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Social problems: Who makes them?
Society, Politics & Law

Social problems: Who makes them?

...children and divorce were being discussed as social problems, but others on the list did not attract much attention. There are two possible explanations for such differences. One is that social problems change. If in the late nineteenth century there were no homeless people, then we would not expect homelessness to have been discussed as a social problem. The second...
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Night sky puts on a meteor shower to celebrate Rosetta’s closest approach to the sun
Science, Maths & Technology

Night sky puts on a meteor shower to celebrate Rosetta’s closest approach to the sun

...centre photograph there is a powerful jet stream emitting from the centre of 67P.] In the approach to perihelion, Rosetta has recorded growing activity from 67P, including this powerful jet. ESA Over the coming year, Rosetta will watch as the comet moves away from the sun, causing the tail to die away and the surface to re-freeze. Then, the spacecraft will be able to get...
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Battered, Hurt, ...Shutting? Why has BHS struggled on the high street?
Money & Business

Battered, Hurt, ...Shutting? Why has BHS struggled on the high street?

...centre stalwart after opening its first shop in Brixton back in 1928. More recently, the brand has been struggling. Sir Philip Green bought it in 2000 for £200m but sold it last year for £1 and wrote off some of its debt. That alone hints at longstanding and ongoing trading difficulties, exacerbated by a debt burden, including in its pension fund. A rent reduction...
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European Championships 2016: Home Nations dare to dream or will it be an early Brexit?
Health, Sports & Psychology

European Championships 2016: Home Nations dare to dream or will it be an early Brexit?

...centred around a core of English Premiership stars, such as Hugo Lloris, N’Golo Kante, Anthony Martial and Dimitri Payet, as well as world stars like Paul Pogba and Antoine Griezmann. Their will have become increasingly focused after the November terrorist attacks in Paris. The argument against a French triumph is a potential quarter or semi-final against the Germans....
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Multipoint cutting (rotational)
Science, Maths & Technology

Multipoint cutting (rotational)

...centre drilling, reaming, boring and spot-facing. Cutting speeds vary from 150 to 10,000 m min-1, but slow speeds are recommended for deep holes and hard materials. Feeds vary from 0.1–1 mm rev-1, but may be as low as 0.025 mm rev-1 for micro-drills. Feeds increase with hole diameter and decrease with hole depth. Most drilling is done with twist drills although there...
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What does the French regional election result mean?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the French regional election result mean?

...Centre-Val de Loire. And along south-western Mediterranean coast, the FN is also in pole position in the Languedoc-Roussillon-Midi-Pyrénées where Le Pen’s partner, Louis Aliot leads the FN list (cosy, non?). However, this region may be taken by the Socialists in the second round. How political map looks in France this AM before 2nd round. Can see FN in industrial...
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Remembering Thatcherism
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Thatcherism

...Centre for Contemporary Cultural Studies, was a prescient analysis of the ‘swing to the right’ that was taking place in British society. In this article, Hall outlined the way in which Thatcher and the radical right had put together a critique of the post-war social democratic consensus and were attempting to construct a new consensus drawn from some of the ‘common...
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How can you turn desert into farmland?
Nature & Environment

How can you turn desert into farmland?

...centres around large and small clumps of soil that hold together. Six explains that in healthy soils, it is the way the clumps set in place that protects microbial populations and also traps carbon, nitrogen, and other nutrients. But what most makes soil a living system is biodiversity. Wall notes that “all the different organisms, whether it’s different groups of...
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