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Personal Finance > Smart Spending How to cope with being flat broke: 3 of 50
Being flat broke is never a nice experience, but the only way out is to take action yourself, no matter what or who is the reason for your financial difficulties:1. Don't EVER ignore debts, bills etc and stick your head in the sand - they won't just go away, in fact things will get hugely worse if you don't take action (most ... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Justice System The difference between actus reus and mens rea and what it means to the criminal justice system: 2 of 9
actus reus = the fact that a criminal act has been committedmens rea = the individual accused was, at the time of the crime, in a mental state to understand that what he/she was doing was wrong / unlawful and thus that there was intent present in the commission of the crime.In order to be prosecuted for a crime, in most Weste... More..
Jobs & Careers > Online Surveys & Pay to Click Are paid surveys a scam?: 6 of 24
There are many market research companies out there who really do give you rewards for your time, however, you should read terms & conditions so you know exactly what they expect and what you're going to have to invest time-wise before getting anything out of it.While you can just do a general google search and see what yo... More..
Health & Fitness > Diet & Weight Loss Finding the perfect weight loss formula: 6 of 22
Unfortunately, it comes back to the same old formula - there are no miracle pills, diets, cures etc - only simple, regular (!) exercise combined with a healty (i.e. low in saturated fats, low in salt, veggie-rich, low in sweets & high-fat foods...) diet will make you shed pounds AND maintain that lower weight.It's recomme... More..
Health & Fitness > Nutrition Basics What are phytochemicals: 3 of 9
"Phytochemicals are non-nutritive plant chemicals that have protective or disease preventive properties. There are more than thousand known phytochemicals. It is well-known that plant produce these chemicals to protect itself but recent research demonstrate that many phytochemicals can protect humans against diseases. So... More..
Jobs & Careers > Starting Out The no-win situation of needing experience to get a job, and a job to get experience: 7 of 20
1. finding the first job is particularly hard, so don't be dpepressed, unfortunately you will have to go through hundreds of applications until you even get an interview2. work experience does not equal pay - volunteer / seek internships in the area that you'd like to work in or an area where you can earn some crucial experie... More..
Relationships & Family > Crisis Support (Other) Can you prevent yourself from being a rape victim?: 16 of 41
generally speaking - no, but there are certain precautions that you should observe which might make you a less likely victim:1. don't want to be a spoilsport, but the more you're out, the more likely you are to encounter a rapist, just in terms of actual time spent outside your house (I am talking about stranger rapes here, n... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Drug Laws & Prevention The truth about the west murders: 1 of 2
The story of Fred and Rosemary West is very commonly known and has been publicised in both academic as well as less reliable, more hype-inciting books, magazines and websites, so to retell the whole story would be rather repetitive.For a good detailed account (though a bit trashy, but it's true enough on the factual side if y... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Drug Laws & Prevention The legal battle over marijuana use: 34 of 63
definitely!1. police should concentrate on class a drugs such as heroin, crack, cocaine, crystal meth and all the other substances which really and rapidly get people addicted and change their lives and health forever (to the negative) - and which, as a by-product, cause so many 'low' scale crimes such as robbery, mugging, bu... More..
Travel > Travel Planning & Advice How to travel cheap in the UK and London: 8 of 14
inner London:1. know where you need to go on a regular basis and assess your travel needs accordingly - buy an oystercard (yes it really is the cheapest method) and if you can avoid the tube, do so at all costs - it must be the most expensive, non-service orientated travel arrangement in London(great idea if it ever ran on ti... More..