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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... More..
Jobs & Careers > Stress & Time Management How to avoid panicking over Friday deadlines and manic Mondays: 9 of 15
Even in a very stressful, constantly changing job environment, you can actually plan ahead: Either use your outlook task list (good as it will allow you to set up reminders that will pop up whenever a task is due) or another means of planning and scheduling your work, start on a Monday and make a list of all your regular tas... More..
Food & Drink > Liquors & Spirits Vodka drinks that won't give you a hangover: 10 of 16
well, obviously it depends on the individual and the amount of intake (after a certain level you'll nearly always end up with a hangover and then you can go back on what some of the others have said, such as plenty of fluid, vitamins and patient rest), but certainly a quality vodka such as Luksusova, Moskovskoje, Bison Vodka... More..
Politics, News & Issues > Death Penalty Assessing the death penalty: 87 of 139
No - otherwise would you have the amount of people on death row awaiting execution that you do? The death penalty only serves a certain section of the general public's need for ultimate revenge (although, in the case of serial homicide, how much you can get back at some one who has killed several people in unsavoury ways thr... More..
Health & Fitness > Addiction Exploring the reasons behind drug addiction: 17 of 27
because certain drugs contain substances that release chemicals which engage with the neurons (nerve cells) in your brain in such a way as to alter the brain chemistry and reconfigure your nervous system or its capability of responding to stimuli. this results in your body eventually bahving as if it 'needed' the additional ... More..
Arts & Humanities > English Language Improving your English: 39 of 61
1. if possible, live in an English-speaking country for at least 6 months - but make sure you've got some of the basic grammar and vocab down before you go, as not knowing anything about the language and culture you going to live within is going to limit your learning outcome / slow you down. make sure you speak as well as l... More..
Sciences > Psychology When weekend drinking means alcoholism: 11 of 17
There are two main types of alcoholics, those who drink every day (or most days) to maintain a certain level of intoxication vs those who often don't consider themselves as alcoholics because they only drink on the weekends, but quite easily consume enough units that way to still medically count as being dependent on alcohol... More..
Style & Beauty > Skin Care (Other) Easy steps to noticeably improving skin: 2 of 3
there are, of course, many expensive treatments and patches and other equipment around that all promise you flawless skin in a blink, but for those of us who can't or won't buy into that, here are some tips: 1. you are what you eat - it's true, eat your vitamins and a varied low-fat, low-salt, rich in fiber diet and you'll s... More..
Parenting & Pregnancy > Fertility Issues Dealing with an unwanted pregnancy: 11 of 16
well, firstly, there's more than one issue at stake here: obviously, it's about an unborn life and your decision of whether to terminate that pregnancy or not. This largely depends on your beliefs and faith, as well as obviously, the progress of the pregnancy (if you're already 3 months pregnant forget about abortion, as muc... More..
Health & Fitness > Addiction Once addicted, always addicted?: 19 of 27
There's only one answer to this - no matter what addiction it is, yes! No matter how long an addict has not been using / giving in to his urges, and no matter how successful s/he might have rebuilt their life, an alcoholic will always be an alcoholic, a heroin addict will always feel the itch and a gambler will have to fight... More..