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Nationalism, self-determination and secession
Society, Politics & Law

Nationalism, self-determination and secession

...Open University teaching is that it is much more beneficial for a student to work actively with a text than simply to read on and on, passively trying to absorb and remember it all. Sometimes we set in-text activities or exercises to test your grasp of key points, but that is not what we are going to do here. Instead, I recommend the following. If you have the time, make...
Wales and rugby
Society, Politics & Law

Wales and rugby

...opened in 1999 and the Wales Millennium Centre (where the Welsh National Opera is based) in 2004, and the Encyclopaedia of Wales was published in 2007. Crucially, the first members of the National Assembly for Wales (NAW) were elected in 1999 – since when we have seen the development of a raft of Welsh policies and bodies, in both the government and civil society. These...
Murals in Belfast
OpenLearn Ireland

Murals in Belfast

...education, or you could call them mobilisation of support, but whatever, in the first instance they’re about the local community. As time has gone on, they’ve had some other functions, to some extent. Loyalists in particular have done sort of territory-marking murals, but that’s mostly against other Loyalist groups. And also, increasingly in the peace process, some...
Challenging ideas in mental health
Health, Sports & Psychology

Challenging ideas in mental health

...The extracts are taken from the course K272 Challenging ideas in mental health Copyright © 2004 The Open University. Don't miss out: If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University - www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses...
Sir David Attenborough - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Sir David Attenborough - Earth in Vision

...Open University. Transcript Sir David Attenborough Interview 2015 Earth in Vision Project What first sparked your interest in the natural world? Finding fossils, I think, but then I don’t think that’s in the least remarkable, I don’t know any four-year-old who’s not interested in the natural world, I truly don’t. I think that every child starts with a...
Living with MS: Not just surviving but thriving (with a little canine care)
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living with MS: Not just surviving but thriving (with a little canine care)

...opened doors, barked on command to alert people if Ann fell, fetched the phone, emptied the washing machine and generally provided Ann with practical, emotional and psychological support to manage her MS her way. Time passed and as my MS progressed I too became the owner of an assistance dog – Tori, a black Labrador with endless patience, a loud snore and a passion for...
Melt casting
Science, Maths & Technology

Melt casting

...opened and component removed. [Diagram to demonstrate Melt Casting (see article)] Manufacture: Only requires melt extruder and mould. Screw-type extruder must be capable of delivering homogeneous melt, at sufficient speed, to fill mould cavity before freeze-off. Mould fills under low pressure, so can be soft steel or aluminium. Backing plates on the mould are unnecessary...
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Extrusion of Powders
Science, Maths & Technology

Extrusion of Powders

...opening in the base of the die. In cold extrusion, metal powder is compressed directly into the die, causing sections of metal to extrude from the small hole in the die base...The cold extrusion of metal powder [Diagram to demonstrate the 'Extrusion of powders' - see article ] The hot extrusion of a "canned" refractory metal powder [Diagram to demonstrate the 'Extrusion...