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How fertility rates affect population
Science, Maths & Technology

How fertility rates affect population

...based on a low fertility rate; on the right, we have a prediction based on a high fertility rate. The image in the middle shows the outline, or envelope of each prediction. [ONS population forecast: low v high fertility] In particular, we see how whilst the size of the population above 75 years of age is the same (based on the original 2012 data moved 75 years into the...
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Will Brexit force British retirees to return from Spain?
Money & Business

Will Brexit force British retirees to return from Spain?

...De Las Cuevas at the University of Cantabria. Another concern is pensions and whether annual increases in the state pension will continue to be paid after Brexit. These increments are not paid to those living outside of the EU in countries like Canada and Australia, whose state pension is frozen at the amount it was when they left the UK. It’s possible the same rules...
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Harry Potter and the Translator’s Challenge
Languages

Harry Potter and the Translator’s Challenge

...des sorciers (Harry Potter at the Wizards’ School). The seventh book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, proved difficult to translate, so J.K. Rowling provided translators with the alternative title Harry Potter and the Relics of Death, which was the basis for most of the international translations. Translators had to be creative with the title of the latest book in...
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CIAM (Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne)
History & The Arts

CIAM (Congres Internationaux d'Architecture Moderne)

...La Sarraz, Switzerland, in 1928. None of the signatories was British. The La Sarraz Declaration asserted that architecture could no longer exist in an isolated state separate from governments and politics, but that economic and social conditions would fundamentally affect the buildings of the future. The Declaration also asserted that as society became more...
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What is RSS and how can I use RSS feeds?
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What is RSS and how can I use RSS feeds?

...based reader, web browser, be sent direct to your PC hard drive or be sent to your email inbox if your reader gives you this option. Sounds good. How do I do this? Set up a news reader: You will need an RSS news reader. Some well-known online brands such as Yahoo offer these, handy if you already have an account with them as you won’t need to create a new one. Or you...
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The Black History Month Talks: Reclaiming Narratives
Education & Development

The Black History Month Talks: Reclaiming Narratives

...based participatory research focuses on centring the voices of people with lived experience as experts in their own right. Using an asset-based approach, she challenges the deficit narratives that too often define traditional research and perpetuate 'the danger of a single story'. Her talk highlights the importance of inclusive, co-created knowledge. Dr Joseph Kwarteng...
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The civil engineer's fear of the penalty shoot-out: Predicting the World Cup
Science, Maths & Technology

The civil engineer's fear of the penalty shoot-out: Predicting the World Cup

...based on betting tips. In a completely different class are the quirky animal “predictions” that belong between inverted commas. The most famous was celebrated Paul the Octopus who correctly predicted the outcome of eight matches in the 2010 World Cup finals. This year, the oracle’s job has gone to Achilles, a deaf white cat from St Petersburg’s Hermitage museum in...
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The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate
Society, Politics & Law

The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate

...base, John Kasich talked mostly about economic growth, saying only after you establish growth can you reach out to the “people in the shadows,” including “minority people.” He later underlined the same point by saying how the United States needs to “give everybody a chance” and not “let anyone be behind.” The only candidate asked directly about policing...
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