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Business Bursts: Failure
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Failure

...world had to intervene and you now have a fiscal crisis, whereby there’s rising public debts, rising public deficits and governments have limited room for manoeuvre for boosting the economy. In particular, they're limited in their room for manoeuvre for creating opportunities out of, or new phoenixes out of the ashes of the recession. Now that brings us to a famous...
Designing interactive systems for dogs
Digital & Computing

Designing interactive systems for dogs

...world around them, so when presented with different styles of switches, buttons and other controls it may be hard for them to realise that they have the same functions. Of course dogs also come in all shapes and sizes, so any design needs to be versatile enough to account for such a variety. The design of domestic appliances could be friendlier to dogs, particularly to...
The benefits of social media in academia
Education & Development

The benefits of social media in academia

...world through shared profiles, and shared research. If you haven’t yet created a profile, or if you’re only just joining the online academic community, social media is an effective way to connect with others who might share your research interests. You may notice that on most professional body and academic institution websites that both existing and prospective...
The politics of food introduction
Society, Politics & Law

The politics of food introduction

...world is divided between what we would call artisan and industrial cider makers. We grow 40 different varieties of apples and produce a cider with a provenance that it comes from this part of Somerset and produce a brandy, which we can claim the same for. We sell cider out of barrels, we have done for all my life, certainly on this farm for the last 150 years. Slowly we...
Ta, cheers, much obliged: A brief history of 'thanks' in English
History & The Arts

Ta, cheers, much obliged: A brief history of 'thanks' in English

...world at large outside cheers has become the colloquial synonym in British English for “thanks”.’ Other expressions reflect slightly different conceptions of what’s involved in our relationship with the person we’re thanking. Psychologists draw a distinction between gratitude and indebtedness. In the former you simply appreciate or acknowledge an act of help or...
5 things you need to know about sepsis
Health, Sports & Psychology

5 things you need to know about sepsis

...world is caused by sepsis. Esther Almond tells us five important things to know about this condition, known also as blood poisoning...1: Many people develop sepsis – Raising awareness of sepsis can save lives It is estimated that sepsis affects 27-30 million people worldwide each year. There are several linked terms - sepsis, septic shock, septicaemia, blood poisoning....
Critical social work practice
Health, Sports & Psychology

Critical social work practice

...world and compares attitudes and management techniques within the social work field. Material is taken from The Open University Course K315 Critical social work practice... Critical social work practice A short introduction to this album. What is critical practice? A look at the meaning of critical practice, the views of service users, and the professional power of social...
David Bowie: identity is creativity
Languages

David Bowie: identity is creativity

...world’ he portrays himself in ‘Lazarus’, eyes bound like a latter day Tiresias, floating inches above a hospital bed, singing ‘Look up here man, I’m in danger/ I’ve got nothing left to lose./I’m so high it makes my brain whirl.’ The prettiest star fallen to earth. The title of that final song (and album) Blackstar also throw light on his conception of...