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Porn licensing isn't the answer
Digital & Computing

Porn licensing isn't the answer

...adult material should be required by law to check the ages of people accessing their content by asking for credit card details or other personal information that can be verified on an official database of some kind. Sites like the BBC’s iPlayer have already introduced age restriction tools) – a very good system that gives parents full control of what can be watched....
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Irish Women’s Poetry: Colette Bryce
OpenLearn Ireland

Irish Women’s Poetry: Colette Bryce

...adult life: it informs an ‘outsiderness’ in her poetry. Bryce often writes as if she were ‘at one remove’ from the mainstream. You might say this stems from her emigrant perspective, from being called a ‘British’ poet in some places yet ‘Irish’ in others, and from being gay in a predominantly heterosexual culture. Bryce says this is ‘an interesting...
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In your garden: Birds and nesting boxes
Nature & Environment

In your garden: Birds and nesting boxes

...adults bringing in bedding material and then, once the fledglings hatch, food for their brood. The photo to the right shows a Blue Tit approaching a nesting box to feed fledglings. Can I see inside the bird box? It is possible to purchase nest box cameras to allow you to look at what is happening inside the bird box you have located in your garden (as shown in the image...
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Dangoor Education
Science, Maths & Technology

Dangoor Education

...adults back into the classroom. The Flexible Learning Fund supports 32 innovative projects across England to encourage more people to take part in new training or courses that will help them progress in current employment or secure a new job. Projects are aimed at a range of skill levels, from teaching beginners, all the way through to those who already have a good...
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Why would British athletes choose winter sports?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why would British athletes choose winter sports?

...adult – you just can’t do them as a child. This makes career paths into these sports very different. Olympic silver medallist Shelly Rudman didn’t try skeleton until the age of 21, which is very late compared to athletes from other Olympic sports. This contradicts some models of athletic development, which suggest that investment in a sport as a junior is a...
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How are social workers portrayed in the media?
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How are social workers portrayed in the media?

...adult care hardly getting a look in. And it’s probably no surprise that there were four times as many negative hits as positive ones (25% negative to 6% positive). Let’s look at some of the negative examples: Both men had histories of domestic violence, crime and drug use, yet social workers dismissed concerns and did not intervene. [The Daily Telegraph, 07/06/19]...
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Could President Trump do what Candidate Trump promises in the struggle against Islamic State?
Society, Politics & Law

Could President Trump do what Candidate Trump promises in the struggle against Islamic State?

...Des Moines, Iowa, with lights and security cameras.] A Trump For President sign in a yard in Iowa Here are two recent quotes from Trump: One of the problems that we have and one of the reasons we’re so ineffective is they’re trying to, they’re using [their own families] as shields … We’re fighting a very politically correct war. [Y]ou have to take out their...
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A question of ethics: right or wrong?
Health, Sports & Psychology

A question of ethics: right or wrong?

...adult athlete of individual sport and the coach child athlete of team sport and the coach professional adult athlete of team sport and the coach personal trainer and wealthy client yoga teacher and client from adult class fitness instructor in gym and adult client [Described image] Figure 1 Power continuum Comment We felt that power was a feature in all relationships,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 7 hrs