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National Storytelling Week
History & The Arts

National Storytelling Week

...techniques with these free materials. Don't like writing? Perform your tales Do you prefer the vintage style of performing your stories as opposed to writing them down? Learn more about great performances here. Find out more about some well-known storytellers Find out more about some of the greatest authors of our time. Written a novel? Find out how to get a literary...
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Start writing fiction
History & The Arts

Start writing fiction

...techniques Technical methods of storytelling and how to structure a book. Redrafting and editing Good writing isn’t really about writing – it’s about rewriting. The crucial aspects to consider in the editing process, including the pace and precision of your prose. How to keep going Examining the importance of a writer’s own experience and how this feeds into...
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Writing family history
History & The Arts

Writing family history

...as well as the pleasure of getting it right. William Taylor interview: part one To demonstrate interviewing technique and responses, this track makes use of an interview with William Taylor, born in 1919. William Taylor interview: part two In the second part of his interview, William Taylor recalls the various changes in his home life, marriage, jobs and parenthood....
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Assessing the Future of Artificial Intelligence
Science, Maths & Technology

Assessing the Future of Artificial Intelligence

...techniques in the modern world, how should governments and lawmakers respond? How can we keep best informed about which advances may impact our economy and society?...[Robot hand controlled by Artificial intelligence playing traditional board game Go.] Artificial intelligence playing GO With the use of ever more artificial intelligence (AI) techniques in the computer...
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Powder Forging / Hot pressing
Science, Maths & Technology

Powder Forging / Hot pressing

...forgings have better surface finishes than those produced by conventional hot forging techniques. Less machining, finishing and minimal material wastage (close-die forging) lead to cost savings over conventional forging techniques, at high production volumes. See Also: Hot isostatic pressing (HIP), Cold pressing and sintering of powders and Hot forging (closed die)....
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How can authorities plan for an unexpected terrorist tactic?
Society, Politics & Law

How can authorities plan for an unexpected terrorist tactic?

...techniques used by terrorist groups can have large effects. Most commonly, terrorists (like everyone else) innovate by finding some new way to re-combine elements that are already well-known, but have previously been kept separate. Governments are often terribly slow in perceiving such re-combinations. For example, the 9/11 attacks put together suicide bomber attacks (a...
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Coming Soon: Dog Grooming for Beginners
Education & Development

Coming Soon: Dog Grooming for Beginners

...techniques, from the teddy bear cut to ‘the Rachel’. We even have a section on how to make your own doggy cologne and paw scrub, with natural pawpaw and bark. Pawfessor Avril Loof says, “We’ve been hounded by requests for a practical paws-on course. I am delighted we can now offer this course for free, particularly in times when all the dog groomers are closed due...
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Co-design approaches
Science, Maths & Technology

Co-design approaches

...technique for generating ideas and opportunities for design by unearthing and combining individual and collective challenges and assets. Transcript Cross-pollination These two resources introduce an approach, called cross-pollination. It is used to bring actors from different sectors together to share skills, resources and ideas, and to develop new ideas or plans for...
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