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After Manchester: Can you make venues safer?
Society, Politics & Law

After Manchester: Can you make venues safer?

...to the work the police and security services do in preventing them. And we should not let terrorism affect our movements as we live as normal a life as possible. Nevertheless, we now have to expect the possibility of an attack and, unfortunately, we all need to become more vigilant. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Climate change in the global South: Bangladesh and Senegal
Nature & Environment

Climate change in the global South: Bangladesh and Senegal

...work of Cheikh Mamadou Abidoulaye Dieye, the mayor of Saint-Louis. The mayor took Saint-Louis’ plight to the international stage at the World Mayors Summit on Climate in Mexico City in 2010 where it was noted that many other coastal cities, particularly populous, poor cities, are now suffering the effects of climate change. The film was recorded one year after the World...
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What's next for British wages?
Money & Business

What's next for British wages?

...work harder and smarter while giving them more money to buy goods. David Spencer explores these ideas in his article The simple win-win case for higher wages in Britain in The Conversation. There are, furthermore, attempts to provide a deeper analysis of why wages remain so persistently low. Conventional accounts of declining worker rights or crumbling welfare state do...
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Where does outer space begin?
Science, Maths & Technology

Where does outer space begin?

...works. There must still be air – albeit very tenuous – at the height reached by the balloon, otherwise, it could not float. There is not a vacuum at the height reached by these extreme balloons, but the pressure is very low. In fact, it is about one-hundredth of the pressure at sea level. This means that 99% of the atmosphere’s mass is below, and only 1% of the mass...
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Star Wars: La syntaxe du français avec Maître Yoda
Languages

Star Wars: La syntaxe du français avec Maître Yoda

...work on mobile devices but you can still reorder the sentences in your head (or on paper) and click to reveal the answer afterwards. 1) Toujours par deux ils vont. Ni plus, ni moins. Le maître et son apprenti. Always two there are, no more, no less: a master and an apprentice. - Star Wars: Episode I - The Phantom Menace / La guerre des étoiles : épisode I — La Menace...
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Invasion of the killer pumpkins
Money & Business

Invasion of the killer pumpkins

...work. Furthermore, retailers love seasonal lines – the kind of stuff you only buy at Christmas, Easter and, now, Halloween. They represent that rare thing, a new market opportunity. Instead of slogging it out over the daily bread and beans that everyone sells, supermarkets offering novel and exotic lines at certain times of the year can be confident that they face...
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What is forensic science?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is forensic science?

...working in a lab. ] Forensic science, or forensics, is the application of science to establish how historical events occurred and thereby provide impartial evidence that can be used in a court of law. Science can be defined as the collection of information through systematic experimentation and observation. Science often involves the detailed study of natural or man-made...
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Weighing up the reliability of expert criminal evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Weighing up the reliability of expert criminal evidence

...work has been done in recent years to address the public’s confidence in the use of forensic evidence relied upon for criminal trials. The Law Commission’s recommendations led to guidance for criminal courts (see 19A.5-6) on assessing the reliability of expert evidence. The Forensic Science Regulator (FSR) continues to push for statutory powers to govern the use of...
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