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Chinese at the tip of your tongue: Culture behind the numbers
Languages

Chinese at the tip of your tongue: Culture behind the numbers

...people use one hand to signify numbers. Yī, èr, sān, sì, wŭ, liù, qī, bā, jiŭ, shí. If you want to learn how to write the numbers from one to ten on a mobile device, you can free download the Open University’s “Chinese Characters First Steps” app, following the link on the website. Dur: 3’30” Inspired? Learn beginner's Chinese with The Open University...
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Squares, roots and powers
Science, Maths & Technology

Squares, roots and powers

...writing or displaying large numbers...From paving your patio to measuring the ingredients for your latest recipe, squares, roots and powers really are part of everyday life. This free course reviews the basics of all three and also describes scientific notation, which is a convenient way of writing or displaying large numbers....Squares, roots and powers: Introduction -...
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Level 1: Introductory 5 hrs
From old English to modern English
History & The Arts

From old English to modern English

...writing system. OE was mostly written using the Latin alphabet, supplemented by a few Germanic runic letters to represent sounds not found in Latin e.g. þ, which represented the th sounds in thin or this. (A relic of þ survives as y in modern signs like Ye Olde Tea Shoppe.) The later Viking settlements in many parts of the British Isles also resulted in substantial...
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Hallowain't III: Ghost moose
Nature & Environment

Hallowain't III: Ghost moose

...writing at TakePart, explains the size of the problem: Even more ticks pile onto the moose the following winter. In their efforts to dislodge these pests, the moose rub so aggressively at their dark-brown outer guard hairs that they break them off close to the root, leaving only the whitish stubs behind. Moose with especially bad infestations—as many as 50,000...
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Postgraduate study: Education, Childhood & Youth
Education & Development

Postgraduate study: Education, Childhood & Youth

...writing] Wherever you wish to take your learning next, there is a course here that can help with that next step. Looking Globally: the future of education and Becoming an Ethical Researcher are OpenLearn Courses both embedded in the OU's Masters in Childhood & Youth (F55) & Masters in Education (F70) qualifications. A full Masters qualification is studied in three Stages...
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Want to achieve your goal? Try our Personal Best tool
Health, Sports & Psychology

Want to achieve your goal? Try our Personal Best tool

...write a novel, our Personal Best App will help you get there...Do you have goals and targets that you are struggling to reach? Personal Best is a Facebook App that helps you use the winning techniques from sports psychology to tackle your own everyday goals. This tool will allow you to set a simple measurable goal such as exercising 3 times a week, or saving £500 in 6...
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The Arts and Creativity
Education & Development

The Arts and Creativity

...writing, innovation, and interpersonal skills, as I’m interested in how art or creativity is taught. Pushing the boundaries on creativity, how we can use it to solve key problems and help people to learn how to be creative. I would also consider studying the following course I found on Coursera. It does have a fee attached to it, but there is financial aid offered, so I...
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Article 5 mins
A reader's guide to Ulysses
History & The Arts

A reader's guide to Ulysses

...writing gather to celebrate 'Bloomsday'. During the course of the day, literary events are held in Dublin to commemorate Joyce and his work. Where does Bloomsday start - and what places in Dublin are important for Bloomsday? There are hundreds of ways to celebrate! If you need some inspiration, feel free to start with our interactive map below.
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