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Published on Monday, 10 October 2011 17:46 | | 
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Ten years ago Ginny Fraser was given six months to live after being diagnosed with stage IV melanoma – a deadly form of skin cancer. She recovered against the odds, and now provides a coaching service to help other people diagnosed with cancer.
Her book Overcoming Cancer: 24 Stories of Triumph and Hope is available now.
Published on Monday, 10 October 2011 16:16 | | |
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Joyce Carol Vincent was 38 years old when her decomposed body was found in her bedsit in Wood Green, London, in 2006. She had been dead for almost three years and no one — family, friend or ex-colleague — had reported her as a missing person. How could it happen in this day and age?
Her sad and lonely death has been honoured by film-maker Carol Morley in her soon-to-be-released documentary Dreams of a Life.
Published on Tuesday, 13 September 2011 14:02 | | |
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Charles Byrne talks about how his Buddhist practice enhances his work as a professional psychiatrist.
Working in a hospital in the West of Ireland, he finds that Buddhist theories offer a profound understanding of the human psyche, increasing his ability to help his patients heal.
Published on Tuesday, 13 September 2011 13:16 | | |
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A 13-year-old boy in New York State has used the so-called "divine" mathematics of the Fibonacci sequence to create a more efficient way to collect solar energy.
His tree-shaped design outperforms the standard flat panel model, particularly during winter months, and has been awarded a provisional US patent.
Submitted by Annie Peck
Published on Monday, 12 September 2011 18:32 | | |
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How can business become more than just an activity to make money? Is there a way for it to support social and environmental issues?
Or does this conflict with the very essence of corporate culture - making money for shareholders?
Published on Thursday, 08 September 2011 14:43 | | |
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The images still haunt us on TV replay, as does the reality that such death and destruction can be wreaked by such a small but clever cell of fanatics.
New York has come back stronger but irreparably rocked, as the healing mission of therapist, Dr Paula Madrid proves
New York Memorial Garden that commemorates
the British killed on 9/11/01
Published on Saturday, 03 September 2011 18:28 | | |
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Brilliant documentary that tells you all you need to know - but probably don't want to hear - about how the money system dominates and distorts our lives.