intoxicated and‚ sometimes‚ with drinking in large groups. Binge drinking is a large problem in the UK. According to BBC News (2003)‚ binge drinking is costing the NHS around £1.7 billion a year. In addition‚ 17 million working days are lost each year due to hangovers and the government is spending billions clearing up crime and damage caused by anti-social behaviour due to drinking (BBC News‚ 2003). The UK government is considering increasing alcohol
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challenge over the Scottish Government’s attempts. They believe that “there is no credible evidence that the display ban will cut tobacco consumption”. Ministers insist display bans are needed to protect future generations from the effects of smoking. (BBC NEWS 2012) Another of the challenges faced by Imperial Tobacco are Excise Duty increases. Increasing levels of excise duty could encourage consumers in affected markets to switch from premium priced cigarettes to lower priced cigarettes and fine
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wanton destruction of part of God’s creation Killing a fetus destroys something that could become a being Killing a fetus is an unjustifiable act of wounding It is wrong to injure oneself Killing a fetus breaks god’s command to populate the world (BBC News. BBC‚ n.d. Web. 24 Jan. 2014.) As you can see from those examples the well being of the mother is the most important in this social issue. The Rabbi can always reject the option of an abortion if he decides the reason for an abortion is not substantial
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December deadline for President Hamid Karzai to sign the pact‚ which sets the terms for US troops to stay on past 2014. Mr Karzai wants to wait until after he leaves office next year. But the head of ground forces‚ Lt Gen Murad Ali Murad‚ told the BBC the army would struggle without US support. Most Nato-led foreign combat forces in Afghanistan are due to leave next year‚ ascombat operations are declared to be over. However‚ the pact could see 15‚000 foreign soldiers remaining‚
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"Adolf Hitler (1889-1945)." BBC-History. BBC. 11 Sept. 2008 <http://www‚bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/hitler_adolf.shtml>. Ballantyne‚ John. "The real Cuba: mass-murderer Fidel Castro to die unpunished." Online opinion. 16 Mar. 2007. 14 Sept. 2008 <http://www.onlineopinion.com.au/view.asp?article=5625>. "Che Guevara (1928-1967)." BBC-History. BBC. 11 Sept. 2008 <http://www.bbc.co.uk/history/historic_figures/guevara_che.shtml>. "Fidel Castro (1926- )." BBC-History. BBC. 11 Sept. 2008 <http://www
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conclusions 1. Framing the debate 2. Mainstream media motivations‚ doubts and dilemmas 2.1 Definitions and motivations 2.2 BBC 2.3 Guardian and Telegraph 2.4 New York Times 2.5 CNN 2.6 Comparisons of activity 2.7 Lessons and conclusions 3. Changing coverage 3.1 Iranian elections 3.2 G20 case study 4. Changing journalistic practice; telling stories with the audience 4.1 Robert Peston (BBC): Peston’s Picks blog 4.2 Jemima Kiss (Guardian): Twitter and technology 4.3 Additional perspectives on changing journalistic
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What is child poverty‚ its causes and impacts? The word poverty means being poor. This means luck of capital in both income and wealth. However they also suffer from education and good health. Families and groups in the population can be said to be in poverty. However people who are in poverty will have fewer opportunities like others and less chance to participate in the community. Therefore we help those children by fundraising‚ to transform UK’S more vulnerable children. There are certain people
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Survivor. London: Little‚ Brown. ISBN 0-316-85508-1. Simmons‚ Simone; Ingrid Seward (2005). Diana: The Last Word. London: Orion. ISBN 0-7528-6875-6. External links[edit] Princess Diana dies in Paris crash – BBC On This Day archive Princess Diana driver was ’drunk and speeding ’ – BBC On This Day archive The life and poignant death of Diana ’s driver The Times online article Official Website of the Inquests into the deaths of Diana‚ Princess of Wales‚ and Dodi
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References: Data: BARB (Broadcasters Audience Research Board) – TV viewing statistics BBC – audience research statistics (including BBC iPlayer data) GfK Retail and Technology –GB Panelmarket Flat TV sales statistics; Regional Statistics exclude online sales and sales by Mail Order Houses and Pure Online Players TV Licensing/ICM poll – conducted online for TV
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. English Social change and technology . Page: 1 2 3 4 Back Face-to-face vs multimodal talk A teenager composes a text message on a mobile phone using abbreviations Multimodal talk is any kind of conversation that is not face-to-face. It means texting on mobiles or smartphones. It also means tweeting‚ emails and all kinds of online chat services. Here are some of the features you will need to consider when you compare multimodal talk with face-to-face talk: Turn-taking
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