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A World Cup legacy for generations to come
Health, Sports & Psychology

A World Cup legacy for generations to come

...becomes something tangible and delivers on the aspirations set-out in the legacy plans. Furthermore, the working group will be evaluating and collecting evidence to demonstrate the extent to which the tournament does make a positive contribution to the growth of women’s and girl’s football. This is arguably the most important aspect of the groups work since there is...
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Can the Economy be Irish?
Money & Business

Can the Economy be Irish?

...become a global production system, with filming and production activities across various European locales, including Northern Ireland. Underpinning this regionally distributed system is a set of Global Value Chains (GVCs): the basis of trade in modern economies. These include associated activities such as culture, leisure and tourism as well as related business and...
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Olde dessert recipes
History & The Arts

Olde dessert recipes

...become a complex confection of wine-soaked biscuit, topped with custard, syllabub and a scattering of comfits. In fact, all the major foods of the dessert course served up in one dish. The following is Elizabeth Raffald's recipe in her own words. It uses a syllabub topping made from the recipe above. To make a trifle Put three large macaroons in the middle of your dish,...
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What is a boiler room scam, and how can I protect myself?
Money & Business

What is a boiler room scam, and how can I protect myself?

...become completely worthless. A recent tactic used by boiler rooms has involved conning both investors and small businesses out of their money. A typical scheme involves a boiler room approaching a company and offering to raise capital by selling the company’s shares to investors. These shares are then sold to private investors at anything up to 100% above the price...
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Modernist architecture: Roots (1920-1929)
History & The Arts

Modernist architecture: Roots (1920-1929)

...become trapped in the past. They believed that the new machine age demanded a new architecture. In 1919, Walter Gropius founded the Bauhaus School in Weimar, Germany. This academy of architecture and design, although only in existence for fourteen years, established a tremendous reputation amongst the avant garde for its creative approach to architecture and design, a...
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Telegram brief history. Stop
Digital & Computing

Telegram brief history. Stop

...become almost irrelevant when communicating with the fellow inhabitants of our planet. Furthermore, wireless telegraphy is at the heart of today's communicative landscape. Finally, the telegram, or rather, people's reaction to its arrival, provides a useful perspective on our own hopes and anxieties about technological innovation. It was variously seen as a means of...
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Apple and Ireland are betting on ‘Nation Inc’ and a world of shareholder citizens
Society, Politics & Law

Apple and Ireland are betting on ‘Nation Inc’ and a world of shareholder citizens

...become technocratic struggles over which politician or political party can best maximise the country’s financial gains in a competitive global marketplace. Not surprisingly, this has produced considerable popular backlash. The recent Brexit referendum was just the latest example of populist attempts by disaffected populations to “reclaim” their country – often in...
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Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five reasons why you should care about mindfulness

...become increasingly cited in research too, back in 1970 about two dozen articles were published related to mindfulness, by 2014 there were nearly 20,000 articles. A practical tip: Try out this Mental Health Foundation podcast (“Mindfulness – 10 minute practice exercise) narrated by mindfulness expert, Professor Mark Williams 5: We can all take time to ‘stop and...
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