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Renewed appeal on Finglas shooting

29 Jul

The Irish Times

Gardaí have launched a fresh appeal into a shooting in which two men were wounded in Finglas two weeks ago.

Read more over at www.irishtimes.com
Security risk men can be deported

29 Jul

From BBC News

Eight men deemed to be a risk to national security can be deported, the Court of Appeal rules.

Read more over at news.bbc.co.uk
Age can wither them: Will today’s hit plays still be being revived in 50 years' time?

29 Jul

The Independent - Arts & Entertainment

Noël Coward and Terence Rattigan were old, half-forgotten names for a new generation of theatre-goers and practitioners, yet recent revivals of their best early work – written when both men were in their late twenties – have been acclaimed as period master works with a biting, contemporary appeal.

Read more over at www.independent.co.uk
EMU Social-Work Student Loses Appeal

28 Jul

University Business - Education News

Lawyers for a national religious liberty group said they plan to appeal a federal judge’s decision to dismiss a lawsuit filed by a former Eastern Michigan University graduate student who said she was kicked out of a master’s program because she refused on religious grounds to counsel a homosexual client.

Read more over at www.universitybusiness.com
Remembering Chicago's 'Mag Men'

28 Jul

chicagotribune.com - Most Viewed Stories

Before BlackBerrys ruled the Earth, people didn't want to be found, and with good reason

There's a lot about "Mad Men" that reminds me of growing up in the '60s. The humongous automobiles, tons of cigarette smoking, and a dad who comes home from work and fixes himself and the little woman a cocktail before dinner. These were staples of middle-class family life. Sitting around the table, fighting, eating and learning our manners is right out of the baby boomer middle-class suburban handbook. My dad never did a lick of work inside the house, but the backyard was his domain. If he had to work late, dinner was waiting for him in the oven when he got home.

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Mother 'sent daughter to work in brothel'

27 Jul

NEWS.com.au

SCHOOLGIRL allegedly subjected to acts of violence after providing services to 18 men.

Read more over at www.news.com.au
We did their dirty work'

27 Jul

Cape Argus

Brett Kebble's killers were "muscle men" who intimidated, roughed up people and did the dirty work for security company boss Clinton Nassif, Nigel McGurk told the Johannesburg High Court today.

Read more over at www.capeargus.co.za
Remix of scenes in Mad Men of people smoking cigarettes

27 Jul

Boing Boing

The latest creation from Whirled is this video of people smoking cigarettes in Mad Men. They write:
This video will have one of two results. This repetitious, perfunctory and seemingly pointless act of inhaling smoke may turn you off to smoking cigarettes. Or, the fact that this repetitious, perfunctory, and seemingly pointless act is carried out by such debonair, dashing human beings will make you run to your corner store and chimney down a carton before dinner. Either way, advertising works.
Cigarettes or not, I just love the aesthetics of this show. And the music in the background.

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Women still making less than men

26 Jul

IBTimes.com - Politics & Policy

Last month marked the 47th anniversary of the Equal Pay Act, signed by President John F. Kennedy on June 10, 1963, to protect women against wage discrimination. Although there has been some improvement, women on average still lag behind men in the pay they receive for doing the same work.

Read more over at www.ibtimes.com
The simple joys of working men's clubs

23 Jul

Telegraph - UK News

The rise of middle-class values hastened their end, says Roy Hattersley.

Read more over at www.telegraph.co.uk