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Should boys be taught about periods and the menstrual cycle at school?
Education & Development

Should boys be taught about periods and the menstrual cycle at school?

...open about the importance of menstruation and they need to be more sympathetic towards the stigma girls face. For a start, schools should provide resources and information that girls can access. This will help them understand – rather than feel scared and fearful – what is happening to their bodies during puberty. This is one step towards taking the taboo out of...
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Tim Peake’s spacewalk is no stroll in the park
Science, Maths & Technology

Tim Peake’s spacewalk is no stroll in the park

...hours at a time, just a few sips of water – and you can’t go to the loo. But, on the plus side, the views are tremendous. And you can be sure that the spanners will be the correct size. [The Conversation]Monica Grady, Professor of Planetary and Space Sciences, The Open University. This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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Witnessing war through a smartphone lens
Society, Politics & Law

Witnessing war through a smartphone lens

...opens up new optics. Such images can provide evidence of abuses and afford accountability when war crimes and Human Rights violations are investigated. These images of the everyday realities of war can engage us emotionally in ways that news images do not. But equally, when recordings of war crimes or abuse or torture in the smartphones of Syrian refugees get into the...
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The growing demand for drugs in UK prisons
Society, Politics & Law

The growing demand for drugs in UK prisons

...an opened packet of the drug 'Spice'. The wrapper is square, silver and says 'Spice' in black cursive lettering and 'Diamond' in embossed writing, There is an eye graphic on the wrapper.] Chemical comforts: but how dangerous is Spice? Lance Cpl. Damany S. Coleman, US Marine Corps, CC BY This article was originally published on The Conversation. Read the original article....
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High pressure die casting
Science, Maths & Technology

High pressure die casting

...opened and the casting is removed using ejector pins. Most of the castings will have flash where the two die halves come together. This is usually removed in a trimming die. The high cost of dies (up to £250,000) and the capital cost of machines (£175,000–£350,000) limit this process to high volume production of components. Hot-chamber die casting is limited to the...
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Understanding tax avoidance
Money & Business

Understanding tax avoidance

...opens up larger questions about the fairness of the economic system and the responsibility of corporations to society. This episode of the Bottom Line looks at these timely themes in depth. A deceptively simple question: what is tax avoidance? In particular, how can we distinguish it from tax evasion? Tax avoidance is the legal use of the given system to minimise one’s...
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Modernist architecture: Roots (1920-1929)
History & The Arts

Modernist architecture: Roots (1920-1929)

...opening declaration called for architecture to be rationalised and standardised, and to be seen in context of economic and political realities. In the years that followed, CIAM produced many radical and ambitious documents which sought to place architecture at the centre of economic and political discussions about building a new and better world. And with the backing of...
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Should the NHS have been better prepared for the cyber-highwaymen?
Science, Maths & Technology

Should the NHS have been better prepared for the cyber-highwaymen?

...Opening a document from a friend, or a link through Facebook can be devastating if proper codes of conduct are not put in place. Something as simple as bringing in a USB (thumb drive) from your home to transfer large files from one computer to another could have the same effect, if the USB has been infected. Modern anti-virus software and up-to-date operating systems can...
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