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Brass Instruments
History & The Arts

Brass Instruments

...Changing Key and Pitch Playing the cornet, trombone and trumpet, experts demonstrate hand stopping and lipping. Mechanical Innovation : Keys The keyed bugle and the ophicleide enabled brass instruments to have a distinct voice in the band music of the 19th century. How Valves Work A revolution in brass. Mechanical means for extending the length of an instrument; valves in...
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Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part I socio-economic and transport access inequalities
Health, Sports & Psychology

Addressing health inequalities in greenspaces to age well: Part I socio-economic and transport access inequalities

...climate and environmental justice perspective. Reducing socio-economic and transport access inequalities; the experience of The Parks Trust The Parks Trust, if you don’t already know, is a self-financing charity that cares for 6000 acres of parks and greenspace in Milton Keynes. The Parks Trust understands public parks are an amazing resource for health and wellbeing...
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From the 'Red Clyde' to the 'Blue Clyde'?
Society, Politics & Law

From the 'Red Clyde' to the 'Blue Clyde'?

...change in their respective contexts. [raising of the Red Flag in George Square Glasgow in 1919] The first image (above) depicts the raising of the Red Flag in George Square Glasgow in 1919. [The Yes campaign supporters in George Square, Glasgow 2014 as part of the Scottish referendum] The second image displayed above is from a demonstration of pro-Independence supporters...
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Article 15 mins
Here's how we can save the car – and the planet at the same time
Science, Maths & Technology

Here's how we can save the car – and the planet at the same time

...change our perception of what cars are if we want to mitigate their high environmental costs. This doesn’t just mean moving to electric vehicles. Just at the resource extraction level, roughly five tons of materials are needed to produce a 1.2 ton car, creating ten tons of effluents and 2.5 tons of emissions. Processing these materials into components, assembling and...
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Article 10 mins
Methods in Motion: Research Modes, Moves, Methods
Society, Politics & Law

Methods in Motion: Research Modes, Moves, Methods

...changes in my own life and the environment I was living in, curious to learn from others about their lives and choices. The social divisions of class, gender, ethnicity, and nationality, and the challenges of changing them when culture creates and reproduces inequalities and hierarchies, have occupied most of my research time in the last two decades. My current interest...
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What is the pension triple lock, and how has it become an election issue?
Money & Business

What is the pension triple lock, and how has it become an election issue?

...change. To understand this fully, it’s necessary to consider why it was brought in and how much it costs. Most people in the UK qualify for a state pension in later life. If you reached your state pension age before April 6 2016, your pension may have two parts: a basic pension (maximum £122.30 a week in 2017-18) and an additional pension linked to your previous...
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Political ordering
Society, Politics & Law

Political ordering

...changing links between state, territory and people. Try not to get too bogged down in the detail of dates, names, and so on, and remember why the case study is being used. While the case study is very much about how society is made and repaired, cutting across this is the theme of difference and inequality. You might find it helpful to divide your notes into two parts,...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
The evolution of sports medicine over the last 50 Years: From the wet sponge to holistic care
Health, Sports & Psychology

The evolution of sports medicine over the last 50 Years: From the wet sponge to holistic care

...changed over the last fifty years. With advances in sport and exercise science and increased professionalisation, training practices have certainly progressed, yet injury remains an inherent risk of participation in sport. So how has the treatment of sport injuries changed? Has it evolved from the stereotypical image of the physio running onto the pitch with his/her magic...
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Article 5 mins