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Unparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics
Languages

Unparliamentary language: the benefits of swearing in politics

...public setting. It’s not referred to as taboo language for nothing, after all. With politics, of course, it’s always important to look beyond the words themselves to see how language is being used to create a particular effect. That’s not to say they don’t occasionally swear in public. Or that swearing doesn’t have a particular place in political rhetoric....
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What impact does your pet's food have on the environment?
Nature & Environment

What impact does your pet's food have on the environment?

...health, nor is it environmentally sustainable. Pets can have a large ecological footprint, and their food is a big contributing factor. Sustainable living experts Robert and Brenda Vale suggest in their book “Time to Eat the Dog? The Real Guide to Sustainable Living” that a medium-size dog could have a similar footprint to a large SUV. Other experts have come to...
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Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?
OpenLearn Ireland

Intuitive eating: a new relationship with food, or another fad diet?

...health. The global market for weight loss products and services is predicted to grow from $254.9 billion in 2021 to $377.3 billion by 2026. However, it is also estimated that 2.7 billion adults will be overweight, over 1 billion affected by obesity, and 177 million adults severely affected by obesity by 2025. This conflicting information is staggering and demonstrates...
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Understanding Milton Keynes
Society, Politics & Law

Understanding Milton Keynes

...public art and how organisations like The Parks Trust provide a unique model for maintaining green spaces. Transcript Jump to a section If you don't have time to watch the whole video, you can jump to a specific section. These links will take you to the YouTube video at a particular time stamp. A brief history of new towns Pooleyville: a monorail for what would become...
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Life in Law
Society, Politics & Law

Life in Law

...public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v1.0.)... The legislative process Dangerous dogs, identity cards and now legal aid - just some of the legislation that solicitor Rosemary Davies has worked on as a Government lawyer. Contains public sector information licensed under the Open Government Licence v1.0
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Extra help for disabled students: Disabled Students' Allowance
Education & Development

Extra help for disabled students: Disabled Students' Allowance

...health condition, such as anxiety or depression physical disability, for instance if you use crutches, a wheelchair or an adapted keyboard sensory disability, including being visually impaired, D/deaf or having a hearing impairment long-term health condition, such as cancer, chronic heart disease or HIV. DSA is not available to apprenticeship learners, but you may be...
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Emotional intelligence for translators
Languages

Emotional intelligence for translators

...health...Emotional intelligence for translators is a continuing professional development (CPD) course developed in response to the growing demand for soft skills training from employers, translators, and professional translation associations. This two-hour taster course aims to offer an introduction to the concept of emotional intelligence (EI), raise awareness of...
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Managing care
Health, Sports & Psychology

Managing care

...health and social work, management is a crucial part of ensuring quality of service and care for users and staff, and the development of services and standards into the future. The discussions and interviews in this album focus on the importance of management strategies and techniques and garner the opinions and insights of staff at all levels, as well as those in care....
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