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• • 01 March 2012

  • Nominations for Marketing Academy 2012 Scholarships

  • 12 January 2012, London - Marketing Hall of Legends (UK), the non-profit organisation responsible for The Marketing Academy are delighted to announce the Nomination Portal for their unique Scholarship Programme is now open.
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• • 31 January 2012

  • Inside 80: Energy Is Wealth

  • To thank you for your commitment to our business and your life, we'd love to share with you how to prepare for a wealth of energy in 2012.
    
    Join us to hear from a director of internationally renowned Shirlaws Business Coaching in January.
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• 16 January 2012

• Alfred's Blog:

  Smoking is good for you (plus a whole bunch of other stuff!)

• Every week we read that something we believe is bad for us actually has beneficial health effects. This week it's coffee, before that it was pizza - and every other day it's red wine. But can these stories really be true? That depends how you interpret the facts. To demonstrate, Ian Sample 'scientifically proves' the benefits of a few risky pastimes
  
  Two weeks ago, I was happy in the knowledge that two staples of my diet, namely caffeine and pizzas, were inherently bad for me. Now that's all been overturned.
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