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Eid al-Adha
History & The Arts

Eid al-Adha

...central Muslim acts of worship or devotion, sometimes referred to as pillars, and every Muslim (Sunni and Shi’a) who is in a position to do so should try and perform it at least once in their lives. It combines visiting the Great Mosque with the performance of a sequence of additional rituals outside Mecca. Some of these are quite complicated, and it is only possible to...
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The Lovable Bra Occupation, Cumbernauld, 1982
Society, Politics & Law

The Lovable Bra Occupation, Cumbernauld, 1982

...central to these plans. Throughout the 1960s and 1970s, the growth of Cumbernauld was substantial. The population increased from 3,000 to 43,000 between 1957 and 1975. Manufacturing similarly prospered: 200 firms were established in the town by 1980, with total employment in the sector growing to 8,500. Despite this success, Cumbernauld’s manufacturing employment was...
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Women in the Railway in Scotland During both World Wars
Society, Politics & Law

Women in the Railway in Scotland During both World Wars

...central part of the war effort. It was relied upon to transport medical supplies and military equipment, army personnel and horses, to the ports for export to the front. Women played a key role as they were charged with keeping the railways going, filling the gaps left by the 100,000 railwaymen who joined the war effort. Here you can read about some of the ways in which...
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International relations: exploring territorial divisions
Society, Politics & Law

International relations: exploring territorial divisions

...central Eurasian land mass – an area centred on the Eurasian steppe and Central Asia that he termed the ‘geographical pivot of history’ – would be the dominant global force. This region now comprises a number of independent states that have emerged from successive waves of conquest by and competition between imperial powers (namely British and Russian, then later...
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How can mobile technology help underpin reproductive rights?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can mobile technology help underpin reproductive rights?

...central server. “The data is then validated, aggregated and prepared into tables and graphs, making results more quickly available to stakeholders as compared to a paper-and-pencil survey,” Gichangi adds, noting that it takes two to four weeks to create the accessible results. Kigen Bartilol, head of Reproductive and Maternal Health Unit of Kenya’s Ministry of...
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Learn 40 hand signals used by the Aboriginal people of the Western Australian Desert
Languages

Learn 40 hand signals used by the Aboriginal people of the Western Australian Desert

...central role in the life of the community. As members of the Kapululangu Women’s Law and Culture Centre, they are instrumental in determining the way forward for the community. The website for the centre states, “Nothing that happens at Kapululangu can happen without the Elders.” Kapululangu’s Elders were born in the desert, and grew up and were trained in the Old...
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Would Donald Trump's wall work to reduce migration from Mexico?
Society, Politics & Law

Would Donald Trump's wall work to reduce migration from Mexico?

...central planks of Donald Trump's campaign for President has been the pledge to build a wall between the US and Mexico. In a personal opinion piece, Lisa Wade explains why a wall might exacerbate the problem he's hoping it will solve...Most Americans are either attracted to or repulsed by Donald Trump’s strong rhetoric around the “wall” between the US and Mexico. His...
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Centrifugal casting
Science, Maths & Technology

Centrifugal casting

...central holes. [Images to demonstrate Centrifugal casting (see article)] Manufacture: Centrifugal casting is used to manufacture hollow cylindrical products. When the length of the product is great compared with its diameter (e.g. cast iron pipes, gun barrels and propeller shafts with diameters up to 1.73 m), the mould is rotated about a horizontal axis. If the diameter...
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