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We promise not to screw it up Yahoo confirms $1.1bn deal to buy Tumblr
'We won't screw it up': Yahoo buys New York-based social network Tumblr for $1.1bn as chief executive Marissa Mayer rules out radical changes following negative ...
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Shocking example of incompetence over stockpiled flu drug Tamiflu
Health officials spent 424 million stockpiling a flu drug that has divided experts over how effective it is, a public spending watchdog ...
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Egypt tourist arrivals rise not back to pre-revolt levels
Egypt rose in the first four months of 2012, the cabinet said on Tuesday, but analysts say the sector is still suffering from the aftermath of the country's 2011 uprising. The revolt that ...
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Eminems music publishers sue Facebook for copyright infringement over song used in advert
Eminem's music publishing company Eight Mile Style has launched legal action for copyright infringement over claims that Facebook used music in an advert that closely resembled an Eminem song without seeking ...
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Critical Shopper Carson Street Clothiers — Critical Shopper
I tried to shop Carson Street Clothiers a few weeks ago, soon after its March opening. New-store smell can be distracting -- you can tell more about a place after time has softened it a bit -- but I was in the neighborhood and wanted to take a ...
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The Work Programme is failing the taxpayer | Richard Johnson
By failing to use the specialist services aimed at unemployed people who find it hardest to find a job, the Work Programme is putting the public purse at ...
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Britons show Victorian attitudes to epilepsy as children who suffer from the condition are accused of being possessed
One in five children who suffer with epilepsy has been accused of being "possessed" after having a seizure, according to shocking new ...
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Forum to focus on C. Ind. as sports hub
INDIANAPOLIS (AP) - Two athletic-oriented groups will hold a public forum next week to discuss ways to turn central Indiana into a hub for sports innovation. The American College of Sports Medicine and the Indiana University School of Physical Education and Tourism Management at Indiana University-Purdue University Indianapolis will conduct the forum on May 28 at the NCAA headquarters in ...
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Oatmeal Antics Cartoonist Matthew Inman Makes an Art of Online Vigilantism
, has a finely honed ability to offend, annoy, and torment. He once ordered ovulation tests for a guy who dared to send him an email with poor grammar. Another time, he angrily tweeted that one of his detractors should ';die by drowning in a river of cat urine.'; And then there was his superbly tasteless comic strip ';How to Name an Abortion Clinic,'; in which a guy in a tie ...
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Manga Moles and Success Steve Holt The Best Arrested Development Fan Creations
, which returns this weekend for a fourth season on Netflix, is no exception. Although its third season ended way back in 2006, there are still folks eagerly GIF-ing their favorite best moments, memeing the best catch-phrases, and mashing up the show with everything ...
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Sports Buzz Should Orlando Magic want the No. 1 pick in the NBA Draft
New York City , starting at 8:30 p.m. The Magic -- by virtue of finishing with the worst record in the league -- have the best chance to win the No. 1 pick. But should the Magic and even their fans be hoping to get the pick or hope some other team moves up and grabs the top ...
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Fitness boost for Bulls
The Bulls received a boost ahead of Saturday's clash with the Sharks in Durban with the news that last weekend's 35-18 victory over the Highlanders did not produce any serious injuries. Team doctor Org Strauss confirmed, however, that several players were recovering from bruises and light strains sustained in that match. Players with niggling injuries were given a rest on Monday to ...
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Sudden infant death syndrome and bed-sharing live QA with experts
120 baby deaths could be prevented in the UK every year if parents stopped sharing beds with their children , new research suggests. A new study found that breastfed babies under the age of three months who sleep in their parents' beds face a five-fold increased risk of cot death. Researchers estimate that 40% of the 300 cot death cases which occur in the UK each year could be prevented ...
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Swimming sites in Cyprus ranked cleanest in Europe
European Union 's best in the latest EU bathing report published on Tuesday. In contrast, Belgium, Britain and the Netherlands had the highest percentages of bathing sites that failed to meet EU standards in 2012, in part because torrential rains washed sewage into them. The trend overall was positive as 94 percent of beaches, lakes and rivers ...
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WA teen exercise rates alarming
Exercise rates among high school children in WA are declining to alarming levels, fuelling health concerns, an academic says.Louise Naylor from University of WA's School of Sport Science Exercise and Health said she expected inactivity had worsened among teenagers since a 2008 study revealed less than 10 per cent of girls did enough exercise to maintain health.That study showed boys were ...
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Tips to keep your home warm
Matt Kersey, of Hearth House, agreed that gas flued heaters were increasingly popular, especially for new home builders seeking an energy-efficient option."As a result of six-star energy efficiency requirements, builders are encouraging flued heaters because when you put in a bayonet you lose efficiency," he said.They were also popular for main living areas because of their attractive ...
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Winter-ready outdoor areas
Winter may be just around the corner but that needn't mean your alfresco area should be put into hibernation.Jocasta Bronwasser, of Jetmaster Fireplaces WA, said West Australians' love of outdoor living had seen an increase in demand for outdoor heating systems - portable heaters as well as built-in gas and wood-burning fireplaces - to not only add ambience but to make outdoor areas ...
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Fight fungus
Fungal problems may start appearing and while you have to act if your favourite indoor plant, vegie or ornamental shrub is affected, there's little point in spraying fungicides randomly on deciduous trees and shrubs such as plums, roses or even end-of-season vegies (fruit) such as pumpkins, as the foliage is going to drop anyway and this is Mother Nature's way of cleaning up the leaf ...
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Lifestyle Bed-sharing raises newborn death risk fivefold
Prof Bob Carpenter, from the London School of Hygiene & Tropical Medicine, carried out the analysis and says the UK should now follow suit and "take a more definitive stance against bed-sharing for babies under three ...
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Lifestyle Drama as husband catches cheating wife in the act
husband , a Portuguese word for a man being cheated on. As if a Hollywood celebrity had just fallen from the sky, the passersby hoot and ogle and snap photos. They chant 'JUMP!' as emergency workers arrive to assist the struggling man. And he does just that. A soft mat is placed below the shirtless man and the crowd cheers as leaps and bounces down to the ...
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Game on Xbox 720 and PS4 go head to head with Microsoft set to launch console today
Expectations are high after Sony's dispiriting launch of the new PS4 back in February (a tweaked controller design was on display but little else), and although there seems to be a consensus regarding the hardware specifications, Xbox spokesman Major Nelson is still promising that the Tuesday release will "mark the beginning of a new generation of games, TV and entertainment".Most ...
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Gay marriage bill may lead to lesbian queen and artificially inseminated heir
marriage opens up the possibility of a lesbian queen giving birth to a future monarch by artificial insemination, Lord Tebbit has warned.In one of his more outspoken interventions, the former Conservative party chairman told the Big Issue magazine that the legislation could also allow him to marry his son to escape inheritance tax.Tebbit's remarks indicate that the marriage (same sex ...
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The challenge of saying no as a newly qualified social worker
assessed and supported year in employment portfolio. Part of me will always wish that I could be there 24/7 for the young people I work with. After all, having someone dependable is often the core thing that has been missing from their lives.It took me a while to accept that being there for them all the time did not necessarily help them solve their problems and can lead to them becoming overly ...
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Warriors sweat on fitness of Locke Nielsen
Bulldog Inu accepts two-game NRL ban The Warriors hope to be bolstered by the return from injury of two of their backline stars for Sunday's must-win NRL clash against the Newcastle Knights at Mt Smart Stadium. Fullback Kevin Locke and centre Dane Nielsen have today been named in coach Matthew Elliott's extended 20-man squad but still need to pass fitness tests before their places are ...
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Sports Ferguson is named Manager of Year
Alex Ferguson leaves in the game, is nigh on impossible. This evening's award adds yet another record to that list, making him the only person to secure the much-coveted ...
Kuala Lumpur Spotlight
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City's major raw water project
It’s been in the pipelines for several years, but finally the Pahang-Selangor raw water transfer project has found its feet with an official groundbreaking ceremony held in April of 2010, the facility, when completed, will enable a massive region of the country, including Kuala Lumpur, Selangor and Putrajaya to cope with increasing demand for raw water treatment from industrial, residential and tourism sectors of the economy.
The raw water treatment project is a massive undertaking: a pipeline is to be constructed run from Sungai Semantan in Pahang to the Hulu Langat water treatment facility in Selangor, it will be 44.6 kilometers long, the longest tunnel of its kind in Asia and the sixth largest in the world. When operating at maximum capacity, over 1,800 litres of raw water will be pumped to Selangor and treated for conversion to fresh water, according to Kuala Lumpur news media. Read more
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