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Election days: 1769 - when 296 votes beat 1148
History & The Arts

Election days: 1769 - when 296 votes beat 1148

...physical impossibility. Modern ministers, however, have shown that a parliament is able, at least in appearance, to effect even such impossibilities. Sir Robert Walpole was wont to boast that he had “trained his fellows,” as he called his venal majority in the House of Commons, “in such a manner, and brought them to such exact discipline, that were he to desire them...
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After Manchester: Can you make venues safer?
Society, Politics & Law

After Manchester: Can you make venues safer?

...physical barriers can diminish the threat posed by vehicles. Security is usually strict upon entering sporting and concert venues such as the Manchester Arena. Bags are searched and tickets closely checked. But perhaps we need stricter measures at these venues when people are leaving. This is not an easy task, as we saw in Manchester – friends and relatives were also...
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Life behind a mask
Health, Sports & Psychology

Life behind a mask

...physical health, emotional state, personality traits, pleasure or pain. When talking, we rely on reading facial expressions particularly when we don’t understand the verbal language and this may be one of the reasons that some people do not like wearing masks. It is possible that a greater array of multi-modal resources will be used beyond the eyes in ways in which they...
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The West of Ireland: Dimensions of distinctiveness
Scotland Colleges

The West of Ireland: Dimensions of distinctiveness

...physical environments have contributed significantly to the development of social coherence and distinctiveness in the West of Ireland, then a map of the coastal uplands might suffice. Here we've taken a map of the terrain and marked out a large number of the mountain peaks. [1981-2010 Mean Annual Rainfall (mm) map of Ireland] Rainfall You could go a step further and look...
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What would it take to save British Home Stores?
Money & Business

What would it take to save British Home Stores?

...physical bookshops for the first time. [British Home Stores targeted by UKUncut protests] British Home Stores in Brighton during a 2010 protest against the chain's previous owners, Arcadia, by UKUncut The in-tray Perhaps one of BHS’s main challenges is that its store locations are often in expensive city centre locations that are experiencing lower footfall. Any new...
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Assisted dying or non-assisted living?
Society, Politics & Law

Assisted dying or non-assisted living?

...physical and emotional strain; she was bed-ridden and almost hospitalised. It also affected my sister’s health because she had to suddenly care for both parents until I could return early from holiday to take some of the strain. Dad’s final stay in his local hospital showed that the medical profession’s attitude had changed only a little regarding conversations...
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Speak in colours!
Languages

Speak in colours!

...physical appearance of an individual. All languages do this since colours have strong connotations (even if in different cultures, colours are not always invested with the same symbolic meaning, however we will not be looking at this here). In European languages, we can find many similar expressions that incorporate colours, ‘red with rage’; ‘white as snow’ or...
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Ten tips for students starting university
Education & Development

Ten tips for students starting university

...subject... All my own work 10: Enjoy yourself, but be aware of the impact of alcohol [Three young men drinking beer] Lots of university students drink alcohol as a social activity; when done in moderation this tends to be fine. However, alcohol abuse can cause physical and psychological problems. Explore the effects of alcohol in our free course... The science of alcohol...
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