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The Asian Single Parents Network (ASPN)
Education & Development

The Asian Single Parents Network (ASPN)

...dowry demands. Let's be the change. We hope that by sharing our Founder and member stories it shows that there is light at the end of the tunnel, and no matter how hard things get, it's only temporary. If you're a single parent, don’t hesitate to reach out. There are many organisations out there who can help. You can follow us on social media and join on our website....
Impossible Peace 2: Thrown to the political wolves
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Thrown to the political wolves

...changes to the security landscape and the making of a peace time garrison. I was told of lots of discussions going on involving the Northern Ireland Office, Downing Street and the Ministry of Defence. At noon on Monday August 1st, I broke that story relating to the Royal Irish Regiment, and then made my way to Thiepval Barracks for that interview with Colonel Mark...
Supporting women musicians in the workplace
History & The Arts

Supporting women musicians in the workplace

...change this. Every year, thousands of women leave the workplace. Losing these women is bad for them, bad for the industry, and bad for the economy. Many of these women could be supported to stay, if offered appropriate flexibility and reasonable adjustments. By thinking through what you can do to better support women within the music industry, you can help to retain their...
Primary education: listening and observing Badge icon
Education & Development

Primary education: listening and observing

...change in her life. With her husband and three children, Anne had uprooted in 2002 from one part of the country to another. The Learning Lives project gave Anne the opportunity to tell stories about this life-changing transition. This reading is in the following sections: meet Anne and find out a bit about her the themes of Anne’s ‘life story’ how her life story...
A modest liking for Liverpool
History & The Arts

A modest liking for Liverpool

...changes, came the consolation of beautiful riverside beaches, thronged with people who looked gay at that distance, and beyond the Mersey rose the Welsh hills, blue, blue. III At the end of the tram-line, where we necessarily dismounted, we rejected a thatched cottage, offering us tea, because we thought it too thatched and too cottage to be quite true (though I do not...
Banks as utilities and the future of payments
Money & Business

Banks as utilities and the future of payments

...change in digital banking coming in now, there was a concern that for a lot of the big banks with a huge branch network this was no longer a sign of strength, it was actually a liability. Because nowadays, many customers, you want them to do most of their banking digitally – whether it’s paying your bills, checking your balance, transferring money, etc. The sort of...
Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view
History & The Arts

Virtual reality, 19th Century style: The history of the panorama and balloon view

...changing time and seasons, the transitions effected by lighting. [Patent image of Daguerre’s London Diorama] Patent image of Daguerre's London Diorama, 1823 With the viewer at the centre of the view, the frame was dissolved. No longer was the experience of landscape representation mediated by the baroque perspectival constructions of traditional city views. The visitor...
“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language
Languages

“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language

...change from kilometres into miles, but the bilingual signage on all traffic signs ceases to exist, the Irish language physically stops at the ‘border’ and commuters enter into seemingly ‘English Only’ territory. Like many other language indicators, this was by design, not by accident. The plan: why Good Friday Agreement signalled hope for the Irish language...