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The Life of Saint David
History & The Arts

The Life of Saint David

...energy; but his example was more powerful than his eloquence; and he has in all succeeding ages been the glory of the British church. He continued in his last see many years; and having founded several monasteries, and been the spiritual father of many saints, both British and Irish, died about the year 544, in a very advanced age. St. Kentigern saw his soul born up by...
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Are you a socially intelligent educational leader?
Education & Development

Are you a socially intelligent educational leader?

...energy in mentoring based on your ongoing personal development? Do you provide feedback that people find helpful for their professional development? Inspiration Do you articulate a compelling vision, build group pride, and foster a positive emotional tone? Do you lead by bringing out the best in people? Do you have credibility with others? Teamwork Do you solicit input...
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The history of soapmaking
History & The Arts

The history of soapmaking

...energy, leading to economies of scale and even greater production efficiency under more readily controlled conditions. The combination of better soaps and advances in plumbing, including running water and drainable bathtubs, made bathing the social norm. In 1853, Gladstone repealed the British tax on soap that had been imposed centuries earlier and the industry...
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An introduction to electronics
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to electronics

...energy per coulomb of charge (J C−1)...An introduction to electronics: 2.2 Relationships between quantities - For many materials, current and voltage are directly proportional to each other over a wide range of values, with the resistance as the constant of proportionality, so voltage = current × resistance Such materials are said to obey Ohm’s law and are said to be...
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Level 2: Intermediate 10 hrs
IT: device to device communication
Science, Maths & Technology

IT: device to device communication

...energy. With the other examples – light and radio waves – we need to think in terms of waves of energy, usually referred to as electromagnetic radiation. Electromagnetic radiation is caused by changes in electrical and magnetic fields. Electromagnetic radiation can support signals even when there is no physical medium (such as a cable) involved...IT: device to device...
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Level 1: Introductory 20 hrs
Climate change: island life in a volatile world
Society, Politics & Law

Climate change: island life in a volatile world

...energy use in the modern world. Accelerating industrial growth over the last two and a half centuries has relied predominantly on fossil fuels that release carbon into the atmosphere, which scientific evidence suggests is contributing to an enhanced greenhouse effect that is warming the planet as a whole. Defining the enhanced greenhouse effect The greenhouse effect is a...
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Level 2: Intermediate 15 hrs
Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction
Digital & Computing

Integrated safety, health and environmental management: An introduction

...energy analysis and life-cycle assessment. If you are familiar with these concepts you will recognise the importance of defining how far one should extend the boundary of study. Figure 1 represents the range of risk scenarios within system boundaries. You will see spatial dimensions of the system boundaries implicit in Figure 1 in practical contexts when we review several...
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Level 3: Advanced 15 hrs
Building the first Thames sewer system
Science, Maths & Technology

Building the first Thames sewer system

...energy the main drainage of London; and the other, to keep the Thames in the meantime from destroying the dwellers on its banks. - The Morning Chronicle, 20-07-1859 WHAT HAPPENED NEXT? If the Chronicle was hoping to only have to endure a couple of stinky summers, it was going to be disappointed - the sewer work would drag on until 1865, and the Victoria Embankment - the...
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