At any given time around 10% of 16- and 17-year-olds are not working, training or studying, and 1% spend a year or more in this unproductive state.

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It is almost impossible to get hired for an executive-track position at any other time of year, or any later in life.

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The small-ish park is cinematically lovely any time of year, especially since playgrounds were added and the fountain was moved five years ago to be aligned just so with the arch.

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Otherwise, any time of year, hikers can start the two-hour climb from the base of the mountain to the summit in the village of Murrisk, next to the visitor centre Teach na Miasa.

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"She has been missing now for over two days and it's not like her to not come home or contact any of us for such a long time, " the 26-year-old quantity surveyor said.

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Any change is welcome, even if it is in increments of a few days of good-time each year.

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At the time of his first arrest, 67-year old Mr Travis denied any wrongdoing and stressed that the allegations against him had nothing to do with children.

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Universities Minister David Willetts said he expected the total number of full-time students in higher education this year would be bigger than in any year before 2010.

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