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Poor performance of AEs linked to winding down of NHS helpline
NHS Direct health advice service referred an extra 120,000 patients to accident and emergency departments in the past year, compared with the final 12 months of the Labour government.The increase in the number of calls to the 0845 service that were considered to require "urgent or emergency" assistance came as staffing levels dropped significantly. More than 1,200 fewer people worked ...
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Star Trek No. 1 on Friday $22M
beamed into first place Friday, pushing Tony Stark and his Iron Man suit into the No. 2 spot. The highly-anticipated sci-fi sequel, which opened wide on Wednesday, made an estimated $22.0 million on Friday in 3,868 locations, including 336 IMAX 3D locations, bringing its domestic total to $35.5 million. This was somewhat shy of expectations: The ...
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Sports AFC Leopards claw Ulinzi FC
AFC Leopards finally found their winning ways, ending a five-game dry spell in a virtuoso display that silenced soldiers Ulinzi FC in a Kenya Premier League (KPL) match at Mumias Sports ...
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Sports Step up football standards says Uhuru
sports including reclaiming our lost glory in boxing. "We should also provide additional support to our national rugby team that is making good gains internationally." The President paid tribute to the organisers of the golf event. "Although this tournament has been held in Nyeri, which has been a Provincial town for decades, the tournament itself has been national in stature, ...
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Sports Kengewa make top four
Wangila Simiyu who said the performance at the tournament so far proved how talented players are in universities. "Rwenzori contains the bulk of the Uganda national team players, and this university side stood up to them in their home ground," he explained. "It takes a very talented side to be able to pull the results we have and we are very proud of the boys no matter what stage ...
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Sports Friday still at the helm of 7s says Muthee
Mwangi said the KRU board retained Friday due to his track record after leading Kenya to a respectable fifth position at the recent International Rugby Board (IRB) Sevens. "The coach relates well with players and has instilled a lot of discipline in them besides injecting good ideas that has brought in better results," Mwangi said in a KTN Television talk show this week. He said they ...
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Sports Why most retired footballers become television pundits
While a few have opted to stay involved in the game by studying for coaching badges or serving in various administrative roles, a large number have chosen to join the lucrative market of television punditry. Indeed, it is always illuminating to hear expert analysis as provided by ex-football players on our television screens during major football tournaments. Punditry has provided solace ...
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Sports How AK missed the lane to self redemption
elections , after being postponed four times, finally took place on Tuesday. It was carefully choreographed even in breach of sections of its own constitution, like matters of integrity and eligibility. AK chiefs were determined to get their way, come rain or shine although the public mood is totally against recycling of the same old men. But Isaiah Kiplagat, who has twice in the past said he ...
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Lionel Shriver Almost no one has a normal relationship with food
Lionel Shriver's new novel is intensely concerned with food, family and obesity. Over lunch, she talks about its semi-autobiographical roots, the class divide over eating - and her passion for ...
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Seattle Times sports readers sound off
I think Seattle is shamefully being blackballed by the NBA, which denied them a team by turning down the relocation of the troubled Sacramento Kings to Seattle. Though Seattle hasn't had a team since its owners moved it to Oklahoma City in 2008, Seattle has a proven track record, supporting an NBA team for 41 years. In its long and storied history, it was home to such stars as Lenny ...
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Kerr accidentally flashes onlookers
Model Miranda Kerr accidentally flashed onlookers on Miami Beach, Florida after her loose top fell down and exposed her breasts. Orlando Bloom's wife was shooting a campaign for her KORA Organics make-up line when the nip-slip took place. Photographs obtained by the New York Daily News show Kerr looking oblivious to the wardrobe malfunction, before quickly covering up her breasts and ...
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Farewell Shameless … Gallagher joie de vivre has no place in austerity UK
A derelict, dipsomaniac addict, addled by breakfast-time, at the mercy of his rampant libido, driven by the hunt for the next free drink or drug, flogging his baby's milk for a lager. This is the life of benefits baron Vernon Francis Gallagher, useless single parent to six of his eight children by two women, resident of 2 Windsor Gardens on the fictional Chatsworth Estate, Manchester. Frank ...
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Should Chris Huhne be able to resume his life in politics
In Chris Huhne's case, his career in the House of Commons is finished. That is not to say that his ability to contribute to politics outside Parliament (or in other areas) is over. There is plenty that he can do - but he can't do it from the Commons. And this is not to say that an MP who is convicted of a criminal offence will under all circumstances be unable to return to the ...
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Let me go with my headphones on | Jenni Murray
retirement age . Sorry, we can't afford to pay you to ease up in old age, but here's the good news: retirement is the first step towards one foot in the grave.But there's no need to drain the limited pension pot and become a burden on the budget of the NHS. Just keep on keeping on 'til you drop, which will mean you'll tend to drop much later. You'll be less of a ...
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EU finds time to tell restaurants how to serve olive oil
Sat May 18, 2013 11:03am EDT * EU bans refillable oil jugs, bowls from tables from Jan. 1 * Commission says move will protect consumers, boost hygiene * Critics say idea proves EU bureaucrats are out of touch By Charlie Dunmore BRUSSELS, May 18 (Reuters) - Critics ridiculed European Union bureaucrats on Saturday for taking time off fighting the euro zone's debt crisis to impose strict new ...
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Inaugural Sports PR Summit To Take Place At MLB Fan Cave
The 2013 Sports PR Summit will bring together PR execs from the various pro sports leagues as well as from the NCAA/college ranks at the MLB Fan Cave in New York. There is apparently a lack of candid conversations between senior public relations people, media members and athletes. However, it is evident that there is a cure on the horizon. It comes in the form of the first-ever ...
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Rob Kardashian Weight Loss Lifestyle Comes Under Scrutiny in Weight Loss Struggle
Television personality Rob Kardashian arrives at the opening of the Kardashian Khaos store at the Mirage Hotel and Casino in Las Vegas, Nevada in this December 15, 2011 file photo. Rob Kardashian's weight loss has become the target of speculation this week, as celebrity news sites and social media commenters have weighed on his struggle to lose weight.Celebrity news website, TMZ, produced a ...
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EU bans refillable olive oil bottles and dipping bowls in bid to end food fraud
The European Commission said on Friday that, as of 2014, restaurateurs will only be allowed to offer non-refillable bottles with proper labelling to customers. . "We are just protecting consumers," said EU spokesperson Oliver Bailly. "We are just making clear that when you want to have olive oil of a certain quality in a restaurant, you get exactly the one you are paying ...
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Wrestling rules changed to keep sport in Olympics
International Federation of Associated Wrestling Styles (FILA) interim president Nenad Lalovic of Serbia, shown in this file photo, was elected president of the body in Moscow on Saturday. (File/Associated ...
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Alaska cruise If sourdough country isn’t entertaining enough here’s what’s onboard
varies from cruise to cruise, ranging from Vegas-style shows in a large theater to piano-bar crooners, comedians and all the way down to passenger talent shows. On the booking circuit, this looks to be about the next notch down from tribal casinos, but hey, it's all included in the price of your floating hotel. Here's a sampling of entertainment this week on Star Princess: Stage ...
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Francois Hollande signs Frances same-sex marriage bill into law
On Friday, France became the fourteenth country to legalize same-sex marriage. A campaign promise by French President Francois Hollande, the bill was hotly contested by conservatives in ...
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Hi-tech system to track dodgy sports betting and match fixing
CORRUPT sports referees, dodgy players and suspect support staff could be exposed by a sophisticated new sports data tracking system. Federal officials are in early talks about adopting a new national system to track betting across Australia's major sports. Betting trends would be analysed against match activity in AFL, rugby league, soccer, tennis, cricket, rugby union and possibly even ...
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Avocado recipes Cemita sandwiches and strawberry cheesecake
I love grocery shopping - something about viewing all those rows of fresh fruits and vegetables, and spying what's new in the take-home section. Lately, I've seen a real plethora of avocados, piled high and with that jewel-like green peel, and it reminds me of the amazing guacamole I once made in a Las Vegas cooking class, and how, years ago, I had enjoyed a delicious avocado and ...
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The breakfast sandwich takes a tasty twist in a wrap
Breakfast wraps are generally predictable - scrambled eggs, bacon or ham and cheese wrapped in a flour tortilla. I was pleasantly surprised by a new spin on this morning starter at The Salad Bowl in Covent Garden Market in London, Ont. Owner Andrew Goddard uses organic hard boiled eggs, organic bacon and then adds spinach, red sweet pepper, cheese, green onion, tomatoes and a splash of two ...
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Geeks Guide to the Galaxy | Penguin Bets Big That The 5th Wave Will Be the Next Hunger Games
The Connective is a crowd-sourced digital magazine made in just 48 hours, chronicling how our conversations with our things are thoroughly changing our world. Learn more ...
Tajikistan Focus
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Tajikistan making sacrifices for the future
A massive hydroelectric dam in southern Tajikistan may be the key to the future energy independence of the country and its development, but it comes at a staggering cost and with doubts over its viability.
Tajikistan is an ancient land and one of the oldest states in human history, having been founded by the Samani dynasty in the 9th century, long before territories such as Great Britain or other European nations became unified states. Yet for all this, Tajikistan has remained impoverished and sidelined throughout much of its existence. Read more
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