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Reading: re-asserting the potency of the personal
Education & Development

Reading: re-asserting the potency of the personal

...research project Teachers as Readers suggests that this encompasses four core elements: enticing reading environments (physically and socially), a rich read aloud programme, the provision of quality time for independent choice-led reading, and space and time for informal talk about texts . In the UKLA study, many of the teachers (from 27 English schools) started by...
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Global English
History & The Arts

Global English

...research has shown that a ‘correct’ articulation of 'th' may be of the mark of a native speaker, but is unimportant in Global English. On the other hand, the distinction between short and long vowels (eg the difference between 'sit' and 'seat') remains crucial to intelligibility. Second, there are pragmatic strategies used by any skilled cross-cultural communicator...
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The Scottish Women’s Herring Strike in Great Yarmouth in the 1930s and 1940s
Society, Politics & Law

The Scottish Women’s Herring Strike in Great Yarmouth in the 1930s and 1940s

...research/online-exhibitions/the-women-of-scotland/women-s-work/ (Accessed 4/1/23). Norwich and District Trades Council (2021) The Herring lassies’ Strike Norwich and District Trades Council Facebook (Accessed 4/1/23) Scottish Fish Museum (2022) The Herring Boom https://www.scotfishmuseum.org/the-herring-boom.php (Accessed 17/9/22). Unsworth, C. (2013). The British...
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Kropotkin, anarchism and geography: A discussion
Society, Politics & Law

Kropotkin, anarchism and geography: A discussion

...researching and publishing geographical works. He did those for the Russian Geographical Society until 1871. AM: Before we go on, Philip, I have to just take you back to this daring prison escape. Can you just tell us a bit more about that? PO’S: Yes, he was imprisoned in Saint Petersburg in a military sort of hospital wing. And by sort of secret messages, things hidden...
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Foreign games consoles finally enter the Chinese market
Money & Business

Foreign games consoles finally enter the Chinese market

...value of online and mobile game have surged to over $88 billion. Niko Partners, a research intelligence firm specializing in the Asian game market, said in its 2015 China’s video game report that sales of the PlayStation 4 and Xbox One only have yielded 550,000 in China since 2015, partly due to a lack of Chinese games. This article originally appeared on Global Voices...
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Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT
Nature & Environment

Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT

...research, turning my monitor down from the default 95% to 55% resulted in no discernible difference in comfort or use, but cut my energy consumption for that one device by 10w, immediately. The equivalent of another 4.7 kg CO2e per year or almost £7 per year at today’s prices from a single device. The examples mentioned above all deliver savings in reduced wasted...
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Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part I socio-economic and transport access inequalities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part I socio-economic and transport access inequalities

...Research suggests that the sooner we start caring for our physical and mental health and wellbeing, the more likely is it for us to age well and stay well. The Five Pillars for Ageing Well (nutrition, hydration, physical, social and cognitive stimulation) is a framework, which we have been exploring in our Ageing Well Public Talks series, which has now been running for...
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How to make the most out of our visit to the Great Outdoors: walking with The Parks Trust and staying mindful
Health, Sports & Psychology

How to make the most out of our visit to the Great Outdoors: walking with The Parks Trust and staying mindful

...researching with people living with dementia and their carers - Podcast – Open University in collaboration with The Parks Trust https://youtu.be/0QHAS88C-LU Vseteckova J (2019) Five Pillars for Ageing Well https://www.open.edu/openlearn/health-sports-psychology/mental-health/five-pillars-ageing-well Vseteckova J et al (2020) COVID-19 The effects of self-isolation and...
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