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Kimberly Nicholas - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Kimberly Nicholas - Stories of Change

...determined to be the most suitable for that area. They’re part of the character. If you get a Burgundy, a red Burgundy from France, it’s going to be Pinot Noir, and that is part of the character of that wine. So there are ways to adapt in the vineyard, to provide more shade or cooling through misting or more irrigation, but like everything with climate change it’s...
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The UK votes out: Instant reaction
Society, Politics & Law

The UK votes out: Instant reaction

...determination. The decision comes despite most predictions and the use of a politics of fear over more than 20 years on issues from health and the environment to child safety and international security. The European Union as it was came into existence when the Cold War ended. Leaders the world over feared the uncertain consequences of the demise of the old politics of...
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The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses
Society, Politics & Law

The 2015 Autumn Statement: First responses

...determine how bad that pain will be, though clearly it would have been far worse if the overall schools budget had also been cut. Pensions Jonquil Lowe, lecturer in personal finance, The Open University Pensioners in Osborne’s plans with a £3.35 a week increase in the basic state pension to £119.30 from next April. This is a 2.9% rise in line with average earnings,...
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Identifying Values – Finding the Things that Matter the Most to You for the Way You Live and Work
Health, Sports & Psychology

Identifying Values – Finding the Things that Matter the Most to You for the Way You Live and Work

...determine our priorities and, unconsciously, often tell us if our lives are the way we want them to be (feeling unhappy and ‘stuck’, or happy and fulfilled). However, there are many of us who do not consistently live by our values, and perhaps some of these situations may resonate? For instance: you strongly disagree with something someone else did or said, but...
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The trailblazers of 2024 launch women’s sport into an exciting 2025
Health, Sports & Psychology

The trailblazers of 2024 launch women’s sport into an exciting 2025

...determination. Annie Wilmot and team: Alongside Olivia Price, Laura Harding and Lisa Darmanin, Wilmot made history as part of the first Australian team to compete in the inaugural Women’s America’s Cup, marking a significant step toward gender equality in competitive sailing. Shanda Hill: On 12 October 2024, Hill became the first woman to complete the Triple Deca...
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Home education as a provocation for the future of education
Education & Development

Home education as a provocation for the future of education

...determine whether home-schooling is either intrinsically ‘better’ or ‘worse’ than conventional schooling, as similarly argued by other scholars (Dwyer and Peters, 2019; Fensham-Smith, 2021; Neuman and Guterman, 2016; and Pattison, 2015). [Silhouette of a group of children jumping up in the air] Research on home education should serve a different purpose: to shed...
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Mosquito resistance to insecticides
Science, Maths & Technology

Mosquito resistance to insecticides

...determines susceptibility. In this free course, Mosquito resistance to insecticides, you have learned that these resistance alleles increase in frequency very rapidly when insecticide is applied because susceptible genotypes suffer very high mortality. However, in the absence of insecticides, resistant genotypes are 5% to 10% less fit than susceptible ones and so decline...
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Being an Olympic Parent: the family behind the athlete
Health, Sports & Psychology

Being an Olympic Parent: the family behind the athlete

...determination, talent and plenty of support and being an Olympic parent is not an easy job either. Aside from the obvious financial and logistical support, it’s important to know when to step in and offer emotional support and when to step back and let others take over. For most athletes continued family support is crucial and plays a large part in their success, with...
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