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LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters
Society, Politics & Law

LGBTQIA rights: why The Good Friday Agreement matters

...energy: why the Good Friday Agreement helped the LGBTQIA+ civil rights movement There has never been a better time to be LGBTQIA+ in Northern Ireland. The rights and protections afforded to LGBTQIA+ people in 2023 go beyond what I believe we could have envisioned in 1998 – not because they weren’t needed, but because the political will and societal acceptance needed...
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Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre
Science, Maths & Technology

Solving the perplexing mathematicians' problem of the spectre

...energy. Thanks to new 3D printing technologies, researchers at the Open University, and elsewhere, can now investigate the properties of more complex honeycomb designs, including designs based on aperiodic tilings. Most excitingly, honeycomb material based on the hat tile show zero sideways stretching when squeezed - a rare and useful trait shared with natural materials...
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Cwestiynau Cyffredin am Gyfrifiannell Carbon Y Brifysgol Agored
Nature & Environment

Cwestiynau Cyffredin am Gyfrifiannell Carbon Y Brifysgol Agored

...energy-supplier/ Mae'r gyfrifiannell yn ystyried bod ambell gyflenwr cwbl adnewyddadwy (e.e. Ecotricity, Good Energy) yn buddsoddi yn y gallu i gynhyrchu mwy o drydan adnewyddadwy, ac mae rhai hefyd yn cyflenwi nwy gwyrdd sy'n cynnwys rhywfaint o fionwy. Yn y gyfrifiannell, rhagdybir bod trydan cwbl adnewyddadwy yn cynhyrchu llai o allyriadau na thrydan grid arferol. Ar...
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Democracy? You think you know?
Education & Development

Democracy? You think you know?

...solar power, or gas? Are there some issues that especially lend themselves to being dealt with by direct democracy? Try some experiments to see how far democracy should go using Activity 2. Activity 2 Consider an exercise along the following lines: A school is like a mini political system – it has rules, a community of people, and a system of authority. If it was a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Eric King and Bill Binney: Some thoughts on their interview
Society, Politics & Law

Eric King and Bill Binney: Some thoughts on their interview

...energies to protecting and growing the institution. Yet you don't need to be an expert in management or organisational behaviour, in the writings of Geoffrey Vickers, Russell Ackoff or other systems experts, to know that this is exactly how both public and private sector bureaucracies do behave. The driving forces in the DNA of every bureaucracy are the twin desires for...
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Stephen Hawking: The tributes
Science, Maths & Technology

Stephen Hawking: The tributes

...energy permeating the fabric of spacetime that defies measure. Stephen Hawking, RIP 1942-2018. pic.twitter.com/nAanMySqkt — Neil deGrasse Tyson (@neiltyson) March 14, 2018 Remembering Stephen Hawking, a renowned physicist and ambassador of science. His theories unlocked a universe of possibilities that we & the world are exploring. May you keep flying like superman in...
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The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers

...energy and this may be further off-putting when it comes to doing exercise. Exercise makes us breathe deeper and more regularly. It also makes our blood circulate better and bring oxygen and nutrients, including glucose, in a regular way to our muscles, organs, tissues and especially to our brain. Exercise improves our mood and both physical and mental health and...
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How to make the best of your digital badge
Education & Development

How to make the best of your digital badge

...Open Learning: The Journal of Open, Distance and e-Learning, 30(3), pp. 221–34. Taylor, M. (2017) ‘Good work: the Taylor review of modern working practices’, Department for Business, Energy & Industrial Strategy, 11 July 2017. Available at: https://www.gov.uk/government/publications/good-work-the-taylor-review-of-modern-working-practices (Accessed 16 November 2022)....
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