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Bird ringing in Bog Meadows
OpenLearn Ireland

Bird ringing in Bog Meadows

...health of the birds. Another delivery, we’ve got a conveyer belt going on here. AIDAN CREAN: OK, very good. What have we got? What net was that? BIRD RINGER: Two. AIDAN CREAN: Net two, OK. And what’s in the bag? Oh very nice, lovely. DARRYL GRIMASON: Beautiful. AIDAN CREAN: Lovely. DARRYL GRIMASON: It’s a blackcap. AIDAN CREAN: It’s one of our priority species....
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Why is Mongolia a good place to die?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is Mongolia a good place to die?

...weekly prescription of morphine tablets – all covered by Mongolia’s national health insurance scheme. But Tumurbat’s condition has worsened in recent days and, as Odontuya and Solongo learn more, it is clear he and his family have not been sure how to react. Enkhjargal has not bought an additional drug, dexamethasone, that had been prescribed to reduce the inflammation around her husband’s liver and thereby temper the pain.......
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Why challenging sexual violence takes more than just a starring role at The Oscars
Society, Politics & Law

Why challenging sexual violence takes more than just a starring role at The Oscars

...public outing of Harvey Weinstein as a serial sexual abuser, award ceremonies have become spotlights to display solidarity and declare time on sexual harassment and gender inequalities in and beyond the film industry. Beginning with the Golden Globes and repeated at the BAFTAs and others around the world, high-profile actors have worn black to demonstrate solidarity and...
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Selling Empire: Posters
History & The Arts

Selling Empire: Posters

...public could buy for 1s 6d, and by 1933 had 27,000 schools on its distribution list. For its 1931 ‘Buy British’ campaign, the EMB printed more than four million posters, right down to miniature versions for car windscreens, and famous aviator Amy Johnson’s aircraft flew over London with Buy British posters plastered to its wings, and more in its belly as cargo...
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The Silver Bridge Disaster: The collapse
Science, Maths & Technology

The Silver Bridge Disaster: The collapse

...public opinion, uh, almost required that bridge to be closed to vehicular traffic. Walter Carpenter So I sneaked through the bars of the barrier and walked across the bridge and the people that were waiting to get some way to cross, they just followed me like little chicks following a mother hen and there were just a trail of us but after Dick asked me, he said,...
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iSpot: Your place to share nature
Nature & Environment

iSpot: Your place to share nature

...public and scientists get involved in monitoring species worldwide. Celebrating 12 years of science learning and research it builds species identification skills and contributes to biological data recording in the UK and globally. iSpot is a network of tens of thousands of nature observers, both experts and novices, who have posted over 800,000 observations, with 1.6...
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The women of the Gorbals’ Campaign for Social Justice, 1923
Society, Politics & Law

The women of the Gorbals’ Campaign for Social Justice, 1923

...public interest in the case. These were later reprinted in scores of papers throughout the UK to generate public support. Petitions were also taken to the House of Commons and women wrote letters to the Home Secretary demanding her release. The women of the Gorbals called on the local Labour MP to act. They believed social factors, connected to poverty, created mitigating...
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Eid al-Fitr
History & The Arts

Eid al-Fitr

...public holiday, with banks, offices and schools closing. It usually last for three days. There may be official gatherings attended by political leaders, government officials and influential members of the community. [A gathering of Muslim men and children bowing down and offering Namaz prayers on the occasion of Eid`Al-Fitr.]Muslim men and children bowing down and...
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