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Hot forging (closed die)
Science, Maths & Technology

Hot forging (closed die)

...out between the die parting lines and is called “flash” (dies are designed with a flash land and gutter). Closed die forging without flash uses a heated billet with a carefully controlled volume or weight. This is deformed to fill the die cavity by a punch, without any loss of material. Loads are higher than flash forgings. Billets are usually heated by induction...
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Dying: what’s wellbeing got to do with it?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dying: what’s wellbeing got to do with it?

...However, even if someone is not currently supported by palliative care there can be steps taken to improve their wellbeing during terminal illness. If you’re looking for more tips to boost wellbeing, check out this poster from Action for Happiness with 10 keys to happier living and resources on the What Works Centre for Wellbeing website. [Dying wellbeing bicycle]...
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Good Mock COP, Bad Mock COP
Education & Development

Good Mock COP, Bad Mock COP

...out the COP26 conference and give pupils a taste of real negotiations. The participating schools had all previously taken part in the OU in Scotland’s Young Applicants in Schools Scheme (YASS) which offers senior phase pupils at Scottish schools the chance to study first-year university level modules while still at school. [Reporter Becca Cooper gets the inside scoop...
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'Hate the poor!': the new politics of loathing in vitriolic Britain
Society, Politics & Law

'Hate the poor!': the new politics of loathing in vitriolic Britain

...out of work or on incapacity benefits with double digit children in council housing in central London where notional property prices are highest, in the Daily Mail, The Sun and Daily Express. However, the characterisation of the young rioters and benefit claimants has surpassed all expectations. Richard Littlejohn in the Daily Mail, portrayed the riots as the politics of...
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Why has English taken over academia?
Languages

Why has English taken over academia?

...out teaching in local languages, the fault isn't with the language but with economics. Anna Kristina Hultgren and Elizabeth J. Erling explain...[Morrissey on a classroom wall in Manchester] A mural of Morrissey on a Manchester classroom wall Not only is April 23 the anniversary of William Shakespeare’s death, but the UN has chosen it as UN English Language Day in...
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Why has Sweden tightened its borders?
Society, Politics & Law

Why has Sweden tightened its borders?

...out of the immigration situation. The party has put up English-language posters at Stockholm underground stations apologising for immigrant begging and distributed leaflets on the Mediterranean island of Lesbos discouraging refugees from going to Sweden. To an extent, the restrictive turn taken by the government (a minority coalition between the Social Democrats and the...
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Messaging apps – managing relationships at a distance
Languages

Messaging apps – managing relationships at a distance

...out about The Open University's English courses Phone messaging apps are first and foremost a means of relating to, or connecting with, other people. This means that many anxieties about messaging are really concerns about relationships. Importantly, relationships always involve a balance between, on the one hand, expressing solidarity and connecting with others; and, on...
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What's the difference between a refugee, an asylum seeker and an economic migrant?
Society, Politics & Law

What's the difference between a refugee, an asylum seeker and an economic migrant?

...out the chaotic situation in Calais and the supposed benefits abuse by migrants in Britain, the complex legal distinctions between asylum seekers, refugees and economic migrants have got lost. [A person holds a welcome sign at the Refugee Action protest, 27 July 2013 Melbourne] A pro-refugee march in Melbourne, 2013 Legally, an asylum seeker is a person who has applied...
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