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What's happening in Zimbabwe - and what might happen next?
Society, Politics & Law

What's happening in Zimbabwe - and what might happen next?

...base to start rebuilding itself in earnest, and the military may yet try to extract a price for its role in bringing Mugabe down. Should that price be too high, Zimbabwe might fall prey to the old Turkish phenomenon of “tutelary democracy”, where for decades a powerful military peered over the shoulders of a weak government. [The Conversation]But for now, it seems the...
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The future of rural Ireland - nuances, scale and fighting back
OpenLearn Ireland

The future of rural Ireland - nuances, scale and fighting back

...P. (2013) Irish Emigration in an age of austerity. UCC: Cork, http://www.research.ie/intro_slide/research-funded-irish-research-council-irish-emigration-age-austerity http://www.irishtimes.com/life-and-style/rural-ireland-can-she-fix-it-1.1898223 August 2014 Acknowledgements This material draws from Open University programmes and a course based on the work of Pat Jess....
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Creating a different world: Celebrating Ursula K LeGuin
History & The Arts

Creating a different world: Celebrating Ursula K LeGuin

...based on conflict and resolution, and more mystical, spiritual and – ultimately – refreshingly different to expected norms in science fiction and fantasy. My students often arrive at the surprising realisation that “nothing much happens” in The Left Hand of Darkness. Equally, the Earthsea books don’t focus so much on the standard fantasy trope of defeating a...
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Homeland, Carrie and how mental health is portrayed on-screen
Health, Sports & Psychology

Homeland, Carrie and how mental health is portrayed on-screen

...based on evidence and intuitiveness – rather than delusions. Far from being portrayed as a social failure with few skills or without identifiable employment, she is a high-level CIA operative in charge of recruiting, training and managing assets. The audience is exposed to her bipolar disorder which she keeps secret from her employers because she would lose security...
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The OU Welcomes Carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

The OU Welcomes Carers

...based systems to ensure we are ideally placed to help carers access and succeed in education. For example, we have a carer identification system; a Student Carer Policy, which sets out the support arrangements in place specifically for carers; a frontline team of staff trained in carer support; a dedicated ‘Support for carers’ Help Centre page that outlines all the...
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About the stroop test
Education & Development

About the stroop test

...based on the face in order to correctly name the body of the animal. Research conducted using this task has found that children experience the same pattern of difficulties with the animal-stroop task that adults have with the coloured word Stroop task. To find out more about inhibitory control, you can read an extract from the Open University's Child Development course...
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The Silver Bridge Disaster: Eyebars in suspension
Science, Maths & Technology

The Silver Bridge Disaster: Eyebars in suspension

...based American Bridge Company was able to employ the practice of building from either bank using a cantilever principle. It was necessary to stabilise the eyebars in each arm with additional diagonal braces – until, that is, the two arms met and the whole structure became independently stable. Each eyebar cluster was, of course, clearly specified in the engineering...
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Germany
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Germany

...Streuselkuchen is literally translated as crumb cake. It may be used to describe the wide range of cakes, popular throughout Germany, with a crumble topping made with white granulated sugar, flour and butter. The cakes are usually baked on a dough base. These cakes are typically filled with vanilla cream or fruit. Image: Katrin Morenz under Creative Commons license...
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