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Canals: The Making of a Nation - Find out more
History & The Arts

Canals: The Making of a Nation - Find out more

...physical men who were capable of enduring tough labour for long hours. Many roved the countryside looking for work and a better deal. They gained a reputation as troublesome outsiders, fond of drinking and living a life of ungodly debauchery. But who were they? Unreliable heathens and outcasts, or unsung heroes who used might and muscle to build canals and railways? The...
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Is cleaning a route to a better life for migrants?
Society, Politics & Law

Is cleaning a route to a better life for migrants?

...physically demanding and insecure. Cleaners need to be efficient, flexible and able to change their routines whenever their company loses an old contract or wins a new one. In Finland, those immigrants whose residence permit is dependent on a specific minimum number of working hours often need to stay in cleaning jobs no matter what. For migrants like Kifibin, cleaning...
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What happens to the poorest in a cashless society?
Science, Maths & Technology

What happens to the poorest in a cashless society?

...Physical currency’s flexibility makes it amenable to negotiation in both timing and amount – a feature that requires more personalized relationships. Furthermore, scrap buyers themselves get credit to run their businesses in the same way, through informal channels that depend on personal relationships, rather than banks. A 2015 report noted that just 15 percent of...
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Sea level rise in London, UK
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise in London, UK

...Physical Science Basis. Contribution of Working Group 1 to the Fifth Assessment Report in the Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change [Online]. Available at: https://www.ipcc.ch/site/assets/uploads/2018/02/WG1AR5_SPM_FINAL.pdf Accessed 18th January 2020 OpenLearn (2020)
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Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents

...physical needs, and safety as the guiding arbiter in the key decision of what is best for the child. There is a difficult balance to achieve with an importance of guarding against drift. A social worker cannot allow themselves to become preoccupied with adult needs - however valid in terms of their disadvantaged lifestyles and economic circumstances and, as a consequence,...
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What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?
Education & Development

What do Europe's new data rules mean for children online?

...physical location of a child when she or he is actually using the service – and it’s not evident which one should apply. Surprising to us as academic observers, aware that a lot of lawyers are now actively advising on all things to do with the GDPR, there’s a lot that’s still unresolved, with legal interpretations already differing on some key issues relating to...
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The science of making musical instruments
Science, Maths & Technology

The science of making musical instruments

...Library of Entries site. Sound Waves and Music - from The Physics Classroom site. The Soundry - an educational website about sound. Books Making Gourd Musical Instruments: Over 60 String, Wind & Percussion Instruments and How to Play Them by Summit, Ginger and Jim Widess, published by Sterling Publishing. Discover more about music and instruments Study a free music course...
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The ocean of Jupiter’s moon Europa
Science, Maths & Technology

The ocean of Jupiter’s moon Europa

...physical properties, such as density and radius, have allowed scientists to constrain the depth of Europa’s ocean. Current estimates suggest the water-ice layer is ~100 km deep, which is nine times deeper than the deepest part of the Earth’s ocean, the Challenger Deep in the Mariana Trench. [Interior of Europa shown in two views]Figure 2 Artist’s drawing of the...
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