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Published on Thursday, 15 December 2011 11:45 | | 
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The EU summit of 9 December saw a spectacular falling out between the UK and the 26 other members of the EU. But this masked a much more important issue, argues James Meadway of the new economics foundation - the terrible nature of the deal itself.
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Brazilian architect, Oscar Niemeyer is 103 and still working! A living legend, he is recognized as one of the great architects of the 20th century, famous for his public buildings in Brasilia as well as many other monuments around the world.
Published on Thursday, 15 December 2011 00:00 | | |
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Zero is an upsetting short film about prejudice from award-winning filmmaker, Christopher Kezelos.
Zero lives in a world that judges people (well actually, balls-of-wool) by their number. Zero faces constant persecution but his life is transformed when he meets a female zero. As the film blurb says, ‘Together they prove that through determination, courage, and love, nothing can be truly something’.
Published on Friday, 09 December 2011 17:13 | | |
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TWU contributor Eddy Canfor-Dumas was recently invited by the Commonwealth Secretariat to help monitor the presidential election in The Gambia, West Africa.
Published on Friday, 09 December 2011 10:03 | | |
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Published on Sunday, 27 November 2011 21:31 | | |
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In the light of the Leveson inquiry into the tabloid phone hacking scandal, an article I wrote several years ago on Buddhism and the Media is worth reading again, writes Louise Ellis.
Published on Wednesday, 23 November 2011 12:05 | |
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Research suggests that when we’re sizing up other people their flaws weigh in more heavily than their attributes. Karen Wright looks at how to dole out and digest negative feedback more effectively.