Wino 'demands 48 bottles of whiskey'

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Festival organisers were said to be 'shocked' at the 24-year-old's order for two crates of the 40 per cent alcohol.

They had feared she would be unable to perform. With Amy’s record this can mean failure to perform or giving a shambolic performance.

Winehouse is already facing a legal challenge after not turning up to the Rock En Seine festival in Paris last month.

Organisers were furious when the Rehab singer finished her concert two hours before scheduled after apparently collapsing at home due to ill health.

In June it emerged that she has developed the chronic lung disease emphysema after she collapsed and was rushed to hospital.

(7th September 2008)

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- Her addictions (smoking, beating her nails, eating too much, etc) and difficulty to break with them.

- How you overcame a problem with her willpower.

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Amy Winehouse told: stop drinking or die

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Amy Winehouse checked herself into rehabilitation some days ago after falling off the wagon again. This time, however, doctors are said to be extremely worried about the singer's health and have even warned that this may be her last chance: Stop drinking or die.

On previous occasions, father Mitch would encourage daughter Amy to seek medical help. But "this time, she made the decision to enter the clinic herself. . But only Amy Winehouse herself can fight her addiction through willpower.

Amy previously underwent rehabilitation on several previous occasions between 2007 and 2009, but continually gave in to her addictions.

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- Her addictions (smoking, beating her nails, eating too much, etc) and difficulty to break with them.
- How you overcame a problem with her willpower.
- How her family can helped her in a difficult situation.
- When she drinks alcohol and why (to celebrate things, with meals, because she's sad...)
- Advice on how to avoid being and addict.

Extreme Justice: Stoning to Death For Beauty Contestant

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Katya Koren whose crime was that she enjoyed wearing fashionable clothes and had come seventh in a beauty contest!

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A teenage Muslim girl has been stoned to death under “Sharia law” after taking part in a beauty contest in the Ukraine.

Katya’s body was found in a village near her home where it was buried in a forest.

One of the three who had been named is 16-year-old Bihal Gaziev, currently under arrest when he told police that Katya had “violated the laws of Sharia.”

New death sentences by stoning have been gaining in popularity and imposed in Iran, Nigeria and Pakistan.

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Muslim Girl Stoned To Death After Taking Part In Beauty Contest

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Katya Koren's body was found buried in a forest near her home in the Chimea region

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A murder investigation launched by police in Ukraine looking into the death of a teenage Muslim girl, Katya Koren, 19, has found she was stoned to death by three Muslim youth after participating in a beauty contest because, they believed, she had violated ‘Sharia law,’ the Mail said.

Sharia law is the code of conduct or religious law dealing with many topics, including crime, politics and economics, as well as sexuality, hygiene, diet, prayer, and fasting.

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- your opinion about Islamic religion

- how we can stop women being stoned to death

- sexism in Spain in the time of our grandparents

-  Should western countries do something about stoning women?

- The attitude that Muslim women should have.

Sleep patterns affect weight loss

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1.  What nationality are these women?
2. When is it easier to lose weight, if you sleep a lot, if you sleep little, or neither of them?
3. When do you lose more weight, if you're stressed, or if you're relaxed?
4. What percentage of adults are obese in the UK?
5. What is the Body Mass (in numbers) you need to have to be obese?

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Spain sit-in over unemployment

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