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‘My life was carnage’
Intercounty GAA players are six times more likely to develop a gambling addiction than the average person, new research has found.
The findings, published in the Irish Journal of Medical Science, found that 4.8% of respondents could be considered problem gamblers.
By contrast, the prevalence among the general population is 0.8%.
On Newstalk DailyAssociate Professor at the University of Limerick Dr Kieran Murray said there is an increasing awareness of the impact gambling has.
“Gambling now has a DSM code for a medical illness, with widespread harms in terms of mental...
Scanteak 11.11 Sale has up to 60% off teak furniture, $11 deals, dining room bundles and sure-win lucky draw, Lifestyle News
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If you've already bookmarked a dozen 11.11 sales, here's one more that deserves a spot on your list - especially if you're furnishing your new BTO or thinking of giving your home a stylish refresh.
From Nov 10 to 23, the Scanteak 11.11 Sale at Westgate has deals on premium teak furniture, sofas, and mattresses. Expect discounts of up to 60 per cent, plus exclusive promotions such as $11 top-ups on furniture and home accessories, 1-for-1 deals and up to $800 cashback on teak furniture.
Here's what you can look forward to at this once-a-year sale.Lifestyle Exclusive sale promotionsGetting your furniture at the Scanteak 11.11 Sale doesn't just mean great discounts, you'll also get access to special promos that'll make your shopping experience that much sweeter.
With any furniture purchase starting from $800, a small $11 top-up...
“More Real Than the Real”: American Image Politics on the Eve of the Election
Politics tamfitronics Just over 50 years ago, President Richard Nixon privately wondered if the photograph of Kim Phuc, a nine-year-old Vietnamese girl whose body was burning from napalm, had been staged. He said to his chief of staff, H.R. Haldeman, “I wonder if that was a fix”—what now might be called “fake news.” But given the credibility in 1972 of news photography, Nixon was unable to dismiss the horror that this photo by the AP’s Nick Ut evoked, even as it stoked resistance to the war.“Napalm bothers people. You get a picture of a little girl with her clothes burnt off,” Haldeman said. “I wondered about that,” Nixon replied. The US military commander in South Vietnam, General William Westmoreland, also questioned the photo, alleging at one point that the girl had been burned in “a...
