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5 tips on financially thriving
Money & Business

5 tips on financially thriving

...account as soon as payday comes. By avoiding temptation you are much more likely to succeed. [iconic graphic - declutter] 3. Declutter Whether you were given many gifts or not this holiday, chances are you have multiple items around you that you no longer need or want. Instead of letting it gather dust and take up space, why not declutter and sell these items on a site...
Social Care: Past and Present
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social Care: Past and Present

...with the opportunity to trade skills and goods without cash changing hands was developed into the LETS Scheme Investigating Adult Abuse Personal accounts by carers regarding their experiences and views of care and abuse Inspecting a Nursing Home The inspection of a nursing home for older people carried out by an informal inspection party and the resulting impressions...
An introduction to public leadership
Money & Business

An introduction to public leadership

...accountability and leadership within the Thames Valley area, clearly I don't operate on my own in many respects because we operate nationally as well. And part of it is about how I work with my peers, who I don't have control over and I have to influence. There are many areas where I lead nationally, and it's about how I garner support in terms of the issues that I'm...
Quantitative and qualitative research in finance
Money & Business

Quantitative and qualitative research in finance

...account, and nor is there usually much, if any, reliance on statistical analysis. The aim is to document the perspectives, activities or practices of people, to understand these in their contexts, and to explain their character, causes, and/or consequences, relying primarily on verbal forms of analysis. There is some truth in that qualitative and quantitative research are...
How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?
Science, Maths & Technology

How can Wikipedia Activism restore diversity to science?

...account. Here’s how she neatly wove that in: Strength abounds in Harlem. Three hundred years of oppression and it survives. This is the task in Harlem, to see strength where it exists, to expect it to be there, right there, next to, and a part of nature, nurture and noxia. Even anger may show strength. It can sustain a child and protect him until he is helped to find...
What should we watch out for as Trump meets Xi?
Society, Politics & Law

What should we watch out for as Trump meets Xi?

...account for one-third of global economic output, so there is a lot at stake as President Donald Trump meets with his Chinese counterpart Xi Jinping, not least the fate of the world economy over the next few years. [The Conversation] And it is precisely the magnitude of the stakes involved that has led some observers to assume that both countries will play it safe and...
Why challenging sexual violence takes more than just a starring role at The Oscars
Society, Politics & Law

Why challenging sexual violence takes more than just a starring role at The Oscars

...accountable. We need to be mindful that the act of speaking out in public is risky, far from safe for all victims and survivors. As such, the history of sexual violence activism is entwined with black, queer and working-class resistance to the state, including police, prisons and the criminal legal system. Research has demonstrated that survivors that come forward to...
What is a digital carbon footprint?
Nature & Environment

What is a digital carbon footprint?

...accounted for 2.44 billion, and Russia contributed 1.58 billion tonnes. The road to renewables A quarter (25%) of global carbon emissions come from electricity generation and the internet uses a great deal of electricity. Exactly how much is, again, still an open debate. The Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change (IPCC) sixth report cites the combined electricity use...