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The Final Cut
History & The Arts

The Final Cut

...Ben Harrex of Final Cut post production studios in London discusses five themes with examples; The Cut, The Dissolve, Cropping and Resizing, Titles and The Sound. Ben explains how the video editor has a huge amount of creative control over how the final product looks. This material forms part of The Open University course T215 Communication and information technologies......
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Hospital: Preparing for surgery
Health, Sports & Psychology

Hospital: Preparing for surgery

...Ben needs an operation to remove a recurrent brain tumour. "It's very frustrating treating brain tumour patients like Ben where he's had surgery and his tumour's come back," says consultant neurosurgeon Kevin O'Neill. However, as Kevin explains: "These days, as opposed to his previous surgery which was four years ago we have more tools in the box." Ready and waiting......
Have the Tunisian elections have started a new democratic era?
Society, Politics & Law

Have the Tunisian elections have started a new democratic era?

...Ben Ali in 2011, defying the expectations raised by western skeptic polls that predicted a low turnout. Four parties emerged as the major winners of these elections, and all parties and candidates accepted the results—proof that Tunisia is maturing as a democracy. [Tunisian electors waiting to vote in Menzah 5 school, Ariana] Voters queue to cast their ballots in the...
Siblings in the scrum: long history of brothers makes rugby a family affair
Society, Politics & Law

Siblings in the scrum: long history of brothers makes rugby a family affair

...Ben and Tom Youngs (whose father Nick was a former England scrum-half). Then there is Scotland and the Gray brothers, Jonny and Richie. Interestingly it was Jonny, the younger sibling, who first took up rugby, sparking Richie to then follow suit. The Ireland squad features brothers Dave and Rob Kearney. Rob has said that his passion for rugby was strongly influenced by...
Stigma erthyliad a'r gweithle
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stigma erthyliad a'r gweithle

...ben. Gall hyn ddigwydd oherwydd nad ydynt er enghraifft yn teimlo eu bod yn barod i fagu plentyn, neu am resymau meddygol (er enghraifft os oes gan y ffetws gyflwr sy'n cyfyngu ar fywyd neu os yw'r beichiogrwydd yn fygythiad sylweddol i iechyd y rhiant sy’n feichiog). Mae erthyliadau yn gyffredin iawn: mae tua 73 miliwn yn digwydd ledled y byd bob blwyddyn (Bearak et...
English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation
History & The Arts

English Literature, Racism and Rehabilitation

...Ben John, a 21-year-old former criminology student at De Montfort University, was given a suspended two-year prison sentence and a five-year Serious Crime Prevention order for possessing neo-Nazi and terror-related documents. At his trial at Leicester Crown Court, it was revealed that John had amassed nearly 70,000 digital files relating to Adolf Hitler, Nazi ideology and...
Shakespeare: For All Time?
History & The Arts

Shakespeare: For All Time?

...Ben Jonson described him as “not of an age but for all time,” and the subsequent performance histories of his plays seem to confirm Jonson’s prediction. In 2016, The Open University co-produced a series of short films with BBC World TV entitled “Living Shakespeare,” which explore Shakespeare’s relevance today and across the globe. You can watch them in the...
Under Pressure again: Can the England team bring football home?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Under Pressure again: Can the England team bring football home?

...ben Arfa and England midfielder Dele Alli] England midfielder Dele Alli with France midfielder Hatem ben Arfa Roll back 2 years and 2014 saw England gearing up for the biggest event in the football calendar, the World Cup. The 2014 World Cup saw huge amounts of pressure and expectation placed on Hodgson’s 23 man England squad. This pressure and expectation came from...