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The benefits of mindfulness and five common myths surrounding it
Health, Sports & Psychology

The benefits of mindfulness and five common myths surrounding it

...delivered in outdoor environments and that improvements are sustained at one month. This suggests that there is something really special about combining mindfulness and getting out and about outdoors. Resources https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E_gXW9bo3uQ http://eprints.whiterose.ac.uk/162858/ https://news.harvard.edu/gazette/story/2011/01/eight-weeks-to-a-better-brain/...
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The First World War continues: Medina, Arabia, January 1919
History & The Arts

The First World War continues: Medina, Arabia, January 1919

...resourced armies on multiple fronts. By 1918, huge Allied armies were steadily advancing through Mesopotamia (Iraq), Palestine and Syria. There was a decisive breakthrough at the Allied bridgehead at Salonica (Thessaloniki) in September 1918, and forces were poised to advance to Constantinople (Istanbul), the Ottoman capital. Defeat was imminent, and amid extreme...
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General principles of cellular communication
Science, Maths & Technology

General principles of cellular communication

...overlooked the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
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Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course
Languages

Beginners’ Tamil: a taster course

...overlooked, the publishers will be pleased to make the necessary arrangements at the first opportunity. Don't miss out If reading this text has inspired you to learn more, you may be interested in joining the millions of people who discover our free learning resources and qualifications by visiting The Open University – www.open.edu/ openlearn/ free-courses....
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Level 1: Introductory 4 hrs
Stonehenge before the First World War
History & The Arts

Stonehenge before the First World War

...open plain. They were very active carrying up straws and feathers to the crevices on the trioliths where the massive imposts rest on the upright stones. I noticed the birds because of their bright appearance: they were lighter coloured than any sparrows I have ever seen, and one cock bird when flying to and fro in the sunlight looked almost white. I formed the idea that...
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Understanding children: babies being heard
Education & Development

Understanding children: babies being heard

...Education, Childhood & Youth...Understanding children: Babies being heard: Learning outcomes - After studying this course, you should be able to: understand what very young babies can do understand how adults and older children involve babies fully in everyday life and help them feel value...Understanding children: Babies being heard: 1 People right from the start - In...
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Does Brexit mean another Scottish Independence vote?
Society, Politics & Law

Does Brexit mean another Scottish Independence vote?

...opened up the possibility of more devolution, which had previously been more or less closed off. A feasible alternative to independence is to push for more autonomy in the areas that are devolved and currently “Europeanised” – including agriculture, fishing and environmental policies. The UK could grant that and perhaps convincingly argue that the Scots were...
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Do as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech
Languages

Do as Dumbledore does: the benefits of private speech

...Open University’s EdD programme, following a spark of curiosity that woke me up from my language teaching routine. One of my students in the language laboratory, as she engaged with an online task, started talking aloud to herself, even gesturing to the computer screen. I was fascinated. And I wanted to find out more about it. I wanted to know why people talk aloud to...
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