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Ireland bags the fag with smoking ban
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It’s a week of good news for the people in Ireland, whether they like it or not, as they breathe the fresh air that comes with banning smoking in pubs and clubs. Although some may argue that it was a rather anti-social initiative, the people who didn’t have to breathe the passive smoke found it much easier to hold a conversation.
Not so good news for military contractors in Fallujah however when a mission to guard a catering truck ended in the deaths and mutilation of 4 Blackwater employees. The ambush that took place was a precursor to the First Battle Of Fallujah, where the US would attempt to take control of the city, however politics got in the way and it ultimately was seen as a victory to the insurgents by many.
In sport Australia’s Libby Lenton broke Inge de Bruijn’s 100m women’s freestyle record at the Australian Olympic trials in Sydney. We also take a look at what Libby has been up to recently with her activism against body shaming women in sport.
In tech Google introduced Gmail on April Fool's Day and everyone thought they were joking. They were however quite serious.
America Idol runner up Clay Aiken entered the Billboard top 5 this time 20 years ago, however now you’d find him having a crack at politics, with mixed results. While Anastasia told us how it really feels to be left outside alone and Janet Jackson’s ‘Damita Jo’ has short lived success due to no promo from the record company in the wake of #nipplegate.
Scooby Doo 2 tops the box office, in spite of a poor reviews for the prequel and the hideous addition of Scrappy Doo. Kevin Hart has a sitcom as do video games… who knew?!?!?
Plus a Mel offers up health and fitness tips about how to age gracefully…
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Rozdziały
1. intro (00:00:00)
2. show opener (00:00:26)
3. news (00:10:33)
4. sport (00:28:50)
5. tech (00:36:05)
6. music (00:46:28)
7. movies and tv (01:04:56)
8. hatches, matches and dispatches (01:16:29)
9. show closer (01:23:42)
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