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Why do volcanoes erupt?
Science, Maths & Technology

Why do volcanoes erupt?

...think what this is? The dispersal of the umbrella cloud is controlled by the wind. When there is a wind, the umbrella region is blown off to one side so tephra is deposited asymmetrically. When the thickness of an airfall deposit is contoured, the pattern is consistent with the wind direction during the eruption. Vulcanian eruptions [Vulcano, a volcanic island in the Med...
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Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate
Society, Politics & Law

Clinton / Trump: Two views of the first debate

...thinks those handing victory to Clinton are missing something important. ...[Live viewing party at the U.S. Embassy Phnom Penh, Cambodia, draws an attentive audience for the 1st 2016 Presidential Debate between candidates Hillary Clinton and Donald Trump] The first debate being screened in the US embassy in Cambodia Trump stumped in first debate with Clinton – will it...
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Presenting information
Digital & Computing

Presenting information

...system. This section provides you with basic instructions for its use, and a few practice activities. The Windows calculator also provides a help menu that you can use...Presenting information: 1.1.2 Launching the Windows scientific calculator - From the Start menu on your Windows desktop choose 'Programs', then 'Accessories' and then 'Calculator' (if 'Calculator' doesn't...
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Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
The ethics of cultural heritage
History & The Arts

The ethics of cultural heritage

...Think about Notre-Dame, or another historical building, or a piece of heritage in your hometown which is important to you. Then try to answer the following questions. Why do you consider the heritage to be important? How would you feel to see it being destroyed? What would you want to happen to the site afterwards? Would you want the heritage rebuilt? Discussion For many...
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Level 2: Intermediate 12 hrs
Getting started with French 1
Languages

Getting started with French 1

...think these people were saying to each other as they were greeting or parting? In each case, select the appropriate words underneath the photo. Note: ‘Bienvenue’ means ‘welcome’. Select the answer for Question 1a here [Photo of a man and woman aged 60–70 with two young boys, both waving goodbye to as the boys leave the grandparents house.] ‘Bonjour Monsieur...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Culture and Connections: The Scots-Irish experience in America
OpenLearn Ireland

Culture and Connections: The Scots-Irish experience in America

...system and more than 125 million copies had been published by the 1920s. [McGuffey’s Second Eclectic Reader (1920 edition). Public domain, New York Public Library.] McGuffey’s Second Eclectic Reader (1920 edition). The Scots-Irish also contributed to American musical traditions. According to Mick Moloney, a professor of music at New York University, the songs and...
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Article 5 mins
Erzberger: Negotiating the Armistice for Germany
History & The Arts

Erzberger: Negotiating the Armistice for Germany

...system which taxed the rich and those who had profited from the war, and he also introduced an inheritance tax, all of which offended the bourgeois old elites. Conservative and right-wing politicians begun a vendetta against him. The assassination Erzberger was well aware that his life was in danger, and he survived several assassination attempts. In post-war Germany,...
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Article 15 mins
Cyfrifiannell Carbon Y Brifysgol Agored
Nature & Environment

Cyfrifiannell Carbon Y Brifysgol Agored

...system drydan y DU, allyriadau o rai sectorau eraill ac allyriadau sydd wedi'u hymgorffori mewn mewnforion wedi lleihau wrth i'r DU a gwledydd eraill geisio symud tuag at sero net. Yn ôl ystadegau swyddogol, cyfanswm allyriadau seiliedig ar ddefnydd y DU erbyn 2019 oedd 774 miliwn tunnell CO2e (Ffigur 1) sy'n golygu bod yr ôl troed carbon cyfartalog tua 11.6 tunnell CO2...
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