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How can authorities plan for an unexpected terrorist tactic?
Society, Politics & Law

How can authorities plan for an unexpected terrorist tactic?

...made ordinary passengers a useful source of information. Yet in the end, it was the passengers on United 93 who alone pieced together what was going on, by talking to their families and loved ones, and took the actions that saved the White House or the US Congress from attack. This article was originally published by the LSE Politics Blog under a CC-BY-NC-ND licence...
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Reporting in the fog of an attack
History & The Arts

Reporting in the fog of an attack

...into the feedback loop of live news, that proved to be wrong. Today the rumours, feedback and pressures are exponentially greater. We should all beware the fog of breaking news. Professional news organisations, even in today’s hyper-competitive arena, need to remember the lessons of the past. This article originally appeared on The Conversation under a CC-BY-ND licence....
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The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster
Nature & Environment

The struggle to save the seabirds after the Torrey Canyon disaster

...article from WWT's Wildfowl magazine, where Dr J V Beer explains how the RSPCA and WWT tried to rehabilitate wildlife caught in the disaster...[Oil from the Torrey Canyon spill] Oil from the Torrey Canyon is still stored in disused quarries in Guernsey - these pictures are from 2010. Water birds nowadays risk pollution by crude oil, oily wastes and oil products. Böös...
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Why were Gibraltarians alarmed by Brexit?
Society, Politics & Law

Why were Gibraltarians alarmed by Brexit?

...aware that they are a long way down the British government’s list of concerns when it comes to Brexit negotiations. Spain has said it would veto any special deal for Gibraltar. It is hardly surprising, then, that the Rock’s populace is deeply worried at the consequences of Brexit. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Moving education in Sri Lanka from equal access to full gender equality
Education & Development

Moving education in Sri Lanka from equal access to full gender equality

...But before that policy makers at the highest level need to confront their own ideologies and have an open and honest conversations on how long we are going to continue to hide behind gender parity, tradition, and the traditional family unit to allow gender inequality to persist in Sri Lanka. This article was originally published by OpenDemocracy under a CC-BY-NC licence...
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What should we watch out for as Trump meets Xi?
Society, Politics & Law

What should we watch out for as Trump meets Xi?

...withdrawing from, or rewriting, those accords, there is no easy cure for the proliferation of new technologies, which are the real culprits in the decline of U.S. industrial production. And so, since trade is a policy lever that can be easily pulled, politicians inevitably rush to do so. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Language is collateral damage in the gig economy
Languages

Language is collateral damage in the gig economy

...article shows that people are aware of the processes at work when language is used to manipulate perceptions. Terms such as ‘collateral damage’ are usually uttered or written with a disclaimer, ‘gay’ has become a term of abuse among young people (although the extent to which it carries homophobic intent is disputed), ‘special needs’ still carries a certain...
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Earth from above, 18th Century style
History & The Arts

Earth from above, 18th Century style

...the book, and later references to it are scant. On the other hand, only a few years later, another viewing technology appeared which would furnish balloonists with a whole new reference point for their experiences of synoptic vision and visual immersion in landscape: the panorama. This article was originally published by the Public Domain Review under a CC-BY-SA licence...
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