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Should I lock in my exchange rate when using cards and ATMs abroad?
Money & Business

Should I lock in my exchange rate when using cards and ATMs abroad?

...Creative Commons BY-SA 4.0 license A record number of tourists and business travelers visited another country in 2016, and this year is already on pace to exceed that tally. One thing you definitely need when traveling abroad besides a passport is local currency, such as euros in Europe, yen in Japan or rubles in Russia. In the past, travelers would typically withdraw...
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Nos Galan Gaeaf: y dathliad Cymreig traddodiadol sy’n cael ei fwrw i’r cysgod gan ddathliadau Halloween modern
History & The Arts

Nos Galan Gaeaf: y dathliad Cymreig traddodiadol sy’n cael ei fwrw i’r cysgod gan ddathliadau Halloween modern

...fymis a fampirod ar Hydref 31 eleni, fyddai gwisgo fel un o’r cymeriadau arswydus hyn ddim yn syniad drwg o gwbl. Ynglŷn â’r erthygl hon Ysgrifennwyd yr erthygl hon gan Simon Rodway, Darlithydd mewn Astudiaethau Celtaidd, Prifysgol Aberystwyth. Cafodd yr erthygl hon ei hailgyhoeddi o The Conversation o dan drwydded Creative Commons. Darllenwch yr erthygl wreiddiol....
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Jorge Luis Borges: A short reading list
History & The Arts

Jorge Luis Borges: A short reading list

...writes, “whose works were selected to fill 33 volumes in The Library of Babel, a 1979 Spanish language anthology of fantastic literature edited by Borges, named after his earlier story by the same name.” Read at OpenCulture: Jorge Luis Borges Picks 33 of His Favorite Books to Start His Famous Library of Babel Borges' fictional Library of Babel was slightly different...
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No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation
Health, Sports & Psychology

No Pause for Thought? Brexit, Bias and Political Manipulation

...writing, this suggests the government is rigidly holding on to particular ideological positions, at the expense of a more moderate and conciliatory approach. What would be a remedy against the effects of groupthink and in-group/outgroup differentiation? Diversity of group membership is a known remedy against in-groups polarisation. In the current context of a national...
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Rod Stewart was a 1970s ally
History & The Arts

Rod Stewart was a 1970s ally

...writes “The Killing of Georgie” in tercets (three-verse lines), typically rhyming aab, a technique that puts a decisive emphasis on the opening couplet, and that quickens the overall pace of the lyric, as we (and Georgie) are hurried on after three lines rather than four: Pa said, “There must be a mistake; How can my son not be straight; After all I’ve said and...
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What should I expect when I am nearing the end of my life?
Health, Sports & Psychology

What should I expect when I am nearing the end of my life?

...writing, practical arrangements, seeing loved ones, friends, pets … saying what they need to say, while they still can. Do this as soon as you can. Ask – am I dying, when will I die, can I stop my medications, what services are available for me and my family and loved ones? What should I or my loved ones expect in the last hours or days before dying? Dying is often a...
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Will more money for the NHS deliver for midwife services?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will more money for the NHS deliver for midwife services?

...Writing for OpenDemocracy, The Royal College of Midwives' Sean O'Sullivan is sceptical...[Royal College Of Midwives Picket The West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth , October 2014] Royal College Of Midwives Picket The West Middlesex Hospital, Isleworth in October 2014 The funding crisis that faces George Osborne as he delivers his spending review today is arguably the worst...
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Iron from the sky: Meteors, meteorites and ancient culture
Science, Maths & Technology

Iron from the sky: Meteors, meteorites and ancient culture

...writing existed at this time in Egypt to tell us. All we know about their opinion of iron is derived from the contents of their graves. These tell us that iron was rare and found with other high quality grave goods, some of which had been transported long distances. This implies that meteorite iron had a special status and appears to indicate its owners had a high status...
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