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Business Bursts: Failure
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Failure

...sustainability for the organisation. Colin Gray So in some ways, this recession has sorted out the sheep from the goats in a way, because some firms were coasting along and they didn’t have to do very much, and all of a sudden that actually becomes quite tough and they’ve actually got to go and sell their product and actually kind of work out which customers they...
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Hope in a changing climate
Nature & Environment

Hope in a changing climate

...Sustainable Agriculture and The World Bank... Hope in a changing climate A short introduction to this album. Academic introduction to the 'Hope in a changing climate' film Leading academics Joe Smith and Vince Gauci discuss some of the key issues highlighted in the film. China's Loess Plateau Loess is a thin soil. When it is dry it is whisked up into great sand storms,...
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Has Donald Trump's strike on Syria rewritten international law?
Society, Politics & Law

Has Donald Trump's strike on Syria rewritten international law?

...sustain the ban against the use of chemical weapons. No legal justification, but wide support Under international law, there are only two justifications for the use of force: authorisation by the United Nations Security Council or self-defence. Neither holds in this case. The UN Security Council has condemned the Bashar al-Assad regime’s use of chemical weapons against...
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Life behind a mask
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life behind a mask

...sustained gaze may often be a marker of intimacy but also of a threat (Eibl – Eibesfeldt, 1989), we can show engagement with what others are saying with verbal means, as well as with head or hand movements. The eyes are only a part of the composition of facial expressions and forms of displaying emotion and affect. It has yet to be determined if wearing a face mask will...
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Soil could save Earth from overheating
Nature & Environment

Soil could save Earth from overheating

...sustainable agricultural practices that can conserve carbon and, at the same time, continue to deliver food to the table. Farmers could grow crops with deeper root systems, use charcoal-based composts, and exploit a suite of more efficient practices tailored to their crops and terrain. Schemes such as Cool Farm Tool could help farmers measure and manage emissions from...
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The reason for low wages
Money & Business

The reason for low wages

...sustain them. This was particularly seen as necessary during the Great Depression when there was mass unemployment. Yet it also reflects a troubling reality of the labour market – that without government regulations and collective bargaining, employers are able to use competition to reduce wages. However, there are also arguments that these measures stifle job growth....
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The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Customer Service
Money & Business

The Bottom Line Expert Opinion: Customer Service

...Sustainable consumption: why brands should take the lead” [Female smartphone user accessing mobile banking system] Customer service must also be forward thinking. It cannot just meet the needs of present customers. It additionally must consider new ways of doing business and therefore the needs of new consumers. This future-oriented perspective is perhaps especially...
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How long would it take to colonise the galaxy?
Science, Maths & Technology

How long would it take to colonise the galaxy?

...sustaining colony if a suitable location is available. In another 100 years, another two ships will be constructed at each of two new locations about 10 light-years distant from Stellar One. Doing the maths Assume that humans embarking on the voyage are 25 years old on departure and live to an age of 75. Further suppose that couples on the ship have an average of four...
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