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The Sad Demise of the Village Shop
Why the survival of the small village shop is so important?
Stopping the Growth Spurt
Is green growth an island of possibility in a sea of poverty or an impossible to achieve mirage?
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Skyrocketing Oil Prices: A Blessing or a Curse for the Environment
Contrary to a common belief, the increase in the price of fuel is far from being a panacea for environmental pollution
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Europe
Hard Work = Low Salary (and vice-versa)
Many well paid workers spend whole days in the office not working, a luxury that minimum wage earners rarely enjoy
Work in a Downturn
Depression fears loom in the euro zone as unemployment figures reach record highs
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Skyrocketing Oil Prices: A Blessing or a Curse for the
Contrary to a common belief, the increase in the price of fuel is far from being a panacea for environmental pollution
Education
European Exchange Expands Horizons
An EU subsidised programme which sets up exchanges and travel between schools is well worth the expenditure.
Technology
Not So Smartphones
The list of things smartphones can do seems to be almost infinite, but are they overrated?
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The buzz about bees: Why bees need our help
Dr. Jane C. Stout, Senior Lecturer in Botany at Trinity College in Dublin, and Philip McCabe, Public Relations Officer for the Federation of Irish Beekeepers, talk about the threat of bee extinction
Watch NowThe Upside of the Downturn: How Irish Businesses are Adapting to the Recession
To claim that everybody is suffering from the economic downturn in Ireland is belied by the statistics, which show that some are doing very well.
Watch NowStudying Abroad: An Australian in Germany
In this episode Sarah Kelshaw discusses the difference between German and Australian teaching methods.
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Travel
(K)nights of the Bath
Budapest has built a bridge between past and future by bringing modern audio-visual art and entertainment to the centuries-old baths
Lifestyle
For the Love of Man
Whether they are volunteers or in need of help, modern day philanthropy is a blessing for society that often comes forth after a curse of hardships
Culture
The Political Power of Poetry
Grass should be praised for having written a poem on Israel that sparked an important debate, rather than being unjustly accused of anti-Semitism
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Honduras' Forgotten Conflict
The country is in the news again after a prison fire killed more than 350 inmates, but the media are still disregarding its weak democratic conditions