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Why the bands played on: Live music in the shadow of the Paris attacks
History & The Arts

Why the bands played on: Live music in the shadow of the Paris attacks

...managed to achieve gold album status – with only three gold-selling debut records yet this year. Of course, there’s still big money in music. Increasingly, though, it’s live revenues that count, especially for artists without a back catalogue of hits, trying to build a career. It’s difficult to feel sorry for stars jetting between stadiums. Restrictions won’t...
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Feeling Stuck in your Job or Career? The ACT Matrix may be the Tool you Need
Health, Sports & Psychology

Feeling Stuck in your Job or Career? The ACT Matrix may be the Tool you Need

...management, or being more irritable at home. We can end up spending more time ‘in our heads’: worrying about the future and dwelling on the past, perhaps incapable of taking action towards positive change. It is important to recognise that life can feel chaotic and unpredictable; many situations do not have a clear right or wrong solution. However, Acceptance and...
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Concussion in football: Is it time to get ahead of the game?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Concussion in football: Is it time to get ahead of the game?

...management of concussion at all ages and levels of football. So, what is being done to manage the risk of concussion in football and is it enough? [Tributes are seen outside the stadium for former Manchester United player Nobby Stiles prior to the Premier League match between Manchester United and Arsenal at Old Trafford on November 01, 2020 in Manchester, England.]...
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What is shareholder activism?
Money & Business

What is shareholder activism?

...management to achieve their goals. These investors either invest their own capital or use their hedge funds to amplify their influence with other investors’ money. Their objectives range from changes in the firm’s financing structure or cost cutting to non-financial objectives which sometimes include the adoption of socially or environmentally friendly policies....
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The machine that is still changing the world
Science, Maths & Technology

The machine that is still changing the world

...manage operations more effectively in other sectors, it is also continuing to change the world. ...It is now over 25 years since Jim Womack and his colleagues first published their study of global automotive production systems, entitled “The Machine that Changed the World”[i]. The book presented the findings of a thorough comparative study of the productivity of...
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Working with young people: roles and responsibilities
Education & Development

Working with young people: roles and responsibilities

...projects that are concerned with young people....Working with young people: roles and responsibilities: Introduction - In this course, we look at the roles that are taken when working with young people. We focus on what those working with young people actually do, starting with some analysis of roles. We show that, in the context of work with young people, the term is...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Diary of a new Life Peer
Society, Politics & Law

Diary of a new Life Peer

...introduction ceremony on 21 March, including confirming who would be introducing me, as it is required that two current members of House formally take part in the ceremony. I chose Lord Wigley and Baroness Bennett of Manor Castle. Lord Wigley is a fellow Plaid Cymru member, and Baroness Bennett is a member of the Greens. I also requested a fake fur robe instead of real...
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Emotion: an introductory picture
History & The Arts

Emotion: an introductory picture

...manager, Bella, that the project that he has been working on for months has been shelved: all his hard work has been wasted. Larry hears Bella telling him the news as she lounges behind her expensive desk. His brain begins processing the information. His heart rate speeds up and his face flushes. He can feel his heart racing and his face burning. He clenches his fists. He...
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Level 3: Advanced 20 hrs