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More working with charts, graphs and tables
Science, Maths & Technology

More working with charts, graphs and tables

...2.0 Licence. All materials included in this course are derived from content originated at 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...
Who is Justin Trudeau - and how did he become Canada's new Prime Minister?
Society, Politics & Law

Who is Justin Trudeau - and how did he become Canada's new Prime Minister?

...resources to understanding the causes of terrorism. He later alienated many progressives when his party supported the Harper government’s controversial counter-terrorism legislation, Bill C-51. Justin Trudeau’s stumbles and lack of political experience provided space for the Harper Conservatives to try to diminish him further in the mind of the public. Hence, a series...
Is Brazil's future Utopia now a thing of the past?
Society, Politics & Law

Is Brazil's future Utopia now a thing of the past?

...resources, rich agricultural land and human capital in its well-developed southern and central regions. De Gaulle’s ironic addition referred to the difficulty in making good use of these advantages. When I returned to Brazil as U.S. ambassador in mid-1994, it seemed as if optimism was winning out. The newly elected government of President Fernando Henrique Cardoso had...
Climate change’s costs are still escalating
Nature & Environment

Climate change’s costs are still escalating

...resources, leading to the spread of disease and compromising safe drinking water supplies. “Warmer temperatures often promote the spread of mosquito-borne parasitic and viral diseases by shifting the vectors’ geographic range and shortening the pathogen incubation period. Combination of disasters “Climate change can worsen air quality by triggering fires and dust...
Why are public companies vanishing in America?
Money & Business

Why are public companies vanishing in America?

...resources internally instead of paying them out to shareholders. However, Jensen’s prediction of the rise of private equity has proven true. The rise of private equity may be a contributing factor to why fewer firms choose to participate in the public markets. The firms that remain public are survivors. A small number of firms account for most of the market...
Christmas at war: 1916 - Festivities at the front
History & The Arts

Christmas at war: 1916 - Festivities at the front

...resources of their respective units with admirable discretion. No truce Christmas celebrations will vary considerably according to the situation of the men. I imagine that most of the front-line battalions will have an opportunity to eat their dinner in peace if the prevailing calm of the battle-area can be regarded as indicative of tomorrow's conditions. At one place...
Will players be fit to perform or ready to burnout at Euro 2020?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Will players be fit to perform or ready to burnout at Euro 2020?

...resources that a player has to cope with the demands placed on them. This drip, drip, drip from a series of sources of stress can make them susceptible to burnout. Smith and Raedeke (2001) outlined 3 characteristics of burnout. Firstly, emotional and physical exhaustion, in the form of lack of energy and loss of interest in an activity. Secondly, feelings of low personal...
The realities of rural life in the 1950s-1980s
OpenLearn Ireland

The realities of rural life in the 1950s-1980s

...resource community such as ours. Conditions were quite awful when I arrived here because emigration was taking a massive toll of the people, to tell you the truth. When I saw what was happening I was as mad as hell because all the young people were being siphoned off and they were just emigrating in droves, and before very long this community would die, and being saddled...