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This is not a city: Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

This is not a city: Milton Keynes

...free from the back-breaking labour that defined rural life. According to geographer Yi Fu Tuan, the stability and relative comfort of urban life enabled citizens to turn their attentions to the big questions of philosophy, ethics and politics, or to develop and exchange scientific knowledge. Cities have been at the heart of nations and empires, where political power is...
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Homeland, Carrie and how mental health is portrayed on-screen
Health, Sports & Psychology

Homeland, Carrie and how mental health is portrayed on-screen

...free spirit” stereotype in film portrayals; someone who is eccentric, different, unpredictable and with delusions of grandeur and invincibility. She is the typical single character living alone; the seductress with an unfulfilling personal life and without meaningful long-term relationships. Mathison is seen changing into a dress. When she realises she has nowhere to go...
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Seismograph
Society, Politics & Law

Seismograph

...free to swing sideways A pen to attach to the rod A heavy weight to attach to the rod (eg a brick) Strong wire, rope or twine (that doesn’t stretch too much) Some way of moving paper at a steady speed (eg round bits of paper stuck to the hand of an old clock) Nails, hammer, drill, glue, clips. Small flat piece of metal to use as pivot point for rod. [How to set up your...
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Euro 24: Innovation and Trends in Modern Football
Health, Sports & Psychology

Euro 24: Innovation and Trends in Modern Football

...free access to local public transport, encouraging travel by trains, subways, light rail and buses instead of planes and cars. Teams will also be encouraged to travel to group-stage matches by coach or train to reduce the tournament’s carbon footprint. The Olympic Stadium in Berlin which is one of the hosts for the tournament Despite ongoing climate concerns, FIFA...
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Feeling Stuck in your Job or Career? The ACT Matrix may be the Tool you Need
Health, Sports & Psychology

Feeling Stuck in your Job or Career? The ACT Matrix may be the Tool you Need

...free resources to help more with developing ACT skills and it may also be useful to discuss this further with a trustworthy colleague or friend. There are also further resources you may find useful in the Applying Psychology at Work Hub, including: What's in your toolbox? The value of Emotional Intelligence in a Challenging Workplace. References American Psychological...
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DIY: Generate your own electricity
Science, Maths & Technology

DIY: Generate your own electricity

...free at the other end and then cover the windings with insulating tape. Remove a cm or so of the insulation from the two end wires by scraping off the enamel, and connect them to the bulb holder. Fit the bulb into the holder. Pass the bolt through the hole drilled into the base of the magnet, and fasten it by tightening the nut. Fix the bolt into the chuck of a hand...
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What is a confidence and supply government?
Society, Politics & Law

What is a confidence and supply government?

...free vote on the electoral system to be used in the forthcoming European parliamentary elections. Steel had hoped this would result in the House of Commons supporting a proportional system. When this was not delivered, partly because more than 70 Labour MPs abstained, the pact was effectively over. The only substantive policy achieved by the Liberals was the...
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Voluntary Gravedigging in the West of Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

Voluntary Gravedigging in the West of Ireland

...free to help to backfill the grave, in a practice that is known as taking the shovel. Why people voluntarily dig graves [Mobile tea and coffee hut, outside Killeen Graveyard, Louisburgh, co. Mayo.]Mobile tea and coffee hut, outside Killeen Graveyard, Louisburgh, co. Mayo. The graveyard is a place that is so frequently visited by local families as a 'living space' that it...
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