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When the public speaks: How refugees welcome shows the public as dangerous giants
Society, Politics & Law

When the public speaks: How refugees welcome shows the public as dangerous giants

...children. Like Mohammed Bouazizi’s self-immolation that sparked Arab Spring (and, coincidentally, the current civil war in Syria), the image of Aylan, too, has the capacity to change the world. Bouazizi was not the first person to set himself alight in protest, just as Aylan was not the first child to wash ashore on Mediterranean beaches. [Asylum seekers arrive in...
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War Memorials
History & The Arts

War Memorials

...children in an air raid. This reminds us that it wasn’t just World War II in which people on the ‘home front’ were under threat from the enemy. Photo of Poplar memorial courtesy of Fin Fahey. Some rights reserved [War memorial] The fabric of national life This plaque on Ben Nevis is the highest memorial in Britain. But that’s not the only reason it’s remarkable....
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Ambiguous loss: what it is and why is it important?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ambiguous loss: what it is and why is it important?

...children for the agreed contact time together. Wanting to ‘move on’ and put the grief associated with the relationship breakdown behind them can be frustrated by the regular reminders. It is as if the wound starts to heal, but then is opened again. It leaves us wondering to what extent the acrimony that can arise in such circumstances is caused, in part at least, by...
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Making decisions
Money & Business

Making decisions

...research that colleagues and I carried out into the decision making of traders in investment banks, one trader told us: I spend time talking to a lot of people; consultants, other traders on the desk, in the markets, finding out what people are doing. I am always absorbing information. … I like to find people who have the same thought processes as me. This trader may...
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Five Inspiring Black Trailblazers from across Europe
History & The Arts

Five Inspiring Black Trailblazers from across Europe

...children's TV presenter - she was the face of Sweden's local variant of Disney Club - but moved on to producing and presenting current affairs. She studied political science at Stockholm University, fitting her studies around media work and a role at Sweden's industrial giant Skandia. She also held positions of responsibility in the Church, and sat on the board of the...
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The New Union Flag project: from an object of agitation to a space for communication
Society, Politics & Law

The New Union Flag project: from an object of agitation to a space for communication

...children. Giota Alevizou: You describe yourself as an artist and community facilitator. Can you elaborate a bit? Gil Mualem-Doron: It took me years until I called myself an artist. For a long time I felt completely at odds with the art scene, especially during the ‘YBA years’ and the overwhelming commercialization of the art world. It is only after getting familiar...
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Killed by Agatha Christie: Strychnine and the detective novel
History & The Arts

Killed by Agatha Christie: Strychnine and the detective novel

...researched study in arsenic, Strong Poison. But no crime novelist wrote about poison with such knowledge and enthusiasm as Christie, who once said: “Give me a decent bottle of poison and I’ll construct the perfect crime.” In fact, at the time that Christie began work on A Mysterious Affair at Styles, she had been working as a wartime nurse, had been employed in a...
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Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?
Nature & Environment

Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?

...children, was in a tea estate. It was in the middle of the day, with lots of other people around. Some locals say her sister was alongside, and even tried to pull her back as the tiger dragged her away. It was a spark for an already volatile area. I was seriously worried about what was going to happen. [Beautiful tiger] A beautiful tiger (Panthera tigris tigris) in...
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