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What have big meals got to do with Christmas?
History & The Arts

What have big meals got to do with Christmas?

...think that Christmas feasting is a distraction from the “glad tidings” they associate with Jesus’ birth. Some of these people question the association of big meals and glittery decorations with questions of salvation. This is not a new concern. It has vexed some Christian preachers since this midwinter festival was added to Christian calendars sometime in the third...
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Stamford College
Education & Development

Stamford College

...think you need any kind of academic background or university level background to be able to access those.’ ‘Intermediate and advanced courses, such as Business models in strategic management, are slightly harder and I've worked with students to support them sometimes with those, but I actually use those more advanced courses with advanced learners.’ ‘OpenLearn is...
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A Letter to Earth
Nature & Environment

A Letter to Earth

...think of our presence on Earth with a sense of responsibility and feel privileged that we have been able to borrow this Earth from our children, grandchildren and great-grandchildren. It also makes me conscious that we should think of Earth with gratitude for the pure love we receive. The anthem reminds us of our responsibilities towards the Earth when we enjoy our...
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Doctor Who and human history
History & The Arts

Doctor Who and human history

...Think of the show, and you think of sci-fi concepts such as the TARDIS, and alien creatures like the Daleks or Cybermen. But, as the Doctor says to Rose of the TARDIS at the end of the first episode of the 2005 relaunch: ‘Did I mention that it also travels in time?’ Doctor Who has always had a close relationship with human history. When first conceived, Doctor Who was...
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12 famous Confucius quotes on education and learning
Education & Development

12 famous Confucius quotes on education and learning

...thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others.] "Acquire new knowledge whilst thinking over the old, and you may become a teacher of others." 12: [Chinese painting of a tree with a Confucius quote saying: "When I walk along with two others, from at least one I will be able to learn"] "When I walk along with two others, from at least one I will be able to...
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Speeches and speech-making
History & The Arts

Speeches and speech-making

...think that ‘voice’ is used literally here, too. But since people (plural) can’t actually speak with one voice (singular), I think we’re in the realms of comparison: several or many people are speaking as if they just have one voice between them – that is, unanimously. In sentence (d) we have a clear connection with sound – but this particular sound isn’t...
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Level 1: Introductory 1 hr
Developing high trust work relationships
Money & Business

Developing high trust work relationships

...think trust is absolutely crucial to the way in which all organisations function. All organisations thrive and rely on the relationships that they have internally and the relationships that they have externally. Without trust, you have no business. Feedback The interest in the concept of trust within organisations has not occurred in a vacuum. A number of specific...
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Level 2: Intermediate 2 hrs
Ahead of Super Tuesday, what have we learned about the candidates?
Society, Politics & Law

Ahead of Super Tuesday, what have we learned about the candidates?

...think that a foul-mouthed, thrice-married, New York billionaire and reality TV star would resonate with arch-conservative voters in the Deep South. But in South Carolina on Saturday, that’s exactly what happened. Trump carried most major GOP constituencies in South Carolina, including the two most important Republican demographics in the state: evangelical Christians...
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