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Why New York-style rent controls would not work in London
Society, Politics & Law

Why New York-style rent controls would not work in London

...de Blasio is having to spend heavily to get more homes built, promising 200,000 more affordable units in the next ten years. This increase in supply is essential because, as economists have long pointed out, capping rents below the market level reduces the amount of property offered by private landlords, while boosting demand for it. The availability of private rented...
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Article 10 mins
Harry Potter and the Translator’s Challenge
Languages

Harry Potter and the Translator’s Challenge

...des sorciers (Harry Potter at the Wizards’ School). The seventh book, Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, proved difficult to translate, so J.K. Rowling provided translators with the alternative title Harry Potter and the Relics of Death, which was the basis for most of the international translations. Translators had to be creative with the title of the latest book in...
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The quiet contender of Switzerland hosts Euro 2025
Health, Sports & Psychology

The quiet contender of Switzerland hosts Euro 2025

...de Tourbillion, Sion Organisers have intentionally structured the matches into regional clusters to ease travel for fans and players; encouraging national engagement and local pride while minimising regional disparities (UEFA, 2025). The tournament will not only increase the sport’s visibility domestically but is already driving investments in infrastructure, grassroots...
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Walking the walk: improving death and dying spaces
Health, Sports & Psychology

Walking the walk: improving death and dying spaces

...underestimate the importance of the ‘little things’. Small changes such as de-cluttering a room can make a significant difference and provide a calm, healing space. Engaging in Walking the Walk is a very empowering experience for staff – they value celebrating what they do well and also see it as an opportunity to continue improvement. If you would like to find out more, please contact: Claire Henry MBE, Honorary Fellow ......
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A visit to Ada Lovelace's memorial
History & The Arts

A visit to Ada Lovelace's memorial

...de Grentmesnil held the lordship. Afterwards, the Mallories became its owners, and as there were other Kirbys and Kirkbys (both names being identical in origin) this Kirkby was known from the others as Kirkby Mallory. The family of this name was seated here from the reign of Henry the Third until that of Edward the Third, during five or six generations. The last of his...
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Music and its media
History & The Arts

Music and its media

...de la Rue (c.1452–1518) (you will learn more about La Rue’s work later on). You can see the tenor and bass parts of the piece, as presented in the manuscript, in Figure 3. Activity 3 Now compare the images in Figures 3 and 4 of pages selected from each manuscript. How do these differ in their appearances? Are they decorated or do they just present the music? What...
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Level 2: Intermediate 16 hrs
White dwarfs and neutron stars
Science, Maths & Technology

White dwarfs and neutron stars

...de Broglie wavelength, defined by lamda sub dB equals h divided by p Equation label: (1) where h is Planck’s constant ( equals 6.63 multiplication 10 super negative 34 cap j s or 4.14 multiplication 10 super negative 15 eV Hz super negative one ) and p is the particle’s momentum. Now, inside a star, a particle’s kinetic energy can be written as cap e sub k equals...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture
Languages

Introduction to Ukrainian language and culture

...de d d in dog Е, е e e e in best Є, є ye ye ye in yes Ж, ж zhe zh zh in pleasure З, з ze z z in zest И, и y y y in sit І, і i i i in wheat, seen Ї, ї yi yi yi in yeast Й, й yo y before vowel; Short i before consonants and in the end of words y in York; Short i in my, I. К, к ka k k in sky Л, л el l l in lesson М, м em m m in May Н, н en n n in note...
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Level 1: Introductory 25 hrs