4.1 Earthquake intensity

Why are some earthquakes more destructive than others? There are three main reasons: location (an earthquake with a focus under an ocean at a large distance from land, for example, is not usually destructive, unless it generates a tsunami), depth (shallower earthquakes can be more devastating), but, most importantly, the size of the earthquake.

A straightforward way to measure the size of an earthquake is to look at the damage it caused. This is a measure of the strength of the g
Author(s): The Open University

UN warns Ukraine harming Syria peace efforts
More from Syria: http://smarturl.it/SyriaAttack Subscribe: http://smarturl.it/reuterssubscribe Mar. 12 - U.N. High Commissioner for Refugees says Ukraine crisis could damage prospects for peace in Syria. Paul Chapman reports 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 over 160 years, Reuters has maintain
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Creative enterprise in west Yorkshire Arts organisations
This report describes and theorises the findings of a workshop discussion, commissioned by WYLLN, into the views of arts organizations on the challenges they face in becoming more enterprising and less grant dependent.
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Rutherford journal : the New Zealand journal for the history and philosophy of science and technolog
The Rutherford Journal is an online journal that publishes invited articles, and critical notices, from leading international scholars in the history and philosophy of science and technology. It is edited by Professor Jack Copeland of the Philosophy Department of the University of Canterbury, New Zealand. The journal has been published annually since December 2005, and the full texts of the articles of this and subsequent volumes are freely available as HTML files. The articles include original
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CAFE: Composition for Architects - Forms and Emotions
In the architectural creation process there has always been an inclination to improve the methods of designing in the way of ,,objectivization" of designing process. Objectivization which would explain why we do design in this way and not the other. In spite of the trend to the total objectivization (Vitruvius, Alberti, Palladio), the results appeared to be still subjective, i.e. they included methods of designing typical of the one and only architect. This fact made them completely useless in t
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6.2.1 Magnesia alba

After four years with Cullen in Glasgow, Black transferred to Edinburgh to complete his medical studies. He then needed to select a topic for his MD dissertation, one which would involve chemistry, be of topical interest, and also touch upon a medical question. He decided to study the nature of causticity, the corrosive character of alkaline substances, such as quicklime (calcium oxide). He wrote to his father in December 1752 that he had chosen this topic because of a controversy between two
Author(s): The Open University

Metal Toxicology Expert Part 8: Effects of High Levels of Chromium
In this video, renowned metal toxicology expert, Dr. Michael McCabe, explains the potential long term health consequences from high chromium blood levels. Chromium-3 is very closely  realted to a carcinogen, and in high amounts, it can cause cancer in the body. The element can cause the immune system to inflame, and in turn, it can damage the body. The inflammation in the body caused by this element can lead to cancer. This five-minute video is for older students and could be used as a good
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Wat is gay?

Website met filmpjes over holebi zijn. In 21 vlogs komen vragen aan bod als "Kan je dat kiezen, holebi zijn?", "Hoe tonen holebi's dat ze elkaar graag zien?", "Wie is dan de man of de vrouw in de relatie?", en "Kan je gelovig én holebi zijn?".

Coastal Walk - Stop 7
The stretch of coastline between Slapton Sands and Start Point lighthouse is one of the most beautiful and interesting in the UK. In this podcast, we take you along the way, combining fascinating snippets of information about the natural history, geography, geology and history of the area. Presented by Dr Phil Bradfield, Open University tutor, this walk has something for everyone. This is the seventh stop on the walk.
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2.2 Opportunities for creativity and personal development

Hubbard et al. (2003) identify that within institutional care settings, social relationships among older people are important for supporting residents. They note that older people with the most severe disabilities, and those for whom communication is most difficult as a result of sensory or cognitive impairments, are particularly likely to experience social and emotional isolation in care settings. Within care homes, strategies for establishing and sustaining relationships among residents and
Author(s): The Open University

Sustaining enterprise education
This presentation examines the impact of enterprise education on the career aspiration, decisions and intentions of HE students
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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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Professor Germaine Greer - An Insight - Full Interview
Warning: Explicit Content Professor Germaine Greer delivered the 2010 Winifred Mercier public lecture at Leeds Met on Tuesday March 23. Born in Melbourne and educated in Australia and at Cambridge University, Professor Greer's first book, The Female Eunuch (1969), took the world by storm and remains one of the most influential texts of the feminist movement. She has had a distinguished academic career in Britain and the USA and makes regular appearances in print and other media as a broadcast
Author(s): Germaine Greer,Leeds Metropolitan University

Chronique pygmée, Akungu 1994 : Le lémurien et l'araignée, chante-fable (Vidéo)

Chant-fable du lémurien, harpe et yodle pygmée

Images : Alain Epelboin

Nzike est un Galago, un petit lémurien aux yeux protubérants et au ventre volumineux. Dans un chant-fable très prisé, reprenant un mythe fondateur, il est décrit comme très goinfre. Un jour il fait le pari avec komba le civilisateur démiurge, avatar ...
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2.4.2 Saltmarshes

Marsh plant primary production is generally nitrogen limited, so saltmarsh vegetation responds readily to the artificial eutrophication that is now so common in nearshore waters. Eutrophication causes marked changes in plant communities in saltmarshes, just as it does in freshwater aquatic and terrestrial systems. Biomass production increases markedly as levels of eutrophication increase. Increases in the nitrogen content of plants cause dramatic changes in populations of marsh plant consumer
Author(s): The Open University

Professor Megan Davis - Non-Discrimination
One of the 5 recommendations made by the Expert Panel was for a racial non-discrimination provision in the Australian constitution. Video 2 in the series "Indigenous Constitutional Recognition" The expert panel on the recognition of Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people in the Australian constitution made five recommendations to address the historical legacy of racial discrimination and contemporary racial discrimination in Australia. In this series Professor Megan Davis outlines the is
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