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Rissa De La Paz
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Nature & Environment
OU Carbon Calculator FAQs
Have some questions about the Calculator? We've put together some answers for you...Saving, opening and deleting calculator files On the Summary screen follow the instructions at the bottom. For example: To save your existing footprint file. Select the upper box, type the name of the file you want to keep (eg, ExistingFootprint1). Select ‘Save’ To open...
History & The Arts
Darwin explores the Sierra de la Ventana
...de la Ventana...In 1832, Charles Darwin explored South America. He recorded his experiences in The Voyage of The Beagle, from which this is an extract. I hired a Gaucho to accompany me on my ride to Buenos Ayres, though with some difficulty, as the father of one man was afraid to let him go, and another, who seemed willing, was described to me as so fearful, that I was...
History & The Arts
Darwin crosses the Sierra de la Ventana
...de la Ventana - but finds the vista less than thrilling...In 1832, Charles Darwin explored South America. He recorded his experiences in The Voyage of The Beagle, from which this is an extract. The dew, which in the early part of the night wetted the saddle-cloths under which we slept, was in the morning frozen. The plain, though appearing horizontal, had insensibly...
Society, Politics & Law
The working-class garden
...classes - the role of women, and how programmes like Ground Force threw working class traditions out to make way for all that decking...Find out about The Open University's Open degree Laurie Taylor: Sometime in the early ‘70s I found myself in the back room of a very large estate pub chairing a meeting of local council tenants. Well as I remember, the meeting had been...
Nature & Environment
Environment: LA River
...LA River A short introduction to this album. Who Killed the LA River? The worst floods in the history of Los Angeles. How the river was contained and its flood plain became part of the city. Rediscovering the LA River The forgotten part of Los Angeles. A journey through the unused public land that lines the river today. LA: Chinatown Yard Claiming the last vast space in...
Society, Politics & Law
Discuss: The struggle of the working class
...class? Fill in our short survey and share your thoughts and memories...[Unison rally in Oxford] The working class was born into struggle as workers fought for a living wage. In the years since the fight for a decent life has waxed and waned. Notable victories include the achievement of the 1945-50 Labour government which created the NHS and welfare. Notable defeats...