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Nouvelles mises au point
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Nouvelles mises au point

...des Sciences et de l'Industrie (Science and Industrial Museum) in Paris. Science Museum: children's zone Shows various exhibits in the children's area of the museum where a hands-on approach is encouraged. Discusses whether girls and boys are equally interested in science and if the museum reaches the people it really wants to reach Science Museum: library A look at the...
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A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish
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A Buen Puerto: Fast Forward in Spanish

...de Benito. Radio programme 2: Water, a natural resource A radio-style programme where presenter Juan Carlos Jaramillo travels round various Latin-American capitals to find out how people are using and abusing this vital resource. Radio programme 2: Spanish in the world A short talk by Eduardo de Benito resuming the origins of Spanish, the adoption of words from Latin...
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Audio 1 hr 28 mins
Impossible Peace 2: On a wing and a prayer
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: On a wing and a prayer

...of the war - the Belfast republican Brian Keenan; a man the Canadian General John de Chastelain only ever referred to as ‘O’Neill’. Not once did I hear him call him by his name. It was part of the confidentiality of decommissioning - part of not telling its detail, and the IRA, at all times, was pushing back unionist demands for a published inventory and photographic proof. None of this happened. Nor was the DUP’s ......
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Viento en popa: upper intermediate Spanish
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Viento en popa: upper intermediate Spanish

...de Comedias A documentary about the Corral de Comedias, a famous, historic open-air theatre in Almagro. The actors discuss the origins of their troupe, the special architecture of the theatre, their repertoire of comic plays from the Spanish Golden Age and members of the public give their verdict on the theatre and the play. At the tourist office A scene where a tourist...
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Video 26 mins
Goya
History & The Arts

Goya

...de Goya, Self-Portrait, Plate 1 of Los Caprichos print series, 1799, etching, 22 x 15.3 cm, private collection. Photo: Bridgeman Art Library...Goya: 1.2 Napoleon and the Spanish imbroglio - Napoleon later admitted that his intervention in Spain in 1807 was among his worst mistakes. He referred to it as ‘the Spanish wasps’ nest’ or ‘the Spanish ulcer’, which...
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Level 2: Intermediate 5 hrs
What were Victorian pauper's graves like?
History & The Arts

What were Victorian pauper's graves like?

...malady, the cholera, were unfortunately very numerous. In this unpleasant dilemma he felt it to be his duty to call a meeting of the inhabitants to decide what was best to be done under the circumstances, and the result was a recommendation to dig deep graves from thenceforth. He further begged to state, that he had on several occasion sent a presentment, expressed in the...
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Article 10 mins
Embedding mental wellbeing in higher education through inclusive curricula and pedagogy
Education & Development

Embedding mental wellbeing in higher education through inclusive curricula and pedagogy

...de-stressing solution There are many interventions in place to support students experiencing mental health issues, and there is an increasing number of interventions designed to promote wellbeing or prevent mental health crises. However, the majority of these interventions are therapeutic in nature, encouraging students to take part in practices such as mindfulness or...
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Article 5 mins
What does the French regional election result mean?
Society, Politics & Law

What does the French regional election result mean?

...de-Calais-Picardie, in the north of France. Its most spectacular performance was in its old heartland of Provence-Alpes-Côte d’Azur (PACA), where Le Pen’s niece, Marion Maréchal-Le Pen took 41% of the vote and trounced arch-Sarkozyste and mayor of Nice, Christian Estrosi in the process. But these elections have hardly been about the regions at all. They became a...
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