276-If asked to think about drug use among children, most of us would probably call to mind the illicit kind. Less readily thought of, but of equal concern, is the problem of children being put on drugs unnecessarily - and by people in positions of trust. This issue has gained in

194-ScienceDaily (May 16, 2012) ? Genes play a greater role in forming character traits -- such as self-control, decision making or sociability -- than was previously thought, new research suggests.

431-Tim Visser is een van de vijf debutanten in de Schotse rugbyselectie van 28 spelers die in de zomer op tournee gaan naar het Verre Oosten, met onder meer testwedstrijden tegen Fiji en Samoa. Daarmee ging de droom van de 24-jarige Nederlander in vervulling. Visser maakt al geruime tijd grote indruk in dienst van Edinburgh, maar moest volgens de voorschriften 3 jaar geduld hebben om als Schots international aan de slag te kunnen.

426-For many psychologists, the clearest sign that their field was in trouble came, ironically, from a study about premonition. Daryl Bem, a social psychologist at Cornell University in Ithaca, New York, showed student volunteers 48 words and then abruptly asked them to write down as many as they could remember. Next came a practice session: students were given a random subset of the test words and were asked to type them out.

248-Online: http://www.thelocal.se/40880/20120516/ ShareTweetWith Sweden's comedian of the year Al Pitcher releasing his first book this week, The Local catches up with him to find out more, and we preview our first ever "Local Lockdown" video segment.

476-'Superbug' then spreads to regional facilities, Scottish study suggests WEDNESDAY, May 16 (HealthDay News) -- A dangerous antibiotic-resistant "superbug" appears to originate in hospitals in large cities and then spreads to smaller hospitals, according to a new study. Researchers at the University of Edinburgh in Scotland analyzed the genetic makeup of more than 80 variants of a major clone of methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) bacteria found in hospitals.

424-De Nederlandse rugbyer Tim Visser is voor het eerst opgeroepen voor de Schotse nationale ploeg. De 24-jarige winger mag voor Schotland uitkomen omdat hij al drie jaar in dat land woont. Hij speelt sinds 2009 voor Edinburgh en is op 12 juni, twee weken na zijn 25e verjaardag, speelgerechtigd. De Schotse ploeg speelt deze zomer drie interlands in Oceanië. Op 5 juni treffen zij Australië in de Australische stad Newcastle.

355-The City reckons the taxpayer will be stuck with its near-40% stake in the bank for some to come, especially if the government decides to wait to make a profit. And that could be a very long wait indeed George Culmer, the new finance director of Lloyds Banking Group, has marked his first day at the bailed out bank by spending almost £250,000 on shares.

438-Pinsent Masons has made up 13 new partners in its first round of promotions since merging with McGrigors on 1 May, with two new members coming from the legacy Scottish firm. David RyanThe firm has also made 12 lawyers up to legal director, with four new directors coming from the McGrigors side of the business.In 2011, the firms made up 11 partners between them, with Pinsents making up five and McGrigors promoting six (7 October 2011).

444-The ACMA member is now earning enough to live on through his stand-up routines. 'It's a labour of love,' said Goodliffe, who is taking his one man show to this years' Edinburgh Fringe Festival and made the transformation after enrolling on a weekend comedy course. 'I like to turn people's perceptions of accountants round - I defend them,' he added. Get the latest news in your inbox. Sign up to receive the Accountancy Live e-newsletter, HERE

326-BEIJING, May 16, 2012 /PRNewswire-Asia/ -- Youku Inc. (NYSE: YOKU), China's leading Internet television company ("Youku"), announced today that the micro-movie "Walker," produced by Youku for its "Beautiful 2012" campaign, has been selected to screen on the closing night of Critics Week at this month's Cannes Film Festival.

477-Efforts to bring the start of the 2017 Tour de France to Scotland and England have kicked up a notch. EventScotland, working with British Cycling and UK Sport, is developing a proposal to host the race, "with the overall aim of keeping the Tour in the UK for as long as possible." The basic plan is to hold the first stage in Edinburgh before heading south for several stages in England and Wales, according to EventScotland. The Scottish government is supporting the proposal.

326-Back in the early summer of 1977, British punks snarled their protest against the establishment as the nation prepared for the Queen's Silver Jubilee celebrations. So how do those same punks feel about the Royal Family now? "I was against the Silver Jubilee, against the symbolism and the money being spent on the festivities.

461-Seabourn heeft haar cruiseprogramma Europa 2013 geïntroduceerd en maakt volgend zomerseizoen met haar zes luxueuze 'all-suites' schepen meer dan 100 cruises in de Europese wateren. Van april tot oktober bezoeken de intieme cruiseschepen tal van Europese steden en boeiende kustgebieden, van de zonnige Middellandse Zee tot de ijspakken in de Arctische Oceaan. Totaal worden meer dan 180 havens aangedaan tijdens de cruises die variëren van zeven tot 21 dagen.

486-The 65th edition of the Cannes Film Festival runs from 16 to 27 May, 2012. The great and good of the global film industry are gathered on the French Riviera for the annual event, which sees premieres from Wes Anderson, Ken Loach and David Cronenberg, amongst others. The BBC's Kev Geoghegan is there, too, reporting on the red carpet glamour and behind-the-scenes deals at the festival. Follow his reports on this page, and get live updates on the BBC entertainment team's Twitter feed.

207-EBA CLEARING confirmed today at the EBAday conference in Edinburgh and at the e-Commerce Netcomm Forum in Milan the strong support its MyBank e-payment solution has secured among key market players in Italy.

446-Payments professionals from banks across Europe are gathering in Edinburgh this week for EBAday, hosted by the European Banking Association and Finextra. We're liveblogging events here. 159 views 0 comments 09.53: More MyBank news, with some major Italian banks and e-merchants signing up for the pilot. Read about it here.09.41: A reminder that delegates can download the EBAday app, which is getting rave reviews:The #EBAday app is pretty cool.

387-The judge said: "Nine attorneys is an exceptional number by any standard." He said he would look dimly upon any further attempt to change her team, adding: "This is your trial team. If you seek to substitute counsel, if you see to fire counsel the court will have to take a really hard look at that." Mr Geller is not a named attorney in the case. The judge did not explain why this was.