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Doctor Who and human history
History & The Arts

Doctor Who and human history

...Troy. The more the Doctor got involved, the more obvious this was. So these stories were replaced after Patrick Troughton’s The Highlanders (1966). In their place came the ‘pseudo-historical’, first tried out with The Time Meddler (1965). In these stories the Doctor travelled back into human history to prevent some alien force destroying earth in the past. However,...
Getting started with Italian 3
Languages

Getting started with Italian 3

...le stazioni e collegano i piccoli centri. Hanno solo la seconda classe e costano poco ma viaggiano lentamente, a circa 100 km orari. Però c’è anche un regionale veloce, economico ma meno frequente. Su molti treni si può portare la bicicletta pagando il supplemento bici. I treni nazionali (Intercity e Frecciabianca) collegano città grandi e medie su tutto il...
Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
How did the election look from Europe?
Society, Politics & Law

How did the election look from Europe?

...Le Monde saw the upswing in Conservative popularity as an opportunity for the party to “shake off Thatcher’s legacy” and to “smother” the Labour opposition. Its centre-right counterpart Le Figaro pointed to May’s opportunism. It saw the election as a chance for her to strengthen her hand in the fractious leadership relations within the Conservative Party. The...
Hanes Blaenau Gwent
History & The Arts

Hanes Blaenau Gwent

...troi at ystyried bywydau beunyddiol trigolion Blaenau Gwent yn yr oesoedd canol. Ymdrinnir yn fanylach â 250 mlynedd olaf hanes yr ardal dros saith sleid, gyda phwyslais ar y chwyldro diwydiannol a'i ganlyniadau. Mae'r llinell amser yn awgrymu mai datblygiad diwydiant, a'i effaith ar ddwysedd y boblogaeth, ffyrdd o fyw a'r dirwedd ei hun, a lywiodd y cymunedau a welir ym...
Crowdsourced annotation: what do you think?
History & The Arts

Crowdsourced annotation: what do you think?

...Troy. It’s interesting to note in Chapter 5 that he states: ‘These are the stories of the Persians and the Phoenicians. For my part, I shall not say that this or that story is true, but I shall identify the one who I myself know did the Greeks unjust deeds, and thus proceed with my history, and speak of small and great cities of men alike.’ This even-handedness in...
The story of a female postal worker
Society, Politics & Law

The story of a female postal worker

...temp which was a huge gamble as there were no guarantees the job would become permanent past the festive period despite assurances from her friend that Royal Mail keeps on all the workers it defines as ‘hard-working’. While my friend speaks positively about working for Royal Mail, she acknowledges that there was no assistance to help her with the online tests in...
A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015
OpenLearn Ireland

A new layer: Culture, the Irish language and identity in 2015

...le hiarracht a dhéanamh moill a chur ar an chreimeadh teanga. I 1984, nuair a thosaigh Oideas Gael, thiocfadh linn siúl trasna an bhealaigh go Tigh Bhiddy agus gan ach Gaeilge a chluinstin ón fhoireann agus ón chuideachta ann. Sa lá inniu (2015) tá an tírdreach teanga imithe as a riocht go hiomlán seachas mar a bhí. Níl ach cupla teaglach lóistín anois le hais...
Brazing
Science, Maths & Technology

Brazing

...temp. (˚C) Properties and uses Ni Cr P Powder, paste 0 - 0.1 960 Fills tight joints. Little alloying with parent material Ni Cr Si B Fe Powder, paste 0.03 - 0.3 1040 High strength joints in heavy steel sections Cu Zn Powder, paste, wire, shim 0 - 0.1 ≤1120 Fills tight joints Cu Ni Si Powder, paste, wire shim 0.03 - 0.2 1100 Good gap-filling. Used for tungsten...
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