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How did the election look from Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

How did the election look from Europe?

...open to Europe than May, he had still committed his party to Brexit. Either outcome would lead to further uncertainty over Brexit and add to frustration in Brussels. From the European perspective, the actual outcome – a marginal Conservative win falling short of an absolute majority – is arguably worse still. Government formation, usually a cut-and-dried process in...
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The psychology of World Cup fans
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of World Cup fans

...opening rounds of the World Cup fans may be able to get away with criticising their own team, but nearer the final it will be much less welcome. 4. Why do we enjoy it when a team that’s not meant to be very good wins a match? Often during the World Cup, a plucky inexperienced team progresses further than expected and suddenly becomes a focus of the tournament. People...
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Low pressure die casting (counter-pressure casting)
Science, Maths & Technology

Low pressure die casting (counter-pressure casting)

...opening ] Manufacture: Metal is displaced from the furnace and forced up the riser tube using air at 20–100 kN m-2, or by evacuation of the mould. “Counter-pressure die casting” is a variation in which the mould is filled by having a slight pressure differential produced by controlled leakage from the mould. This slow, smooth and progressive filling of the die...
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Full mould casting (evaporative pattern)
Science, Maths & Technology

Full mould casting (evaporative pattern)

...open, eject pattern and store for 30 days. [Diagram to demonstrate Full mould casting (Evaporative pattern) - see article] 3. Glue-on runners, feeders and risers (where necessary) if not already an integral part of the pattern. Coat pattern with a special factory coating and dry. [Diagram to demonstrate Full mould casting (Evaporative pattern) - see article] 4. Place the...
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Methods in Motion: Developing psychosocially informed self-help on gender
Health, Sports & Psychology

Methods in Motion: Developing psychosocially informed self-help on gender

...against non-binary and gender-fluid people We hope that How to Understand Your Gender will provide a routemap for making sense of such stories, as well as navigating individual gender experience within a wider culture of ongoing tension and conflict around gender. Meg-John Barker is a Senior Lecturer in Psychology at The Open University. They tweet from @megjohnbarker....
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What was The Schlieffen Plan?
History & The Arts

What was The Schlieffen Plan?

...Open University's BA (Honours) History qualification. [Alfred Von Schlieffen] Alfred von Schlieffen, pictured in 1906 Schlieffen’s idea was perfected in the winter of 1905 when, as a result of the Russo-Japanese war, Russia was eliminated as a serious threat to the European status quo for the foreseeable future. It would first of all have to recover from a lost war and...
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International Jazz Day
Miscellaneous

International Jazz Day

...Open University's Music qualifications. The designation of April as Jazz Appreciation Month began in 2002 under the auspices of the Smithsonian National Museum of American History. Back then, posters proclaimed the slogan ‘Jazz. Made in America. Enjoyed Worldwide.’. In 2005, this was altered to become ‘Jazz. Born in America. Enjoyed Worldwide.’, a subtle shift in...
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What does scientific evidence tell us about making our homes energy efficient?
Money & Business

What does scientific evidence tell us about making our homes energy efficient?

...opened or closed will greatly influence this saving on an individual home. Houses come in all sorts of sizes, shapes and levels of efficiency, particularly in the UK, where we are fond of our older, energy inefficient housing stock. We can give guidance based on data, but when it comes down to an individual home there will always be confounding variables that might mean...
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