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  • College study says students from Ireland indulge in drinking more than others College study says students from Ireland indulge in drinking more than others

    A study of students from different countries has confirmed that Irish people really drink more than other nationalities. In the University College Dublin survey, one in seven of the Irish students questioned admitted they downed at least two drinks a day. Students also drank more if they went to a same-sex school. The study surveyed 3,500 students at the college. Surprisingly family ...

  • Helen Mirren new face of Marksamp Spencer

    Award-winning actress Dame Helen Mirren is said to be the new face of lifestyle and fashion brand, Marks amp; Spencer. The 67-year-old was spotted shooting for brand's new ad campaign at London's St Katharine's Docks, here, Sunday, alongside TV personality Katie Piper, who is also believed to be starring in the advertisement, reports femalefirst.co.uk. It would be the first fashion campaign ...

  • Kourtneys motherhood tips to Kim

    Socialite Kim Kardashian's sister Kourtney has reportedly asked the new mother to be more careful with her lifestyle now. Kim, 32, gave birth to her and rapper Kanye West's daughter June 15. Kourtney, mother of son Mason, 12, and 11-month-old daughter Penelope, believes that Kim's life is not going to be the same now. "Kourtney has told Kim that she has no idea what she's in for as a mom," ...

  • WICB president meets regional dignitaries

    The president of the West Indies Cricket Board (WICB) Dave Cameron has described a series of meetings he has been having with Caribbean prime ministers as "crucial" to the development of the sport in the region. Cameron's comments follow his latest round of meetings in which talks were held with St. Vincent and the Grenadines Prime Minister Ralph Gonsalves in Kingstown and Prime Minister of ...

  • Gene mutations linked to severe obesity

    Increasingly research is revealing that not only lifestyle factors, but genetics also play an important role in determining an individual's susceptibility to obesity. Identifying the mutations that underlie the fraction of obese patients with monogenic obesity can help us to understand complex processes like metabolic rate, eating behavior, growth, and fat storage. In a new study, two ...


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Two-Lane Blacktop [DVD]

Two-Lane Blacktop [DVD]

There were a lot of similar films that followed immediately in the wake of the unexpected counterculture hit Easy Rider (1969), but none were quite like Monte Hellman's Two-Lane Blacktop. It explores many of the same themes that had exploded the American movie ind ... ...

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  • Geeky and not for girls Technologys big image problem

    Marissa Mayer of Yahoo are two great examples. What we can't lose sight of, though, is that success stories don't happen overnight and the next generation of future female business leaders needs to be nurtured and supported.I often speak at girls' schools about careers in tech, and it quickly becomes apparent that a perception gap exists between engagement and enjoyment of ...

  • Proposed fire cuts threaten the safety of residents in some London boroughs

    Councils have borne the brunt of government funding cuts and have had to make painful decisions about where savings can be made or whether residents can stomach an increase in council tax.In Southwark, we have frozen council tax for the last five years as we know local people are already struggling. Like many councils, what we prioritise over any financial savings is the safety of our residents, ...

  • Open supplier data will sustain social housing

    Once a critic of the 'piling costs' of green regulations, George Osborne now recognises the value of open energy data. Photograph: Andrew Yates/AFP/Getty ...

  • How to do leadership for successful public mutualisation

    Mutualisation is not a quick fix for an ailing service but an organisational discipline embodying self-help, shared power, interdependence and joint ...

  • Whats on the 2013 government communicators to-do list

    government communications and it conjures thoughts of massaging messages, spinning statistics or manipulating media stories.But if you want an insight into the real work of government communicators, take a quick look at the government's second annual communications plan. We are publishing the plan on Thursday 20 June, and it is a business-like reminder of the breadth and importance of what ...

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