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Rio 2016: South East Asia on the podium
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rio 2016: South East Asia on the podium

...writing. They were Thai weightlifters Sukanya Srisurat and Sopita Tanasan, and Vietnamese shooter Hoang Xuan Vinh. Schooling’s victory was special because it gave Singapore its first ever Olympic gold medal. IT'S OFFICIAL: #SIN has its first-ever #Olympics champion in Joseph Isaac Schooling https://t.co/kbxECeEGGw pic.twitter.com/OJjAc8UiVP — Channel NewsAsia...
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Remembering Gary Slapper
Society, Politics & Law

Remembering Gary Slapper

...writes: It is with great sadness that the death of Professor Gary Slapper is announced. Gary first joined the OU in 1997 and was instrumental in the founding of the OU Law School and the UK’s first taught distance law degree (offered jointly in partnership with the then College of Law). He became the OU’s first Professor of Law giving his inaugural lecture ‘Yes, but...
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Why school is bad for us - an inaugural lecture by Professor Jonathan Rix
Miscellaneous

Why school is bad for us - an inaugural lecture by Professor Jonathan Rix

...writing for the Times Educational Supplement (TES), and former Education Editor of the Mirror and the Independent. He is the author of The Thirty Years War, a book about teacher reform. Teresa Cremin’s view is that schools are not necessarily bad for us, but that the performance activity agenda (Ball, 2003) currently restricts the ways in which teachers and children...
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The rural dimension – rundale in the West of Ireland
OpenLearn Ireland

The rural dimension – rundale in the West of Ireland

...Reveal answer: We were able to count 22, or 21 if you count the westernmost area as a single plot. It is also interesting to see that Jill Dale, writing on genealogy website County Mayo Beginnings, reported rundale being practised in County Mayo into the 1980s, long after the practice was thought to have died out (Dale, 2010) . Explore the articles in this collection ....
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Arendt
History & The Arts

Arendt

...writings on politics had profound philosophical resonances too. As I see it, her greatest achievement was that she stood up against two deep-flowing currents of twentieth century thought – one which tried to see the whole of public life in terms of conscience and personal morality, the other seeking to reduce it to clashes of economic or sectional interests. Her big...
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Sue Edwards: a life dedicated to flora and sustainable development in Ethiopia
Nature & Environment

Sue Edwards: a life dedicated to flora and sustainable development in Ethiopia

...writing (Spring 2022), Ethiopia is tearing itself apart in a tragic and costly civil war, severely impacting many areas where Sue worked, and which has resulted in famine. It is hoped this will end for the sake of the people and environment, which Sue dedicated her life’s work to. Sue followed Sylvia Pankhurst, the suffragette and activist, who also made Ethiopia her...
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Past-Time Lover: Lord Byron
History & The Arts

Past-Time Lover: Lord Byron

...whom. I have often spent beyond my means, and so a partner of relative means would be a considerable convenience. I am a man of some mystery and would like an open-minded partner with whom to share my thrilling world. If you are willing to relocate to Greece, please do write to me of your affections. Is Lord Byron the Juan for you? Cast your vote! Illustrator: Neil Arnold...
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Porter’s Value Chain and the Business of Film
Money & Business

Porter’s Value Chain and the Business of Film

...on things such as writing and editing. Other important functions in the value network can be provided more efficiently and effectively by value chain specialists such as payments or logistics. If film organisations leave a number of value activities to specialists then can then create a third- party marketplace and offer for example sustainable prop supplied for film....
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