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Lifestyle: September 2007
China: a specialist in the art of covering up
Thecla Scully | 28 September 2007 | Culture and society
Sometimes it seems like everything is ‘made in China’, and now along with Gap jumpers, Nintendo Game Boys and every variety of plastic toy ever imagined, China is a major exporter of lips, breasts and other body parts amenable to... Read more
Feeling a little in the pink
Berna Cox | 28 September 2007 | Culture and society
What do you think when you think pink? Chances are, you immediately think something girlie and frivolous. Maybe an image of Barbie in her pink convertible pops into your head. Or perhaps a picture of a new baby girl swaddled... Read more
A revolution on vinyl
Dr John Wallace | 21 September 2007 | Entertainment
In just three short years in the late 1970s, punk provoked shock, cynicism and bafflement. This new musical era, dating from 1976 until 1979, was characterised by loud energetic music, torn jeans and safety pins. Punk was essentially a back-to-basics... Read more
Top tips for renting property
Henry Davis | 21 September 2007 | Finance
Make life easy Make life easy, if buying a property for letting, choose square or rectangular shaped rooms. Irregular or unusual shaped rooms make a room look smaller and cluttered. A key selling point for tenants is an en-suite and... Read more
The perfect grape for making wine
Giovanni Morelli | 21 September 2007 | Wine
By the time you read this summer holidays will be but a distant dream. I hope you managed to find the sun and some interesting wines. Consumption of wine in Ireland, as we all know, has increased dramatically over the... Read more
Family meals- a thing of the past in modern Ireland
Val O'Connor | 21 September 2007 | Culture and society, Food, Work / Life Balance
A recent survey published by Bord Bia stated yet another fact that we shouldn’t really be alarmed by, relating to food and eating habits in our new, ‘shocked-into-the-future’ Ireland. In urban areas of Ireland, not specified but I’m sure we... Read more
Reaching new heights
Dr Thecla Scully | 21 September 2007 | Sport and leisure
For most football enthusiasts FIFA’s ruling in May this year that international matches could not be played at altitudes above 2,500 metres was nothing more than a random fact. For many living in South America however, where the ruling disqualified... Read more
An evaluation of the asset classes and how to use them
Conor White | 14 September 2007 | Finance
Asset allocation is concerned with generating returns through the selection of different asset types. There are four main asset classes (cash; bonds; equities; property) and a growing band coming under the name of other (includes commodities, hedge funds, fine art).... Read more
Receiving music therapy together
14 September 2007 | Culture and society
Music therapy is advocated by a paucity of clinical evidence in modern health care literature. The group music therapy service is offered in three day centres within Mayo Mental Health Services and places equal emphasis on both the needs and... Read more
Pubs rich with history
Dr John Wallace | 07 September 2007 | Culture and society
Medical students at TCD will have noticed that the Lincoln Inn bar at the back of Trinity, between Nassau Street and Westland Row, has finally reopened its doors after a long absence. During this period, the students had the comfort... Read more