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Continuing classical Latin
History & The Arts

Continuing classical Latin

...de’ (French) or ‘de’ (Italian) and that means you don’t actually need a genitive case and so on. JC Right. GH These are all things that are sort of there in classical Latin but certain options have been removed and certain other options that, the potential at least of those options, has now been exploited. Disappearance of Latin James Clackson So these are all...
Level 2: Intermediate 4 hrs
An introduction to material culture
History & The Arts

An introduction to material culture

...de Compostela is, and supposedly, according to legend, when his body was found it was surrounded by scallop shells, and this is therefore ever since been the symbol of the saint. So you will not just see the scallop as an individual symbol, but if you look at churches, if you look at hospices, if you look at other buildings connected with St James, they all have somewhere...
Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Extreme endurance performances – who, what and why?

...des Sables, which is a six-day race covering 155 miles through the Moroccan Sahara Desert. Cycling – extreme endurance events are referred to as ‘ultra-distance cycling’ and this term is reserved for events longer than 100 miles (referred to as a century). These events can be on roads or trails. For example, the Transcontinental Race in Europe is a race of around...
Social care in the community
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social care in the community

...Parkinson’s. It’s cruel. I cannae hold myself up any more. Ann Just hold on and I’ll get you up. Angus Aye. I need the … Ann Just put your arm around me. Angus I need the toilet now. Bob Hello? Ann? I’m back! Ann Bob, we’re up here! Could you give us a wee hand? Bob Oh for Christ’s sake, not again! Are you both all right? Angus You keep out of it, Bob,...
Level 1: Introductory 3 hrs
Exploring a Romano-African city: Thugga
History & The Arts

Exploring a Romano-African city: Thugga

...de Dougga, Tunis, Ministere des Affaires Culturelles, Institut National d'Archeologie et d'Arts) (PDF, 1 page, 1MB) Please click to view Plate 1b: Plan of Thugga continued. (PDF, 1 page, 1MB) Exploring Thugga (part 1, 8 minutes) PHIL PERKINS: This is the city of Thugga, in the ancient kingdom and Roman Province of Numidia. It lies on the slopes of the valley of the Oued...
The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate
Society, Politics & Law

The US Presedential Election 2016: The first GOP debate

...Des Moines, Iowa. His academic specialties include election law, national security law, and legal and constitutional history. He is a former United States Navy officer and an Iraq War veteran. He is the author of The Last Battle of the Civil War: United States versus Lee, 1861-1883. Where did all the conservative environmentalists go? Andrew Hoffman, University of...
Embodied Carbon: Three reasons we should care
Nature & Environment

Embodied Carbon: Three reasons we should care

...de Brito, J. (2015) ‘Economic and environmental savings of structural buildings refurbishment with demolition and reconstruction - A Portuguese benchmarking’, Journal of Building Engineering, vol. 3, pp. 114–126 [Online]. DOI: 10.1016/j.jobe.2015.07.001. Iyer-Raniga, U. and Wong, J. P. C. (2012) ‘Evaluation of whole life cycle assessment for heritage buildings in...
What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love
Health, Sports & Psychology

What LGBTQ+ Relationships Can Teach Us About Love

...de-stigmatizing sex, sexual activity and sexual body parts. They start from a position of wanting to learn about a partner’s eroticism and desires rather than taking them for granted. And this sexual conversation style results in more satisfying sex – emotionally and physically. As sex writer Dan Savage says, gay couples often ask, “What are you into?” – these...