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Could President Trump do what Candidate Trump promises in the struggle against Islamic State?
Society, Politics & Law

Could President Trump do what Candidate Trump promises in the struggle against Islamic State?

...Des Moines, Iowa, with lights and security cameras.] A Trump For President sign in a yard in Iowa Here are two recent quotes from Trump: One of the problems that we have and one of the reasons we’re so ineffective is they’re trying to, they’re using [their own families] as shields … We’re fighting a very politically correct war. [Y]ou have to take out their...
Erzberger: Negotiating the Armistice for Germany
History & The Arts

Erzberger: Negotiating the Armistice for Germany

...the Armistice, convinced that it was the only way to stop the war and prevent further suffering in Germany. He paid for this conviction with his life. __________________ 1 Matthias Erzberger, Erlebnisse im Weltkrieg, Deutsche Verlagsanstalt, Stuttgart, Berlin 1920, p.329. 2 Ibid, p.339. 3 https://www.bundestag.de/dokumente/textarchiv/2017/kw12-de-wels-erzberger/499218...
A Black feminist approach to explore the policing of Black youth
Society, Politics & Law

A Black feminist approach to explore the policing of Black youth

...de-individuation can lead to a Black officer thinking themselves ‘Blue’ first and not Black which is how communities regard them. A more diverse police force, although a step in the right direction to distilling it, is not the answer to institutional whiteness and systemic racism. Watch a related presentation given as part of Black History Month 2021: [Unknown title]...
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Money & Business

MSE’s Academy of Money

...based on the annual profits made. In 2024/25 ‘Class 4’ NICs are levied at a rate of 8% on profits between £12,570 and £50,270. Above £50,270 the rate is 2%. Next, have a go at using what you’ve learned about income tax and NICs by trying some calculations...Session 2: Budgeting and taxation: 4 Half-time quiz - How much in income tax and National Insurance...
Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Financial methods in environmental decisions
Nature & Environment

Financial methods in environmental decisions

...based on the ExternE methodology, which can be summarised as: determining the emissions using dispersion modelling tools to determine the exposure to potential receptors evaluating the uptake pathways by receptors (for human exposure) using the dose–response function to assess the damage caused valuing the damage caused. The emissions were calculated for a range of...
Recording music and sound
History & The Arts

Recording music and sound

...based compound called vulcanite, allowing for a deep groove. This deep groove allowed cheap, replaceable steel needles to be used in place of the delicate jewel stylus found in the cylinder machines. This made the gramophone (Figure 5) cheaper to manufacture than the competition. In 1894 Berliner’s United States Gramophone Company released their first single-sided 7...
Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Unsolved problems in cosmology
Science, Maths & Technology

Unsolved problems in cosmology

...based on the hot big bang summarise the main candidate dark matter particles, and the prospects for directly detecting them compare models to explain the late-time acceleration of the Universe’s expansion, i.e. dark energy and the cosmological constant discuss observational prospects for understanding the nature of dark energy explain the theoretical problems that led...
Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Aeroplane Design and Engineering
Science, Maths & Technology

Aeroplane Design and Engineering

...Las Vegas and got stuck on a runway you will know what that feels like!). The insulation also ensures that passengers don’t come into contact with any cold metal structures and helps to reduce external noise from the wind and engines. You may sometimes have noted that your luggage is quite cold and this because some of the luggage holds are not as highly insulated as...