Britain’s trade depends on the sea. In the coming public expenditure cuts we cannot afford to ‘sign off’ from maritime security and naval defence

The defence review is occurring at a time of extreme financial pressure at home and considerable military risk in Afghanistan. Gwyn Prins and Sir Jeremy Blackham argue that geopolitics prescribe a primarily maritime framework for the Strategic Defence Review. The core strategic challenges remain naval ones, yet the Royal Navy has become dangerously weak. Urgent steps must be taken to reverse this trend before it is too late

The Value of Don Bradman: Additional Revenue in Australian Ashes Tests

One way to understand the value of sporting ‘superstars’ is to examine the effect they have on match attendances and revenue. Arguably, the most famous sports star in Australia was Sir Donald Bradman, whose batting average has far exceeded that of any cricket players. This paper examines the value of Don Bradman by estimating an empirical model of the effect of Bradman on cricket match attendances for Ashes Test matches in Australia. The attendance effect – of over 7,000 additional people each day on which he batted – is then used to derive an estimate of the effect on revenue. We find that Bradman generated considerable additional revenue, though the range of the estimates is very large. The Australian Cricket Board, as the monopoly supplier of cricket, was able to obtain all the extra proceeds.Consumer economics, Monopoly, Wages and compensation, Professional labour markets and occupations

Studies of reaction geometry in oxidation and reduction of the alkaline silver electrode

Two methods of surface area estimations of sintered silver electrodes have given roughness factors of 58 and 81. One method is based on constant current oxidation, the other is based on potentiostatic oxidation. Examination of both wire and sintered silver electrodes via scanning electron microscopy at various stages of oxidation have shown that important structural features are mounds of oxide. In potentiostatic oxidations these appear to form on sites instantaneously nucleated while in constant current oxidations progressive nucleation is indicated

Studies of reaction geometry in oxidation and reduction of the alkaline silver electrode Quarterly report

Reaction kinetics in oxidation and reduction of alkaline silver electrod

Falling on Their Feet: Young Workers, Employment and Age Discrimination

This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from OUP at http://ilj.oxfordjournals.org/content/44/2/246.full.pdf+html.Youth (un)employment continues to cause UK policy-makers major headaches. The unemployment rate for 16-24 year olds was 16.2% in the quarter from October to December 2014, compared with 5.7% for the general working population. Further, 27%of unemployed 16-24 years olds had been unemployed for over 12 months. The Resolution Foundation estimates that37% of those employed on zero hours contracts are aged between 16 and 24, indicating that young people are often consigned to insecure, precarious jobs when they find work. In this context, age discrimination legislation has significant potential to address institutional barriers facing younger workers. By prohibiting direct and indirect discrimination in employment on the basis of age, the Employment Equality (Age) Regulations 2006, SI 2006/1031, and now the Equality Act 2010, offer young workers at least the possibility of tackling discriminatory conduct and practices. However, the case of Lockwood v Department of Work and Pensions provides a telling critique of how well young people might be able to challenge age discrimination in employment and assert their employment rights

A guide to the Micro-Adventure approach for those working outdoors with children and young people

Are adventure/wilderness type therapies limited to geography? Can they only take place in what are traditionally considered 'wild spaces' or is it possible to facilitate a sense of adventure and wilderness in urbanised areas? This article explores the idea of micro-adventure/wilderness therapies for children and young people both for group work and one-to-one support, and demonstrates how to deliver adventure type interventions in highly developed areas

The presumption of advancement: a lingering shadow in UK Law?: Table 1

This is the author accepted manuscript. The final version is available from Oxford University Press via http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/tandt/ttv048The presumption of advancement is a well-established equitable principle in English law, which operates to presume that a purchaser or transferor of property intended to transfer the beneficial interest to the recipient in certain relationships. However, its future is far from certain. While it appeared that the presumption would be abolished by the Equality Act 2010 (UK) c 15 section 199, that section has never been brought into force. Therefore, it is necessary to consider the enduring impact of the presumption of advancement, and what its future might be. This article considers the operation of the presumption of advancement in English law and attempts to abolish the presumption via legislative reform. It details a survey of UK case law, to ascertain how the presumption is operating in practice, and canvasses alternative approaches to dealing with the presumption, drawing on comparative perspectives and academic critiques. This article argues that the law around the presumption remains unclear and in turmoil. Therefore, while it is not necessary to abolish the presumption, reform is necessary

Message framing effects in the delivery of sleep hygiene information to parents of elementary and middle school children

In order to achieve all the benefits of sleeping, adequate quantity and quality of sleep are required, particularly for children and adolescents because of the issues of physical, emotional, and psychological development. Recent reviews of the literature have concluded children and adolescents consistently do not get enough sleep, and childhood sleep problems have serious negative effects on children and their families. Self-help guides have been proven to be effective, but the particular framing of the message is vital to its overall persuasiveness. Many researchers have found that these framing effects are important to the overall persuasiveness of a message. However, the interaction of message frame with individual characteristics of the decision-maker has not been explored in the way presented in this study. This study sought to determine what type of framing a factsheet regarding sleep in children and adolescents needs to have to induce the greatest amount of intended behavioral change, and what individual characteristics vis-à-vis dysfunctional parental discipline are related to message framing effects. Results showed expected correlational relationships between subscales of the Parenting Scale, with all other analyses lacking statistical significance. The current results are consistent with recent meta-analyses of the literature. Explanations for a lack of statistical significance are discussed

Master of Arts

thesisThis thesis summarizes decades of debate on the nature of the restitutive/repetitive ambiguity of English again, critically examines previous research testing hypotheses concerning the diachronic and future development of again, in particular investigating predictions made utilizing the theoretical Visibility Parameter that again is following a trajectory of losing its restitutive semantic sense. This thesis especially builds on the corpus-based diachronic research of again performed by Beck et al. and Gergel and Beck, which found evidence for the decline and loss of restitutive and counterdirectional again. Finally, this thesis produces an original corpus study with the aim of (a) confirming the findings of previous studies, and (b) making a plausible case for the adverb back and re- verbforms as candidates for influencing the decline of restitutive and counterdirectional readings of again. I conclude by suggesting future research into the nature of counterdirectional adverbs, the formal definition of counterdirectionality, and the nature of counterdirectionality’s apparent privileged relationship with the Visibility Parameter

Kanak Culture of New Caledonia

This study focuses on New Caledonia poet, Déwé Gorodey (or Gorodé), and her writings. New Caledonia, a territory of France, is an island in the Pacific Ocean. The island was colonized in the mid-1800s, affecting the Melanesian natives. The natives are more commonly known as Kanaks and have seen years of repression under the French regime. Because of government intervention, most of the Kanak “coutume” (custom in French) has been limited. The coutume is an almost intangible presence of Kanaky culture, affecting their everyday life and decision. Déwé Gorodey was a prominent political figure during years of unrest. Most of her writings concerned themes surrounding the coutume; land ownership, women’s stewardship, and other expectations. Having a connection with the Gorodey family while living in New Caledonia, I was able to interview them about Déwé and her influence