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Boomer kids think theyre special younger Millenials less optimistic Study
A new study from MTV finds that younger American teens start mapping their careers at 13, sometimes opt for baking over texting, and take a survivalist approach to their future, inspired by Katniss Everdeen of "The Hunger Games."Dubbed "young" Millennials (ages 13 - 17), this group of teens have been, unlike twenty-somethings, raised to believe that working hard and playing ...
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Stretching at your desk can zap office stress Study
If you're feeling stressed at work, a new Spanish study finds that a quick daily stretching program at your desk goes a long way to curbing anxiety.Researchers from the Universidad de Zaragoza enlisted 134 office workers, with half of the group assigned to perform a 10-minute stretching program on work days for three months. The stretching group reported reduced levels of anxiety, body ...
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I Was Misinformed Where Did You Go for Your Bra Mrs. Robinson
The guy who is now the official boyfriend told me he'd like to take me shopping for lingerie last weekend. I declined, which was a probably a mistake, because the next thing you know, driving back home to Tennessee, he is sending me a picture of the fishing rod he has just bought for me and speaking enthusiastically about trout fishing. I have never in my life fished and I do not relish ...
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Security risk clouds Libyas tourism ambitions
With Gaddafi's iron-fisted rule isolating Libya for years, the tourism industry was in its infancy before the country's "Arab Spring" uprising ground it to a ...
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Furness general hospital failings hard to believe says bereaved father
Furness general hospital staff may have deliberately destroyed incriminating notes on the condition of Joshua Titcombe (above), says a coroner. Photograph: ...
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Health watchdog investigates sham psychometric tests for jobseekers
The Department for Work and Pensions is under investigation by a health watchdog for administering "sham" psychometric tests to the unemployed and threatening to withdraw their benefits if they did not complete them.The Guardian has learned that the Health and Care Professions Council (HCPC), the regulator for psychologists, dieticians and other health workers, is investigating a ...
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Sports Buzz Should fans who leave early be allowed back into games
According to South Florida media reports, Heat fans were banging on the arena doors, demanding to be let inside. The situation got so bad police were ...
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New Girl + Parks=Music video
Mayer Hawthorne , now continues with JC Brooks & the Uptown Sound — with a little help from their fancy TV-star friends. ';Rouse Yourself,'; from the Chicago quintet’s new ...
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Welfare reform piles pressure on victims of domestic violence
domestic violence services, Refuge supports 2,800 women and children on any given day of the year. Our services save and change lives. But our very existence is under threat from drastic changes to the UK's welfare system. Without these vital services, more women will be at continued risk of abuse - or worse.The housing benefit on which refuges depend is the lifeblood of the national ...
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On course for a career in charity
As a grants assistant at the Paul Hamlyn Foundation, Juliet Valdinger, 32, helps distribute funds for projects that are aimed at increasing access to arts and culture via the foundation's Arts programme. She is set to graduate with an MSc in grant making, philanthropy and social investment from Cass Business School where she has been studying part-time. "The course is based on the ...
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Peppa Pig Worlds Facebook page hijacked by abusive hacker
children 's animation.But on Monday, Peppa Pig, her brother, George Pig, and their parents, Mummy Pig and Daddy Pig, found themselves the victims of a hacker with too much time on their hands - and too many grubby thoughts on their ...
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BSkyB investigated over BT claim it is withholding Sky Sports package
BT has complained that BSkyB is withholding its Sky Sports package, which includes live Premier League games. Photograph: Olly Greenwood/AFP/Getty ...
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Floods close Lourdes Catholic pilgrimage site in France
PARIS (Reuters) - Heavy flooding in south-western France killed a woman and forced the closure of the Roman Catholic pilgrimage site at Lourdes on Wednesday, less than a year after flash floods caused millions of euros of damage to the shrine. Video footage showed frothy water a metre (3 feet) deep swirling around the Lourdes grotto, a hillside site where the Virgin Mary was said to have ...
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Nasir Mazhar at London Collections Men
You could hardly close the London menswear collections with a whimper: into the brink stepped Nasir Mazhar, until recently known as a milliner with a penchant for JD Sports, a wicked sense of humour and great taste in underground MCs. Doesn't sound very Ascot, does it?Mazhar has expanded his offering to sportswear, the kind feasibly sported by said MCs - that is, brash, body-baring, ...
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Alexander McQueen at London Collections Men
A cobbled catwalk under the arches of King's Cross station was the suitably atmospheric setting for Alexander McQueen show. Cotton lace with the house's signature skull motif worked in was layered onto strict tailoring, while loose shorts were cut from lining-like silk. A largely greyscale collection, a flash of colour came from a butterfly brocade ...
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Matthew Miller at London Collections Men
Matthew Miller owes a debt to the great Minimalist of the late twentieth century, Helmut Lang. He also owes something to Herr Helmut's modern counterpart, Raf Simons. But although echoes of their greatest hits hung heavy over young Miller's spring/summer 2014 show, it felt like he was the next link in the chain rather than a copy-cat. The palette was restricted to white, black, ...
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Dating site for singles who want babies launches in Denmark
A dating site targeting singles looking for a partner to have children with launched this week in Denmark, attracting slightly more men than women, its founder said on ...
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Blake Shelton on Danielle Voice win
. Danielle Bradbery had several dreams come true, winning the competition — and sharing a duet with one of her favorite artists. ';I've always wanted to perform with Hunter Hayes and he was so sweet and down to earth, it was just a blast up there with him,'; Bradbery told EW after the ...
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Use of anonymous search engine rockets following PRISM scandal
DuckDuckGo has announced record usage numbers after the PRISM scandal has spurred public distrust of internet companies tracking individuals' ...
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Our favourite things this week the best sports journalism from around the web
Welcome to the first of our weekly compilation articles, which will pick out our favourite writing, galleries and features from around the web. This page is an opportunity to celebrate the best online journalism from around the globe and we want to hear what you think of our choices.We would love you to contribute to this series by posting your own suggestions below the line. If you're a ...
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Sport picture of the day Honda stuck in a shower
Japan's footballer Keisuke Honda is caught possibly thinking of being somewhere dry during training ahead of their match against Italy at the Confederations Cup in ...
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Gang crime threatens the future of Congos capital
The well-organised and ruthless "kuluna", whose name derives from the Portuguese for infantry column, prey on residents with machetes, stones or iron bars under the noses of the city's corrupt and ineffectual police, activists say. Harriet Senga watched a gang of men strike her 19-year-old neighbour with a machete and rape her in broad daylight as she collected water from a muddy ...
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BT vs Sky Ofcom launches investigation into BSkyBs alleged refusal to share Sky Sports channels on fair terms with rival
The battle for armchair sports fans escalated today after regulator Ofcom launched an investigation into BSkyB's alleged refusal to share its Sky Sports channels with BT on "fair ...
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South Africa Give De Villiers Deadline to Prove Fitness
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Preserving jams 101 with favorite strawberry jam
The season is open. Locally grown rhubarb and strawberries have made their first appearance at farmers’ markets, harbingers of all the good fruits and vegetables to come. And, harbingers too of the preserving season. It’s time to count your preserving jars, and add to your supply while they’re still available in grocery and hardware stores. While you’re there, stock up ...
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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