2,642 search results

Putting baby in a context: Stephen Lee Naish's Deconstructing Dirty Dancing
History & The Arts

Putting baby in a context: Stephen Lee Naish's Deconstructing Dirty Dancing

...manager Neil Kellerman’s mention of joining the anti-racist Freedom Riders is explained as a possible sign of his participation in the New Left political movement, useful information for non-Americans who may not have understood the reference. However, it soon becomes clear that Neil’s apparent liberalism does not extend to his treatment of the dancers. These comments...
The hostile environment for immigrants is drawn from a well of taken-for-granted assumptions
Society, Politics & Law

The hostile environment for immigrants is drawn from a well of taken-for-granted assumptions

...managed by the simple process of using a Work Capability Assessment (WCA). Those deemed ‘fit for work’ are denied benefits. Between May 2010 and February 2013 just over 2 million people had WCA’s. Of those, 40,680 were dead within a year. The ONS is careful to point out that as the cause of death is unknown in most cases then it is not possible to infer a...
Jean-Pierre Gattuso - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Jean-Pierre Gattuso - Stories of Change

...managed to survive. So not all the evidence points the same way, does it? JPG: Absolutely not, it is true that some coral species have some resistance mechanisms that enable them to withstand this warming and acidification, but in this study we did an overall review and found that overall the impacts are very negative, even though some species are able to withstand those...
“We don’t just change nappies – we change lives”: Reflections on the Scottish Nursery Nurses Strike, 2004
Society, Politics & Law

“We don’t just change nappies – we change lives”: Reflections on the Scottish Nursery Nurses Strike, 2004

...management’s position as fundamentally a concerted ‘divide and conquer’ attack by local government employers to attempt to broker local deals and, as a result, cap the already meagre wages of the majority of nursey nurses (at the time starting at £10,000 per year rising to £13,800, The Guardian 2004). What was also writ large was the undermining and undervaluing...
The Psychology of Decision Making
Health, Sports & Psychology

The Psychology of Decision Making

...manager has made an initial decision or judgement then this provides a mental anchor which acts as a source of resistance to reaching a significantly different conclusion as new information becomes available. It is what happens when one has made a snap judgement and then disregards feedback that is inconsistent with this position. This bias can affect judgements about...
Women have heart attacks too - but why do they often go misdiagnosed?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Women have heart attacks too - but why do they often go misdiagnosed?

...manage their illness. Although previously recommended mainly for individuals suffering a heart attack or coronary artery bypass surgery, the programs are increasingly recommended for those suffering heart failure. Unfortunately, a synthesis of available information shows that, in the US, men were a third more likely to be enrolled in these compared with women. This could...
The Industrial Revolution and Time
History & The Arts

The Industrial Revolution and Time

...management. Workers had to be woken by ‘knockers-up’; shifts needed to be measured by a factory clock. As the industrial economy and its transportation network became more and more complex, bulky raw materials and finished products needed synchronised services from canal companies, mail coaches and, later, railways. For railway passengers, especially, the use...
Life After Death
History & The Arts

Life After Death

...management and delay the ageing processes. Five main pillars of the Ageing Well series are nutrition, hydration, physical, social and cognitive stimulation. Today I am going to talk about nutrition. You may know already that our basic metabolic rate and functions slow down with ageing. Regular physical activity and good hydration are known to help raising the basic...