Mood:  blue

Factories making sought-after Apple iPads and iPhones in China are forcing staff to sign pledges not to commit suicide, an investigation has revealed.

At least 14 workers at Foxconn factories in China have killed themselves in the last 16 months as a result of horrendous working conditions.

Many more are believed to have either survived attempts or been stopped before trying at the Apple supplier's plants in Chengdu or Shenzen.

After a spate of suicides last year, managers at the factories ordered new staff to sign pledges that they would not attempt to kill themselves, according to researchers.

And they were made to promise that if they did, their families would only seek the legal minimum in damages.

Full Story from dailymail.co.uk

Posted by Neil Bartlett DHyp M.A.E.P.H at 17:25 MEST

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A masked vigilante has taken to the streets of Royal Tunbridge Wells to protect "ordinary citizens".

The "Neighbourhood Ninja" claims to be a 25-year-old who has tackled garage break-ins and conducted night patrols.

The vigilante, who has so far remained anonymous, is posting his exploits in the Kent spa town on Facebook, Twitter and YouTube.

He also says he has reunited missing cats with their owners and warned drivers when they risk parking fines.

Full Story from BBC

Posted by Neil Bartlett DHyp M.A.E.P.H at 11:11 MEST

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My formula for living is quite simple. I get up in the morning and I go to bed at night. In between, I occupy myself as best I can.

Cary Grant (January 18, 1904 – November 29, 1986)

Posted by Neil Bartlett DHyp M.A.E.P.H at 01:01 MEST

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For the millions of us who sit in front of a computer all day at work, it's not good news.

Spending ten years or more in a sedentary job almost doubles the risk of some types of bowel cancer, a study shows.

Worse still, researchers found even workers who regularly keep fit or go to the gym are still twice as likely to get a tumour.

The findings, published in the American Journal of Epidemiology, highlight the dangers of modern working patterns, where large numbers of employees are desk bound for hours at a time.

Full Story from dailymail.co.uk

Posted by Neil Bartlett DHyp M.A.E.P.H at 16:35 MEST

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Wine costing less than £5 a bottle can have the same effect on the palate as those priced up to six times as much, a psychological taste challenge suggests.

The blind test at the Edinburgh Science Festival saw 578 members of the public correctly identify the "cheap" or "expensive" wines only 50% of the time.

They tasted a range of red and white wines including merlot and chardonnay.

Full Story from the BBC

Posted by Neil Bartlett DHyp M.A.E.P.H at 10:02 MEST

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The greatest good you can do for another is not just share your riches, but to reveal to him, his own.

Benjamin Disraeli (21 December 1804 – 19 April 1881)

Posted by Neil Bartlett DHyp M.A.E.P.H at 01:01 MEST

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You'll go starry-eyed at Nasa’s latest mission success - because the space agency has uploaded thousands of amazing space snaps onto the internet, including shots of previously unseen galaxies, stars and asteroids.

The colossal gallery – available to anyone with a connection to the web - was taken by Nasa’s super hi-tech sky-mapping telescope.

It took a staggering two and a half million pictures of the universe, which include 33,000 new asteroids found floating between Mars and Jupiter – and 20 comets.

Full Story from dailymail.co.uk

NASA photos - www.nasa.gov/wise

Posted by Neil Bartlett DHyp M.A.E.P.H at 16:27 MEST

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There is no such thing as a problem without a gift for you in its hands. You seek problems because you need their gifts.

Richard David Bach (born 23 June 1936)

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Mood:  irritated

A campaigner has been arrested at a house in Cambridge a day before he planned to protest against the royal wedding in London.

Charlie Veitch was arrested at about 1700 BST on Thursday on suspicion of "conspiracy to cause a public nuisance".

His arrest sparked a freedom of speech demonstration outside Parkside Police Station, Cambridge, where he was held.

Mr Veitch uses a megaphone in protests and runs the Love Police website.

On Friday, the Metropolitan Police confirmed Mr Veitch was now in custody in London.

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Posted by Neil Bartlett DHyp M.A.E.P.H at 20:46 MEST

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