From Empire to Republic: China's struggle with modernity? [Audio]
Speaker(s): Isabel Hilton | In 1912 the last emperor of China abdicated, leaving behind a country that had doubled in size under the Qing Empire. The collapse of the Qing set in train more than a century of savage political conflict as the unwieldy former empire struggled to find a modern political form and establish its identity as a nation state. More than 100 years later China still has fundamental questions to answer: what does it mean to be Chinese today? Who belongs and who does not? Can a
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PES Celebration
This artefact outlines the creation of a new website for Innovation North students holding details of all work placements (short, long term, voluntary, paid).The Institute for Enterprise funded the project and the money helped pay a student to maintain the website for a year
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Forensic flavour
This case study describes the current trend for crime scene investigation drama and news stories of personal tragedies involving incorrect or missing data have been harnessed to capture the attention and inspire learning and enterprise skills in students studying database compilation
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Job interviews
Job Interviews is one of several Futures workbooks which help students choose and prepare for their careers. Like the other workbooks in the series you can dip in and out doing the exercises which are most relevant to you. You might want to include the exercises or the output in your personal development plan or e-portfolio. Interviews are still the most commonly used method for assessing a person’s suitability for a job. In the UK 99 per cent of employers use selection interviews to recruit
Author(s): Leeds Metropolitan University

Plane crashes into Manila slum
Dec 10 - A light aircraft crashes into a crowded slum in Manila killing at least 13 people. Rough cut (No reporter narration)
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CO 1069-286-225

The National Archives UK posted a photo:

Description: Brantford. Prince of Wales' tour of Canada, 1919, a volume of photographs published by the Canadian Pacific Railway

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Author(s): nobody@flickr.com (The National Archives UK)

Virtual Maths, Shapes Space and Measure, Surface of a semi cylinder template
Diagram and template for using a semi-cylinder to calculate area
Author(s): Leeds Metropolitan University

Expedition 39 Crew Profile
A profile of the newest members of the Expedition 39 crew, NASA astronaut Steve Swanson and cosmonauts Alexander Skvortsov and Oleg Artemiev, covering their educational and professional backgrounds and their reasons for pursuing a career in human space exploration.
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24.221 Metaphysics: Free Will (MIT)
This course is a study of free will. It explores the main topic through the lenses of the consequence argument, unavoidability, law breaking, libertarianism, the concept of the person, moral responsibility, action, intention, choice, social psychology, and addiction.
Author(s): Holton, Richard

Anti World Cup protests in Brazil
Anti-world cup demonstrators stage a protest through Sao Paulo, calling for the international football tournament to not be held in Brazil. Sarah Toms reports. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe More Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/BreakingNews Reuters tells the world's stories like no one else. As the largest international multimedia news provider, Reuters provides coverage around the globe and across topics including business, financial, national, and international news. For ov
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Academic research on student engagement - lost formulae to inspiring students
This paper shows academic tutors take on a multitude of roles in their current positions at university and while teaching is expected, from most, it is often assumed that the tutor will apply appropriate pedagogical tools to convey knowledge to the students. This view is now being challenged as many students are being actively encouraged to voice their views of the teaching and learning experience this paper shows
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5.7.1 Mixed oxidant gases system

This is a relatively new system of disinfection. It involves electrolysis of high-purity NaCl brine to produce a mixture of chlorine dioxide, ozone and hypochlorite. This mixture is separated within the electrochemical cell by a membrane, or by exploiting density difference, and is then metered into the water requiring disinfection. The mixed oxidant gases are generated on demand and this is a great safety advantage, compared with having storage tanks of chlorine on site. The source for the d
Author(s): The Open University

The Undercover Economist Strikes Back [Audio]
Speaker(s): Tim Harford | A million readers bought The Undercover Economist to get the lowdown on how economics works on a small scale, in our everyday lives. Since then, economics has become big news. Crises, austerity, riots, bonuses – all are in the headlines all the time. But how does this large-scale economic world really work? What would happen if we cancelled everyone’s debt? How do you create a job? Will the BRIC countries take over the world? Asking - among many other things - what
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Virtual Maths Data Handling - Light Meter tool
Light Meter simulation tool
Author(s): Leeds Metropolitan University

Learning spaces: evaluation
A presentation which provides an overview of key research questions relating to the development of fit for purpose learning spaces
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The Main Dish
July 1, 2014 - September 28, 2014: One of the most common assumptions about the kitchen is that it is a woman’s space. With this in mind, The Main Dish looks at how modern and contemporary kitchenware reflects attributes of the model homemaker.
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Virtual Maths Data Handling - Light Meter tool
Light Meter simulation tool
Author(s): Leeds Metropolitan University

Virtual Maths, Shapes, Space and Measure, Sine, Cosine, Tangent, and Theta
Interactive tool demonstrating formulae for sine, cosine, and tangent with Theta
Author(s): Leeds Metropolitan University

Amid new spy scandal, Kerry says U.S., Germany 'great friends'
Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe U.S. Secretary of State John Kerry stresses the strategic importance of U.S-German relations, which have been battered by new allegations of U.S. spying on Berlin. Mana Rabiee reports. Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe More Breaking News: http://smarturl.it/BreakingNews Reuters tells the world's stories like no one else. As the largest international multimedia news provider, Reuters provides coverage around the globe and across topic
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Cell Respiration Part I: Introduction