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iSpot: Your place to share nature
Nature & Environment

iSpot: Your place to share nature

...public and scientists get involved in monitoring species worldwide. Celebrating 12 years of science learning and research it builds species identification skills and contributes to biological data recording in the UK and globally. iSpot is a network of tens of thousands of nature observers, both experts and novices, who have posted over 800,000 observations, with 1.6...
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The women of the Gorbals’ Campaign for Social Justice, 1923
Society, Politics & Law

The women of the Gorbals’ Campaign for Social Justice, 1923

...public interest in the case. These were later reprinted in scores of papers throughout the UK to generate public support. Petitions were also taken to the House of Commons and women wrote letters to the Home Secretary demanding her release. The women of the Gorbals called on the local Labour MP to act. They believed social factors, connected to poverty, created mitigating...
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Eid al-Fitr
History & The Arts

Eid al-Fitr

...public holiday, with banks, offices and schools closing. It usually last for three days. There may be official gatherings attended by political leaders, government officials and influential members of the community. [A gathering of Muslim men and children bowing down and offering Namaz prayers on the occasion of Eid`Al-Fitr.]Muslim men and children bowing down and...
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Yes, we still need International Women's Day
Society, Politics & Law

Yes, we still need International Women's Day

...public lives unimpeded by discrimination. Frequently, however, they fail to experience it as a uniform reality. With his vulgarities, President Trump endorses positions of feminine passivity and masculine power that underpin sexual harassment. He reminds us that men grab and women are grabbed. Everyone’s problem Trump’s presentation of femininity doesn’t only affect...
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Humans better at rapid change than we think
Nature & Environment

Humans better at rapid change than we think

...public relief and federal works programmes. “The New Deal saw a general drop in income inequality, an improvement in gender equality, a major programme of new public housing and significant environmental works.” “THERE ARE COUNTLESS HALF-BURIED OR FORGOTTEN EXAMPLES THAT TELL US THAT BOLD ACTION IN TIMES OF UNCERTAINTY IS NOT ONLY POSSIBLE BUT COULD SOLVE MANY OTHER...
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Do Christmas lights interfere with your wifi signal?
Science, Maths & Technology

Do Christmas lights interfere with your wifi signal?

...public FM transmitter. We expect the maximum reach of a domestic wi-fi signal to be 100 metres, while FM in the right conditions can easily be obtained at up to 10km and beyond. (There are also public forms of wi-fi called WiMAX, which can work in larger areas, but it is important to note that this is unrelated to the Ofcom press release.) Because your wireless network is...
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Foreign interference?
Digital & Computing

Foreign interference?

...public evidence that ZTE hardware or software can be used to harm national security – either by spying, or by offering ‘backdoors’ to essential infrastructure, but there is obvious concern that ZTE has not been sufficiently open about its workings. This is not the first time a Chinese telecom operator has been accused of being a threat to security. In February, six...
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A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather
History & The Arts

A hard day at the Met Office: The BBC look for a change in the weather

...public service in supplying weather forecasts to the BBC and conducting atmospheric science research. It has acquired an obligation to generate commercial revenue, however, and in 2011 it became part of the Department for Business, Innovation and Skills. The Met gets its income through providing a range of specialised forecasts, for example on behalf of the aviation and...
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