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Drink and drugs benefit review begins

BBC 

A review is under way into the help given to drug addicts and alcoholics, which could potentially see them lose their sickness benefits if they refuse treatment.

The City So Nice They Walked It Twice

The New Yorker 

A few years ago, William Helmreich, a sociology professor at CUNY, wrote a book called “The New York Nobody Knows.” Helmreich had spent four years walking every block in the five boroughs—that’s a hundred and twenty thousand blocks and six thousand miles. He had produced a street-level biography of the whole city. I read it and found it fascinating. Eventually, I met Helmreich, and we walked around the Bronx together. Three things were immediately clear: he loved New York, he loved people, and the people of New York loved him. Читать дальше...

Plants send animal-like signals when under threat

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

In a new finding, scientists have shown that when plants encounter stress they use signals normally found in animals. This is all the more startling because plants do not have nervous systems or brains like animals.



Debate on tap: Should beer flow at NU games?

JournalStar.com 

The question of serving beer at Nebraska basketball games has come around again as a consulting firm studies fiscal figures. Mayor Chris Beutler says the study, which will be finished in late …

Wildlife tourism on the rise in India

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

On International World Tiger Day, we discover how tiger reserves and wildlife sanctuaries in the country are now attracting tourists more than ever before.

Realistic Expectations to Boost Real Estate Demand: CII

«The Times of India» (indiatimes.com) 

Low cost housing will be possible with rationalization of taxes as tax collection from real estate has increased tenfold and consolidation of land prices which have increased by 4 times in last 5 years, mentioned Niranjan Hiranandani, Managing Director, Hiranandani Group of Companies while speaking at CII’s 7th edition of Real Estate Conclave 2015 held in Mumbai.

Rio 2016 facing pollution challenge

BBC Sport 

Organisers of the 2016 Rio Olympics are facing a serious challenge to clean polluted waters for sailing and windsurfing events.





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