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The Valentine's rose trade story in a dozen roses
Nature & Environment

The Valentine's rose trade story in a dozen roses

...public and often grown in gardens and up walls. “I know a bank where the wild thyme blows, Where oxlips and the nodding violet grows, Quite over-canopied with luscious woodbine, With sweet musk-roses and with eglantine:” The ‘musk-roses’ refer to the field rose, whilst eglantine refers to a fourth British species, Rosa rubiginosa (‘the rusty rose’) now more...
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A brief history of the ever-changing definition of culture
Health, Sports & Psychology

A brief history of the ever-changing definition of culture

...Publications. Holliday, A. (1999) ‘Small cultures’, Applied linguistics 20(2), pp. 237–264. doi: 10.1093/applin/20.2.237. Schwartz, S. H. (2009) Culture matters in Wyer, R., Chiu, C.-Y., Hong, Y. (eds), Understanding culture: Theory, research and application (pp. 127–150). New York: Psychology Press. Sen, A. (2008) ‘Violence, identity and poverty’, Journal of...
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Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace

...public statement standing down the IRA army council. This was the next impossible demand; a stalling tactic - deliberately designed as such, something that took us into 2010. Chief Constables Sir Ronnie Flanagan and Sir Hugh Orde were important leaders in the long period of change. Flanagan delivered the RUC into the new beginning, and Orde’s task was implementing the...
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Challenging Workplace Gender Roles: One Woman’s Story
Society, Politics & Law

Challenging Workplace Gender Roles: One Woman’s Story

...public service by reason only of their being married.’ (nationalarchives.gov.uk, n/d), this only related to employment in government, local and public office: therefore, private employers could choose to ignore this. Oh Yes They Will! However, in 1975, the Sex Discrimination Act came into force, along with the implementation of the Equal Pay Act of 1970. The Sex...
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Building relationships with donors
Money & Business

Building relationships with donors

...public recognition: badges and stickers (for individuals and vehicles) scarves, bags and other wearable objects long or meritorious service awards rolls of honour public events to acknowledge major contributions. Conferring status: membership (of all sorts of categories: associate/full/family/life) special clubs, for example 500 clubs for those who donate £500 or more...
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Keep me walking: People living with dementia and outdoor environments
Health, Sports & Psychology

Keep me walking: People living with dementia and outdoor environments

...health. However, getting out may be challenging for people with dementia living in community or in a care home. The Parks Trust in Milton Keynes and the OU are working together to evaluate a new initiative of Walking Programme set currently as 5 Ways cafes in the local Manor Parks (Great Linford, MK) for people living with dementia in Milton Keynes and their informal...
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Cost-of-living crisis, or just back-to-life blip?
Money & Business

Cost-of-living crisis, or just back-to-life blip?

...Health Foundation survey, with 57% of 22-24-year-olds reporting their finances under strain. To narrow the gap between young and old fortunes, the government plans to suspend state pensioners’ ‘triple lock’ arrangement, which would otherwise raise pensions in line with inflation even if work incomes are sinking. But after successive stock-market and property booms...
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A year in review 2022
Education & Development

A year in review 2022

...health in relation to sport and fitness animations, and a free course about George Orwell’s 1984. [Blue banner says the world mourns for Queen Elizabeth II] Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II passed away at Balmoral after reigning for 70 years, Liz Truss wins the months-long Conservative leadership race to become Prime Minister, with her new cabinet being the most...
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