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Dress Code: Dublin dole office bans those in pyjamas

A social welfare office in Dublin has banned interviewees from wearing pyjamas.

A notice has appeared at Damastown social welfare office which warns claimants that "pyjamas are not regarded as appropriate attire when attending Community Welfare Service at these offices". (The BBC)

It is believed the decision was made after a number of people complained.

Midnight News report: No Pyjamas in Services

 

It is not the first time sleep wear has made headlines.

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Good news ! UK heart attack deaths 'halved'

Heart attack deaths halve in eight years... due to fewer smokers, better diet and improvements to care (The D. Mail)

• Researchers find lifestyle and treatment play equal role in survival rates

• Number of people having non-fatal attacks falls 30%

• Worries obesity and diabetes' levels could see number of deaths rise again

News Briefing report *** : Heart attack deaths halved

Read more:

Massive decline in deadly heart attacks‎ NHS Choices
Heart attack deaths halve in a decade: research‎ Telegraph.co.uk
The curious case of the vanishing killer‎ The Independent

 

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 The Key

Tweeting encourages young to write,

Text messages and social networking sites such as Twitter and Facebook may improve the literacy of a new generation, Melvyn Bragg has suggested. Contrary to the opinions of commentators who say the 140-character limit on Twitter may harm learning, the broadcaster believes that any form of written communication is helpful. (The Times)

Lord Bragg, who has recently completed a radio series entitled The Written World about the history of writing, said that Twitter and Facebook had helped to bring writing to the masses.

Britons 'becoming less honest' + ... integrity Test

In 2000, seven out of 10 people said cheating on your spouse could never be justified, but this has now dropped to just over half.

.. the proportion who condemn picking up money found in the street has fallen from almost 40 percent to fewer than 20 percent...

Montage BILINGUE de cette étude, pour étude lexicale et critique, de cette affreuse réalité qui, il est vrai, .. ne concerne que nos voisins d'Outre-Manche

Téléchargement Britons less honest

News Briefing report: Dishonesty boom

Read more:

Britons 'more dishonest than 10 years ago', study finds

How honest are you?

Are British people really becoming more dishonest?

Declining integrity 'could hamper David Cameron's Big Society initiative'

How devices for Olympic athletes are improving treatment for all of us

Devices designed to help athletes win medals this year will improve treatment for the rest of us, writes Mike Pattenden

If you’re ever unfortunate enough to have to push a wheelchair you’ll appreciate the sheer effort involved and the wear and tear that years of it might take. It’s a problem that’s tested medical minds for years and the Olympics might be about to provide an answer. (The Times)

Sarkozy reveals his personal plan B: I'll quit politics entirely if I lose presidential election

But is it all just a double bluff to make him seem less power-driven – and all the more electable? (The Independent)

The disclosure came in a report in Le Monde newspaper which suggested that Mr Sarkozy had been talking to "friends" about life after power. "If I lose, I will give up politics. Yes, that's a certainty," he was quoted as saying. "I will rebuild my life completely. You will never hear of me again."

François Hollande: Gallic charm offensive

With just under three months to the first round of voting, Hollande, 57, has a comfortable lead over President Sarkozy in the first round and a crushing lead in the two-candidate run-off.
... Europe and the world, not just France, are crying out for new leadership and for big new ideas. François Hollande is likeable, reliable, pragmatic and, suddenly, eloquent. But, to date, he promises little more than small, old ideas and more muddle. John Lichfield - the Independent

Mobile phone ringing during concert

Slovakian viola player Lukas Kmit reacted coolly when a mobile phone interrupted his recital at the Orthodox Synagogue in Presov, in Slovakia.

Rather than losing his temper, Kmit adapted the notorious Nokia theme, much to the delight of his audience.  => YouTube Video

Midnight News : Mobile in concert

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Last month the actor Kevin Spacey, who was playing Richard III in Sydney, delivered a rebuke from the stage to an audience member who let their mobile phone go off. Remaining in character he looked at the miscreant and bellowed:

"Tell them we're busy!".

Comp orale - complémentarité MN & NB : Olympic 2012 mascots in China 'sweat shop' row

The organisers of this year's London Olympics said they were investigating claims that cuddly toy versions of the Games mascots are being made by poorly paid workers in a Chinese factory. (Google News UK)

Golden Bear and the London organisers, LOCOG, said they were taking "seriously" the allegations that workers making the mascots were labouring for more than 11 hours a day for as little as 26 pence (40 US cents, 31 euro cents) an hour .

 

Nouvelle illustration de la complémentarité Midnight News & News Briefing

 

Chinese Mascot workers NB

Chinese Olympic factory workers MN

 - Une thématique évidemment à rapprocher d'un bulletin de 2010:

Child Labour in China, ... & in the UK

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