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Introduction to bookkeeping and accounting
Money & Business

Introduction to bookkeeping and accounting

...out calculations by hand or mentally. The danger, of course, is that you may use a calculator without understanding what an answer means or how it relates to the numbers that have been used. For example, if you calculate that 10% of £90 is £900 (which can easily happen if either you forget to press the per-cent key or it is not pressed hard enough), you should...
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Level 1: Introductory 8 hrs
World-Changing Women: The Trung Sisters
History & The Arts

World-Changing Women: The Trung Sisters

...out of Vietnam. This event is still celebrated today. The following year, in 40 A.D. the sisters were made queens and successfully resisted Chinese attacks on Vietnam for duration of their rule. The Trung sisters’ reign was, however relatively short lived. The Chinese gathered a large expeditionary army under the veteran general Ma Yuan to crush the rebellion. When the...
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Article 5 mins
Recipe: Mushroom bhaji
Health, Sports & Psychology

Recipe: Mushroom bhaji

...out our recipe from the Ever Wondered About Food series...Serves 4 Ingredients Bhaji 500 g (1 lb 2 oz) closed-cap button mushrooms ½ red onion, very finely chopped 1 fresh plum tomato, finely chopped small handful of baby spinach coriander to serve, roughly chopped sour cream and Naan bread to serve Curry paste 1 level dsp mustard seed 2 level dsp coriander seeds 1 level...
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Activity 5 mins
A trip to Brighton
History & The Arts

A trip to Brighton

...out more about Jeremy Paxman's series on the Great War for the BBC & the OU But the Pavilion isn't Brighton's only fascinating building... Stuart Mitchell visits the Tarner folly ... and even the bus shelters are interesting... Brighton's art deco bus shelters ... and they may have gone pop art now, but originally they were inspired by the 1920s Art Deco movement Tim...
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Video 5 mins
Celebrating festivals from the past and present
History & The Arts

Celebrating festivals from the past and present

...out protestivals, as part of the climate movement. Discover the origin of protestivals and the elements which make up their model. How to prepare for playing at a music festival Timing can be everything when it comes playing at a music festival. Dr Sean Williams explains how he made the transition from darkness to sunrise so memorable at a music festival in Nevada....
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Video 10 mins
China and the internet
Digital & Computing

China and the internet

...out about anything in China you can. You have to work a little harder at it. I mean, frankly, China feels like a freer country than the United States to me. Why? Well, because I just - unless you do something to specifically piss off the government you can do pretty much as you please. And, you know, you have to really be angling at it, you have to be wanting to piss off...
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Video 5 mins
How do you become a digital artist?
History & The Arts

How do you become a digital artist?

...out how he feels about digital art, and what impact it has had on him as an artist. So for Duggie the digital medium has added extra dimension to his existing work as well as acting as a tool for making new work. The Internet has broadened his profile as well as acting as a mini gallery, and has even led to the sale of some work. Although he feels that the art world has...
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Activity 10 mins
What is OpenLearn Scotland?
Society, Politics & Law

What is OpenLearn Scotland?

...out more here...The OpenLearn Scotland hub brings together a collection of free educational resources relevant to Scotland. The resources within this unit cover a wide range of subject areas, including education, environment, technology, history, law, literature, politics, social care and social sciences. The collection of FREE courses, academic insights via articles,...
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Article 5 mins