UK Has Poorest Quality of Life 2009-10-12
Posted by clype in Articles of Interest, Europe, Health, Money.Tags: quality of life, Statistics, UK, UN, UNDP
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According to the UN, the UK has been ranked the 21st best place in the world to live prior to the recession, and a recent uswitch report puts the UK as having the worst quality of life in Europe.
The report highlights the long hours, bad weather, low life expectancy and high price of many consumer goods in Britain. (more…)
More Like The Olivers 2009-10-06
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![[Picture of The Oliver Family]](http://clippednews.files.wordpress.com/2009/10/olivers.jpg "The Olivers")
Jamie and Jools Oliver and their brood have been named the family to which most parents of young children aspire, ahead of the Obamas and Beckhams. (more…)
Drums Ban For Collins 2009-09-11
Posted by clype in Articles of Interest, Health, Humanities.Tags: drumming, genesis, music, percussion, phil collins
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Former ‘Genesis‘ rocker Phil Collins will never play the drums again — after years of performing left him with an agonising spinal injury. (more…)
Naughty Names 2009-09-10
Posted by clype in Articles of Interest, Intolerance, Statistics.Tags: Names
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Teachers often identify naughty pupils simply by looking at names in the class register, it was claimed.
Youngsters called Callum, Chelsea, Connor and (more…)
Planning a New Paris 2009-03-13
Posted by clype in Articles of Interest, Europe, Humanities.Tags: Architecture, design, Paris, urban renewal
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Ten of the world’s leading architects on 2009-03-12, Thursday, detailed their plans to dramatically transform the French capital into a Grand Paris, in what has been described as the most complex city project ever. (more…)
Hiding Recession Spending 2009-01-25
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Hide the ‘Hermès‘ orange and the ‘Tiffany‘ blue — today’s wealthy consumers are asking for unmarked bags to disguise their luxury purchases.
Last week, Ms.Kathleen Fuld, wife of ‘Lehman Brothers’ C.E.O. Mr.Dick Fuld, stopped by the ‘Hermès’ boutique on Manhattan’s Madison Avenue to buy some holiday gifts. As she paid for her purchases, she vetoed the store’s signature orange bag and asked for a plain white one instead. (more…)
Microsoft Insecure Explorer 2008-12-17
Posted by clype in Articles of Interest.Tags: Browser, Flaw, hackers, hacking, IE, Internet, Internet Explorer, Microsoft, Patch, Security, Web pages
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Users of ‘Microsoft’s’ ‘Internet Explorer’ web Browser are being urged by experts to switch to a rival until a serious security flaw has been fixed.
The flaw in ‘Internet Explorer’ could allow criminals to take control of people’s computers and steal their passwords, Internet experts say.
‘Microsoft’ urged people to be vigilant while it investigated and prepared an emergency ‘patch’ to resolve it. (more…)
Stop the Aged 2008-08-12
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Scientists have stopped the ageing process in an entire organ for the first time, according to (more…)
UK No Longer Has Economic Freedom 2008-05-15
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Britain has slipped out of the ranks of fully “free” countries in this year’s Heritage Index of Economic Freedom, reflecting the sharp rise in the tax burden and ballooning state sector.
The country has continued to slide down the league under Gordon Brown’s economic management, falling from fifth to tenth place over the last two years.
Britain has now been overtaken by Canada, Chile, Switzerland, Australia, and the United States of America. (more…)
Fairness, Winning and Chocolate 2008-04-24
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The human brain responds to being treated fairly the same way it responds to winning money and eating chocolate — according to a report from ‘The University of California in Los Angeles‘ (UCLA) published in the 2008-04 issue of the journal ‘Psychological Science‘.
Being treated fairly turns on the brain’s reward circuitry. (more…)
