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# Friends

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# Lucky
Man saves work friend... by falling on him
Martin Amriding fell on top of his friend Kevin Brockbank who was falling to floor with cardiac arrest – and it restarted his heart.
# Brrrr
11 totally reasonable ways to keep warm today
You won’t find these tips anywhere else.
# Stress
More Facebook friends means more stress - report
The more people you’re friends with, the more chance there is of offending someone…
# Happiness
10 scientifically proven ways to make yourself happier
Weirdly, the colour blue makes the list…
Voices
Column: 9 things you can do today to simplify your life
Could your life be simpler? From friends to email, productivity coach Ciara Conlon offers advice on those complications.
# Leaving Cert
'Who needs a Leaving Cert?' The best tweets from results day (and night)
How it all looked on Twitter.
# best friends
Best mates: Prince Charles and the Dalai Lama (pics)
But is it a case of ‘three’s a crowd’ when it comes to Camilla?
# Breivik
Breivik's friends reveal details of nose job and possible depression
Four of Brievik’s former friends testified yesterday on the killer’s concerns about his appearance, and their thoughts on his sexuality. The computer game World of Warcraft is being mentioned in court today.
Voices
Sitdown Sunday: 7 deadly reads
The very best of the week’s writing from around the web.
# Frenemies
Uncaged: The time for talk is over for Evans ahead of UFC 145 bout
The match-up of “Suga” Evans and “Bones” Jones began with friendly barbs but has taken on an edgy level
# Merkozy
Merkel backs Sarkozy for second-term as French president
Although Sarkozy is yet to officially declare himself a candidate in the upcoming election, the German chancellor has given her support to the incumbent.
# Fun
VIDEO: The '90s Angelus
Also: The ultimate Fair City/Friends mash-up…
# Facebook
Why we add and remove Facebook friends
A new survey highlights the reasons behind our friendly – and no so friendly – behaviour on Facebook.
# Bezzy mates?
George Clooney and Cristiano Ronaldo on witness list for Berlusconi trial
There’s a few other names in there too including the man Berlusconi collaborates with on his collection of love songs.
# 9/11
After the fall: How TV and film coped with the loss of the Twin Towers image
The fall of the WTC left many TV and film producers with difficult decisions: should they remove any images of them, or leave them intact?
# Plagiarism Claims
Carroll denies stealing sitcom lines for latest novel
Former Fair City actress Claudia Carroll denies lifting quotes from Sex And The City for inclusion in her most recent book.
# Propaganda
Is Sesame Street's 'left wing propaganda' teaching ethnic groups civil disobedience?
A new book alleges a liberal, left-wing bias in some of US television’s most popular programmes including Sesame Street and Friends which broadcast “secret political messages”.
# Award
Donkey awarded for saving sheep's life
Dotty came to a sheep’s aid after he was attacked by a frenzied dog.
# Discovery
Diaries reveal depth of friendship between Queen Victoria and her Indian teacher
Queen Victoria and Abdul Karim, a Muslim Indian, developed an intense friendship in the years before her death, newly-discovered diaries reveal.
# Friends Forever
Friends forever? Matt LeBlanc says reunion would be "sad"
“What would the story be?”, asks the actor who played Joey. “We all get together and what? Have coffee?”