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Introduction to the Amazon System
Nature & Environment

Introduction to the Amazon System

...health problems. On the other hand, a small number of elite individuals and their associated corporations have significantly benefited from the exploitation of the Amazon’s natural resources. The economic transformation of the Amazon based on the conversion and degradation of its natural ecosystem – its forests – is gaining momentum (see the interactive map from the...
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Calculating your carbon footprint
Nature & Environment

Calculating your carbon footprint

...health services, etc. From this perspective the producers of goods and services within each country are mainly responsible for that country’s emissions, while individuals and households are responsible for only a relatively small percentage of the total. The consumption perspective, on the other hand, considers that the purpose of a modern economy is to provide...
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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Sponsorship
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Sponsorship

...health provision – are accepting corporate funding, in ways that are not always completely transparent to the public. Terry Goldsworthy explores this practice in his article “Australian police should tread a thin blue line on corporate sponsorship”. The wider and possibly negative implications of sponsorship is also apparent, though more subtley, in its ability to...
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If Wannacry caused so much disruption, how come it raised so little money?
Digital & Computing

If Wannacry caused so much disruption, how come it raised so little money?

...health service of an advanced economy such as the UK would run its critical infrastructure on such an unsafe, antiquated system. But perhaps the most striking aspect of this recent attack is how unsuccessful it has been in terms of generating a ransom. As well as the NHS in the UK, it hit French car manufacturer Renault, US delivery service FedEx, Russia’s interior...
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Putting algae and seaweed on the menu could help save our seafood
Science, Maths & Technology

Putting algae and seaweed on the menu could help save our seafood

...health of the ocean. [The Conversation]Making algae a common part of more people’s diets won’t be easy. We need to ensure that any new algae food products on our dinner plates have the needed nutritional value but are also attractive and safe to eat. But sticking with our traditional salmon and tuna diet isn’t sustainable. Expanding our seafood menus could be a...
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Transitioning from home education to employment
Education & Development

Transitioning from home education to employment

...health related issues. For the majority, they felt that home education had given them an “advantage in the working world” (Hal) through home education having enabled them to develop a unique set of experiences that sets them apart from their schooled peers. Several of the participants expressed how being immersed in the adult world since an early age allowed them to...
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What is National Insurance and what is it used for?
Society, Politics & Law

What is National Insurance and what is it used for?

...Health Service and the rest are paid into a ring-fenced fund used to pay benefits. In 2016-17, Class 1 contributions paid by employees and employers brought £94.3 billion into the fund and Class 2 and 4 contributions paid by the self-employed brought in £2.2 billion. Class 3 voluntary contributions brought in less than £0.1 billion. Through their Class 1 national...
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The legacy of the Victorian prison treadmill
History & The Arts

The legacy of the Victorian prison treadmill

...health benefits to prisoners. Reports from Ipswich claimed that prisoners willingly queued to get a turn on the wheel. The women at Northallerton Prison claimed that climbing the treadmill was less arduous than the prison laundry. However, counter evidence soon emerged of the harm inflicted by the treadmill. Some men developed hernias, lung damage and rheumatism....
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