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Manual metal arc welding (MMA)
Science, Maths & Technology

Manual metal arc welding (MMA)

...free from hydrogen-forming cellulose. Instead, TiO2 and CaCO3 are added to the coating. Austenitic compositions (up to 25% chromium and 20% nickel) are also useful to prevent martensite formation. Cast irons are welded with nickel-rich or monel electrodes (Ni - Cu). Most non-ferrous metals and alloys are welded with electrodes of a composition similar to the metal being...
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Stoke-on-Trent, where they’re loving angels instead...
History & The Arts

Stoke-on-Trent, where they’re loving angels instead...

...and spirits in everyday life, and look at our Spirit Trail which maps all the sites that have been registered for Spiritualist worship and services across the city since 1870. You may be surprised at what a magical and enchanted history this seemingly very prosaic city hides! If you enjoyed this why not visit our free interactive, Beyond belief: talking to the dead?...
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PY Gerbeau on the business of football
Money & Business

PY Gerbeau on the business of football

...free OpenLearn course. Individual football clubs have to survive in a competitive market – competition for players, competition for TV income, competition against other leisure activities. Promotion to the Premier league is the biggest incentive of all: this can boost club income by up to £10m a year. Relegation to the First Division means an instant loss in revenue of...
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The Lee Jeans Occupation, Greenock, 1981
Society, Politics & Law

The Lee Jeans Occupation, Greenock, 1981

...courses Between February and August 1981, the mostly women workers at Greenock’s Lee Jeans factory defied management intentions to close the plant. At a time when female unemployment in Greenock was 50% higher than in Scotland as a whole, the women argued that their factory was feasible and that corporate greed was the reason for closure. They seized control of the...
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Privatising Thames Water
Money & Business

Privatising Thames Water

...course, the sector has a government regulator – the Water Services Regulation Authority (OFWAT) - but OFWAT only regulates Thames Water Utilities Limited, a small part of the whole corporate structure .... as you can see. Thames Water Utilities Limited is effectively ‘ring fenced’ for regulatory purposes: what goes on within the ring fence is of concern to OFWAT;...
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Heroes and villains: the presentation of the outlaw in early twentieth-century American folk music
Health, Sports & Psychology

Heroes and villains: the presentation of the outlaw in early twentieth-century American folk music

...courses. Folk music is music that is rarely written for profit, music that has endured, often passed down by oral tradition, investing a sense of identity in artist and listener alike. Folk music has imitation at its core. Its narratives and characters are usually already known to listeners, and they often refer to real-life people and events. The content is often based...
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Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching
Education & Development

Including diversity in race, ethnicity and culture in your teaching

...free posters from the feminist science group Finding Ada. They show pupils what kinds of science careers exist: representing diverse people to encourage more women and more people from an ethnic minority background to consider a career in science. Critical Race Theory (CRT) In contrast to multiculturalism, CRT offers an explicitly political critique to support thinking...
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Colour fastness
Money & Business

Colour fastness

...course being a t shirt it will be exposed to the sun. How is the fabric checked to make sure it is suitable for life as a t shirt? It undergoes standard test methods which replicate an average type of rubbing, washing, perspiration and sun exposure to give the dyer and the retailer an idea that it will be suitable. These tests are internationally accepted and approved...
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