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An introduction to web applications architecture
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to web applications architecture

...careful we are to adopt an approach that ensures the tiers or components are truly loosely coupled. Simply breaking the application into chunks doesn’t guarantee this; we also need to adopt suitable standards, and specify precise and limited interactions between the tiers. N-tier architecture has almost become an all-pervasive approach, and is certainly very mainstream....
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Introduction to Spanish
Languages

Introduction to Spanish

...careful – they do make mistakes! Video 2 Select the answer for Question 1a here You can find information about the gender of nouns in a dictionary. True False a. True b. False The correct answer is a. Select the answer for Question 1b here You can find the translation of whole sentences in a dictionary. TrueMany larger dictionaries have full sentences as examples. Many...
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Collective leadership
Money & Business

Collective leadership

...cared about. I think humour is really important. I think being able to laugh with people, and not to take everything too seriously is really important. People have got to enjoy themselves. So definitely listening, definitely chatting, definitely a bit of humour, those things are sort of bread and butter, I think of everyday as part of working life, and I think they should...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor
Nature & Environment

Animals at the extremes: hibernation and torpor

...caring for the young. Their T b fluctuations, torpor bout duration and BMR often differ from those of males of the same species. In pregnant female black bears (Ursus americanus) in the North American Rocky Mountains, the cost of winter reproduction, including gestation and lactation, was found to be 1432 kJ day−1 to produce two young. Fat provides 92% of the total...
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Level 2: Intermediate 14 hrs
Hadrian's Rome
History & The Arts

Hadrian's Rome

...adult males and the adulteries with married women in which he is said to have been involved; and there is the further assertion that he did not keep faith with his friends. 12. After settling matters in Britain he crossed to Gaul, disturbed by the rioting at Alexandria. This arose on account of Apis,Footnote 38 [p. 70] who, when he had been rediscovered after many years,...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs
The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present
History & The Arts

The Ancient Olympics: bridging past and present

...adult women to compete. This was due to the fact that the owners of the chariots and horses were regarded as the real competitors in the event, rather than the riders or charioteers (who were frequently anonymous slaves or hired professionals). Therefore, as long as a female contestant entered the competition as an owner, this was considered to be within the rules. Before...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
Understanding your sector Badge icon
Money & Business

Understanding your sector

...adult career guidance for over twenty years. LYNNE JOHNSON Welcome to Week 1 of the course. In this first week, you’ll be thinking about the differences between various sectors, industries and professions. You’ll also be finding out why it’s so important to have a good understanding of your own sector and how it relates to other sectors. By exploring these areas,...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Rising China and Africa's development: oil
Society, Politics & Law

Rising China and Africa's development: oil

...caring for African development, we can’t always believe them. This is a very long-standing racial stereotype perpetrated in the West as a way of denigrating the Chinese, without any basis in truth. Discussion Possibly the most concering thing running through these responses is that we are saying that the Chinese are ‘no worse’ than many Western powers who have...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs