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Scotland’s links with Caribbean slavery
History & The Arts

Scotland’s links with Caribbean slavery

...money, she relented with a smile and I started at the grammar school. Following school, I worked as a junior laboratory technician at a college, but my boss, Professor Chapman, gave me time off to get the qualifications I needed to enter university. I applied to various universities and was rejected, but Professor Chapman helped me to get into Leicester University to...
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Has Donald Trump improved the US economy in fifty days?
Money & Business

Has Donald Trump improved the US economy in fifty days?

...business, and to a lesser degree jobs and income prospects. That said, the Consumer Confidence Index showed a moderate decline in January. Jobs, jobs, jobs LinkedIn Workforce Report: January and February were the strongest consecutive months for hiring since August and September 2015 — Donald J. Trump (@realDonaldTrump) March 8, 2017 Here, the president is referring to...
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Learning from major cyber security incidents
Digital & Computing

Learning from major cyber security incidents

...money at bitcoin exchanges. The interface also has three-day and seven-day countdown timers – these are used to create a sense of urgency, as the note in the interface states that the ransom will be doubled after three days and the data files will be deleted after seven days. To convince the victims that the ‘Wana Decrypt0r 2.0’ can recover their files, it offers a...
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Fatih Birol - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Fatih Birol - Stories of Change

...Business Council, which provides a forum to enhance co-operation between decision-makers in the highest levels of government and industry. Dr. Birol’s selection as IEA Executive Director marked one of the rare occasions that the head of an international organisation has been selected from within its ranks. Earlier in his career, Dr. Birol served in the Secretariat of...
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How can languages further your career?
Languages

How can languages further your career?

...Business School (comprising a survey of 415 UK Small Medium Enterprises) statistically shows that language capabilities add 30% in value to exporting success. Inspired? Try a FREE language course The Open Centre for Languages and Cultures For many more short courses that will help you get started with learning languages, check out the Open Centre for Languages and...
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Why HR leaders needs to be systems thinkers
Money & Business

Why HR leaders needs to be systems thinkers

...and the elements interact, not simply by the results of individuals’ actions or effort. As such, business leaders need to take a ‘whole-system’ perspective if they’re to maximise organisational performance, instead of just looking at the efforts of each employee. Read the article: “Why HR leaders needs to be systems thinkers” HR Magazine January 27, 2016...
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Blue Planet II - One Ocean: The videos
Science, Maths & Technology

Blue Planet II - One Ocean: The videos

...And here's cameraperson Alex Vail talking about capturing that behaviour: And y'know, they call them killer whales Orcas use their skills to harvest herring: Turning on the terns Fish-eating birds isn't news. But the giant trevallies making a lunch from terns? That's more unexpected: Eye on the walrus How do you capture footage of walrus going about their daily business?...
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Timeline: The History of Technology and Silicon Valley
Digital & Computing

Timeline: The History of Technology and Silicon Valley

...as: 'AI', 'Business' or 'Hardware' by selecting the 'Open filters' button on the top right hand side. This will allow you to filter content and only see one theme. You can also drag and explore via the grey timeline section at the bottom, although this is in beta at the moment and may have a few hiccups! More on Silicon Valley and technology Take it further with The OU...
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