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		<title><![CDATA[Free advice on courses]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_6783/is_2008_Feb_11/ai_n28490562]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[A LIBRARY is giving free advice on Open University courses.  Three further sessions will be held at Blyth Library, in the town's Bridge Street, noon to 2pm, on Thursday, March 6, May 8 and July 10.  The library has already successfully staged one session in January where university...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Feb 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Open University gets Under the Skin of Life in Cold Blood on BBC ONE; TX: 9pm, Monday February 4, BBC ONE (repeated on Sunday February 10, 6pm, BBC ONE).]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5243/is_200801/ai_n25241763]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-17 January 2008-OPEN UNIVERSITY: The Open University  gets Under the Skin of Life in Cold Blood on BBC ONE; TX: 9pm, Monday  February 4, BBC ONE (repeated on Sunday February 10, 6pm, BBC  ONE)C1994-2008 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD     RDATE:17012008    ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Jan 2008 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Success for four students]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_6784/is_2005_June_3/ai_n28277109]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[success Rachel Murray has been awarded a degree  FOUR Huddersfield area people have gained Open University degrees.  They are Rachel Murray, of Longwood; Helen Newsome, from Beaumont Park; Graham Josey, of Kirkburton; and Mark Taylor, from Hade Edge.  Ms Murray, 35, of Thornhill Road, a full-time mum,...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 03 Jun 2005 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[The Dynamics Of Product And Process Innovation In UK Banking]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://jobfunctions.bnet.com/abstract.aspx?docid=137257]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Sustained competitive advantage depends heavily on the ability of organizations to internalize the benefits of innovative activities. While the vital importance of innovation in today's competitive climate has been widely proclaimed, the understanding of innovative behavior in service organizations is not yet fully developed. This article documents an interpretative approach...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 03 May 2004 00:00:00 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beagle 2 leaves Mars Express for the Red Planet.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5243/is_200312/ai_n19945752]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-19 December 2003-UK Government: Beagle 2 leaves Mars  Express for the Red PlanetC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS LTD    RDATE:12192003    Science Minister Lord Sainsbury today wished the British-built  Beagle 2 Mars lander good luck as it began its final descent to the Red ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 19 Dec 2003 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Advertisement Feature - University really is local]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_6783/is_2003_Sept_23/ai_n28157010]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[The Open University truly is your local university, wherever you may be in the UK and even further afield.  Its regional centres provide a real hub for offering local support and advice to anyone considering or undertaking higher education.  For employers and individual students alike, whatever their learning...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Advertisement Feature - A journey back to our industrial past]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_6783/is_2003_Sept_23/ai_n28157015]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[To celebrate Britain's industrial heritage, BBC Learning will be co-ordinating events across the country to enable viewers to find out more about the Industrial Revolution and vote for their favourite industrial wonder.  They link to the BBC TV programme What The Industrial Revolution Did For Us, presented by architectural...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 23 Sep 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[JORDAN: AOU BOARD MEETING LAYS OUT FIVE YEAR PLAN.(Arab Open University)(Brief Article)]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6465/is_200307/ai_n25689286]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[According to "Jordan Times", the board of trustees for  the Arab Open University AOU said that they intend to develop new  curricula, more web-based learning and to maintain the regional  institution's quality of education.  The board, co-chaired by Queen  Rania and Prince Talal Ben Abdul...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Tue, 01 Jul 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Lord sainsbury hails UK role in Beagle 2 mission to Mars; UK industry and scientific know-how is key to search for life on the Red Planet.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5243/is_200305/ai_n19630053]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-19 May 2003-UK Government: Lord sainsbury hails UK  role in Beagle 2 mission to Mars; UK industry and scientific know-how is  key to search for life on the Red PlanetC1994-2003 M2 COMMUNICATIONS  LTD    RDATE:05192003    Science Minister Lord Sainsbury today explained...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 19 May 2003 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Beagle 2 leaves the UK to join Mars Express for mission to red planet; Lord Sainsbury praises UK role in voyage to look for signs of life on Mars.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5243/is_200302/ai_n19704944]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[M2 PRESSWIRE-24 February 2003-UK Government: Beagle 2 leaves the UK  to join Mars Express for mission to red planet; Lord Sainsbury praises  UK role in voyage to look for signs of life on MarsC1994-2003 M2  COMMUNICATIONS LTD    RDATE:02242003    Science Minister Lord...]]></description>
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		<title><![CDATA[Major trade, professional publication, online & related business information acquisitions, third quarter 2002]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb6491/is_6_17/ai_n28962211]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[MAJOR TRADE, PROFESSIONAL PUBLICATION, ONLINE & RELATED BUSINESS INFORMATION ACQUISITIONS, THIRD QUARTER 2002  Publication/Property            Buyer  NetValue majority interest    AC Nielsen/New York power price indices          ...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Oct 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[McGraw-Hill Education acquires Open University Press; sells MMS Int]]></title>
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		<description><![CDATA[McGraw-Hill Education (New York; Maidenhead, UK) has acquired Open University Press (Buckingham, UK), a publisher of social science books and related materials for academic markets worldwide. No terms were given.  Open University Press is a publisher of academic texts in the social and health sciences. Originally established in 1977...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 31 Aug 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[McGraw-Hill Education Acquires Open University Press.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5559/is_200208/ai_n22637012]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[MAIDENHEAD, ENGLAND, Aug 23, 2002    McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies and  one of the world's leading educational publishers, has announced  the acquisition of Open University Press, a leading U.K. social science  publisher for academic markets worldwide.    The purchase...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[McGraw-Hill Education Acquires Open University Press]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0EIN/is_2002_August_23/ai_90679375]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Business Editors  MAIDENHEAD, England--BUSINESS WIRE--Aug. 23, 2002  McGraw-Hill Education, a division of The McGraw-Hill Companies and one of the world's leading educational publishers, has announced the acquisition of Open University Press, a leading U.K. social science publisher for academic markets worldwide.  The purchase enables McGraw-Hill Education to...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 23 Aug 2002 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Older, wiser &#151; and less employable?]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0JQT/is_2001_March/ai_n25036534]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[People over 50 years old regard themselves as being on top of the jobs scrap heap, according to research which found that the vast pool of knowledge and experience in this section of the workforce is largely untapped. The Open University Business School found that fewer older workers are being...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Mar 2001 23:59:59 -0800</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Open U broadens its American expansion]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_m0BTY/is_3_6/ai_65650387]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[US Open University (Denver, CO, www.open.edu) is far from enjoying the prestige of its sister institution in the UK, but it is gaining ground as an important player on the American e-learning field. Open University, the original, 30-year old UK institution, has a well-defined pedagogy and business approach, both of...]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 01 Sep 2000 23:59:59 -0700</pubDate>
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		<title><![CDATA[Evening Standard, London, Business Peeps Column.]]></title>
		<link><![CDATA[http://findarticles.com/p/articles/mi_hb5553/is_199810/ai_n22372021]]></link>
		<description><![CDATA[Knight Ridder/Tribune Business News    Oct. 23--Now chairman of Holborn Public Relations, former retailer  Philip Birch -- who famously sued Boots for UKpound 4.7 million when Sir  James, now Lord, Blyth took over his Ward White DIY group for UKpound  900 million in 1989 but...]]></description>
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