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Methods in Motion: Research Modes, Moves, Methods
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Research Modes, Moves, Methods

...opened 'Museum of Resistance' my personal history resonated: friends murdered for protesting; my own imprisonment, listening to friends being tortured, when I was 21 years old. In my own journey, I see connections between personal, intellectual and professional life. These set the marks of other people (and it is always people or situations that set marks on us, not...
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Rotational moulding (Rotational or rotary casting)
Science, Maths & Technology

Rotational moulding (Rotational or rotary casting)

...opened to remove the component...Equipment Arrangement: [Casting Processes] Moulding Procedure: [Casting Processes] Rotational casting of PVC plastisols and powdered polymers, showing the sequence of operations from left to right. Add a measured amount of plastisol or powder to mould. Close mould. Rotate around two or more axes. Distribute plastisol or powder evenly on...
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No place like home: Prisons and homelessness
Society, Politics & Law

No place like home: Prisons and homelessness

...openness and is essential to the foundation, development and stabilisation of human identities, and the creating a sense of ‘rootedness’. Home is about a sense of ‘belonging’ and feeling part of a wider community. A home is safe, familiar and comfortable. Home is a place of rest, recuperation, care and respite, something essential for the well-being of all humans....
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Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Hungary
Languages

Explore the baking and culture of Europe: Hungary

...open fire, using lots of sugar to create a delicious crispy surface. These tasty sweet pastries are most often flavoured with cinnamon, walnuts or coconut, and they’re especially popular at winter fairs. Image: © iStockphoto Pogácsa Pogácsa is a savoury scone that is very popular as an everyday snack in Hungary. It’s made of dough, sometimes through a long process...
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What is a password manager - and should I be using one?
Digital & Computing

What is a password manager - and should I be using one?

...open the password manager. How can I protect my password manager? Most modern web browsers offer to remember passwords when you enter them into web forms, providing password management for websites you visit using the browser. This can be very convenient for frequently visited sites where you regularly have to enter details. The security of this password storage is strong...
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Can a space rock from Costa Rica reveal the origin of water on Earth?
Science, Maths & Technology

Can a space rock from Costa Rica reveal the origin of water on Earth?

...opening a sample in the laboratory is quite the experience. It has a pungent smell comparable to soot, or compost, and a dark friable texture that must be handled with great care (think extra-terrestrial shortbread biscuit). It is certainly a very ‘fresh’ sample of a 4.5-billion-year-old rock, containing all the ingredients it takes to form a planet. [A small fragment...
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Strange job: being Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch
Society, Politics & Law

Strange job: being Queen Elizabeth II, Britain’s longest reigning monarch

...openings, memorials and other ceremonials, not only in the UK, but in all corners of the world. Part of the power in working so hard, is that the Queen has served notice that she is not like the rest of us. She has no need to engage in pecuniary labour. Her regal position has been enhanced by devoting herself to a perpetual round of ceremonial labour. Arguably, the Queen...
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Learning from the past with historic buildings
History & The Arts

Learning from the past with historic buildings

...open market, rather than for one client at a time. Traditional building styles (uniting location, culture and climate) were generally ignored, in favour of cheaper versions of the classical style that was in fashion. One-off buildings higher up the social scale could afford to ignore the need to use as little material and heating fuel as possible. Developer buildings...
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