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A visit to Ada Lovelace's memorial
History & The Arts

A visit to Ada Lovelace's memorial

...public house of considerable size standing near the crossing of four roads; a substantial parsonage-house, hidden in trees; and a hall neither attractive to the antiquary nor pleasing to the artist, in its exterior, but pleasantly placed and agreeably relieved by foliage. Quite apart from the village - border on its western side by the park, on its eastern and northern by...
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Culture and Connections: The Scots-Irish experience in America
OpenLearn Ireland

Culture and Connections: The Scots-Irish experience in America

...Public domain, New York Public Library.] McGuffey’s Second Eclectic Reader (1920 edition). The Scots-Irish also contributed to American musical traditions. According to Mick Moloney, a professor of music at New York University, the songs and instrumental music brought by the Scots-Irish to America ‘blended with English, Scottish, African-American, and possibly...
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Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour
Digital & Computing

Paris Attacks: Social media is the villain of the piece, and the hero of the hour

...public space that these digital networks create allows citizens to build mutual support networks on a self-organising model. On Twitter, hashtags and their associated news feeds rise up, allowing users to cooperate and exchange information. During the night of November 13 and 14, two exemplary cases stand out. The hashtag #porteOuverte, proposed by the independent...
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Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

Smart Cities in the Making: Learning from Milton Keynes

...public access, and they can also form part of the data in a smart city. Smart cities also vary in terms of their overall organisation. So some versions of smart cities, we might think of as quite top down. So there are control centres, which gather lots and lots of data together, and use it then to manage the city, perhaps its traffic flows, its population flows, and so...
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Encouraging book talk in the school library
Education & Development

Encouraging book talk in the school library

...public library project Reading Relay. The awards include judges’ awards and voters’ awards. The Children's Book Award, from the Federation of Children's Book Groups, is chosen by nominations from children throughout the UK. Some local library services have established their own awards and these are totally chosen by children. Take a look at facilities in your local...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?
Nature & Environment

Can we live harmoniously with wildlife?

...public opinion. Killing the tiger is perhaps the only option, and it should be done swiftly and efficiently. Many prefer to have the tiger tranquillised and moved to zoos, but there is no shortage of tigers in zoos. And given tiger biology, most tigers that turn to hunting people are old or injured, anyway close to death in the wild. Bureaucratic delays often result in...
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Human resources: recruitment and selection
Money & Business

Human resources: recruitment and selection

...health (if appropriate) □ Required motivation and social skills □ Required attitude or general approach to the work involved Check 5 – What are the working conditions? □ The physical environment □ The social conditions and work group context □ The economic conditions including funding and pay Check 6 – Who should be consulted about the analysis? □ Check...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment
Society, Politics & Law

Pluralism in Economics: inequalities, innovation, environment

...public hospital Capital Labour a. Capital b. Labour The correct answer is b. Select the answer for Question 1e here (e) Income received as an estate agent Capital Labour a. Capital b. Labour The correct answer is b. Select the answer for Question 1f here (f) Annual pay-out: you pay yourself as the owner of a real estate agency Capital Labour a. Capital b. Labour The...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs