Month: August 2022

The cancer support charity Look Good Feel Better has appointed a new chief executive. Mark Flannery, executive director of income generation at St Gemma’s Hospice, will take up his new role next month. Before joining St Gemma’s he worked for the Skills Network, which provides advice and training. He succeeds Sarahjane Robertson, who left Look
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EXCLUSIVE: Universal Pictures International is forming a new partnership with Emirates-based Majid Al Futtaim Distribution which will see the latter release Universal movies in Saudi Arabia and other GCC countries (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, UAE) and Egypt. In Lebanon and Cyprus, Uni will retain its longstanding distribution relationship with Four Star Films. The new deal,
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Anne Heche is “not expected to survive” the injuries she sustained after crashing her car into a Los Angeles home last Friday. A representative for Heche told People that the actress suffered “a severe anoxic brain injury and remains in a coma, in critical condition” as of Thursday night. “It has long been her choice
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Who else has eaten half the bag of pretzels before they’ve even finished the first episode of a Netflix night? I have often inhaled snacks without even remembering, let alone enjoying, them. That kind of mindless snacking led me to seek out a different way to approach food: mindful eating. What is mindful eating, you ask?
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View gallery Image Credit: Matt Baron/Shutterstock Anne Heche, 53, is “not expected to survive” as she remains intubated in the hospital following a tragic car crash and driving into a residential home on Aug. 5. “Unfortunately, due to her accident, Anne suffered a severe anoxic brain injury and remains in a coma, in critical condition,”
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Charities have been encouraged to strengthen their bullying policies to deal with unacceptable behaviour in the voluntary sector. In a statement today, the Charity Commission said it expected trustees to handle issues arising in their charities, but warned it would “intervene where there are concerns that trustees are not complying with their responsibilities”. The regulator
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Andrew Biggs, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute American Enterprise Institute When Andrew Biggs, senior fellow at the American Enterprise Institute, was nominated by President Joe Biden to be a member of the Social Security Advisory Board in May, it came at an important inflection point for the program. A report subsequently released by
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(CNN) — Just weeks after tourists were caught driving and hurling scooters down the Spanish Steps in Rome, another tourist in Italy has caused havoc on two wheels in an ancient site. A tourist was caught driving a moped through the Campanian site of Pompeii on Wednesday. He was immediately apprehended by site security and
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I really wish folks would get the whole story before they go running around spreading inaccurate information. People are just so eager to create a villian or miscarriage of justice or something to make them feel better — Larry White, Executive Director* An anonymous source reached out to me the morning of July 15, stating
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A charity linked to Cancer Research UK has apologised after a prospective researcher was told their application had been rejected because they were Russian. The Glasgow-based Beatson Institute, which specialises in the biology of cancer, said it had apologised to the researcher after a “misunderstanding” caused by complex visa rules and international sanctions. The charity
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In a city where a wheel-and-spoke pattern overlays the street grid, it can be overwhelming to figure out how to get around Washington, DC. But the truth is that navigating the US capital isn’t that tricky with a bit of advanced planning. Washington, DC, has some walkable neighborhoods, but using a mix of taxis, bicycles and
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Sony Pictures Classics has announced October-December release plans for The Return of Tanya Tucker; Salavatore: Shoemaker Of Dreams; The Son; Living; and Turn Every Page. Additionally, it said, One Fine Morning, written and directed by Mia Hansen-Løve and starring Léa Seydoux, and Davy Chou’s Return To Seoul, which were both acquired out of Cannes, will
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