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Investment casting
Science, Maths & Technology

Investment casting

...Economic production numbers vary widely, depending on component material, design and type of die. Production runs in the range of 50–10 million are not unusual. Due to high tooling, material and process costs, production is usually only viable when there is no suitable alternative (e.g. turbine blades in unforgeable alloys), or where an appreciable reduction in...
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English: Language of controversy
Languages

English: Language of controversy

...economic and political power and a panel of linguists debate some of the controversies caused by English and whether they believe it still has a future... Language choice in South Africa Neville Alexander explains how his experience in Robben Island turned him into a campaigner for language rights. The politics of learning languages in South African society Neville...
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The Jewish Ghetto of Renaissance Venice
History & The Arts

The Jewish Ghetto of Renaissance Venice

...economic difficulty, as in the early 16th century, steps were taken to foster the Jewish community; by providing credit to high risk groups Jews could help boost consumer spending. But did this relative tolerance last? Later in the 16th century life became much more difficult for Venetian Jews. Depending on the economic and cultural climate of the day, the Jewish...
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Do children exercise less in winter?
Education & Development

Do children exercise less in winter?

...by the UK Clinical Research Collaboration, whose funding comes from the British Heart Foundation, Department of Health, Economic and Social Research Council, Medical Research Council, and the Wellcome Trust. The Millennium Cohort Study was funded by the Economic and Social Research Council. This article was originally published by the Cambridge University research blog...
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Sustainable Scotland
Nature & Environment

Sustainable Scotland

...economic terms, including the idea of natural capital that was used in the Brundtland Report (Pearce et al, 1989). The underlying principle here being that if, for example, something is taken out of the earth, something else renewable must be substituted as compensation. The extreme of this idea would be not to take anything out of the earth at all, but that would perhaps...
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Sea level rise in London, UK
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in London, UK

...economic importance of London is a central factor in the government response to this issue. How has London adapted to the challenge? In 1953 the decision was taken to protect the city with a barrier downstream at Woolwich which could be closed when high tide was forecast. The Thames Barrier was completed in 1982. Without the barrier 48 square miles of London would flood:...
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Looking at population data
Society, Politics & Law

Looking at population data

...Economic Affairs Population Division. You can find the data he described on the World Population Prospects webpage. If you want to download copies of the data, from the Online Database area in the navigation bar on the left-hand side of the page, select Detailed Indicators then from the form that is displayed choose Population by five-year age group and sex to get the...
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Marxism and Marketing
Money & Business

Marxism and Marketing

...economic demographics has not gone unnoticed and many social commentators have criticised the manner in which the drink has been marketed. In a Capitalist system, should we expect all market opportunities to be exploited regardless of moral implications? What conclusions can be drawn when we apply Neo-Marxist thinking to the marketing of white cider, and its impact on the...
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