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War, Intervention and Development
Nature & Environment

War, Intervention and Development

...women and youths since the war ended. The search for jobs, money and food. The prospects for sustainable peace A look at the issues that the people of Sierra Leone face in developing the country post-war. Academic perspective Helen Yanocopulos highlights key issues in the Sierra Leone case study and explains their importance in the context of The Open University course....
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Making creativity and innovation happen
Money & Business

Making creativity and innovation happen

...money it literally drove a major American studio out of business… This is a movie that defies belief.” So, what went wrong? Although dogged by troubles throughout the production process, the challenges facing Heaven’s Gate go much deeper than that. Indeed, the story of Heaven’s Gate is first and foremost a lesson in what can go wrong in the absence of reasonable...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
Building the first Thames sewer system
Science, Maths & Technology

Building the first Thames sewer system

...money, inasmuch as the Bank of England has engaged to advance all the sums necessary for carrying out the scheme. It only rests, therefore, with the Metropolitan Board to invite tenders for the different works, and it is to be hoped that no further delay will be allowed to take place. Looking at the question merely from a pecuniary point of view, it is most desirable that...
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Reacting to Hillary Clinton's nomination
Society, Politics & Law

Reacting to Hillary Clinton's nomination

...business, or must come from dismantling these institutions, is a defining question for all three major waves of women’s organizing. Elite white women have disproportionately benefited from each wave of women’s organizing in the United States. And, importantly, while left-leaning men, and men more generally, now theoretically endorse women in power, they often...
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Florida just wants it over
Society, Politics & Law

Florida just wants it over

...business as usual for a cabal of Washington insiders. But many Republicans who ultimately vote for Trump will do so with a heavy heart. Trump has no real conservative credentials, sits well outside the embrace of the Christian Right, and has displayed levels of misogyny and bigotry that genuinely distress many Republicans. He has further divided an already fractious party...
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Article 5 mins
A polyglot life
Languages

A polyglot life

...business or in other professional endeavours, to show what can be done to make money too. However, most importantly, it is a place where people interested in language can come together, learn from each other and get motivation from each other’s stories and language journeys. All of the presentations are recorded and made freely available on the Polyglot Conference...
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6 ways to make your voice heard in Wales
Society, Politics & Law

6 ways to make your voice heard in Wales

...money is being spent appropriately. Members of the Senedd right across the country hold regular surgeries. These are opportunities for residents to come to them with any issue they need help with. It could be a problem getting help with a particular health problem, an issue with local bin collections, or poor local transport. Or it could be something you want to tell them...
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Cost-of-living crisis, or just back-to-life blip?
Money & Business

Cost-of-living crisis, or just back-to-life blip?

...business support in the pandemic. National Insurance contributions are to rise 1.25% from April. Less visibly, but more painfully, the freezing of tax thresholds could, by 2026, push up to 1 million people into a higher tax bracket - and leave 1.5m paying basic-rate income tax for the first time - even though their pay hasn’t risen in real terms. Many on middle incomes...
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