering 800 years of naval history. These include 3 world-famous vessels HMS Victory, Mary Rose and HMS Warrior 1860, Action Stations, the Royal Naval Museum and Harbour Tours, not to mention a variety of retail and catering outlets.
This isnt even a special offer as these prices are applicable all year round. The tickets are valid for one year and you can visit all these attractions as many times as you like within the year.
To find out more and for your chance to win a pair of tickets click here...
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 BBC Gardeners' World Live
Celebrity inspiration for all
We have three pairs of tickets to give away
BBC Gardeners World Live returns to The NEC Birmingham from 10 - 14 June with more opportunity to get up close and personal with the Gardeners World presenters than ever before! New presenter Toby Buckland will join Carol Klein and Joe Swift and a host of other celebrity gardeners giving live demonstrations in the Celebrity Theatre and for the first time the BBC 2 Gardeners World team and the magazine team will be gardening live at the show in the exciting new Live Garden feature.
BBC Gardeners World Live takes place alongside the BBC Summer Good Food Show with tasty ideas for summer entertaining and your great value ticket will admit you to both shows.
For more information and to find out how you can win a pair of tickets ) worth £19.50 each) click here...
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The BBC Summer Good Food Show |
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 The BBC Summer Good Food Show
Sizzling Summer Entertaining Ideas
We have three pairs of tickets to give away
This years BBC Summer Good Food Show will take place at The NEC from 10-14 June and will be offering visitors a great value package to set them up for a sizzling summer of fabulous family meals and light and delicious seasonal dinner party menus.
The Show has the perfect combination of inspiration from celebrity chefs and practical cooking advice. James Martin, Ainsley Harriott, The Hairy Bikers, Simon Rimmer and Angela Hartnett will be among the top chefs taking to the stage while top chefs and experts will be giving practical demonstrations ranging from how to fillet a fish to making perfect pasta and pastry.
To find out how you can win free tickets click here...
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