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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: France
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: France

...children as an after school snack. Image: Zdenko Zivkovic under Creative Commons license La chouquette Chouquettes are delicious small balls of choux pastry sprinkled with pearl sugar and sold by weight in French bakeries. Chouquettes are really popular with children, who love to scoop up the coarse sugar crystals that collect in the bottom of the bag. Image: Sifu Renka...
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Capacity and demand management
Society, Politics & Law

Capacity and demand management

...centre The full training and development of highly skilled and specialist staff Discussion Both of these decisions would come under long-term planning as the time horizon in each case is many years. In the case of the new facility it can take many years to obtain the right permissions and funding. To develop a highly skilled workforce again the lead time can be many years...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
How has Teddy Kinyanjui taken plastic out of reforestation?
Nature & Environment

How has Teddy Kinyanjui taken plastic out of reforestation?

...Research Institute (KEFRI), which certifies seeds. This photo gallery shows Kinyanjui’s ingenuity in using the seed balls instead of the usual plastic bags. When tree seedlings are grown in plastic bags in a nursery, he explains, the roots get squeezed and this limits their ability to grow fast. The seed ball method enables roots to adapt easily, with less disturbance.....
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Finding creativity in orbit?
Science, Maths & Technology

Finding creativity in orbit?

...research, Ronson met up with Trevor Beattie, who mused about what this might mean for all of us: I am at a table towards the back of the hangar, listening to the speeches with future astronaut Trevor Beattie. He's the working-class Birmingham boy who made his millions as an ad man – famous for Wonderbra's Hello Boys posters, and French Connection's FCUK campaign, as...
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Dating apps: is swiping right a thing of the past?
History & The Arts

Dating apps: is swiping right a thing of the past?

...research is now emerging into dating app fatigue. Trends show both men and women moving away from apps due to a host of reasons: scams, fake profiles, altered and enhanced images, and a general feeling of lack of real connection. Those who are dating are moving to an old school approach: speed dating. This shift is representative of an interest in monogamy by Gen Z, who...
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Christmas at war: 1914 - Gifts for injured soldiers
History & The Arts

Christmas at war: 1914 - Gifts for injured soldiers

...researched how popular the idea was, and how firmly it was believed for First World War Studies. Regardless of whether the population or politicians had expected the conflict to have been concluded, as Christmas 1914 approached it was clearly going to be a festive season where "peace on Earth" was unlikely. The Royal Family attempted to bring some festive cheer to troops...
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Palaeobiology: Solving the Riddle of the Gastroliths
Nature & Environment

Palaeobiology: Solving the Riddle of the Gastroliths

...It is possible that gastroliths had a dual function, or even different functions in different creatures. Even palaeontologists disagree on the matter; some prefer the idea that they were used for ballast, others that they were used in digestion. Future research may reveal new clues to help us solve this mystery, but for now it remains the ‘riddle of the gastroliths’....
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Critical thinking – A skill and a process
Education & Development

Critical thinking – A skill and a process

...research result, or even a news item. Critical thinking allows you to apply an objective approach to your learning, rather than subjectively following either the proposed information you’re given, or your own opinion rather than clear and convincing arguments and facts. Critical thinking is a process of continuing evaluation and reflection. It is most powerful, when...
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