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Why Cilla Black was more than just a light entertainment star
History & The Arts

Why Cilla Black was more than just a light entertainment star

...public. She was sent her into the streets to conduct jokey vox pop interviews and stage outside broadcasts from viewers’ homes. Cilla’s working-class background, Liverpudlian irreverence, and utter absence of pretension made her connections with the public seem especially authentic. The BBC series lasted until 1976, while the pop hits had dwindled slightly earlier,...
The GOP tries to focus: A guide to the third debate
Society, Politics & Law

The GOP tries to focus: A guide to the third debate

...public service to pay down student debt and the expansion of online courses and better links between high school, two-year, and four-year colleges to bring down the cost of higher education. These Republicans and their Democratic counterparts recognize they have to focus on the issues holding back working families from realizing their dreams. Senator Rubio said it most...
The 'what now Wednesday' after the Super Tuesday before
Society, Politics & Law

The 'what now Wednesday' after the Super Tuesday before

...Public Service, Tufts University This primary season, voters under age 30 have proven that they are both willing to vote even when it is inconvenient and poised to assert their influence on key races. Analyzing data from early contests in Iowa, Nevada and South Carolina, my colleagues and I at CIRCLE observed two trends in youth voting. First, young voters were...
Protest Banners: Women's Suffrage
Society, Politics & Law

Protest Banners: Women's Suffrage

...public life’. She was explicitly making a link between the displays of vibrant colour, which energised and educated all who saw them, and the argument the women were making about their rights to equality with men, as speakers and voters. However, she was also keen to stress the poetry and splendour of a banner: ‘A banner is a thing to float in the wind, to flicker in...
What does 'settled status' for EU citizens mean?
Society, Politics & Law

What does 'settled status' for EU citizens mean?

...public security. Settled and pre-settled status The official date of withdrawal – March 29, 2019 – is not the deadline for accruing the five years needed for permanent residency. Instead, if EU citizens and their families have been continuously resident in the UK for five years by December 31, 2020 – the end of the Brexit implementation period – then they will be...
Margaret Hamilton: Spaceship Programmer and Software Pioneer
Science, Maths & Technology

Margaret Hamilton: Spaceship Programmer and Software Pioneer

...publications/tech-news/events/what-to-know-about-the-scientist-who-invented-the-term-software-engineering Accessed 28 May 2019 Ceruzzi, Paul (2016) The “Rope Mother” Margaret Hamilton. March 11, 2016, Smithsonian National Air and Space Museum. Ref: https://airandspace.si.edu/stories/editorial/rope-mother-margaret-hamilton Accessed 27 May 2019 Creighton, Jolene (2016)...
The Eurozone: Magnet or Black Hole?
Money & Business

The Eurozone: Magnet or Black Hole?

...public debt, enabling governments to borrow cheaply. In principle, this action by the ECB should have encouraged firms start investing again (after the interruption when private-sector banks stopped lending), and enabled Eurozone governments to inject more demand into their recession-hit economies by borrowing cheaply and spending more than they raised in tax. However,...
Why do volcanoes erupt?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do volcanoes erupt?

...Public domain]] Rocks on Vulcano, a volcanic island in the Med [Image:LucaLuca in Public domain] Other styles of explosive eruption are determined by the relationship between volatiles and magma. Sometimes a volcanic conduit is choked by debris from earlier eruptions, and this is cleared out by explosive release of gas from an underlying magma chamber. Little or no fresh...