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Fermanagh: The backdrop to the G8 summit
Science, Maths & Technology

Fermanagh: The backdrop to the G8 summit

...work and waterpower was harnessed. The clay’s ability to be moulded into intricate, light, translucent but strong shapes quickly proved popular. The Pottery is an important stop for tourists. Fermanagh is a predominantly agricultural county with fertile, well-drained drumlin soils and sweeping upland grazing. Beef and dairy farming predominate with sheep farming...
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A Century of Change: Shifting Patterns in Irish Emigration in the 1800s
OpenLearn Ireland

A Century of Change: Shifting Patterns in Irish Emigration in the 1800s

...work as domestics catering to America’s growing middle class. Indeed ‘Bridget’, often portrayed in cartoons as inept and ‘manly’, became a typical stereotype of an Irish domestic servant in American vaudeville theatre productions in the early 1900s (Kibler, 2015, pp. 3-7). Yet such women worked long hours in domestic service and sent what they could to their...
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Reading: re-asserting the potency of the personal
Education & Development

Reading: re-asserting the potency of the personal

...work it could generate. This talk was largely at the expense of mentioning the content or meaning of the narrative, or of how individual books affected them personally or might affect children. In complete contrast, when the teachers discussed their self-chosen adult books, meaning and affect were foregrounded; personal views and emotional responses were voiced about both...
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‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus
History & The Arts

‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus

...work ‘The Histories’. Explore the contradictions in his narrative with other contemporary and archaeological evidence. Think about the extent to which Herodotus deserves his title ‘father of history’...We have selected the Croesus story from Herodotus Book 1 chapter 6 - 95 as the basis for this intermediate activity in the OpenLearn Herodotus Collection. Our aim...
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The Borders of Astrobiology
Science, Maths & Technology

The Borders of Astrobiology

...work to diversify and democratise the decision-making process in space governance. I think one major obstacle to having respect for the space environment is the fact that it appears lifeless. Many humans have a strong life-bias and therefore find it hard to care for an environment in which there is no life. However, this is also a question of which peoples’ views are...
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Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics
Science, Maths & Technology

Sustainability at Christmas: Considering single use items, traditional plastics and bioplastics

...work with 3D-printed PLA designs, demonstrating the creative potential of bioplastics. [Museum of Design in Plastics (MoDiP) logo] References Abe, M.M., Martins, J.R., Sanvezzo, P.B., Macedo, J.V., Branciforti, M.C., Halley, P., Botaro, V.R. and Brienzo, M. (2021) Advantages and Disadvantages of Bioplastics Production from Starch and Lignocellulosic Components. Polymers,...
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Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five ways you can tell if your child is ‘normal’

...worked in outpatient Child and Adolescent Mental Health Services (CAMHS), and one of the most useful ways in figuring out when a ‘problem was a real problem’ was by asking caregivers to compare their child’s behaviour to what is usual for them. There can be lots of changes in the teenage years, so it can be hard to tell if a certain change is a major concern. If you...
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Impossible Peace 2: Tea for two
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: Tea for two

...worked positively within the North Belfast community particularly around interface areas. From Sean Kelly’s statement to the Sentence Review Commission - part of a process to have his licence restored. [Kevin Winters handwritten note and portrait. See details below for text transcript.]Kevin Winters reflects on 2005. Text transcript I represented Mr Sean Kelly circa...
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