22 July VOL 08 Issue 35

Beijing bound

Welcome to the 22 July AboutSeniors enewsletter.

It's hard to ignore the massive coverage of all things Chinese in the lead up to the Olympic Games which start on that very propitious date, 8.8.2008. Rather than swim against the tide, we agree it is a great time to celebrate all things Chinese, and in the wake of Debbie's recent trip to Beijing, we have rounded up the best of the east ...

So read on, and, in no particular order, learn more about the benefits of Tai Chi and traditional Chinese medicine, great reads including Wild China and Bomb, Book and Compass, make a quick and easy Fried Rice, and explore the latest and best travel deals. The Movie junction review this week is, naturally enough, Children of the Silk Road, where, according to Debbie, the scenery was the real hero.

On a more pragmatic note, we remind subscribers of rent assistance benefits available from Centrelink, and Drew outlines ways to overcome annoying spam - or save AboutSeniors enewsletters from going to spam when you really want them in the inbox!

Our new Word a Day page has been a big hit - and we love the arcane and obscure words which have poured in from subscribers - read our favourite so far, and keep sending them in - we will share all next week.

And our home-town hero this week is Greg Norman - an active 53-year-old who nearly grabbed the big prize at the British Open. Sadly for Norman, he was pipped at the post by Irishman, Padraig Harrington, but he certainly gave the 36-year-old a run for his money.

Zai jian
David & Kaye Fallick

Competitions

Winning words
Send us your favourite or most unusual word and its definition for the chance to win a copy of BBC Insiders travel documentaries on Paris or Venice.

Send to a friend
 Send to a friend for the chance to win a one year's subscription to Your Life magazine.

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Taking care of the pennies

Are you entitled to rent assistance?
Australians who are living in a retirement village (or planning to move to one) may be entitled to Centrelink rent assistance. Find out if you might qualify.

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Wellbeing

Boost your health
We all have little aches and pains that we can't explain and conventional medicine can't cure. Traditional Chinese medicine is an alternative to pill popping that's worth a look.

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Technology

Overcoming spam
 Our webmaster Drew turns spaminator this week, making sure you don't loose your favourite newsletters in an endless pile of virtual junk mail.

Olympics online
 Few of us will spend the whole of the Olympics glued to the television and even less of us will make it to Beijing for the games, so how do you keep up-to-date with who is winning what?

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For a good cause

Forget-me-not
 Living with Cerebral Palsy is tough, whether as a sufferer or a carer and often people without disability are unaware of the achievements of sufferers or the struggle they face.

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Getting out there

Gently does it
If you're looking for a simple, easy exercise that you can practice anywhere then Tai Chi should get you moving.

Fireside escape
Escape the Olympic furore by heading off to Canberra and immerse yourself in good food, fine wine, art and roaring log fires at this year's Fireside Festival.

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Travel express

Coming of age
This year Helen Wong celebrates 21 years in the travel industry with an amazing seven day package, including return airfares and accomodation to Beijing from $1699.

Lucky Eight
The Chinese consider eight to be the luckiest number around and now for the budget conscious traveller, Eight Hotels is a lucky charm.

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Travel deals

China on sale
If you've been saving your pennies really hard for that trip of a lifetime, Qantas have just made it a little more affordable with airfares to China on sale.

Gold medal madness
Looking for a good reason to cheer on your country at the 2008 Olympics? Mercure Sydney on Broadway have a great incentive, with more savings the more gold medals bagged.

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Bookshelf online

Breathtaking China
Experience a China you could never imagine existed, with this unique collection of illustrations painting a graphic picture of Wild China.

Love and knowledge
Joseph Needham was a married academic who fell passionately in love with a young Chinese science student at Cambridge. His love for Li Yue-se led him to become a scholar of all things Chinese, not to mention some extraordinary adventures in war-torn Chungking and beyond.

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Movie junction

Unlikely love story
As a young Oxford graduate, Englishman George Hogg is more interested in finding the next great war story than the plight of China's war orphans.

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Comfort food

Quick and easy Egg Fried Rice
Egg Fried Rice is a real treat, tasty and packed full of goodness and great for making the most of leftovers.

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Here to help

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