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What Commercial Pilots can learn from Sports Psychology
Health, Sports & Psychology

What Commercial Pilots can learn from Sports Psychology

...life, in sporting competition and, specifically, as a commercial pilot. Equally, to develop such resiliency a commercial pilot may benefit from many of these techniques given the similar demands placed on their mind, body and self, regarding their health, nutrition, and training. Supporting them performing successfully and calmly under stress and/or (commercial) pressure....
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Article 5 mins
Mark Twain on whether Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare
History & The Arts

Mark Twain on whether Shakespeare wrote Shakespeare

...HEALTH from the direct dictation of the Deity; yet in England nearly forty years ago Orton had a huge army of devotees and incorrigible adherents, many of whom remained stubbornly unconvinced after their fat god had been proven an impostor and jailed as a perjurer, and today Mrs. Eddy's following is not only immense, but is daily augmenting in numbers and enthusiasm....
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Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach
Society, Politics & Law

Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach

...health. However, a significant form of adversity experienced by children in many different regions of the world is violence. The form of violence against children varies widely and is hugely disparate. In this free course, Children and violence: an introductory, international and interdisciplinary approach, the focus is on three different environments where children...
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Level 2: Intermediate 20 hrs
For some people, staying awake might help fight depression
Health, Sports & Psychology

For some people, staying awake might help fight depression

...health might sound odd, but - as Linda Geddes reports - for some people, it can have great results...[Big Ben at twilight] An early dawn? This article discusses treatment administered under medical supervision. If you believe the procedures discussed below could be relevant for your condition, you should talk to a medical expert before taking any action. The first sign...
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Article 15 mins
Global perspectives on primary education
Education & Development

Global perspectives on primary education

...health, and learning through guided play and exploration (Figure 2). There is much interest globally in Early Childhood Education (ECE) and Early Childhood Development (ECD), because children who experience high quality ECE are more likely to thrive and succeed in primary school. In many countries, education policy increasingly promotes a less formal, more child-centred...
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Level 2: Intermediate 9 hrs
Applying your community engagement skills
Society, Politics & Law

Applying your community engagement skills

...public, especially in a community policing setting. This course brings all of these ideas together in one scenario. We strongly advise that you do not start this course until you have completed the other nine courses, which can be found here: Community engagement and policing. After completing this course, you will be able to: understand the practical tools and ideas in...
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Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
Disraeli on Munich
History & The Arts

Disraeli on Munich

...public purposes. Few were completely finished: the sculptor was working at the statues that adorned their fronts; the painter was still touching the external frescoes; and the scaffold of the architect was not in every instance withdrawn. Everywhere was the hum of art and artists. The Byzantine style of many of these buildings was novel to me in its modern adaptation, yet...
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Article 5 mins
Why the economy can't explain Trump or Brexit
Society, Politics & Law

Why the economy can't explain Trump or Brexit

...public opinion, even in places untouched by immigration. [Graph illustrating point described in text] Now let’s look in figure 6 at Brexit, and how White British voters in wards with fast East European growth in the 2000s voted. With similar controls, it’s the same story: when we control for the level of minorities in a ward, local ethnic change is linked with a much...
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Article 10 mins