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Posted on March 29th, 2009 | No Comments

Fatboy Slim Gives Up Ivor Novello Award For Charity

DJ and producer Fatboy Slim is auctioning off part of his Ivor Novello Award to raise money for charity.
The Brighton based musician – aka Norman Cook – has donated a tin of jelly beans, customised with smiley faces, to an auction being run by music website www.eq-mag.co.uk on behalf of Oxjam.
The auction is part of [...]





Posted on March 23rd, 2009 | No Comments

Traditional Herbal Medicines – A Guide To Their Safer Use

This new book shows how to use herbs safely with other herbs and with conventional medicines. Britons are increasingly turning first to complementary remedies such as herbal medicines, when it comes to choosing a healthcare treatment.
The latest figures from industry analysts Mintel show:
- In 2007 alone, British consumers will invest £191 million in complementary medicines [...]





Posted on March 18th, 2009 | No Comments

Reading Celebrity Books In Public Makes People Look Ugly

Celebrity autobiographies such as ‘Being Jordan’ or ‘Beckham: My World’ are multi-million pound bestsellers, but read them in public at your peril, warns Britain’s largest book exchange website, Readitswapit.co.uk.
A survey by the website reveals that the majority of Brits1 change their perceptions about people they see reading these books in public places. Two out of [...]





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