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Life on the wall: Vindolanda
History & The Arts

Life on the wall: Vindolanda

...money – and including the interesting statement that he would not send his mules down to Catterick to collect a wagon load of leather hides, because the roads were so bad. The exceptional information in the writing tablets has to be combined with the archaeological information gained from 36 years of modern excavation. The finds include vast quantities of leather,...
The contribution of women in the Singer factory strike of 1911
Society, Politics & Law

The contribution of women in the Singer factory strike of 1911

...money as we have no evidence of any strike pay being available. This was no secret ballot, as the postcards would be easily identifiable, so we can see how the pressure was being exerted on the strikers. On Friday 7 April, Clydebank’s Lord Provost, acting as independent adjudicator, certified the count as follows: Company 6,527 votes; Strike Committee 4,025 votes. Given...
Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is my child being exploited? How to spot the signs

...money around towns and between towns (often across county lines) Being forced to shoplift or pickpocket Sexually exploiting/exploited young people Threatening or intimidating other young people, just because of a perceived difference due to heritage or sexuality Recruiting the child into terrorist or radicalised activities Child criminal exploitation can take place in...
How teams work
Money & Business

How teams work

...business process re-engineering) were involved, a project structure would be needed – probably of a matrix type because of the various different professional interests (such as academic, legal and regulatory, formulation and analysis). f.This is likely to be the responsibility of a functional team, possibly with baton passing, or with a project manager or coordinator if...
Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
Managing and managing people
Money & Business

Managing and managing people

...Business Review, ‘What effective general managers really do’, John P. Kotter examined the seemingly inefficient ways in which many managers appear to work. He kept records of what they did and he found that their activities are brief, fragmented and frequently unplanned. They spend 70% or more of their time in the company of other people, sometimes with outsiders who...
What was Lewis Carroll like?
History & The Arts

What was Lewis Carroll like?

...busy Uncle! Try hugging and kissing Emsie for a minute by the watch, and I don't think you'll manage it more than 20 times a minute. 'Millions' must mean 2 millions at least. 20)2,000,000 hugs and kisses 60)100,000 minutes 12)1,666 hours 6)138 days (at twelve hours a day) 23 weeks. I couldn't go on hugging and kissing more than 12 hours a day: and I wouldn't like to spend...
Numbers, units and arithmetic
Science, Maths & Technology

Numbers, units and arithmetic

...money or gifts of money, he adds them into his piggy bank. If Thomas had £8 in his piggy bank and adds £3 (from his pocket money) the value of the piggy bank in pounds is 8 + 3 = 11. When he spends money (on toys usually) he takes money out (subtracts). If there is not enough money in the piggy bank, he needs to borrow money. When he......
Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Can rabies be eliminated from Asia by 2020?

...money should go to education and vaccination. All we need is to educate, educate, educate.” At the Rani Sarala Devi School in Bangalore – the school Madhusudana attended as a child – doctors are busy conducting a free vaccination clinic for children from families with low incomes. “Our children are from the slum area,” says teacher R G Sudha, as more than 400...