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A day at Doncaster - and an hour out of Durham
History & The Arts

A day at Doncaster - and an hour out of Durham

...course it is not hard to think well of a king if you are under him, just as it is not hard to think ill of him if you are not under him; but there is no use being bigotedly republican when there is nothing to be got by it, and I own the fact that his subjects like him willingly. Probably no man in his kingdom understands better than Edward VII. that he is largely a form,...
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Lord John Browne - Stories of Change
Nature & Environment

Lord John Browne - Stories of Change

...Open University Transcript Stories of Change Project Lord John Browne interview Key RH: = Roger Harrabin, Interviewer JB: = Lord John Browne, Engineer, Businessman, former Chief Executive of BP, Participant RH: I’m now with John Browne in his offices in Mayfair, I’ve known John for a long time - John thanks for making the time to talk to me this morning When did you...
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‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury
Education & Development

‘Where do you really come from?’ How this enquiry can add insult to injury

...Open University's Social Sciences courses. What makes asking people from Black and minority ethnic communities about their origin so offensive? In recent years this basic expression of interest seems to have been behind a host of conflict, upset and tumultuous argument. Some say the question is simply a harmless expression of curiosity, a basic demonstration of interest...
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Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing
Education & Development

Professionals negotiating different ways of knowing

...Open University's Professional Doctorates (EdD/DHSC) When undertaking a Professional Doctorate, such as the EdD or the DHSC, successful candidates write a thesis which makes an original contribution to knowledge. These degrees are usually undertaken part-time by mid- to late-career professionals who write a thesis that contributes towards both theory and professional...
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Learn 40 hand signals used by the Aboriginal people of the Western Australian Desert
Languages

Learn 40 hand signals used by the Aboriginal people of the Western Australian Desert

...Open and First Languages Australia, also serves to promote the local language of Kukatja, a vulnerable language with less than 1,000 current speakers. In the video, for each hand sign that the women demonstrate there is the corresponding word in Kukatja along with its English-language translation. [A truck drives through the Big Sandy Desert] A truck drives across the...
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How do fire controls harm biodiversity?
Nature & Environment

How do fire controls harm biodiversity?

...open vegetation, shrubs and grasses. The chemical processes that influence biodiversity by stimulating the sprouting and blossoming of plants, fruiting and seed dispersal, are regulated partly by fires. Griselda Durigan, forestry engineer at the Forestry Institute of São Paulo, and lead-author of the study, published in the journal Science Advances, says ceasefire...
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Orbital forging
Science, Maths & Technology

Orbital forging

...Minimum practical forging thicknesses: conventional 5 mm orbital 2.5 mm Thickness tolerances on warm forging of steel at 700–800˚C are ±0.15 mm. Reduced oxide scale formation compared with hot forging applications. Orbital forging should produce 25% material savings and 50% reduced energy costs. See Also: Upset forging, Hot forging (open die) and Powder forging....
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Do we have a right to die?
History & The Arts

Do we have a right to die?

...open? By disallowing physician-assisted death in this country, are all we doing is ensuring that it remains a privilege of the wealthy? What are your thoughts? Have your say using the comments section below: PLEASE NOTE: This discussion hub is intended for discussing the issues surrounding assisted suicide and the right to die, please do not use it for personal attacks on...
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