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Written by Jen Bowden
Wednesday, 17 February 2010 15:17 |
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| The future is Green
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| Global warming, recycling and energy production have been debated so frequently over the last decade that it is now difficult to escape the problem of emission reduction and energy renewal. Recently, Edinburgh and Midlothian councils have jumped on the bandwagon in a bid to increase Edinburgh's recyclable waste by 2025.
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Written by Rebecca Monks
Wednesday, 17 February 2010 15:13 |
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| One rumour too far?
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| For lovers of Monty Python everywhere, “what have the Romans ever done for us?” is a question with numerous connotations. Aside from ensuring the comedic immortality of The Life of Brian, the answer reveals the very origins of our modern media empire. The Acta Diurna, carved in stone, as per Julius Caesar’s request in 59 BC, is the world’s first example of a public newspaper. It is, of course, a mere hazarded guess, but it is my assumption that the front page did not feature Brangelina.
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Written by Harrison Kelly
Sunday, 31 January 2010 20:23 |
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| Read all about it
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The Edinburgh International Book Festival is the largest festival of its kind in the world, engulfing Charlotte Square Gardens for just over two weeks every August. The event attracts literary and cultural titans such as Hilary Mantel, Richard Eyre and Margaret Atwood. In 2008, even Gordon Brown made an appearance. This summer more than 210,000 visitors were welcomed through the gates alone, proving that the festival is as popular as ever.
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Written by Catherine McGloin
Saturday, 23 January 2010 16:59 |
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| Mistletoe, wine and... slimming pills?
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| Summer's over. The long, dark nights are drawing in. The last thing I want to do at eight o’clock at night is pull on a pair of running shorts and pant my way across the Meadows, return home red-faced, not from exertion but wind burn.
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Written by Lucy Maxwell
Saturday, 23 January 2010 16:32 |
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| New year, new you?
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| Like most, I have given up on organised fun on New Year’s Eve. The ferocious pursuit of the elusive ‘great New Year’ always morphs into an anti-climactic ‘woo’ while standing in a sea of people, most of whom make you want to poke yourself in the eye with a cocktail sausage skewer.
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Written by Juliet Evans
Saturday, 23 January 2010 16:19 |
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| Threads of hope
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| When did you last buy something from Primark? If you’re anything like the average student a large part of your wardrobe will consist of cheap clothes from the high street; we have come to accept £5 as being standard price for a t-shirt from shops like this. While the price tag is good for us, it means the opposite for workers in countries such as Bangladesh who earn just £13.97 per month in appalling conditions, living in poverty to make our clothing.
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