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Wednesday, October 31, 2012

The True Public Health Crisis of the 21st Century

Posted on 2:27 AM by Unknown
by George ChapmanWhat will be the largest public health issue facing doctors in the next 10 years? Pose this tricky question to a medic, an aspiring med student at interview, or quite possibly any individual abreast of current affairs, and the response is likely to indicate obesity and/or its associated disease states (Type 2 Diabetes, Heart Disease etc.). Probably somewhat less considered, however, would be the social impact of neurodegeneration...
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Tuesday, October 30, 2012

Review: A Broken Rose

Posted on 11:18 AM by Unknown
by Emma RalphWritten by Sarah GoddardDirector Phil WillmottSet/Costume Designer Emma TompkinsLighting Designer Tom BoucherOriginal Music Composed by John-Paul BowmanCasting Director Danielle TarentoProduced by Five One Productions“Following the tragic tale of a young girl in search of adventure and truth, Five One Productions presents a powerful and harrowing new play from the pen of Sarah Goddard (currently Offie-nominated for Most Promising New...
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Sunday, October 28, 2012

Is God responsible for everything that happens in the universe?

Posted on 10:23 AM by Unknown
by Beth Albuery     The extent to which God is responsible for what happens in the universe is determined by the limitations of our belief in God's omnipotence and omniscience. Defined, God’s omnipotence describes his limitless power; a concept which incorporates the belief that God has the power to control what is happening, thus fueling the argument that God is responsible for everything that happens in the universe. His...
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Saturday, October 27, 2012

Review: Skyfall

Posted on 9:42 AM by Unknown
by Ollie Velasco (source: 007.com) With the anticipation of millions of Bond fans across the globe, all expecting and desperately hoping for something spectacular to mark 50 years of Bond, the pressure on the team behind Skyfall has been immense. However, Sam Mendes, the Oscar-winning director calling the shots on the latest instalment in the superspy series, fans can now rest well assured that he has created a critically acclaimed,...
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Misunderstood Movie Villains

Posted on 2:16 AM by Unknown
by Charlie AlbueryI was watching The Wizard of Oz yesterday (because that’s just how I roll) and something occurred to me, ‘what the hell did the Wicked Witch of the West do wrong?’  Ok yeah, she kidnapped Dorothy, threatened to drown her dog and tried to set The Scarecrow on fire, all to get her hands on the girl's ruby slippers; that’s some full on villainy.But hold on a minute there.Remember that the Witch wasn't after Dorothy and she wasn't...
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Thursday, October 25, 2012

How Effective Is Our Prison System?

Posted on 11:25 PM by Unknown
by Bea Wilkinson (image source: huffingtonpost.com)Imprisonment is an increasingly common method of punishment in modern British society, its basis being to punish the offender by depriving them of their liberty. In the UK, each new prison place costs approximately £119,000 and the average cost per prisoner per year is £40,000. This taken into account, it could be assumed that the punishment system we currently have in place works efficiently and...
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A Slice of Enlightenment – answering some of the greatest questions ever asked

Posted on 8:04 AM by Unknown
by Tom HarperAs I have become progressively older, slowly trudging my way through adolescent life, I have found myself being bombarded with a cacophony of questions of exponential seriousness: “What do you want to be when you are older?”, “If God exists, who created God?”, “Who do you think will win the 2012 presidential election?”. Having attempted to answer such inquisitions, I then find myself in the position of either being asked to explain my...
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The 'Ginger' Issue

Posted on 6:49 AM by Unknown
by Charlie AlbueryI’m going to have to start with a disclaimer. Just so we’re all clear, I understand that prejudice is still an issue in modern society and I don’t mean to make light of that; this article is purely intended to entertain. The world’s largest sperm bank, Cyros, has recently stopped accepting donations from people with red hair.  If we ‘gingers’ begin to die out, I will be legitimately angry at whoever made that decision....
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