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Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic
Society, Politics & Law

Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic

...opening small businesses, restaurants and shops. The Canadian-Somali community is not without its struggles. There's unemployment, poverty and youth violence. And Canadian officials say they've intercepted or intervened in a number of cases involving Canadian youths set to join the Somalia-based militant organization al-Shabaab. But Hussen says the numbers are very small....
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The author at home
History & The Arts

The author at home

...What does our interest in writers' belongings, manuscripts or other artefacts say about us? In this short film, Nicola Watson, Professor of English Literature at The Open University, gives a brief summary of some of the popular artefacts that people have visited at writers' houses since the phenomenon began... The Secret Life of Books - Find out more about the series....
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Five things to know about being disabled and LGBTQ
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five things to know about being disabled and LGBTQ

...by The Open University and Mencap. 2021 'Talking about Sex: Young people speak out'. 2020 'Talking about Sex: A booklet for young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and their carers'. 2019 Guidance and Standards 'Talking about sex, sexuality and relationships: For those working with young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions'....
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Vacuum Forming (Thermoforming)
Science, Maths & Technology

Vacuum Forming (Thermoforming)

...openings cannot be formed, and secondary operations such as blanking, drilling or sawing are required. Wall thicknesses will be reduced from the original sheet thickness in proportion to the area of the formed piece over the area of the original sheet. Tolerances range from ±0.75 to ±1.5 mm. See Also: Superplastic forming, Blow moulding, Fluid and rubber die forming and...
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Migrant parenting
Health, Sports & Psychology

Migrant parenting

...Open University's Psychology courses and qualifications. The end of the twentieth century was marked by significant political and ideological changes in Europe. The fall of communism in the late 1980s, so vividly represented by the crumbling Berlin Wall, ushered the Eastern and Central European countries into an era of democracy and brought with it the capitalist values...
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How do ruminants digest?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do ruminants digest?

...Open University's Biology qualifications. What is a ruminant? The word 'ruminant' is derived from the Latin word ruminare, to chew again. Ruminants are animals with four-part stomachs, which allows them to chew food more than once. [A ruminant's stomach] What is cud-chewing? Cud-chewing is an adaptation that enables many hoofed mammals to break down the cellulose of plant...
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Clickety Clack: a railway poem
Society, Politics & Law

Clickety Clack: a railway poem

...Open University's Social Sciences and History courses. [A women worker on the railways, first world war, sitting in front of a cargo vehicle, uniform, wearing a cap and smiling.]Clickety Clack Clickety Clack The rhythm of the railway track. With all the men folk off to war. It’s women left to do the chores Corsets and skirts are cast aside Whistles, trousers, gold...
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Business Bursts: Branding
Health, Sports & Psychology

Business Bursts: Branding

...an area as I said, that can lead to some quite sharp controversy, because at the end of the day what people are saying is that consumers are being sold an empty image and having to pay more for it, rather than just being sold a basic rational product or commodity. 3’40” Give yourself a business boost Find out what The Open University Business School can do for you...
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