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Alastair Fothergill - Earth in Vision
Nature & Environment

Alastair Fothergill - Earth in Vision

...educated at Harrow School and the Universities of St. Andrew’s and Durham. He joined the BBC Natural History Unit in 1983. He has worked on a wide range of the department’s programmes, including the BAFTA award-winning ‘The Really Wild Show’, ‘Wildlife on One’, ‘The Natural World’ and the innovative ‘Reefwatch’, where he was one of the team that...
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Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic
Society, Politics & Law

Ahmed Hussen's election is another element in Canada's mosaic

...opening small businesses, restaurants and shops. The Canadian-Somali community is not without its struggles. There's unemployment, poverty and youth violence. And Canadian officials say they've intercepted or intervened in a number of cases involving Canadian youths set to join the Somalia-based militant organization al-Shabaab. But Hussen says the numbers are very small....
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The author at home
History & The Arts

The author at home

...What does our interest in writers' belongings, manuscripts or other artefacts say about us? In this short film, Nicola Watson, Professor of English Literature at The Open University, gives a brief summary of some of the popular artefacts that people have visited at writers' houses since the phenomenon began... The Secret Life of Books - Find out more about the series....
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What is the Minamata Convention on Mercury and what does it mean?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is the Minamata Convention on Mercury and what does it mean?

...opening of new mercury mines); others, in a few years – for example, the phaseout of the manufacture, import and export of mercury-added products takes effect in 2020,” says Sheila Longan of the Interim Secretariat of the Minamata Convention. Mercury is released naturally into the environment by volcanoes, forest fires and the weathering of rocks. However, most comes...
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Five things to know about being disabled and LGBTQ
Health, Sports & Psychology

Five things to know about being disabled and LGBTQ

...by The Open University and Mencap. 2021 'Talking about Sex: Young people speak out'. 2020 'Talking about Sex: A booklet for young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions and their carers'. 2019 Guidance and Standards 'Talking about sex, sexuality and relationships: For those working with young people with life-limiting or life-threatening conditions'....
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Vacuum Forming (Thermoforming)
Science, Maths & Technology

Vacuum Forming (Thermoforming)

...openings cannot be formed, and secondary operations such as blanking, drilling or sawing are required. Wall thicknesses will be reduced from the original sheet thickness in proportion to the area of the formed piece over the area of the original sheet. Tolerances range from ±0.75 to ±1.5 mm. See Also: Superplastic forming, Blow moulding, Fluid and rubber die forming and...
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The rural dimension – rundale in the West of Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

The rural dimension – rundale in the West of Ireland

...open field) system had maintained a rural society based on small kin groups living in clustered settlements or ‘clachans.’ Farming land was held jointly and distributed in separate, small pieces. When it functioned successfully, rundale was a finely- balanced ecological system, but it could not function effectively in the face of demands for increased productivity....
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How do ruminants digest?
Science, Maths & Technology

How do ruminants digest?

...Open University's Biology qualifications. What is a ruminant? The word 'ruminant' is derived from the Latin word ruminare, to chew again. Ruminants are animals with four-part stomachs, which allows them to chew food more than once. [A ruminant's stomach] What is cud-chewing? Cud-chewing is an adaptation that enables many hoofed mammals to break down the cellulose of plant...
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