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Year of the Rabbit: Chinese New Year
Languages

Year of the Rabbit: Chinese New Year

...social media, the following has gone viral: Happy New Year 兔 you! The character in the middle of the greeting means ‘rabbit’ and is pronounce ‘tù’ which sounds similar to ‘to’, which makes a perfect and creative ‘Happy New Year to/tù you’ (i.e. Happy Chinese New Year of the Rabbit to you) to those who speak both languages. As many words in Chinese share...
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20 years in Linguistics: how the way we communicate has changed
Languages

20 years in Linguistics: how the way we communicate has changed

...social implications of unfriending someone, for example, as well as the phenomenon of online trolling, and the precise meaning of Facebook’s enigmatic poke feature. [The History of English - Internet English (9/10)] Some of these terms have endured, others are all but obsolete. A few years later, the focus had moved to the question of whether language as we knew it was...
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Why is Mongolia a good place to die?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why is Mongolia a good place to die?

...social and psychological support. In a 2015 survey of global palliative care, the UK comes top, Australia second and the USA ninth. And while the richest Western nations lead the pack, Mongolia appears notably high up, especially considering that it’s well down the economic rankings. (It comes 28th in the palliative care survey but ranks 141st for gross national income...
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Everyday skills in maths and English
Education & Development

Everyday skills in maths and English

...work life skills at a pace that suits you. You can earn a digital badge and certificate for each course completed and together these courses work serve good preparation to achieve your Functional Skills Level 1 and 2 National Awards (equivalent to GCSE level). Everyday skills in maths and English Fancy trying something more advanced? For something slightly more...
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Is your next career move in cyber security?
Education & Development

Is your next career move in cyber security?

...If you can answer yes to all these questions, then you can register for the course. Are you aged between 24 and 65 years of age? No qualification at degree level? Currently in-work or recently made redundant? Working in an industry or role that is likely to significantly change or shrink? Get started and apply here. Learn new skills to help you with finding work...
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TESSA: Using Local Resources
Education & Development

TESSA: Using Local Resources

...TESSA (Teacher Education in Sub Saharan Africa) initiative... TESSA - Excursion Jude takes Kevwe to a court to see how justice works TESSA - No Hiding Place Vitus, a policeman, goes into school to explain his work TESSA - The Art Work A local artist lets the school down but the children make up for it TESSA - Kite For Rent Adjua makes a kite with some help from others....
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Culture and Connections: The Scots-Irish experience in America
OpenLearn Ireland

Culture and Connections: The Scots-Irish experience in America

...social and economic status compared to Catholics, they still endured economic and religious discrimination at the hands of the politically dominant Anglican Ascendancy class. They especially resented having to pay so-called tithes, a form of taxation, for the upkeep of the established Anglican church (Dwyer-Ryan, 2013, p. 98). Most Presbyterians, because they did not own...
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FGM prevalence and healthcare planning
Health, Sports & Psychology

FGM prevalence and healthcare planning

...Social Care Information Centre (HSCIC) Female Genital Mutilation - NHS England Digital. In Wales, mandatory data collection is not required. Scotland There is limited data about FGM in the Scottish population. Research undertaken by Bailot et al. (2014) for the Scottish Refugee Council estimated that 24,000 people had originated from FGM-practising countries. Although...
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