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While our primary and secondary school teachers were (for the most part) held in the same regard as our parents, the same definitely can't be said of our college tutors and lecturers.

After making the leap into third-level education, many of us quickly realised that those who led our classes, tutorials and lectures weren't likely to preach or pontificate, and instead (again, for the most part) treated us as their peers.

Reminding us of this fact, one girl delighted the internet earlier this week when she shared an email sent by her Ohio University tutor three minutes before his tutorial was due to begin.

"I couldn't find a f*cking parking space, so I can't make it to class today. Sorry for any inconveniences." Brandon wrote.

"You all get 10/10 for the quiz today. I won't be holding office hours today either as I need a little distance from campus at the moment," he added.

Showing support for Brandon, thousands of Twitter users weighed in, with one writing: "I could write a dissertation on how sh*tty university parking is. on home football games we all hafta move our cars, it's a joke." (sic)

Brandon, you're among your own people on Twitter.

 

 

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Since the advent of the internet, it’s become increasingly more difficult to maintain a healthy work / life balance.

Firing off emails and updating Google docs outside of office hours has become common practice among many of us, and gives the illusion that we’re keeping on top of things.

But, in reality, this habit is having a detrimental effect on our mental and emotional wellbeing.

According to a study conducted by Colorado State University, Virginia Tech and Lehigh University and authored by Liuba Belkin, tending to emails outside of office hours results in ‘emotional exhaustion’.

And while the sheer number of emails we deal with outside working hours is worrying in itself, researchers have identified a further repercussion of the habit known as ‘anticipatory stress’ – anxiety created by waiting on an email or composing a response to correspondence you have not yet even received.

“Email is notoriously known to be the impediment of the recovery process,” the study states.

"Its accessibility contributes to experience of work overload since it allows employees to engage in work as if they never left the workspace, and at the same time, inhibits their ability to psychologically detach from work-related issues via continuous connectivity.”

By engaging in the practice on a regular basis, the individual is putting their mental health at risk as well as ultimately reducing their work productivity.

“Satisfaction with the balance between work and family domains is important for individual health and wellbeing, while individual inability to successfully balance roles in those domains can lead to anxiety and depression, lowered satisfaction with both work and family roles, absenteeism, decreased job productivity and organisational commitment and greater turnover.”

It’s time to disconnect, ladies.

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Growing up in Ireland means you quote Father Ted at the drop of a hat, spit the lyrics to Maniac 2000 with little to no prompting and possess an intimate knowledge of every nook and cranny in Coppers, right?

If that describes you and the crew, then you may need to brace yourself for this one because everyone’s favourite Dublin haunt is about to go international, and they need you (your rap skills and your Craggy Island trivia) to go with them.

For the third successive year on tour, Copper Face Jacks is descending upon the skiing resort of Arinsal in Andorra, the man responsible for Maniac 2000 is heading with them, and the inaugural Father Ted Ski Fest is kicking off.

We know, we’re already making our lovely lady costumes in anticipation.

If you want in on a week-long event which involves live bands, mountain parties, a lip sync battle, and sledding, you need to clear your diary between March 5 and 12, and book your spot here from tomorrow morning at 9am.

For €899 pps, you will get return flights from Dublin to Toulouse, return transfers and 7 nights accommodation in a choice of 5 hotels.

And it doesn’t stop there, ladies.

The price also includes ski lessons, equipment hire, a lift pass, a limited edition ‘money can’t buy’ Copper’s Irish Rugby Jersey and your all-important Copper Face Jacks wristband which will guarantee you access to all of the amazing Coppers events throughout the week!

Excuse us while we count down the days to March 5.
 

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Unless you’ve been living under a rock (possibly because it’s all you can afford right now) you’ll know that Ireland is experiencing a serious rental crisis.

From garden sheds going for €890 a pop (excluding bills) to enduring mile-long queues for a simple viewing, finding a place to call your own in Ireland is getting increasingly difficult.

Highlighting the struggles endured by renters across the country right now, Daft have released their latest quarterly report today, and the findings are fairly disheartening.

According to the report, rents are now five per cent higher than they were at their peak in 2008 and have increased by a staggering 45 per cent since late 2011.

Marking the largest quarterly increase on record, Daft have confirmed that rent in both Dublin and the rest of the country has increased by 3.9 per cent between July and September.

And if you're wondering how your fellow countrymen are faring, wonder no more.

While the average nationwide rent stands at €1,077, Limerick is coming up trumps in the reasonable rent stakes at just €504.

In contrast, south county Dublin is the most expensive, with renters shelling out, on average, €1,801 while the city centre stands at €1,575 and North County Dublin comes in at €1,320.

Oh, and one more thing!

Daft have confirmed that the annual rate of rental inflation currently stands at 11.7 per cent – the highest recorded since they begin their report series 14 years ago.

Well, that’s just wonderful…

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Look, we all know washing, drying and styling our hair is not something many of us women relish.

Not only is it time-consuming and pretty tedious work, one gust of wind or drop of rain can completely ruin our efforts, turning our slick style into something a little… well… greasier.

And yet despite this, we soldier on and tend to our barnets on a daily basis, but one woman has officially had enough.

Speaking to Marie Claire, Kayleigh Conners explained that years of shampooing, dyeing and styling had left her with problematic hair – something which she no longer wanted to put up with.

"Like a lot of hair-conscious people, I used expensive shampoos from salons – convinced that they were "the best" – washing every three days or so, wreaking havoc on my budget," she explained.

"And after sinking in all this money and time, the day after I washed my hair, it'd always be greasy and oily. So then, I'd have to use dry shampoo. It got to the point where I'd just wear my hair up most of the time because I didn't want to bother with it."

Having attempted to switch up shampoos, Kayleigh eventually heard of a blogger who decided to step away from the shampoo completely,

"Eventually, I came across an article about a blogger hadn't used shampoo in two years—and her hair looked amazing. My hair was already gross, I thought. What's the worst that can happen? It can become even more gross? That's when I decided to give it a try," she explained.
 

 

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While Kayleigh knew some 'no poo' types advise pushing through the tough period where hair becomes lank and dirty, she explained that that method wouldn't work for her and she needed to feel like her hair was clean.

"So I did some reading and found a clay to take all the gunk out. I used it to help me detox off shampoo for nearly a year. But, over time, I learned the clay breaks your hair down. It's too rough to use long-term."

Two years on, Kayleigh has eventually found the perfect solution and makes her own shampoo.

"I use a recipe of the color herbal powders. I mix them together to get the Shikakai, which is softening and gently cleansing, but not quite cleansing enough for me – so I include ground soap nut powder to be more shampoo-detergent like (but without any chemicals)."

"I'll mix that into a paste with rosewater and, after wetting my hair, work it through my scalp and then I'll leave it for about a minute. Then I rinse—and that's it. I do a deep condition every few weeks, but maintaining the natural oils doesn't keep me dependent on conditioning."

Kayleigh. who has an Instagram account dedicated to her natural approach to beauty routines, insists her hair has grown faster, maintained better volume and doesn't require much styling since making the switch.

So yeah, will you be trying it?!

 

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If you know a lad called Cormac who lived it up in France during the Euro 2016 championship, it might be worth telling him he's wanted.

In a move which has sent Irish football fans reaching for every innuendo they can think of this week, a French girl called Rita posted a message to an Irish football fan Facebook page in search of a little assistance.

"I was hoping to have some help from the You Boys in Green supporters club in finding an Irish football fan called Cormac who I met here during the Euros this year," she began.

"I don't have any more information other than his first name and where we met, but I'm trying to contact him about an important matter."

Rita explains that she met Cormac at La Place du Change – a square in the Old Town where Irish fans gathered together on Saturday and Sunday evening during the Euros – at around 1am on June 27.

"We met while the crowd was singing "Don’t take me home”, which they continued to sing for at least 10 minutes. He had lost his friends."

While most people, including us, are jumping to conclusions, Rita is keen not to alarm poor Cormac, finishing: "He needn't worry, I just need to touch base with him about something."

"Someone left more than memories in France. Man up now, u have a little one the way," wrote one. (sic)

Referencing a Christy Moore classic which tells the story of a hapless Joxer in Stuttgart, another follower of the page wrote: "Time for Christy Moore to write another classic song – Cormac goes to Lyon"

Cormac, you on this?

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Ladies, it's mere hours (squeee!) until the whistle will be blown to officially kick off the Halloween Bank Holiday weekend.

But if you've yet to nab yourself a ticket to an event this weekend, don't panic and suddenly resign yourself to a night of trick or treating.

Dublin has truly outdone itself this year, with countless events and attractions lending an air of the surreal to our capital city.

And here, ladies, are the absolute best.

1. Stokerland

Open to the public on Saturday and Sunday, this family-friendly theme park will give you the opportunity to experience Halloween through the eyes of a child in the 1800s.

2. The Nightmare Realm

Touted as Ireland’s most terrifying scare house, The Nightmare Realm in the RDS will be accepting Ireland's bravest visitors until well into next week.

3. Bleedin’ Deadly 

This incredible event kicking off tomorrow night is your chance to immerse yourself in freak show culture, and is PERFECT for you if your Halloween is more about the freak than the creep.

4. Urban Legends

Taking place in Smithfield Square at 7pm this October 31, this event will walk you through some of your capital city's most infamous characters…

5. Prohibition: The Beautiful and the Damned

Inject a little ghoulish sophistication into this year’s festivities by donning a flapper dress, downing a gin punch and dancing your soul out to a mix of vintage and electro swing DJ at the Irish Museum of Modern Art on Saturday October 29.

6. Macnas Parade

Taking to the streets to celebrate the eerie wonder that is Halloween, Macnas, the world-renowned pioneers of imagination and invention, will be parading through Dublin’s Moore St and Henry St on October 31, and you have the chance to see it!

7. Mother Stoker's Sickly Stories

Taking place on Friday October 28 in North Great Georges Street, the Pygmankenstein Theatre Company and The Gremlin will introduce three writers who will lead you through the life of Bram Stoker – the Dubliner behind Dracula.

8. Monster Season

Kicking off tomorrow night, the Lighthouse Cinema will be showing a series of classic monster movies – and they do, as always, encourage more than a little fancy dress.

9. Wild Spirit

If you're more into the spiritual side of Halloween, then you need to get involved with Wild Spirit – a yoga-focussed, music-fuelled, foodie event celebrating one of the most atmospheric times of the year.

And finally…

10. Halloween Haunted Spooktacular Event

OK, you're going to have to let us away on this one because it's actually in Meath, but you'd hate us for not flagging it!

Put yourself at the mercy of the people behind Ireland’s largest scare attraction by making your way through the Haunted Corn Maze before trying to make it out The Laboratory alive…

 

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With enough detective work, you can, according to the six degrees of separation theory, connect yourself with anyone in the world through no more than six people.

And while that seemed totally out there a few decades ago, the advent of social media has really reinforced the reality of the notion.

From Facebook to Tinder, you're connected to countless strangers through mutual friends, family members and work colleagues, but the idea of any one of them having been in your home without your knowledge is a creepy one, right?

So, it's no surprise one guy in the States was left pretty freaked out when he matched with a girl named Jenna Zagrodniczek on Tinder, and quickly realised her profile photo had been taken in HIS bathroom.

Taking to Twitter, 19-year-old Mark Kowalczyk shared side-by-side snaps, and wrote: "I've never see this girl before and yet, her tinder profile picture is in my bathroom."

Unsurprisingly the tweet was widely circulated and eventually came to the attention of Jenna who decided to freak Mark out even further by sharing another snap of herself in his home.

But before you go changing your locks and deleting your account, it turned out Jenna had been at a party in Mark's house and the pair hadn't managed to cross paths.

How big is that gaf?!

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Very few of us jump out of bed bright-eyed and bushy-tailed, but there's a massive difference between longing for one extra hour in bed and suffering from genuine sleep-deprivation.

If you're struggling to identify which category you fall under, a professor from the University of Chicago has designed a very simple test which will help you reach a conclusion.

 

In order to perform Professor Nathaniel Kleitman's Sleep Onset Latency Test on yourself, all you'll need is a spoon and a plate.

According to the experts, the next step is to lie in a darkened room, note the time then clutch the spoon between your fingers while allowing your hand to dangle off the side of the bed above the plate.

 

The theory behind the test is that when the individual falls asleep, they will drop the spoon on the plate which will alert them to the fact they had drifted off.

According to Professor Kleitman, if the spoon hits the plate within five minutes of lying down, you are severely sleep deprived.

 

If it takes the spoon ten minutes to hit the plate, experts considering it 'troublesome', but if the spoon and plate don't meet for over 15 minutes, you're in the safe zone.

Good to know…

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Let’s face it, Halloween isn’t for everyone.

But if you’re more in tune with your spiritual side than your spooky side, there’s still loads for you to get involved in this Bank Holiday weekend.

Take Wild Spirit, for example.

This yoga-focussed, music-fuelled, foodie event is the perfect way to celebrate one of the most atmospheric times of the year.

Taking place in Dublin’s Chocolate Factory on October 30, this event gives you the opportunity take part in yoga, which will be led by Lee Tracey and accompanied by a live DJ, before tucking into delicious treats from Urban Health.

This one of a kind event is not to be missed!

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If you’ve ever had your bike stolen, you’ll know ALL about the white-hot rage that accompanies that moment of realisation.

Whether it’s the cost, the fact you’re now stranded, the sheer injustice, or an amalgamation of all three, being the victim of a bicycle theft is enough to make you throw your head back and wail in full view of onlookers.

With that in mind, inventor and entrepreneur, Daniel Idzkowski, has come up with an ingenious way to deter any would-be bike thieves by inventing a bike lock which would render any individual incapable of an illicit bike ride.

Explaining the motivation behind SkunkLock, David said: “After witnessing first hand and becoming victims of bike theft ourselves, we realised that people don’t need a bigger, stronger lock, we needed a lock with a fundamental deterrent.”

“Its pressurised inside with a noxious chemical deterrent that slams the would-be thief with noxious chemicals.“

“The chemicals are so disgusting they induce vomit in the majority of cases, and elicit an instinctive response to run away immediately,” he explained.

In addition to preventing a possible robbery, the SkunkLock will cost the potential thief a pretty penny, with David adding: Our formula irreversibly ruins the clothes worn by the thief or any of the protection they may be wearing, and replacing these items is likely more expensive than the resale value of your stolen bike.”

And if you’re a little sceptical as to the impact the formula has, rest assured it’s as noxious as you can imagine.

“At two feet it was pretty bad. It was absolutely vomit-inducing in 99 per cent of people,” David revealed according to the Telegraph,

“At five feet it’s very noticeable and the initial reaction is to move away from it. At 10 foot it’s definitely detectable and very unpleasant.”

OK, we’re sold.

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Remember the last time you managed to remove a spider from your home without suffering a nervous breakdown?

Yeah, us neither.

And that is because the arrival of a spider in your home always has – and always will – signal complete and utter hysteria… unless you're Jason Wormal and his neighbour, that is.

The tradesman from Coppabella in Queensland was setting off for work when his neighbour suggested he take a peek at what was going down next door.

"So I am just about to leave for work about 00.30 and me neighbour says ‘You want to see something cool’ and I say ‘Hell yeah'" he wrote in a Facebook post which is currently sending social media into meltdown.

“So we proceed to his place and he shows me this. Huntsman trying to eat a mouse." he wrote alongside footage of a spider hauling a mouse across his neighbour's kitchen.

Unlike the rest of us who would have had to be sedated, Jason whipped out his phone and filmed the Godforsaken exchange.

Uploading the footage to Facebook, Jason joked: "Ok guys so just letting you all know that the spider is fine."

"We have named him Hermie, we have adopted him and he is now running his own extermination business out of our town Coppabella. Oh and he is now paying rent."

The footage has been viewed more than 6,000,000 times so far, and if anyone need us we'll be lying in a darkened room.

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