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The Social and Discursive Construction of Disability
Society, Politics & Law

The Social and Discursive Construction of Disability

...work that appears to discredit a disability identity can be easily misinterpreted as denying the inequality facing this group and therefore presents difficulties for the development of a disability movement. Although it is helpful to critique knowledge that legitimates the able body, this type of critique also risks the implication that disability is merely a constructed...
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Should the Tories be worried about their low membership numbers?
Society, Politics & Law

Should the Tories be worried about their low membership numbers?

...to enhance its unpopularity with the wider electorate by “reforming” welfare and the trade unions. Inevitably, it is still comfortably ahead in the opinion polls. If it wants to make its next escape act really exciting, it is going to have to work a lot harder.[The Conversation] This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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The psychological benefits of multilingualism
Languages

The psychological benefits of multilingualism

...working environments, and to contribute to successful leadership (Herman et al. 2010; Tang, Yin, and Nelson 2010; Lee, Gettman, and Swanson 2013). Due to their multilingual skills and language-learning experiences, polyglots are thus more likely to be in control and at ease when faced with the wide range of issues that life will throw at them. They are also likely to...
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Multiple cause diagrams
Science, Maths & Technology

Multiple cause diagrams

...work backwards. A diagram should include more than one such end factor only if contributory factors were related, and explaining both events is important. It is conventional not to put blobs around phrases, although if it improves clarity you can. It is not essential to indicate a system boundary on a multiple cause diagram. However, drawing a multiple cause diagram may...
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The history of Blaenau Gwent
History & The Arts

The history of Blaenau Gwent

...working class identity and community solidarity. The fact that these events feature so prominently in the timeline suggests an ongoing commitment to the left-wing politics that shaped them. The importance of women as lynchpins of community, especially in times of adversity, is also highlighted. The final slide looks at the Six Bells Guardian, a memorial to those who lost...
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Designing interactive systems for dogs
Digital & Computing

Designing interactive systems for dogs

...rather than requiring them to jump up to reach it). Dogs have many qualities and abilities, which is why they make such great companions and work partners in many domains. Designing for them is not only a way of enabling them to achieve the best performance they can with the least effort, it is also a way of respecting who they are and how they contribute to our lives....
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Can you resist zombification?
History & The Arts

Can you resist zombification?

...work. In either case, zombies are oppressed, their humanity is supressed and all their hopes and wishes are repressed. Some traditions say that if zombies eat a single grain of salt they will instantly understand their situation and become eager for revenge against their owners before returning to their graves. In short, zombies are so far gone that they cannot even...
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Business Bursts: Failure
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Failure

...work out which customers they really want to be going for, the ones that are likely to want it and likely to be paying, more likely to pay. So learning more about your customers, again they don’t, once the transaction’s closed that’s done and they want to think about the next thing, so there’s all that to take into account as well. It’s quite complex, so it’s...
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