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No good advice: Five problems with sex manuals
Health, Sports & Psychology

No good advice: Five problems with sex manuals

...communication hardly ever gave consent as a reason for communicating, or as something that people might need to communicate about. This is even more concerning considering that much sex advice actually gives messages that run counter to treating yourself – and others – consensually. For example, women are encouraged to provide unwanted quickies or forms of sex they...
Telephone bereavement support: does it work?
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Telephone bereavement support: does it work?

...community and faith-based networks1. We may also find it useful to access some information about how we can take care of ourselves as our grief emerges, and how we can learn to express our feelings for the person no longer with us in body. The remaining 40% may need some additional help in their grief. This can involve peer support groups, individual counselling, access...
Year of the Horse: Chinese Lunar New Year
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Year of the Horse: Chinese Lunar New Year

...communication and warfare, all of which makes them enduring symbols of reliability and mobility. Horse years are considered times when action, progress, and ambition come to the forefront. As one popular saying puts it, 马到成功 (mǎ dào chéng gōng) ‘instant success upon the arrival of the horse’ – a phrase still widely used to wish others good fortune and swi...
How to make the most out of our visit to the Great Outdoors: walking with The Parks Trust and staying mindful
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How to make the most out of our visit to the Great Outdoors: walking with The Parks Trust and staying mindful

...Community Fund to increase awareness of and access to the heritage of Great Linford Manor Park in Milton Keynes. We want to bring the park to the local community so that they feel engaged, inspired and proud of what they find there. One way in which we’re achieving this is through increasing provision for people living with dementia and their carers. With help from the...
Taking a Fresh Look at Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing
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Taking a Fresh Look at Managing Employee Engagement and Wellbeing

...communication and engagement. There is also an increase in the use of contractors, virtual teams and homeworking, flexible working and project-based contracts, with many employees having portfolio careers with multiple employers. How do we prevent people becoming demotivated and disconnected, and heading towards lower wellbeing and perhaps even burnout? Employee...
A short introduction to the English language
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A short introduction to the English language

...communication and stand-up comedy...This free course, A short introduction to the English language, will look at the role language plays in our lives, with a particular focus on the English language. It will examine the history and the future of the language, from the Anglo-Saxons and Shakespeare to social media communication and stand-up comedy. It aims to give a...
Teaching a robot how to speak
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Teaching a robot how to speak

...communicate? What are the challenges faced by researchers into trying to teach a machine how to speak? And what does this tell us about the nature of language itself? Transcript This material is from the Open University module L101 Introducing English language studies. See below for some other resources about the topics of artificial intelligence and the English language....
What is language?
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What is language?

...communicative abilities. Transcript If this piece has piqued your interest in the world of words, we have many language courses available for you to study. If you want to know more about the function and significance of language, we can particularly recommend the following courses: Or, if you’re looking for a course to develop your skills in a language, these are some...