Impact Magazine - Issue 211 - June 2011

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HEY, BIG SPENDER Keeping Our Minds On Our Money, Money On Our Minds

PERMANENT SUMMER TIME

We’re Walking On Sunshine.

Woah-oh

THORNTONGATE No, Not The Chocolate

EDITORIAL

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Editorial

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News University S uspends L ecturer

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Sport Sportspeople o f t he Year

FEATURES

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Hey, B ig Spender!

Let’s g et t hem d ollars

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Hanging on f or D ear L ife Impact o n n ot w anting t o l eave u niversity. E ver

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School B ritannia Being p roud o f o ur n ation. i n a n on-racist w ay

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The Pride of the O lympiad In a nticipation of a trillion gold medals t his summer

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Positively B lack Eric J ohn f ormally rejects h is A frican C aribbean Achievement Award

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Take a Walk o n the ‘ Slutty’ Side Should w omen a im t o reclaim t he s -word?

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Britain’s Permanent Summer Time Good n ews f or d aylight-lovers e verywhere

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The Cyclical Nature of Pop C ulture On p ale d enim, m eat d resses and c onical b rassieres

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21 Ways to Retain your Inner Child Practical advice f or t he o ld-before-their-time

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Summer Party Photos All t he b est f rom o ur c rack t eam o f p arty photographers

REGULARS

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Students’ U nion

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Style

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Film

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Music

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Travel

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Arts & C ulture

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Science

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Food

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Spare Parts

NEWS

THORNTON-GATE

NOTTINGHAM UNIVERSITY LECTURER SUSPENDED AFTER ARTICLE The  University  of  Nottingham  has  been  the  centre  of  recent  controversy  following  the  suspension  of  Dr  Rod  Thornton,  after  he  wrote  an  article  criticising  the  Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  handling  of  HU PUJPKLU[ PU PU ^OPJO 9Pa^HHU Sabir,  a  Masters  student,  and  Hicham  Yezza,  a  member  of  staff,  were  both  HYYLZ[LK I` JV\U[LY [LYYVYPZT VMÃ&#x201E;JLYZ :HIPY OHK KV^USVHKLK HU ºHS 8HLKH [YHPUPUN THU\HS» MYVT H <: NV]LYUTLU[ ^LIZP[L HSVUN ^P[O V[OLY W\ISPJS` H]HPSHISL KVJ\TLU[Z ^P[O [OL HPT VM \ZPUN [OLT HZ YLZLHYJO MVY OPZ 7O+ HWWSPJH[PVU /L [OLU WHZZLK [OLZL KVJ\TLU[Z VU [V @LaaH OPZ MYPLUK HUK TLU[VY ^OV OHK ILLU HZZPZ[PUN OPT ^P[O OPZ HWWSPJH[PVU (M[LY ZLUPVY TLTILYZ VM [OL <UP]LYZP[` KPZJV]LYLK [OL KVJ\TLU[Z [OL` PUMVYTLK [OL WVSPJL HUK :HIPY HUK @LaaH ^LYL HYYLZ[LK HUK OLSK MVY ZP_ KH`Z \UKLY [OL ;LYYVYPZT (J[ ;OL` ^LYL YLSLHZLK ^P[OV\[ JOHYNL HS[OV\NO @LaaH ^HZ PTTLKPH[LS` YL HYYLZ[LK VU HU \UYLSH[LK JOHYNL V]LY ]PZH PYYLN\SHYP[PLZ 0U OPZ WHWLY PUP[PHSS` W\ISPZOLK I` [OL )YP[PZO 0U[LYUH[PVUHS :[\KPLZ (ZZVJPH[PVU )0:( +Y ;OVYU[VU HYN\LZ [OH[ [OL KVJ\TLU[Z [OH[ [YPNNLYLK [OL YV^ ^LYL UV[ ¸PSSLNHS¹ I\[ ^LYL PU MHJ[ JVUZPKLYLK [V IL ¸YLX\PYLK YLHKPUN¹ MVY HU`VUL Z[\K`PUN [LYYVYPZT /PZ HY[PJSL NVLZ VU [V JSHPT [OH[ [OL <UP]LYZP[` NH]L WVSPJL ¸LYYVULV\Z

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NEWS IN BRIEF A&E WAIT ING TIME RISES AT QMC Nottinghamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  health  trust  is  facing  increasing  pressure  after  a  recent  study  revealed  that  the  number  of  people  waiting  more  than  four  hours  for  treatment  at  Nottinghamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  Accident  and  Emergency  department  has  risen  dramatically.  ;OL Ã&#x201E;N\YL YVZL MYVT WH[PLU[Z PU 4HYJO HUK (WYPS [V TVYL [OHU WH[PLU[Z PU [OL ZHTL WLYPVK PU ( ZWVRLZTHU MYVT [OL 8\LLU»Z 4LKPJHS *LU[YL 84* *SPUPJHS +PYLJ[VY +Y 5PNLS :[\YYVJR ISHTLK [OL ^PU[LY ]VTP[PUN I\N HUK NV]LYUTLU[ J\[Z [V ZVJPHS ZLY]PJLZ MVY JVU[YPI\[PUN [V H YPZL PU WH[PLU[ SL]LSZ HUK [OLYLMVYL PUJYLHZLK ^HP[PUN [PTLZ /L HSZV THPU[HPULK [OH[ [OPZ ^HZ UV[ HU HKLX\H[L YLÃ&#x2026;LJ[PVU VM OV^ SVUN WH[PLU[Z UVYTHSS` OH]L [V ^HP[ MVY [YLH[TLU[ PU [OL KLWHY[TLU[

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NEW EDUCATION OFFICER AND BME OFFICER ELECTED Elizabeth  â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Eggâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  Goddard  has  been  elected  as  next  yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  ,K\JH[PVU 6MÃ&#x201E;JLY HM[LY H I` LSLJ[PVU [V Ã&#x201E;UK H YLWSHJLTLU[ MVY 4PJOHLS +L =SL[[LY ^OV Z[VVK KV^U HZ ,_LJ LSLJ[ H week  after  SU  elections.  Goddard  narrowly  beat  closest  rival  Charlotte  Elver  by  fourteen  votes  to  secure  the  position.  0U [OL )4, LSLJ[PVU ^OPJO ^HZ YL Y\U HM[LY UV JHUKPKH[LZ Z[VVK MVY [OL VYPNPUHS LSLJ[PVU 9LILJJH :JOHWPYH ILH[ 4H_ :VILSS [V [OL WVZP[PVU ;OL [\YU V\[ MVY [OL LSLJ[PVUZ ^HZ H TLYL H Ã&#x201E;N\YL [OH[ OPNOSPNO[Z [OL KPMÃ&#x201E;J\S[PLZ MHJLK I` JHUKPKH[LZ HUK ,_LJ\[P]L HSPRL PU [Y`PUN [V JHTWHPNU HUK NL[ Z[\KLU[Z ]V[PUN H[ H [PTL VM `LHY ^OLU TVZ[ ^V\SK YH[OLY OPKL H^H` PU [OL SPIYHY` HUK MVJ\Z VU NL[[PUN H !

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WILLETT HAPPEN?

CONSERVATIVE INFIGHTING OVER UNIVERSITY REFORM Universities  Minister  David  Willettsâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;  recent  outbursts  over  the  price  of  Higher  Education  have  proved  to  be  a  divisive  issue  for  the  Conservative  party,  with  many  split  over  controversial  proposals  made  by  the  Conservative  MP  for  Havant. >PSSL[[Z WYVWVZLK [OH[ Z[\KLU[Z ^OV KPK UV[ NHPU H WSHJL H[ [OLPY JOVZLU \UP]LYZP[` JV\SK [OLU WH` [\P[PVU MLLZ \WMYVU[ WH`PUN HZ T\JO HZ Â&#x2030; WLY `LHY MVY HY[Z JV\YZLZ HUK Â&#x2030; MVY TLKPJPUL PU SPUL ^P[O YH[LZ JOHYNLK I` <UP]LYZP[PLZ MVY MVYLPNU Z[\KLU[Z ;OPZ Z\NNLZ[PVU ^OPJO ^V\SK HSSV^ ºVMM X\V[H» WSHJLZ MVY [OVZL ^OV JV\SK HMMVYK P[ ZWHYRLK H IHJRSHZO HTVUNZ[ 47Z M\YPV\Z H[ H WVSPJ` [OH[ ^V\SK L_JS\KL THU` WVVYLY Z[\KLU[Z 3HIV\Y»Z 1VOU +LUOHT ZWLHRPUN HNHPUZ[ [OL TV]L HZZLY[LK [OH[ P[ ^HZ ¸H JY\LS IL[YH`HS VM 4PKKSL ,UNSHUK¹ +H]PK *HTLYVU TV]LK Z^PM[S` [V KPZTPZZ [OL WYVWVZHSZ ZH`PUN ¸[OLYL PZ UV X\LZ[PVU VM WLVWSL ILPUN HISL [V I\` [OLPY ^H` PU[V <UP]LYZP[`¹

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A MIXED BAG FOR NOTTINGHAM IN NEW LEAGUE TABLE RANKINGS The  University  of  Nottingham  has  performed  reasonably  well  in  the  latest  UK  national  League  tables,  improving  its  position  in  the  Guardian  University  Guide  to  21st  and  in  the  Independent  Complete  University  Guide  to  17th,  a  rise  of  Ã&#x201E;]L HUK [^V WSHJLZ YLZWLJ[P]LS` 0[ ^HZ UV[ NVVK UL^Z HSS round,  though,  as  the  University  had  dropped  four  places  in  [OL TVZ[ YLJLU[ ;PTLZ .VVK <UP]LYZP[` .\PKL [V [O

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THE CIVIL WAR MAY BE OVER

BUT THE IVORY COAST HAS A LONG WAY TO GO TO RESOLVE ITS CONFLICTS Prior to democratic elections in 5V]LTILY ^OPJO ^LYL KLSH`LK six times by former President Laurent Gbagbo, the Ivory Coast was a nation divided. The former government, under the leadership of Laurent Gbagbo, controlled the South of the country and the rebels (Republican Forces of the Ivory Coast) who supported Alassane Ouattara, the opposition leader, were dominant in the North. The results from the democratic, UN approved election concluded that Gbagbo had lost to the opposition leader, Ouattara.

In its immediate aftermath, the UN Council urged Gbagbo “to respect the will of the people and the election of Alassane Ouattara as President of the Ivory Coast”. This plea was refused.

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TIME FOR THE LIBERAL DEMOCRATS TO MAKE SOMETHING OF COALITION Putting  it  kindly,  the  Liberal  Democrats  have  been  having  a  rather  troublesome  time  of  it  recently.  With  a  loss  of  ULHYS` JV\UJPS ZLH[Z UH[PVU^PKL 12  of  their  17  seats  in  the  Scottish  WHYSPHTLU[ SVZ[ HUK H Ã&#x201E;YT YLQLJ[PVU of  AV  in  the  recent  referendum,  the  LSLJ[VYHS ILULÃ&#x201E;[Z VM [OL JVHSP[PVU MYVT a  liberal  perspective  at  least,  seem  to  be  diminishing  quickly.   @L[ [OL` OH]L H SP[[SL VW[PVU I\[ [V OHUN VU PU JVHSP[PVU +LZWP[L U\TLYV\Z JHSSZ MYVT 3HIV\Y MVY [OL 3PILYHSZ [V KYVW V\[ HUK ZWHYR HU LSLJ[PVU WVSSPUN Ã&#x201E;N\YLZ THRL P[ HU PUJYLKPIS` \USPRLS` ZJLUHYPV 5V WVSP[PJHS WHY[` ^V\SK LTIYHJL LSLJ[VYHS Z\PJPKL ZPTWS` [V ZH]L MHJL UVY ZOV\SK HU`VUL L_WLJ[ [OLT [V KV ZV )YV^U»Z LSLJ[VYHS KP[OLYPUN IHJR PU ^OLU 3HIV\Y ^HZ PU MHY IL[[LY ZOHWL [OHU *SLNN»Z 3PILYHS +LTVJYH[Z L_LTWSPÃ&#x201E;LZ [OPZ ;V JYP[PJPZL [OL 3PILYHSZ MVY [OLPY YLS\J[HUJL PU JVTTP[[PUN [V HU LSLJ[PVU [OH[ [OL` ^V\SK Z\YLS` SVZL PZ \UMHPY >OH[ [OL 3PI +LTZ T\Z[ KV PM [OL` KLZPYL H ]PHISL WSH[MVYT MYVT ^OPJO [V JVTWL[L PU [OL UL_[ LSLJ[PVU PZ [V JVU]PUJL [OL W\ISPJ [OH[ [OPZ PZ H JVHSP[PVU VM ULJLZZP[` ^OPSZ[ LMMLJ[P]LS` KPZ[PUN\PZOPUN

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GOOD NEWS FORâ&#x20AC;Ś

SIR PAUL MCCARTNEY, THE INSTITUTION OF MARRIAGE AND THE MOB.

BAD NEWS FOR...

GILLETTE

His last marriage may have cost him a cool ÂŁ24.3m, but Sir Paul McCartney is doing it all over again as it emerged that everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s favourite (still breathing) Beatle is engaged to girlfriend of four years Nancy Shevell. It turns out all you really do need is love.

Shaving companies the world over suffered a setback as contestants discarded their razors and took out their combs for the 2011 World Beard and Moustache Championships, the premier event in the international sport of bearding.

Well, love and cast iron prenuptial agreements.

50 contestants from over 15 countries who represent the worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s facial hair â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;eliteâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; descended on Norway to be in with a chance of winning the much coveted title of the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Best Facial Hair.â&#x20AC;&#x2122;

But who is this Nancy Shevell to make claims on our beloved Macca? How does she compare to the sainted Linda and the slightly less sainted Heather? If The Sopranos has taught us anything, it is that â&#x20AC;&#x153;heiress to a New Jersey haulage fortuneâ&#x20AC;? is a euphemism for â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;daughter to the mobâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, and with a family history that reads like a Martin Scorsese screenplay, Christmas may involve extortion, racketeering, union corruption and a small arms skirmish at the McCartney house this year.

7KH EHVW RI OXFN WR WKHP 0DUU\LQJ LQWR WKH PDĂ&#x20AC;D VKRXOG EH D cakewalk for McCartney. He was married to that Mills woman for four years.

The hairy-faced entrants competed in a range of categories, from â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Musketeerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Natural Goateeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; and even the coveted â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Imperial Beardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;. The Chief Judge of the competition asserts, however, that judging the different entrants is never as easy as people think. It is not simply a matter of size and absurdity, he claims, instead â&#x20AC;&#x153;you have to see if the hair is well-groomed, see if it suits the person, see if it makes them look good.â&#x20AC;? This yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s event was dominated by the USA, who took six gold medals, and is apparently fast on the way to becoming â&#x20AC;&#x153;the Worldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s new facial hair super powerâ&#x20AC;?.

Callum Paton

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KATIE AMBRIDGE When Impact sat down to interview Miss Ambridge, it was the third time in two years that we had done so. Last yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s interview was covering swimming Varsity when she was a fresher, with Ambridge tipped to be â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;one to watchâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; by our writers.

The second was in the build-up to the VDPH Ă&#x20AC;[WXUH IRU WKLV \HDUŇ&#x2039;V VHULHV ZKHUH she spoke to us now as the Captain of

the girlâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team. To now be discussing her UHFRJQLWLRQ DV WKH Ă&#x20AC;QHVW IHPDOH DWKOHWH DW the university represents a meteoric rise for the former GB Under-21 star.

Like squash or korfball, swimming is another sport that rarely ignites the studentâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x201C; let alone the publicâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s â&#x20AC;&#x201C; imagination, barring the appearance

of a big Olympic name such as Phelps or Adlington. But Ambridge is quite rightly bullish when professing the great qualities of her sport: â&#x20AC;&#x153;Yes swimming isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t a glamorous sport, but to be honest, how many competitive sports are? I think thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s still a stigma that you have to be a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;swimmerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; to join our team, though Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say one of the best things about our team is that everyone is of a different standard, but they are treated in the same wayâ&#x20AC;?.

So with swimmingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s reputation swiftly dealt with, we went on to discuss Ambridgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s achievements that have led her to this award. As Captain this year, Ambridgeâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s responsibilities have been to others within the club as well as her own, though despite the extra burden, she has achieved medals in every BUCS event that sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s competed in since coming to Nottingham.

All this came while PDNLQJ WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDOV RI the world swimming trials and competing for Great Britan in an under-21 competition in Canada. After hearing these successes from a student still yet to complete her second year, we are left wondering what Nottingham has done to deserve Katie Ambridge.

For her though, with the support sheâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s had from coaches and teammates here, Ambridge wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t have it any other way. â&#x20AC;&#x153;The swim team has been very supportive to my success,â&#x20AC;? she says. â&#x20AC;&#x153;Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d say it is the best thing about the club: how supportive we all are to each other during training and competition.â&#x20AC;?

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Presented halfway through the AU Ball, a night noted in the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s VRFLDO FDOHQGDU DV RQH RI WKH Ă&#x20AC;QDO opportunities for clubs to partake in a night of debauchery before gruelling exam schedules take over, the AU Awards are a celebration of what its clubs and competitors have achieved over the

course of the year. Among the biggest winners on the night were the menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 7DEOH 7HQQLV Ă&#x20AC;UVW WHDP ZKR ZHUH QDPHG â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Team of the Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for winning their BUCS FKDPSLRQVKLSV DV ZHOO DV FROOHFWLQJ Ă&#x20AC;YH â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Goldâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; awards for their members. The Boat Club also found themselves with a clutch of golds, as their â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Lightweight Menâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s 8â&#x20AC;&#x2122;sâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;

were also crowned BUCS champions this year. Amongst all the acknowledgment of university achievements, there was also the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Neil Desaiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Sporting Excellence Awardâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; for international recognition that was won by Jess Sylvester of swimming.

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WATER POLO Essentially a mixture of swimming, rugby, wrestling and handball mashed together, water polo is a sport as famous for its intense physical demands as it is for a reputation of extreme violence. Despite this state of disrepute, water poloâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s subtlety actually goes far beyond being simply â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;UFC in a pool.â&#x20AC;&#x2122; Throw a ball DQG WZR JRDOV LQWR WKH HTXDWLRQ DQG \RX Ă&#x20AC;QG WHDPV conjuring up offensive and defensive manoeuvres that would put a Jose Mourinho side to shame.

7KH VSRUW UHTXLUHV VXSUHPH SK\VLFDO Ă&#x20AC;WQHVV LQ order to be constantly swimming from one end of the pool to the other seeking possession of the ball. But the Universityâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s team captains and coaches ensure every new member is given the both training and opportunities, in order to build him or herself into an adept player over the course of the year.

Both the men and women of Nottinghamâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Water Polo Club compete in a BUCS competition, as well as leagues with other British Universities, and a competition for local Midlands clubs. This ensures a busy calendar of games all year round, giving every member the opportunity to play in a competitive match day atmosphere, no matter what their ability.

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On a social level, although the club is still in a state of shock and dismay following the rejection of their port and cheese â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Brielashâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; social as a nomination for the AU â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Event of the Yearâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; award, all members nonetheless are able to get by with a mix of socials to Cr-Isis along with a variety of other types across the year. No water polo player at the University of Nottingham is ever bored, and there is something to take part in for everyone.

Training is Tuesday (9.30pm-10.30), Thursday (6.30pm-7.30), and Sunday (5.00pm-6) at the University Pool.

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WHAT HAVE WE BEEN UP TO THIS YEAR? Your Students’ Union has had an action packed year.

Here are our highlights: Campaigns & Research: Your Hall, Your Call saw 1,000s of students sign a petition demanding for direct student consultation in the review of the pastoral care system in halls. The aim of the campaign was to lobby the University to consult with students on these massive changes and this was achieved! In November we also joined thousands of other students in London to take part in the NUS/UCU Demonstration against cuts to Higher Education and an increase in tuition fees.

Over the year we’ve asked for your opinions on subjects including Democracy, Internet Access in Halls, Media SRSs, Food & Drink, Students’ Union Services and Higher Education Funding. Thank you to everyone who filled in a survey this year, your thoughts really do matter!

Elections: A record number of you voted in elections this year: 2,184 in the NUS Delegate Elections, and 7,756 in the main SU Elections.

Events: Freshers’ Fair, Refreshers’ Week, Varsity, Any-Body Month, Healthy U Week, Discovery – Battle of the Bands, Societies Ball and Awards, Summer Party, Grad Ball.

Awards: We’ve won a lot of these!

Mooch – Gold Best Bar None Award Students’ Union – Silver Green Impact Award LGBT Network – NUS LGBT Society of the Year Karni – Breast Cancer Campaign ‘RAG of the Year’ NUTS – Several prizes at the NaSTA Awards and will host the 2012 Ceremony URN – Nine awards at the Student Radio Awards including Station of the Year Dance Society – Best Overall University at Trent Dance Competition New Theatre – Several awards at the National Student Drama Festival, including Outstanding Production Design

From 1st July our new SU Exec will be starting their new roles and planning how they are going to make a difference to your lives over the next year. Here’s a reminder of who they are, as well as your Representational Officers and Faculty Co-ordinators; you are going to be seeing a lot of them!

EXEC President ................................... Alex Corck-Adelman Activities ............................................. Simon Murphy Equal Opportunities and Welfare ........... Rosie Tressler Finance and Services ...............................Sam Le Pard Accommodation and Community ................. Julia Seal Democracy and Communications ............ Danny Barry Athletic Union .................................... Sarah Williams Education ............................ Elizabeth ‘egg’ Goddard Environmental and Social Justice ........Sarah Joy Lewis

REPRESENTATIONAL OFFICERS

Postgraduate Students’ Officer ............ Georgia Thresh LGBT Students’ Officer ...............................Elliot Reed International Students’ Officer .........Mohammed Alam Women’s Officer ............................... Jennifer Ingram BME Students’ Officer .....................Rebecca Schapira Mature Students’ Officer ..................... Adam Abukari Disabled Students’ Officer ................... Joseph Clough

FACULTY COORDINATORS

Faculty of Arts ................................... Florence Pickup Faculty of Social Sciences .... Nathan Jacobs-Thompson Faculty of Engineering ............................. Maria Vasic Faculty of Science ........................... Dasha Karzunina Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences .. Deeane Dias

WHAT’S HAPPENING OVER THE SUMMER? While you are off enjoying your Summer break, the Students’ Union will be busy preparing for the new term.

There is a lot to look forward to when you get back: You will come back to a shiny new Students’ Union website. We want to make it easier for you to get involved with us; after all, there is so much you can do!

The new and improved website will make it clearer what opportunities are available, how to join clubs and societies, what events you can go to, where to find support and how we are working on the issues that matter to you.

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We will also be planning Freshers’ Fair, which remember, is not just for new students! Pop down from 26th – 28th September and find out about all clubs and societies that might have passed you by, or just join some extra ones.

We’re looking forward to seeing everyone who is returning in September; so have an amazing Summer! For those of you who are leaving us, a huge congratulations on finishing your degree, and we hope the Students’ Union has had a positive impact on your time at University.

NEIGHBOURHOOD – YOU HAVE HAD YOUR SAY! In March we started the Neighbourhood campaign, where we asked you to voice your opinions on Article 4, a piece of proposed legislation from Nottingham City Council which would require landlords to apply for permission when changing an HMO to a single dwelling, or vice versa. This will in effect give local authorities the power to decide where students can live through limiting their choices in accommodation. We believe that students have the right to choose where they want to live, and so do you. We asked you to tell the Council if you opposed the legislation, and we certainly had the response we hoped for; to date over 3,700 students have made their opinions clear by signing the petition against the legislation. The previous deadline for the consultation period had been 27th April, but thanks to pressure from students, this was extended to 31st May. As we go to print we’re awaiting the outcome. Thank you to everyone who had their say!

YOUR UNION IS CHANGING: DEMOCRATIC REFORM Over the past year your Students’ Union has been undergoing some changes. For those of you who were here last year this started with the “Big Review” and continued in 2011 with the Democracy Survey. You have made it clear in our research that we do not engage with you well enough and that you (students at large) do not agree with the way your Union makes decisions. Decision making is currently principally made through Union Council, a big monthly student meeting made up of 98 voting members (50 of which have to attend to make the meeting legitimate but this has only occurred 17% of the time in the last 10 years).

The Big Review results showed that you want us to focus on representing you on personal development and academic performance together with a host of welfare and social issues, and that your main motivation for getting involved in decision making is how important the issues discussed are to you. Our Democracy Survey told us that you want to be making policy and campaigning decisions mostly online, however you also want to debate issues in a more deliberative way.

We have visited students’ unions around the country to see different approaches to student democratic engagement, a really useful exercise in allowing us to gain some real perspective.

Based on what you have told us in the two large surveys and our visits to different students’ unions, we have devised a structure that we think you will like (opposite). This has since gone to Union Council and has been passed by students.

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Mac. The perfect study partner.

We’ve got together with Apple to offer you a special discount of up to 15% on Mac hardware

Mac is perfect for student life With the Mac you can share your ideas in new and creative ways. It comes with great software, like iLife, so you can do more with your photos, movies and music. It also runs Microsoft Office and it’s compatible with your printers and cameras. You can even run Windows.

A dedicated online store The Apple on Campus online store, designed especially for the University of Nottingham students, is secure and easy to use. There you’ll find a wide range of heavily discounted hardware, software and accessories. Ensure you are on the University network, then visit www.apple.com/uk/go/save. You can also order over the phone by calling a Mac expert on 0800 072 1154.

Help is at hand If you need help or advice, there is an Apple Campus Rep on site. They have the latest Apple products for you to try and can answer any questions you might have.

For more information contact Will Burks on: - aoc.nottingham@me.com.

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Pass the leeches dear, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;m looking dreadfully tanned Kohl eyeliner began life thousands of years ago as a concoction of delightfully poisonous ingredients such as lead, copper ore, and soot. However, this ancient form of make-up is by no means the weirdest. Over in 13th Century Italy, women in search of D Ă DZOHVV FRPSOH[LRQ WXUQHG WR IDFH SRZGHUÂŤ PDGH IURP arsenic. White lead and mercury were used to bleach the skin and bleeding with leeches was a popular method of draining colour from the face. The coveted â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;pale and interestingâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; look led to numerous health problems during the Renaissance period, including hair loss, muscle paralysis and poisoning.

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As students, we go out and we feel invincible. We drink under the misconception that VRPHZKHUH EHWZHHQ RXU Ă&#x20AC;UVW IHZ SUH ODVK SLQWV DQG WKH WD[L ZHŇ&#x2039;YH EHFRPH PRUH DWWUDFWLYH IXQQLHU DQG JHQHUDOO\ PRUH DZHVRPH YHUVLRQV RI RXUVHOYHV ,Q IDFW ZHŇ&#x2039;UH MXVW IDOOLQJ RYHU D ORW DQG WDONLQJ DERXW XQLQWHUHVWLQJ WKLQJV H[KLELWLQJ DERXW DV PXFK VH[ DSSHDO DV 0LD :DOODFH LQ 3XOS )LFWLRQ GXULQJ WKH RYHUGRVH VFHQH :KHQ ZH ZHUH Ă&#x20AC;IWHHQ -Imogen Firth-Jones we liked to drink vodka and pretend we were in Skins, but surely we owe it to ourselves now to have better drunken role models. The question is not, â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Who inspires me to not GULQN"Ň&#x2039; EXW Ň&#x160;:KR LQVSLUHV PH WR EH WKH EHVW GUXQN , FDQ EH"Ň&#x2039; )LOP KDV SURGXFHG VRPH RI WKH PRVW PHPRUDEOH GUXQNDUGV RI DOO WLPH DQG ZHŇ&#x2039;YH GLYLGHG WKHP LQWR IRXU FDWHJRULHV ² VHH LI \RX FDQ LGHQWLI\ ZKLFK EHVW Ă&#x20AC;WV \RXU GUXQNHQ SHUVRQDOLW\ 1. The Rascal

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Fortunately, Johnny Depp twitches and slurs his way through the franchiseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s many zombie pirate attacks, giving Disney itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s most inebriated character since someone knocked champagne into Dumboâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s bucket.

We all know that excessive drinking can lead to memory loss. Evidently, the writers of The Hangover: Part 2 got so merry they forgot to come up with a new plot line (if you havenâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t seen the trailer yet, here it is: THE EXACT SAME EVENTS, but in Thailand.)

This brings me onto our next drunken role model: â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Party Animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, for whom the measure of a good night is how little of it you recall and how terrifying the resulting photos on Facebook are. The idea that you can go so far as to wake up with a tiger in the bathroom has been inspiring the nights out of teenage boys ever since. Just remember WKDW LQ Ă&#x20AC;OP WKH SXUVXLW RI D ZLOG time can result in waking up in a warehouse in Slovakia.

Here I present Jeff Bridgesâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; reincarnation of Rooster Cogburn in True Grit â&#x20AC;&#x201C; a man for whom alcohol does what spinach does for Popeye.

After falling asleep in the back rooms of random saloons and blaming his inability to shoot on cheap bullets, he emerges majestically riding a horse with the reins clenched between his teeth. It doesnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t matter if KH LV VHHLQJ GRXEOH ² KHŇ&#x2039;OO Ă&#x20AC;UH enough bullets to hit both of you.

These guys know how to drink. Think Paul Giamattiâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s wine-tasting connoisseur in Sideways, a man so dedicated to the stuff that in one memorable scene he actually presents Pinot Noir as an overriding metaphor for his tortured, misunderstood existence. Personally, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve never witnessed someone at the bar smelling their Jaeger bomb and detecting â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;just a soupcon of vanilla,â&#x20AC;&#x2122; but we can all learn from his â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;donâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t drinkand-dialâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; moment.

Notable characteristics of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Rascalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: dancing like youâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;re possessed by John Travolta, marauding from group to group and sporadically, without warning, becoming the nearest personâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s best friend.

See also Arthur, Withnail and I.

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Notable characteristics of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Party Animalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: displaying disappointment to the point of aggression when no one will come out with you; applying for an extension on your overdraft just to spend it on cocktails.

See also Animal House.

Notable characteristics of Ň&#x160;7KH %DG $VVŇ&#x2039; VWDUWLQJ Ă&#x20AC;JKWV with Trent students; waking up the following morning with innumerable bruises in strange places. See also Quint from Jaws, The Drunken Master.

Notable characteristics of â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;The Professionalâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;: Pre-lash begins at lunchtime; likely to make important life decisions whilst XQGHU WKH LQĂ XHQFH 6HH DOVR the entire cast of Mad Men. As Peter Oâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;Toole said in My Favourite Year, â&#x20AC;&#x153;You can watch me drink, or you can join me. One of them is more IXQ Âľ :DWFK WKHVH Ă&#x20AC;OPV WKHQ go forth and get wasted in style.

f A BEGINNERS GUIDE TO JIM JARMUSCH -Jem Talbot

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Soundtrack: Meditative ambient noise rock from Sun O))), Boris, and Jarmuschâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s band Bad Rabbit.

Soundtrack: Brian Jonestown Massacre, Marvin Gaye, Gabriel FaurĂŠ

Coffee and Cigarettes (2003) Technically a collection of short vignettes rather than a feature length, but nevertheless both hilarious and enlightening. The title is pretty self-explanatory: these are 11 shorts that share the thread of coffee and cigarettes. Performances to look out for include Roberto Benigini, Cate Blanchett, Steve Coogan and Alfred Molina, and the incongruous coupling of Bill Murray and RZA & GZA from the Wu-Tang Clan. With a focus on interpersonal connections shot in black and white, each vignette portrays how each person completely disagrees with the other, yet amicably shares a coffee and a cigarette at the same table.

If vignettes are your thing then Stranger Than Paradise (1984) is its earlier equivalent.

Soundtrack: Joe Strummer

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BY ACTUAL EVENTSâ&#x20AC;Ś -James McAndrew

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DOZD\V EH KLVWRULFDO Ă&#x20AC;OPV RI WKH HSLF PHdieval variety. One British medieval legend in particular seems to suffer repeatedly at the hands of Hollywoodâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s blind enthusiasm. I speak, of course, of Robin Hood, and I would love to believe that 600 years ago Nottingham was as sunny and camp as it was in the fabulous 1938 romp The Adventures of Robin Hood. Likewise, wouldnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t it be great to learn that the Sheriff of Nottingham was the only man in England with even the remotest trace of an English accent (as per Robin Hood: Prince of Thieves)? Although that said, Kevin Costnerâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s American â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Englishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; accent somehow seems more acceptable than Russell Croweâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Irish-AustralianYorkshire-Scottish-Kiwi â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Englishâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; accent in 2010â&#x20AC;&#x2122;s Robin Hood.

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IMPACT’S GUIDE TO WORKING ABROAD! (Or what to do if you don’t want to get a ‘proper’ job)

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THE PERFECT BACKPACK

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- Ruth Edwards & Ellie Simpson

When travelling, your backpack will essentially be your portable home, so packing wisely is a must. But this doesn’t mean taking absolutely everything that you could possibly need! Firstly you will be able to buy most of it out there and secondly, it will damage your back if you carry too much. We asked Nottingham students what would be in their perfect backpack, and have compiled the results into a handy checklist. No need to thank us!

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TRANSITION: IMPACT ARTS & CULTURE COMPETITION This year’s Impact Arts & Culture competition revolved around the theme of ‘transition’. All of the entries were of a very high standard, showing the range of literary and artistic talent that Nottingham has to offer. The ^PUUPUN LU[YPLZ YLÅLJ[ VU [YHUZP[PVUZ MYVT [OL WLYZVUHS [V [OL \UP]LYZHS" [OL` show that, as Arthur Schopenhauer once wrote, ‘change alone is eternal’.

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‘The Error of Perfection’ by Stephen Patrick Hankey

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SATISFACTION GUARANTEED WHY YOU SHOULD BE VISITING GALLERIES - Margret Adeagbo

If visiting galleries still makes you think of school trips and aching legs, then you’re probably doing it wrong!

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GALLERY VISITORS

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IMPACT INTERVIEWS ALEX TATE - Eric John

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2. How well did you plan out your career decisions?

When I was deciding what to actually study for a degree level, I had considered doing a degree in Media. But I decided that, instead of doing that, I would do a degree in Zoology. Making TV programs is something you actually learn on the job. But what JRW PH P\ Ă&#x20AC;UVW EUHDN LQWR 79 ZDV KDYLQJ D VFLHQFH EDFNJURXQG and then understanding how to talk to scientists, speak the lingo and get the correct information out of them.

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Irish Whale & Dolphin Group and managed to convince them to let us out there and dissect this animal. This was on a Friday morning. Friday afternoon I was at the airport, ready to get on a Ă LJKW WR ,UHODQG , JRW WKHUH LQ WKH HYHQLQJ 6DWXUGD\ PRUQLQJ ZH were down on the beach and we started dissecting the whale. :H ZHUH OLPLWHG LQ WLPH EHFDXVH ZH ZHUH LQĂ XHQFHG E\ WKH WLGH ZKLFK RQO\ JDYH XV D ZLQGRZ RI DERXW Ă&#x20AC;YH KRXUV 6R ZH KDG WKH Saturday and then we had the Sunday as well, a narrow window to do the dissection, and that was it basically. Sunday it was all over. So, for all the other episodes, we had a very long lead-up WLPH 7KLV RQH ZDV WKUHH GD\V DQG WKDW DGGHG WR WKH Ă&#x20AC;OP ,W ZDV a bit haphazard in places but we got the drama across, because it was drama.

4. What was it like to work with Richard Dawkins?

The great thing about Richard Dawkins is he sort of makes the bigger picture points. We are looking at the anatomy of these animals and itâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s very interesting to know how something works, or how something evolved but whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s also crucial to make these programs really work is the bigger picture. For example, conversion evolution, when one animal chances upon one way of doing things and through a completely separate evolutionary route, another animal chances upon the same thing. And I think it was great for me having the opportunity to work with Richard Dawkins, because I had read his books and I remembered some of the key lessons that I had learned from them.

5. Lastly, are there any new projects you are currently working on?

We are actually onto our third series of ING, so hopefully that should be out next summer. After that, who knows? It will be three years on ING for me next summer after this series, so I might see about trying making some other programs. Although, you know, if I retired in 40 years or so, with a single BAFTA sitting on my shelf, Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;d still be very pleased with my career.

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CAREERS IN MOLECULAR GASTRONOMY - Emma Saxon

As a nation, our interest in cooking is fast becoming an obsession. In the past few years, many television chefs have risen to celebrity status, and cooking programmes like Come Dine With Me and Masterchef have inspired a spate of ambitious home cookery across the nation. Being a biologist, ,Ň&#x2039;YH QRWLFHG WKDW WKLV IDVFLQDWLRQ ZLWK IRRG LV MXVW DV FRPPRQ DPRQJVW XV VFLHQWLVWV Âł WKHUHŇ&#x2039;V DOZD\V D homemade cake or two at the weekly Impact Science meeting, and as far as I know, the Medsoc bake sale table in WKH 40& IR\HU LV D SHUPDQHQW Ă&#x20AC;[WXUH This isnâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;t surprising â&#x20AC;&#x201D; good cooking and good science both involve following instructions, accurate measurements, creative thinking and a good grasp of chemistry for a (hopefully) satisfactory end UHVXOW %XW ZKDW LI \RX Ă&#x20AC;QG WDVW\ FDNHV DQG impressive three-course meals are more \RXU WKLQJ WKDQ DEVWUDFW VFLHQWLĂ&#x20AC;F GDWD" Well, good news â&#x20AC;&#x201D; thereâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s an emerging Ă&#x20AC;HOG RI VFLHQFH NQRZQ DV 0ROHFXODU Gastronomy, which studies the processes and mechanisms behind cooking and our enjoyment of food. Whatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s more,

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the Food Sciences department here at the University of Nottingham is a hub of research in this area.

The Flavour Sciences group and its spinoff company Flavometrix â&#x20AC;&#x201D; headed by Andy Taylor, Professor of Flavour Technology â&#x20AC;&#x201D; uses a variety of weird and wonderful Charlie-and-the-Chocolate-Factoryesque technologies to investigate the molecular basis of how we perceive and HQMR\ Ă DYRXUV 7KH WHFKQRORJLFDO FUX[ RI their research is the â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;MS-Noseâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;, a device WKDW PHDVXUHV FRPSRQHQWV RI Ă DYRXUV and odours released from food around the olfactory receptors in the nasal cavity; these are responsible for our perception of taste and smell. Amusingly, the nature of the MS-Nose requires the subject to insert it into both nostrils. This allows the MS-Nose to identify the chemical compounds that make certain foods taste the way they do, and, crucially, what makes them different or similar to one another.

The potential applications of this knowledge are limited only by the imaginations of those working in the food industry. The group advises off-beat TV chef Heston Blumenthal, owner of the Michelin-starred Fat Duck restaurant and producer of culinary curiosities such as snail porridge and bacon and egg ice cream. Blumenthal and Taylor recently ERWK Ă&#x20AC;QDQFLDOO\ DVVLVWHG 5DFKHO (GZDUGV Stuart, a PhD project student, who spent time in both the Fat Duck kitchens and

the University labs, helping to improve +HVWRQŇ&#x2039;V ZDFN\ Ă DYRXU FRPELQDWLRQV For example, the restaurant serves a dish containing caviar and white chocolate; although this combination seems incompatible, the two share a group of molecules that make them go well together.

Flavometrix propose a wealth of other uses for such information, including LPSURYLQJ WKH Ă DYRXUV RI KHDOWKLHU IRRGV (which can be pretty lacking in the taste department), and analysing the effect of packaging and cooking methods on the taste of ready-made supermarket meals. Another one of Edwards6WXDUWŇ&#x2039;V SURMHFWV IRFXVVHG RQ Ă&#x20AC;QGLQJ a replacement for gelatine, which is derived from animals: the challenge there is to make jelly, everyoneâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s childhood party favourite, more vegetarian-friendly without compromising its wibbly-wobbly properties.

Ultimately, these tasty acts of wizardry have a seemingly bright future; everyone enjoys good food, and the current culture of accomplished home cookery is still Ă RXULVKLQJ ,I \RX DUH SDVVLRQDWH DERXW IRRG VFLHQWLĂ&#x20AC;FDOO\ PLQGHG DQG QHDULQJ WKH end of your degree, molecular gastronomy is an avenue worth investigating â&#x20AC;&#x201D; it might just offer a PhD project or a career that you can really sink your teeth into.

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BEER EVER THOUGHT ABOUT MORE THAN JUST DRINKING IT? - Sarah Greenidge

If  your  passion  for  beer  goes  past  a  few  pints  down  at  your  local  pub,  a  career  in  brewing  could  be  for  you.  About  25  million  pints  of  ale,  lager,  and  stouts  are  produced  everyday  across  the  country.  Dark,  fruity  or  even  blonde  types  are  available,  so  there  is  KLÃ&#x201E;UP[LS` ZVTL[OPUN V\[ [OLYL [V [PJRSL your  fancy.  Companies  like  Carling,  Fosterâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s  and  Guinness  produce  some  of  the  most  popular  brews  to  be  decanted  into  the  glasses  of  eagerly  waiting  customers.  Leading  up  to  the  sale  of  a  pint  is  a  long  delicate  brewing  process,  creating  what  is  almost  a  work  of  art,  with  necessarily  perfect  precision.  Everything  must  be  timed  carefully.     ;V Z[HY[ VMM [OL IYL^PUN WYVJLZZ YLX\PYLZ THS[LK IHYSL` VY HUV[OLY [`WL VM JLYLHS KLWLUKPUN VU [OL IYHUK ;OPZ PZ TP_LK ^P[O ^H[LY HUK OVWZ PU[LYLZ[PUN WPLJL VM PUMVYTH[PVU · OVWZ HUK JHUUHIPZ JVTL MYVT [OL ZHTL WSHU[ MHTPS` HUK [OLU JVVSLK HUK MLYTLU[LK ^P[O `LHZ[ >OPJO [`WL VM `LHZ[ PZ \ZLK PZ KL[LYTPULK I` [OL IYL^LYZ HUK JHU HMMLJ[ ^OL[OLY `V\ NL[ H SHNLY VY H Z[V\[ ;OL MLYTLU[H[PVU WYVJLZZ \S[PTH[LS` JVU]LY[Z [OL Z\NHYZ ^P[OPU [OL IHYSL` PU[V HSJVOVS  :VTL ILLYZ SPRL KYH\NO[ ILLY H WVW\SHY

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Due to changes in packaging and high levels of cosmic radiation, medicines can reach their shelf life quicker in space than on earth.

Two scientists have developed software for recognising the potential of making a â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;Thatâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;s what she saidâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; joke at the end of a seemingly innocent sentence.

The human body consists of 1 X 1015 cells, but only 10% of those are human cells.

The other 90% are bacteria.

Our brain makes decisions up to seven seconds before we become â&#x20AC;&#x2DC;awareâ&#x20AC;&#x2122; of them.

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A mould that grows on peanuts produces aflatoxins, which are powerful carcinogens.

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Women who get their period at an early age (12 or younger) tend to have girls, possibly due to higher levels of the hormone oestradiol, which can lead to spontaneous miscarriages of male embryos.

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THINGS YOU PROBABLY DIDNâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;T KNOW ABOUT THE BARBEQUE - William Robertson

Summer  is  on  its  way,  bringing  with  it  both  inevitably  poor  weather  and  a  national  hankering  for  a  barbeque.  According  to  British  law,  everyone  across  the  length  and  breadth  of  the  JV\U[Y` T\Z[ Ã&#x2026;VVK PU[V VWLU ZWHJLZ and  cook  meat  to  varying  degrees  of  hygiene.  This  is  a  universal  truth,  but  there  are  some  surprising  things  about  the  humble  barbeque  that  remain  uncommon  knowledge.

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THIRST AID - Miles Harrison

For  the  past  three  weeks  Iâ&#x20AC;&#x2122;ve  slowly  become  addicted  to  the  magical  effects  of  caffeine,  without  which  I  would  not  have  been  able  to  pull  off  those  late  nights  I  so  desperately  needed  for  revision.  However,  exams  are  now  over  for  me  and  I  no  longer  need  to  drink  gallons  of  inky  black  coffee  to  prevent  myself  passing  out  into  a  pile  of  textbooks,  so  what  to  drink  instead  now  the  summer  is  here?

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