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The Funny Thing About...
Society, Politics & Law

The Funny Thing About...

...busy bodies with no fashion sense, in this film featuring comedy from Harry Enfield. The Funny Thing About …Teachers Featuring classic comedy from "Allo 'Allo!" and "A Bit of Fry and Laurie", this film looks at the real life careers of teachers. The Funny Thing About… Judges Are all judges white, middle-aged and middle-class? Professor Gary Slapper, of The Open...
What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?
Digital & Computing

What is openwashing - and how can you avoid it?

...business (“IT Pros Prefer Open Source for Continuity, Control"). Yes, it would appear "open source continues to eat the software world", perhaps even the whole world. Unfortunately, as organizations who actively and authentically participate in the development of software distributed with an Open Source Initiative (OSI) Approved License reap the business, economic,...
What is shareholder activism?
Money & Business

What is shareholder activism?

...business then lobby for change...Public interventions of activist shareholders in publicly traded companies attract considerable press coverage for their often aggressive and controversial actions to change a company’s governance or operations. Activist investors, such as Carl Icahn or Bill Ackman, use their equity stake in a company to either influence the running of a...
EU Referendum - Economy
Society, Politics & Law

EU Referendum - Economy

...business services of which the UK is a leading provider. So unless the UK stays in, the project could lose momentum. The UK’s exit would also exclude it from the process of unifying standards across EU member states, making them more likely to insist on costly adaptations – though, like Norway and Switzerland, it would still have to pay a single-market access fee for...
How did United Airlines get their PR response so wrong?
Money & Business

How did United Airlines get their PR response so wrong?

...Businesses live and die on the backs of their reputation with customers. Their brand value is built on the quality of service they deliver and the stories people tell about them. The stories people are telling now about United are largely negative. The apology eventually issued by CEO Munoz appeared heartfelt and genuine, but it was too late. The damage, across social...
Messaging apps – managing relationships at a distance
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Messaging apps – managing relationships at a distance

...busy at work and did not want to be distracted by getting into a long chat with Hazel. Not only is her interaction with Hazel shaped by what she is doing at the time – getting ready for a busy work day – but she deliberately delays sending a response as a tactic to avoid initiating a conversation. If we look more closely at Hannah’s message to Hazel, sent at 8:31am...
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Year of the Rabbit: Chinese New Year
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Year of the Rabbit: Chinese New Year

...business circles. If you want to be more specific and say ‘Happy Year of the Rabbit’, you need to say: 兔年快乐!tù nián kuài lè! Here is how the character for ‘Rabbit; (兔) is written (a total of 8 strokes and notice the direction in which each stroke is made). Clever pun and some common proverbs that contain 兔 tù: (rabbit) To welcome the coming of the...