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Charity blames Irish culture of humiliation for high rate of male suicide
A suicide charity is warning that the "culture of humiliation" in Ireland is pushing young men to take their own lives.Ireland has the fourth highest rate of suicide amongst young males in the EU.Turn the Tide on Suicide is now calling for a Suicide Prevention Authority to reverse this trend. The charity lists a number of risk factors including alcohol abuse, life events and mental ...
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Shatter I didnt use private information on Wallace driving incident
Justice Minister Alan Shatter has said he discovered during a Garda briefing that Independent TD Mick Wallace was stopped for using a mobile phone while driving.Standing by his decision to use the confidential details during a televised attack on his political opponent, Mr Shatter insisted he had not abused his power."There's no question of me using private information," he ...
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Music service helps artists ‘get what they’ve earned’
In an age of democratized Internet distribution, access to the levers of power isn't distributed evenly. You can't simply log into iTunes, for instance, and post your music there. Apple - famous for its gatekeeping - typically works with labels, rather than with individual artists.That left an opening for New York-based TuneCore, which offers artists and labels a service: It ...
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Zach Sobiech whose song Clouds touched many dies of bone cancer
Zach Sobiech died the way he lived -- with grace, strength, love and joy. Sobiech, the Lakeland teenager whose song "Clouds" became an Internet sensation, died early Monday at his home, surrounded by friends and family, according to a CaringBridge post by Zach's mother. He was 18. Sobiech, who had a rare form of bone cancer, began writing songs of farewell to family and friends ...
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Bottle Hits Singer At Riverrock Festival
A bottle thrown from the crowd at the Riverrock outdoor music festival on Saturday night hit Toots and the Maytals singer Frederick Hibbert, sending him to the hospital. The bottle was apparently thrown by 19-year old William Lewis who was arrested and charged with aggravated assault and public intoxication. Investigators say they are looking into how Lewis got hold of the bottle–which ...
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Tumblr Founder Calls Yahoo Purchase Awesome Drops F-Bomb
assured users on Monday that Tumblr would remain the same -- "We're not turning purple," he said, referencing the fading tech giant's signature color -- and promised: "We won't let you down." Then he signed off with a "F--k yeah." "Everyone, I’m elated to tell you that Tumblr will be joining Yahoo," he wrote. "Before touching on ...
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Star Wars Rebels Animated Series Coming to Disney XD
, which spans about two decades. The animated series is set "in a time where the Empire is securing its grip on the galaxy and hunting down the last of the Jedi Knights as a fledgling rebellion against the Empire is taking shape." (Lucasfilm delayed animated ...
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Kanye West Debuts New Song On Buildings Around The World
Over the weekend, Kanye West gave the name and release date of his long-teased new album, rocked Saturday Night Live, and debuted a new song on 66 buildings around the world. What did you do this ...
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Prince William and Prince Harry Open Rehab Center for Injured British Troops—See the Pics
are doing their part for Britain's wounded warriors.The royals paid a visit on Monday to Tedworth House, a recovery center in Wiltshire in southern England operated by the Help for Heroes charity that provides care and support to injured British ...
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Miley Cyrus Talks Justin Bieber Collaboration Explains New Single We Cant Stop
"I know pictures are flying around," she told me Sunday on the blue carpet at the Billboard Music Awards. "You guys will have to wait and see. I'm the biggest at top secrets. I've had this single ["We Can't Stop," to be released June 3] ready for about a year, and I've had to keep my lips sealed and just not saying anything. So you'll ...
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Injury worries for Leinster ahead of PRO12 final
The Leinster management must contend with a number of injuries arising from Friday's Amlin Challenge Cup victory, as they prepare for Saturday's RaboDirect PRO12 final in the RDS against Ulster (4.45pm).Sean O'Brien (bruised knee) and Fergus McFadden (neck) are injury concerns for the province as they prepare for the final game of the season.Ireland hooker Richardt Strauss ...
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Samoan Sooialo joins Connacht
Samoan international, James So'oialo, younger brother of former All-Blacks Number 8 Rodney So'oialo and former Harlequins scrum half Stephen will join Connacht this summer.So'oialo, who played in the 2011 Rugby World Cup, was recently named in the Samoan squad for the upcoming tour to South Africa, where they will face Scotland, Italy and the Golden Lions.The 24-year-old utility ...
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Weekend box office Star Trek misses jump to warp speed
"Star Trek Into Darkness" grossed an estimated $70.6 million over the three-day weekend and $84.1 million over the four-and-a-half-day frame. Star Trek Into Darkness ousted Iron Man 3 from the top spot at the box office over the weekend, but the sci-fi sequel fell short of both Paramounts and industry observers $100 million forecast. J.J. Abrams sequel to his 2009 reboot of the iconic ...
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Women In the Movies Over Sexualized and Underrepresented
The various plots will send us home thinking about the world as it was, or is, or might be, but we will also be absorbing, perhaps without noticing, other messages related to the characters on the screen and the people who play them.For example: Of all the characters that spoke at least one word in the 100 most popular movies of 2012, what percentage would you guess were female characters?That ...
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Kellie Pickler Maxim Hot 100 list doesn’t make you hot
LOS ANGELES – Making Maxim's annual "Hot 100" list might be a huge milestone for some celebrities. But Kellie Pickler, who was ranked number 96 by the magazine, said the list is hardly a true measure of attractiveness. "I have met some beautiful people on the exterior but as soon as they open their mouths it's like 'eew.' People ask, 'what's ...
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Cannes The Gunman With Sean Penn Sells in Various Territories
, has a shot at a global sellout here at the Cannes film market as a slew of territory deals have already been signed and U.S. majors are circling the ...
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Martin Scorsese to Present AFI Award to Mel Brooks
Guest Reviewer: Martin Scorsese on 'The Searchers' The tribute is scheduled to air on TNT on June 15 and as part of an all-night tribute to Brooks and on Turner Classic Movies on July ...
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Miguel Kicks Fan Billboard Crowd Members Okay After Singers Failed Leap
Singer Miguel takes flying leap across crowd at Billboard awards but lands on fans Miguel Jontel Pimentel was left red-faced during a performance at the Billboard Music Awards on Sunday after he accidentally landed on two female fans after trying to leap across the front row.The Grammy award-winning singer, 27, was performing his hit single "Adorn" on stage at Las Vegas' MGM Grand ...
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See Celebrities Reimagined As Renaissance Masterpieces
Sometimes, when the light hits their chiseled features just the right way, it's easy to see how certain celebrities could transcend traditional placement in tabloid magazines and might have inspired a timeless masterpiece hanging in a museum ...
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Hayden Panettiere Engaged No Ring She Says
star was quick to squash the rumor when we caught up with her Sunday at the Billboard Music Awards."No ring," she said while holding up her hands when asked if they're planning on getting hitched.While Klitschko didn't walk the carpet with Panettiere, he did join her for the big night. "He's wandering," she said. "He's taking my friends out ...
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Coen brothers latest Inside Llewyn Davis premieres at Cannes
From left, actors Garrett Hedlund, Justin Timberlake, Carey Mulligan, and Oscar Isaac pose for photographers during a photo call for the film "Inside Llewyn Davis" at the 66th international film festival, in Cannes, southern France, May 19, ...
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Cooper to get cooking crash-course from Ramsay
Gordon Ramsay will teach Bradley Cooper how to cook for his upcoming film.The TV kitchen expert will lend his hand to the 38-year-old actor in preparation for 'Chef', in which he plays a drug-addict cook.Ramsay said that he is thrilled at the opportunity to share his food knowledge in Hollywood after working with other big names, such as the Beckham clan.A source told The Sun ...
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Yahoo buys Tumblr in $1.1bn deal
Yahoo is buying online blogging forum Tumblr for $1.1bn (EUR856.6m) as chief executive Marissa Mayer tries to rejuvenate an internet icon that has fallen behind the times.The deal represents Ms Mayer's boldest move yet since she left Google 10 months ago to lead Yahoo's latest comeback attempt.It marks Yahoo's most expensive acquisition since the California company bought Overture ...
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Google warns users Dont wear video glasses in the bathroom
It is set to be the next big thing for gadget lovers everywhere. But users of Google Glass, a high-tech pair of spectacles with in-built hands-free video camera and internet access, are being given some basic advice - take them off when visiting public conveniences.Some attendees forgot to remove their Google Glass during calls of nature at a Google developers conference in San Francisco.The ...
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Spotlight on kidnappings at Cannes
Anurag Kashyap is involved in more movie than any other filmmaker at this year's Cannes Film Festival. The French are so enamoured by him that they awarded him the Order of Arts and Letters for his efforts in the promotion of Indian cinema across the globe. The Indian filmmaker has helmed one segment ...
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