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'As rich as Croesus'
History & The Arts

'As rich as Croesus'

...managing their trade and commerce with a variety of other methods for barter. The earliest coins were made from electrum, an alloy of gold and silver, found naturally in the rivers of Lydia (a region in Anatolia, modern Turkey). However, the actual value of an electrum coin could vary, due to its composition, and led to problems when trading. Some of the first gold and...
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National Novel Writing Month
History & The Arts

National Novel Writing Month

...managing your creativity? Then this free course - 'Making creativity and innovation happen' will unleash your inner literary warrior. 3. Write imperfectly One common hurdle for many is the fear of 'doing things badly', but it's letting go of the idea of perfection that'll allow your creativity to flow freely. Perfection is unattainable; it's practising that fosters...
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Living with Disability
Health, Sports & Psychology

Living with Disability

...manage the condition by modifying their behaviour. Care at home - Ann's story Scene 1 Ann, her husband and daughter live with her father Angus, who has Parkinson's Disease. Caring for him is taking up an increasing amount of her time and emotional energy. Ann's story Scene 2 Ann bears the brunt of her husband (Bob) and daughter's (Zoe) frustrations with Angus. Ann's story...
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Money & Business

Internships and other work experiences

...management of the intern the opportunity to give something back to society and support the future of an individual who might find it harder to progress without it gaining a new/different perspective within the team the chance to ‘try before you buy’ – an internship or other form of work experience can act as a much longer interview process. The ISE Annual...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations
Money & Business

Collaborative leadership in voluntary organisations

...management position or not. Developing leadership practice in voluntary organisations offers a general introduction to leadership, and you are strongly recommended to undertake that course before embarking on this one: it provides background and terminology that serve as important foundations for this course. Throughout the text, the terms ‘voluntary sector’ and...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
The refugees hoping to make a splash at Rio 2016
Health, Sports & Psychology

The refugees hoping to make a splash at Rio 2016

...Manager at the Tibetan American Foundation of Minnesota, praised the IOC for creating a space for refugees, and for recognizing that “these things are not about sports only but about longing for freedom.” Most refugee stories in the media focus on hardship and tragedy: dangerous mass movements, dilapidated tent cities, and refugee camps. “These are important...
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Should Trump's tweets be a matter of record?
History & The Arts

Should Trump's tweets be a matter of record?

...management, and disposal” decisions after that initial categorization, assuming he or she has permission of the archivist. This cannot be reviewed by a court. And the PRA does not give the archivist or Congress veto power over a president’s record-keeping decisions. In this way, the law creates a system that cannot be checked once the president makes a decision to...
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How do social networks play a key role in disaster recovery?
Society, Politics & Law

How do social networks play a key role in disaster recovery?

...managed to rebound completely, placing evacuees in temporary homes, restoring gas and water lines, and clearing debris. To understand why some cities were struggling, I looked into explanations including the impact of the disaster, the size of the city, financial independence, horizontal ties between cities, and vertical ties from the community to power brokers in Tokyo....
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