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Volunteering in the community
Education & Development

Volunteering in the community

...history”, she says. Being a councillor has given Helen a fresh perspective on her community, and she says what keeps her motivated to stay involved is the joy she gets from working with all kinds of different people who live and work in the town. “It’s also about giving back”, she’s quick to add. Town councillors don’t always have to undergo an election – if...
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Article 5 mins
Flying Fatigued: Fatigue in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Flying Fatigued: Fatigue in Aviation

...history of PIC showed he was declared unfit to fly in 1993 due to his medical condition (depression). He was later cleared medically in 2002. The PIC was still harbouring severe mental stress. The effect of stress was evident with the fact that he was irritable, tensed, moody, and aggressive at various times. This is probably the reason for his undue aggressive behaviour...
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Article 5 mins
Democracy? You think you know?
Education & Development

Democracy? You think you know?

...History, People's Peers and Democracy on the BBC News website. Lords reform is ongoing. The most recent step was a government consultation exercise, the results of which are available on the Department for Constitutional Affairs website...Democracy? You think you know?: 3.1 The Athenians, the Swiss, and Arnold Schwarzenegger - Abraham Lincoln defined democracy as rule of,...
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Level 2: Intermediate 8 hrs
Emotions and emotional disorders
Health, Sports & Psychology

Emotions and emotional disorders

...history of terminology in this area. However, the anxiety and affective disorders are collectively often referred to as emotional disorders, and this is therefore the term that will be adopted throughout the rest of this course...Emotions and emotional disorders: 1.2 Occurrence and cost of emotional disorders - Whilst anxiety and sadness are everyday emotions, their more...
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Level 2: Intermediate 6 hrs
Managing my money
Money & Business

Managing my money

...family, but it helps a little to have some bills that aren't going up and it hel- DEPUTY SPEAKER OF THE HOUSE Order! Order! Can I just say to the back row and a couple of people in particular, that the panto season isn't for another nine months and if auditions do take place can they take place outside the chamber. Chancellor of the Exchequer. GEORGE OSBORNE Mister Deputy...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The psychology of cybercrime
Health, Sports & Psychology

The psychology of cybercrime

...family that are all across the globe. And obviously, Twitter we use obviously as work purposes. But I think, yeah, constantly, it's the first thing you check when you get up to see what's been going on the night before or, so that sort of stuff. So I think, yeah definitely, I'm quite a heavy Facebook user, if you like. NOEL I look things up. I occasionally order things on...
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Level 3: Advanced 6 hrs
Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dreaming of an answer to narcolepsy: Why don't we understand sleep?

...family doctors had heard of the disorder, let alone encountered a patient. Some neurologists knew what to look for, but many did not. Not even sleep specialists could explain why this disorder would suddenly strike, with peak onset at around 15 years of age. A lot has changed in 20 years. There is now overwhelming evidence that by far the most common cause of narcolepsy...
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Article 15 mins
Information security
Science, Maths & Technology

Information security

...family members, birthday etc. However, Facebook’s massive market value is the value to advertisers of the information you give up as you use Facebook to log your life. This includes what you’ve liked and disliked, which restaurants you’ve eaten at (so what foods you like), which sports teams you support (so which sports clothing you might like to buy), which videos...
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Level 3: Advanced 10 hrs