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What is shareholder activism?
Money & Business

What is shareholder activism?

...Krishnan, C. N. V., Partnoy, F., and Thomas, R. S., 2016, The Second Wave of Hedge Fund Activism: The Importance of Reputation, Clout, and Expertise. Vanderbilt Law and Economics Research Paper No. 15-9; Journal of Corporate Finance 40, 296-314, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2589992...
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The Asian Single Parents Network (ASPN)
Education & Development

The Asian Single Parents Network (ASPN)

...laws because the dowry wasn't enough. On honeymoon, my husband complained my parents didn't provide a house or a car. I was only 21. It took me 2 years to get my clothing, and personal belongings back because they wouldn't return them without going through court. My second marriage ended after 8 years because of various cultural issues, but I'm really thankful that I have...
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Engendering citizenship
Society, Politics & Law

Engendering citizenship

...law, but what about our access to the social benefits of welfare provision for example. There are those who claim that some groups enjoy status, powers, privileges and material resources while others do not. This is called the politics of difference by many women’s groups, gay and lesbian groups, minority ethnic groups, and the disabilities movement, but there is by no...
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Level 2: Intermediate 1 hr
What are waves?
Science, Maths & Technology

What are waves?

...laws, we know that when the forces are balanced there is no acceleration. However, the impact of the stone disturbs the natural level of the water surface, and because the water is displaced above or below the mean water level the forces are not in balance. It is now worth referring to Newton’s first law of motion which states that: An object remains at rest or moves in...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Perspectives on social work: individual stories
Health, Sports & Psychology

Perspectives on social work: individual stories

...law and policies and who knows the structure within the council. When we do what we do, we have an important role within the law. The person must take responsibility for the quality of their work. Taking minutes, assessment skills, risk assessment. They must completely understand their role. Professionalism comes when they understand their role. Working in Wales is...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Design thinking
Science, Maths & Technology

Design thinking

...law-like’ character, regulating our behaviour in certain ways. Lessig (1999) describes four ways in which our behaviour is controlled and regulated. Let’s look at the example of parking: The first is by the law. It is determined that it is illegal to park in some places, and most people generally observe this law. If they break this law, and are observed to have done...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The Life of Saint Patrick
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint Patrick

...Scots. This probably happened at Easter or Whitsuntide. The next day the saint sent the barbarian a letter by a holy priest whom he had brought up from his infancy, entreating him to restore the Christian captives, and at least part of the booty he had taken, that the poor people might not perish for want; but was only answered by railleries, as if the Irish could not be...
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Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST) Badge icon
Digital & Computing

Gamified Intelligent Cyber Aptitude and Skills Training (GICAST)

...law enforcement’ (CERT Insider Threat Center, 2010). The estimate of 1,000 attacks per hour is based on the BIS Cyber Security Breaches Survey 2014. We took the number of organisations that reported that they were attacked ‘hundreds of times a day’ in different ways, and assumed that each of these responses were attacked a minimum of 100 times per day, we worked out...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs