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Newry: Frontier town or border city?
Society, Politics & Law

Newry: Frontier town or border city?

...English army in Ireland when war broke out between forces loyal to the crown, led by Newry based Sir Henry Bagenal and those loyal to Hugh O’Neill. Newry would once again wear the mantle of frontier town, in the Ireland of the 1920s, when Northern Ireland and the Irish Free State became two separate entities. The initial border between North and South was drawn just...
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Ada Lovelace Day
Science, Maths & Technology

Ada Lovelace Day

...English mind is directed to find a difficulty, a defect, or an impossibility in it. If you speak to him of a machine for peeling a potato, he will pronounce it impossible: if you peel a potato with it before his eyes, he will declare it useless, because it will not slice a pineapple. When he died of kidney failure in 1871, Charles Babbage was practically unknown to the...
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“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language
Languages

“Pobal Teanga Faoi Bhláth”: why Good Friday Agreement affects the Irish language

...English Only’ territory. Like many other language indicators, this was by design, not by accident. The plan: why Good Friday Agreement signalled hope for the Irish language revival That is why the Good Friday Agreement was to be a watershed turning point in the state’s relationship with the language and its ever-growing community of speakers and learners. Under the...
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Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage
History & The Arts

Aberdulais Falls: a case study in Welsh heritage

...English Heritage...Aberdulais Falls: A case study in Welsh heritage: 1.3 Stages of development - As a result of the consultation and decision-making process, it was decided, as a primary objective, to undertake a systematic survey of the site in order to uncover and understand the industrial archaeology of Aberdulais Falls. This involved removing tons of rubbish, infill...
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Level 1: Introductory 2 hrs
Mary Colwell - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Mary Colwell - Earth in Vision

...everyday, so when you get people who are religious, to apply that religious faith to all kinds of different parts of society, you see real change, because it becomes what you do every day, it becomes part of who you are. So for the environmental, scientific, and it becomes very scientific in Northwest Europe, attitude to the natural world, if we break that scientific...
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Support for you and your mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Support for you and your mental health

...everyday lives and discuss their use of mental health services. Remember, everyone’s experience with mental health is different. You should never feel under pressure to talk about your mental health, but you may find that talking helps. Here are some further tips if you are struggling to talk about your mental health: Write a letter if you are afraid to talk...
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Using generative AI in relation to legal issues
Society, Politics & Law

Using generative AI in relation to legal issues

...everyday legal issues...About: This guidance note, produced by The Open University in collaboration with the law firm Mishcon de Reya LLP, gives a high-level overview of how generative artificial intelligence (GenAI) works, its risks, and how it may appropriately be used in relation to basic day-to-day legal issues. This note was produced on 27 September 2024 and...
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Recording music and sound
History & The Arts

Recording music and sound

...English School, (19th century)...Recording music and sound: 2.3 Bell and Tainter - Figure 3 ‘Graphophone’ Gramophone with Horn and Cylinders, c.1900, English School, (20th century) Following his invention of the phonograph Edison took a break from working on recording technology. Alexander Graham Bell (1847–1922), who had risen to prominence through his invention of...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs