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Time for governments to price in the true cost of oil
Financial Times, 20/05/2015, p.10, Unattributed
direct subsidies and start internalising the costs of externalities through measures such as carbon pricing. Letter by Bob Ward Policy and Communications Director Grantham Research Institute on Climate Change and the Environment London School of Economics London WC2, UK
http://www.ft.com/cms/s/0/9c58b372-fe3c-11e4-8efb-00144feabdc0.html#axzz3af0jyDCC
Why smart phones should be illegal for under-16s
Daily Mail, 20/05/2015, p.15, Sarah Vine
BARELY a day goes by without another report pointing to how mobile phones are ruining our children's lives. The latest comes from the London School of Economics, which has established that mobile phones have a seriously detrimental effect on the performance of children aged 14 to 16, especially those from less advantaged backgrounds.
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/femail/article-3088671/SARAH-VINE-smart-phones-illegal-16s.html
Smart watch ban to foil test cheats
The Daily Mirror, 20/05/2015, p.14, Unattributed
to reflect the advances in smart phone technology." She added that the ban, which covers all wearable devices, will also give pupils a "much-needed break" from technology. Research by the London School of Economics has revealed that banning mobiles from schools has a positive effect on exam grades, boosting them by more than 6%.
DID YOU KNOW?
Daily Express, 20/05/2015, p.39, Unattributed
DID YOU KNOW? Monty Don worked as a waiter at a Covent Garden restaurant while studying at the London School of Economics. He also worked as a dustman and completed two unpublished novels. He suffers from seasonal affective disorder.
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BBC Cornwall, 19/05/2015
James Ker-Lindsay rejects idea that London could become independent from the rest of the country.
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Peter Mandelson attacks Labour leadership favourite Andy Burnham
Mail Online UK (Web), 19/05/2015, Unattributed
wanted to be prime minister – though she denies this. She first began working for the Labour party in 1990 after a stellar academic career at Oxford, Harvard and the London School of Economics – and a brief stint working for the former US President Bill Clinton. Ms Cooper first joined the party working for Harriet Harman before being poached
http://www.dailymail.co.uk/news/article-3087891/Peter-Mandelson-launches-thinly-veiled-attack-Labour-leadership-favourite-Andy-Burnham-luxury-party-afford.html?ITO=1490&ns_mchannel=rss&ns_campaign=1490
Hampstead Heath water slide: 300-metre outdoor chute 'could be coming to London'
Evening Standard (Web), 19/05/2015, Tom Marshall
abandon the famous north London open space and seek another venue - because of the sheer numbers hoping to come. Events promoter Edward Ash, 24, a recent graduate of the London School of Economics, said he only envisaged a few hundred people taking an interest. The water slide in Bristol last year (Picture: PA) He
http://www.standard.co.uk/news/london/hampstead-heath-water-slide-huge-outdoor-chute-could-be-coming-to-london-10262071.html
Sharon Rice Vaughan obituary
The Guardian.com (Web), 19/05/2015, Unattributed
(later a theatre critic) while on holiday. They married and travelled to London, where Sharon taught in a primary school in Deptford, south-east London, while Peter studied at the London School of Economics. In the early 1960s, now with a daughter, Rachel, they returned to the US, where their sons, Tom and Jeremy, were born. The marriage ended in
http://www.theguardian.com/society/2015/may/07/sharon-rice-vaughan-obituary
Ramadi has fallen to ISIS. But there is still good reason to hop
The Guardian (Comment is Free), 19/05/2015
Article by Ranj Alaaldin about the Islamic state taking control of Ramadi in Iraq
http://www.theguardian.com/commentisfree/2015/may/19/ramadin-isis-baghdad-kurdish-forces-shia-iraqi-forces
Rosh Chodesh Sivan Torah Essay: Truth and Time
Israel National News - 19 May 2015 14:22
University in Jewish Philosophy. She holds a BA in International Relations from London School of Economics and a MA in Jewish Studies and Philosophy from The University of London. She teaches...
Is Greece close to Grexit?
BBC News - Business - 19 May 2015 18:46
to pay the hospital bills'," says Prof Iain Begg of the London School of Economics. Greece would return to the drachma, suffer instant devaluation and inflation and there would be a banking crisis. It could end up a pariah in the international...
Iraq and global community must protect internally displaced as crisis deepens UN expert
Uzbekistan News - 20 May 2015 00:27
the Special Rapporteur concluded. Chaloka Beyani, professor of international law at the London School of Economics, was appointed Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced...
Canada's contender: Can Justin Trudeau take his country back from the Conservative Party?
Special Broadcasting Service - Stuart Reid - 20 May 2015 00:19
from British control. He was cerebral—educated at Harvard, Sciences Po, and the London School of Economics, he sometimes annotated documents in Latin—yet dashing and spontaneous. Photographers...
Iraq and global community must protect internally displaced as crisis deepens UN expert
Kazakhstan News - 19 May 2015 23:26
the Special Rapporteur concluded. Chaloka Beyani, professor of international law at the London School of Economics, was appointed Special Rapporteur on the human rights of internally displaced...
SARAH VINE: Why smart phones should be illegal for under-16s
Capital Bay - 20 May 2015 02:58
phones are ruining our children’s lives. The latest comes from the London School of Economics, which has established that mobile phones have a seriously detrimental effect on the performance...
Big Oil Gets $10 Million From Taxpayers Every Minute
Salisbury News - JoeAlbero - 19 May 2015 21:30
by climate change. Lord Nicholas Stern, an eminent climate economist at the London School of Economics, said: “This very important analysis shatters the myth that fossil fuels are cheap by showing just how huge their real costs are. There is no justificat...
Death by a thousand cuts
Indian Express - Ramachandra Guha - 19 May 2015 21:13
and scholarship. The writer, based in Bangalore, has taught at Yale, Stanford, the London School of Economics and the Indian Institute of Science.
Fossil fuels subsidised with $12 million per minute
Daily Mercury News - 19 May 2015 20:54
Messrs Clements and Gaspar wrote. Nicholas Stern, a climate economist at the London School of Economics, told The Guardian: "This very important analysis shatters the myth that fossil fuels...
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Should students discard smartphones for scores?
Khaleej Times - 19 May 2015 20:31
due to their smartphone activity. That is what two researchers from the London School of Economics are arguing with their new study that examined 130,000 students in 91 British schools that...
Study: No cell phones at school equals higher test scores
WECT TV-6 - 19 May 2015 19:17
they don't carry cell phone to class. The study by the London School of Economics found a link between banning smartphones in schools and increased test scores. Researchers looked at...
Tell Us: Should Schools Still Use Pencils and Paper?
Yahoo! Finance - 19 May 2015 19:05
it. This is not new information, although a recent study from the London School of Economics – which found that after schools in four UK cities banned mobile phones, the test scores of 16-year-old...
Crisis, not calamity
Bangalore Mirror - 19 May 2015 18:26
time high around 50. According to professor of behavioural science at the London School of Economics, Paul Dolan, a mix of purpose and pleasure makes one feel truly happy. People can be too...
Italicum: what price are Italians ready to pay to achieve governability and democracy?
Tribuna Libre - José Moliné Escalona - 19 May 2015 17:02
minimum required. Giulia Pastorella is a PhD candidate at the European Institute, London School of Economics.
REG-Appointments at SCOR
Reuters - 19 May 2015 16:52
is based in Paris. Laurent Brémond (47) is a graduate of the London School of Economics. He also holds a Master's degree from the Paris IX Dauphine University. He began his career at Schlumberger...
The Stephanopolous Syndrome
New York Observer - Brent Budowsky - 19 May 2015 16:48
law degree from Catholic University, and an LL.M. degree from the London School of Economics and writes a weekly column for The Hill. Email him at brentbbi@webtv.net
ISPreview UK Study Finds Houses with Slow Broadband Attract Lower Prices
APN News - 19 May 2015 14:50
performance on house prices is anecdotal, although a recent study by the London School of Economics claimed that property prices increased by an average of around 3% when the available broadband...
Rosh Chodesh Sivan Torah Essay: Truth and Time
Israel National News - 19 May 2015 14:22
University in Jewish Philosophy. She holds a BA in International Relations from London School of Economics and a MA in Jewish Studies and Philosophy from The University of London. She teaches...
NZZ-Podium Berlin: Führt der europäische Weg über Berlin? (translate)
Neue Zürcher Zeitung - 19 May 2015 15:11
deutsche Aussenminister und Parteimitglied der FDP, Klaus Kinkel, der Historiker an der London School of Economics und Autor Sönke Neitzel sowie Jonathan Steinberg, Professor für Moderne Europäische...
No a los celulares en la escuela (translate)
El Espectador - Redacción Educación - 19 May 2015 14:51
sin prestar atención a lo que los rodea. Ahora, un estudio del London School of Economics, revelado por la CNN, acaba de concluir que es bueno para la educación de los jóvenes el prohibirles...
Smartphones können das Lernen behindern (translate)
Wirtschaftswoche - 19 May 2015 14:31
Handy-Verbot sinnvoll? Eine aktuelle Studie zweier Ökonomen der London School of Economics kommt zu dem Schluss, dass Schüler...
Καλούν Σόιμπλε, Λαγκάρντ, Στρος Καν, Καραμανλή, Βενιζέλο, Παπανδρέου να καταθέσουν στην Εξεταστική για το μνημόνιο! (translate)
ΚΡΑΧΤΗΣ - noreply@blogger.com (Dimitrios Kalaitzis) - 20 May 2015 05:38
Ευρωπαϊκής Πολιτικής και Οικονομίας του Οικονομικού Πανεπιστημίου Αθηνών. Χριστόφορος Πισσαρίδης καθηγητής του London School of Economics, πρόεδρος του Συμβουλίου Εθνικής Οικονομίας της Κύπρου. Πάνος Τσακλόγλου, καθηγητής στο τμήμα Διεθνών και Ευρωπαϊκών...
È giusto vietare i cellulari a scuola? (translate)
Diario per non dimenticare - Carlo - 20 May 2015 00:18
Louis-Philippe Beland e Richard Murphy pubblicata dal «Centre for Economic Performance» della London School of Economics proibire i cellulari equivale a studiare una settimana in più all’anno. Oltre a essere un gran sollievo per i professori, ne...
5300G$ en «subventions» par année pour les énergies fossiles, affirment des chercheurs du FMI (translate)
Metro Montreal - Jeff Yates - 19 May 2015 21:14
a déclaré au quotidien britannique The Guardian Nicholas Stern, économiste climatique au London School of Economics. Il n’y a aucune justification pour ces subventions énormes, qui endommage...
5300G$ en «subventions» par année pour les énergies fossiles, affirment des chercheurs du FMI (translate)
Journal Métro - Jeff Yates - 19 May 2015 21:11
a déclaré au quotidien britannique The Guardian Nicholas Stern, économiste climatique au London School of Economics. Il n'y a aucune justification pour ces subventions énormes, qui endommage surtout les économies locales des pays les plus pauvres...
Standort London und der Brexit: Kofferpacken an der Themse? (translate)
Handelsblatt - Matthias Thibaut - 19 May 2015 19:15
des BIP nach der pessimistischsten Analyse des Centre for Economic Performance der London School of Economics aus. Andere Szenarien sind rosiger wie etwa eine Einschätzung des Adam Smith Institutes...
Betere prestaties met smartphone-verbod (translate)
De Telegraaf - 19 May 2015 17:33
dan scholen zonder dit verbod. Dat blijkt uit een onderzoek van de London School of Economics. De smartphone heeft daarentegen ook een positieve kant. Een lastig geval dus. Foto: Flickr.com...