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Did you ever wish someone had given you a life primer when you were in your 20s? Melissa Kirsch did, but by age 27, she hadn't been able to find such advice nicely packaged in one place. She decided she'd have to write the quintessential book.
"There was no database of accumulated experiences," said Kirsch, 32, whose new book The Girl's Guide to Everything ($15.95, Workman Publishing) will be in bookstores next month.
Kirsch started her research by asking acquaintances in their 20s, 30s and 40s what they know now that they wish they'd known right after college. The response was staggering, so she knew she was onto something.
The book has chapters on health and body image, career and work, money and finance, etiquette, dating and sex, getting along with your family, spirituality, home economics and fashion.
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North Harbour are considering a plan to add a roof to their stadium design - an option that could beef up their chances of hosting the 2011 Rugby World Cup final. The roof plan could steal the scene in a week that will see two key Eden Park milestones reached in the ongoing search for a stadium to host the final. Eden Park officials expect the resource consent decision in the middle of this week, while the Ministry of Economic Development (MED) draft report into the stadium issue is due soon after. The draft report authors have been investigating major issues around the $385 million proposed Eden Park redevelopment, most notably governance, funding and design. The Herald on Sunday understands there is a 'second' plan for the Albany-based stadium which includes a retractable roof, much like that of Cardiff's state-of-the-art Millennium Stadium.
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There are many reasons why Lord Browne had to leave BP before he was ready. With hindsight, few of them will reflect that badly on a slight man who will be remembered fondly as Britain's first global business giant. But one tragic incident stands out as a lasting warning of what happens when a company grows too fast and too big to keep tabs on all its outposts. .
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