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Month: April 2015

 

DVD Review: A Most Violent Year

Posted by | Apr 30, 2023 | , |          

Peter Watts reviews the recently released ‘moody masterpiece’ A Most Violent Year. Written and directed by J. C. Chandor, and starring Oscar Isaac and Jessica Chastain, A Most Violent Year the follows the story of Abel Morales (Isaac), the owner of a heating oil company who wants nothing more than to be a successful and legitimate businessman. However, in a business that is becoming increasingly dangerous for his drivers due to the violent tactics employed by his shadycompetitors, Abel must try and balance his desire for legitimacy with his concern for his employeesand family. The film draws you in to the troubles…

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5 of the most fun ways to celebrate your birthday

Posted by | Apr 29, 2023 | |          

We have all, at some point in our lives, suffered the dilemma of deciding how to celebrate our birthday. Spending hours on end searching the web for innovative and original ideas before ultimately giving up and heading down to the local for a pint. Here are some ideas for how to celebrate your next birthday… 1. Experience day – if money is no object, this might be an idea for you. Experience days have become more and more popular recently, with companies such as Virgin offering package deals. You can choose anything from a supercar driving experience, to skydiving, or…

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Warnings issued after student dies from ‘diet pills’

Posted by | Apr 29, 2023 | , |          

Kent County Council (KCC) Trading Standards, police, and doctors have all issued warnings about the dangers of buying online diet pills after a student’s death. Online bought diet pills often contain an industrial chemical called DNP (2.4 Dinitrophenol), considered “not fit for human consumption”. On April 12, 21-year-old Eloise Aimee Parry died after taking diet pills containing DNP. Diet pills like these are often consumed by people trying to lose weight, and body-builders. Symptoms of DNP poisoning can include: Hot dry skin Excessive sweating Excessive thirst Rapid breathing Abnormally fast heartbeat Long-term use of these pills can lead to…

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UKC ranks highly again in the Complete University Guide 2016

Posted by | Apr 28, 2023 | , |          

The Complete University Guide 2016 has been released, and the University of Kent (UKC) has scored highly once again. For the second year running, UKC has ranked number 22 out of the 126 UK universities on the league table. Sussex beat Kent by just one point in its overall score, but Kent was placed one above King’s College London. Although Kent ranked 22 – based on its overall score of 811, UKC’s student satisfaction of 4.13 came close to Cambridge and Oxford’s student satisfaction scores of 4.18 and 4.17. For graduate prospects UKC scored a 75.2, for research quality…

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Cannabis farms have risen dramatically in Kent

Posted by | Apr 27, 2023 | , |          

In recent years cannabis factories found in Kent homes has risen significantly. Home Office figures show that Kent police found over 300 cannabis farms in 2014, 200 more than those found in 2009. There were 316 cultivation of cannabis offences logged by Kent Police between August 2013 and 2014, but there were only 109 logged in 2009. The highest affected area was Medway at 59 cases, Swale and Thanet followed at 48 and 37 cases. Many of those arrested are in the country via human trafficking, said Anti-slavery campaigners. A spokesman of charity Unseen, Andrew Wallis, told the BBC that…

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