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King Charles I, 1600 - 1649
History & The Arts

King Charles I, 1600 - 1649

...determination to reassert the royal prerogative and squeeze funds from unwilling contributors generated a lot of opposition. On the surface, Charles' period of personal rule appeared tranquil but tensions were gradually accumulating. In religious affairs, Charles favoured a high church episcopalian Anglicanism, and this support for an ecclesiastical system based on...
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Ethnicity as a Learning Tool
Education & Development

Ethnicity as a Learning Tool

...determinant of learning experiences and achievement levels. This article presents three challenges of ethnicity as a learning tool. The aim is to highlight the need to address these challenging issues in order to ensure that students can experience effective learning irrespective of their ethnicities and that educational achievement is not characterised by ethnicity....
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The Naming of Asteroids
Science, Maths & Technology

The Naming of Asteroids

...determined with a fair degree of precision. This may take several years, but when it is achieved the body is awarded a “permanent designation” (a number issued in strict numerical sequence) and the discoverer is invited to suggest a name for approval by a special committee of the International Astronomical Union. Strictly speaking, Ceres, the first known asteroid, is...
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Want to achieve your goal? Try our Personal Best tool
Health, Sports & Psychology

Want to achieve your goal? Try our Personal Best tool

...determine specific training programmes for every conceivable goal. If your target involves physical fitness or your health, you should talk to an expert before embarking on any programme of activity. Launch the App in Facebook You will need to sign in through your Facebook account to access the App. Once you are in, the App will be automatically saved in 'Your Apps' area....
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How happiness is challenging GDP as the measure of a country’s health
Society, Politics & Law

How happiness is challenging GDP as the measure of a country’s health

...determinant of happiness. The cluster of high performing Nordic countries at the top of the World Happiness Report suggests that there are shared features of policy and perhaps geography and culture that matter. These are countries where high taxes are used to generate relatively equal societies where social mobility and income security are much greater as a result. These...
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The why and how of green social prescribing in aid of health ageing
Health, Sports & Psychology

The why and how of green social prescribing in aid of health ageing

...determinants of health, so they are better placed to adopt healthy behaviours. Some may need support with finance, relationship issues, or employment skills. Other people may experience discrimination or barriers to accessing particular services and activities. This means they can lose trust in statutory health services, and their confidence in public spaces can be...
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DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude
Society, Politics & Law

DIY: Measuring latitude and longitude

...determine when it's noon (without a watch or radio) place a stick at the southernmost end of your north-south line. Use a plumb line to make sure that the stick is vertical. When the shadow cast by the stick crosses the north-south line, it's noon. As soon as it's noon, align the sighting nails on the quadrant's aiming beam with the sun. DO NOT USE THE SIGHT LINE TO LOOK...
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Colour fastness
Money & Business

Colour fastness

...determine how it responds to its use in daily life. The question is what does a t shirt have to put up with in daily life? It will be rubbed as you run in it, it will be washed, your sweat will be put on to it and of course being a t shirt it will be exposed to the sun. How is the fabric checked to make sure it is suitable for life as a t shirt? It undergoes standard test...
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