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160,000+ Medieval Manuscripts Online: Where to Find Them

“Manuscripts are the most important medium writing has ever had,” declares the Centre for the Study of Manuscript Cultures at the Universität Hamburg. Under the influence of a certain presentist bias, this can be hard to believe. We are conditioned by what Marshall McLuhan described as The Gutenberg Galaxy: each of us is in some way what he called (in gendered language) a “Gutenberg Man.” From this point of view, “manuscript technology,” as he wrote in 1962, does “not have the intensity or powe...
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As a TEFL-certified teacher, here are the 12 online courses and apps I recommend for learning English as a new language

When you buy through our links, we may earn money from our affiliate partners. Learn more. Alyssa Powell/Business Insider English is the world's most common second language, and learning it can open up new career opportunities.Below are 12 online courses, apps, and resources to improve your English listening, reading, writing, and speaking skills.Read more: The 8 best apps, courses, and books to start learning SpanishSign up for Insider Reviews' weekly newsletter for more buying advice a...
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Hautelinks: Pantone’s 2021 Colors, Why ‘evermore’ Changes Everything, Anna Wintour Gets a Promotion, & More

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This bestselling psychology book on narcissistic parents and dysfunctional families is constantly shared on social media, and readers are opening up on how it helped them set stronger boundaries

Amazon; Alyssa Powell/Business Insider "Adult Children of Emotionally Immature Parents" is a bestselling book about dealing with difficult parents.The book breaks down emotionally immature parents into four categories, providing tips on setting boundaries and maintaining healthier relationships.It has become somewhat of a cultural phenomenon, shared countless times on social media and sparking public conversations usually left for private spaces.I interviewed the author, Dr. Lindsay C. ...
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Southern California’s ICU capacity falls to 0%, an alarming sign amid deepening coronavirus surge

Southern California’s intensive-care unit bed capacity fell to 0% on Thursday, Dec. 17, an alarming nadir for the region’s healthcare system — though one that had seem like an inevitability for more than a week as the worsening coronavirus surge sapped available ICU beds daily. Thursday’s decline from 0.5% the day before was the 10th consecutive day available ICU bed capacity dropped. The metric, which state officials update daily, has become the critical marker in the fight against the coronavi...
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Child sexual abuse in schools often an open secret, says inquiry

Abusers often had reputations and 42% of those abused knew of other victims, report finds People who carried out child sexual abuse in schools often had reputations as perpetrators, with their behaviour frequently an open secret, according to a report by the Independent Inquiry into Child Sexual Abuse in England and Wales.The research, based on accounts of 691 victims and survivors, also found that 42% who were sexually abused in the context of schools were aware of other victims in the same sch...
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Jeff Koons and Salman Rushdie Teach New Courses on Art, Creativity & Storytelling for MasterClass

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WhICVnfwcpE If MasterClass comes calling, you know you’ve made it. In the five years since its launch, the online learning platform has brought on such instructors as Martin Scorsese, Helen Mirren, Steve Martin, Annie Leibovitz, and Malcolm Gladwell, all of whom bring not just knowledge and experience of a craft, but the glow of high-profile success as well. Though MasterClass’ lineup has expanded to include more writers, filmmakers, and performers (as wel...
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UK Covid live: tier 3 rules brought in across southern England as furlough scheme extended to end of April 2021

Latest updates: ‘vast majority’ of areas currently in tier 3 remain there; government furlough scheme to run until at least end of April 2021Parts of southern England moved to tier 3 as Bristol moved to tier 2Tier 3 rules explained England’s secondary school pupils face staggered return after ChristmasPriti Patel accuses senior Tory MP of breaking Covid rules11,000 positive Covid tests missing from Wales data after IT problemCoronavirus – latest global updates 3.19pm GMT 3.17pm GMT The ...
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15 Etsy Holiday Decor & Home Essentials for the Coziest Space Ever

Thats the (holiday) spirit!
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More Southern California kids are killing themselves during coronavirus pandemic

Melinda Robbins was driving home with her family in late August when she learned a former student had killed himself. “I cried all the way home,” the high school language arts teacher said. “His passing broke me.” In spring, the boy left her class at Lee Pollard High School in the Corona-Norco Unified School District and shifted to home schooling. “This is not the first student that I’ve lost in my career, and I hope and pray it will be the last,” Robbins said. More Southern California children ...
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UK Covid live: tier 3 rules extended across southern England as secondary schools face staggered January return

Latest updates: ‘vast majority’ of areas currently in tier 3 will remain there; secondary school pupils’ return to class in England will be staggeredParts of southern England moved to tier 3 as Bristol moved to tier 2Tier 3 rules explained England’s secondary school pupils face staggered return after ChristmasPriti Patel accuses senior Tory MP of breaking Covid rules11,000 positive Covid tests missing from Wales data after IT problemCoronavirus – latest global updates 2.24pm GMT The Departme...
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UK coronavirus live: tier 3 restrictions extended across wide area of southern England

Latest updates: health secretary says it is necessary to apply tier 3 measures across much wider area; IT anomaly misses 11,000 positive cases in WalesParts of southern England moved to tier 3 as Bristol moved to tier 2Tier 3 rules explained Priti Patel accuses senior Tory MP of breaking Covid rules11,000 positive Covid tests missing from Wales data after IT problemCoronavirus – latest global updates 1.24pm GMT And also in the House of Lords this morning Norman Fowler, the Lord Speaker (and ...
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Discover the Ambient Music of Hiroshi Yoshimura, the Pioneering Japanese Composer

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=D7aYjRl_6Zw The history of ambient music is a difficult story to tell in the same way we tell other histories, namely by reference to great men and women and the movements they inspired. When it comes to ambient music, there are few stars, and it can be difficult to lump artists together into categories. But what else would we expect from music designed to exist in the background? The convenient origin point of the genre is Brian Eno’s 1978 Music for Airpo...
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Brainly raises $80M as its platform for crowdsourced homework help balloons to 350M users

The Covid-19 pandemic has led to a major upswing in virtual learning — where some schools have gone (and stayed) remote, and others have incorporated significantly stronger online components, in order to help communities maintain more social distancing. That has in turn led to a surge in the usage of tools to help home learners do their work better, and today, one of them is announcing a growth round that speaks to the opportunity in that market. Brainly, a startup from Poland that has built a p...
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UK coronavirus live: tier 3 restrictions extended across wide area of south east and east of England

Latest updates: health secretary says it is necessary to apply tier 3 measures across much wider area; IT anomaly misses 11,000 positive cases in Wales11,000 positive Covid tests missing from Wales data after IT problemCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverage 12.25pm GMT Public Health Wales reported at noon on Thursday 11,469 new cases and 52 new deaths.There were big rises in some parts of south Wales - 3,012 new cases in the area covered by the Aneurin Bevan board and 2...
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The 10 Most Popular Stories of 2020

Few could have predicted how deeply the COVID-19 pandemic would upend life and business. Our most-read stories and research papers reflect the challenges of a year we won't forget. [Author: by Dina Gerdeman]
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A Free Online Course from Yale University Explains How the World Lapsed into the Politics of Fear & Resentment

“How did we get from the huge euphoria that followed the fall of communism in the early 1990s to our present politics of fear and resentment, and what are the prospects going forward?” These questions and more get answered in Yale’s free course, “Power and Politics in Today’s World.”  Taught by Professor of Political Science Ian Shapiro, the course “provides an examination of political dynamics and institutions over this past tumultuous quarter century, and the implications of these changes for ...
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What Makes for a Beloved Bad Film? Jackey Neyman Jones (Manos: The Hands of Fate) Talks to Pretty Much Pop (ep. 73)

https://podtrac.com/pts/redirect.mp3/traffic.libsyn.com/secure/partiallyexaminedlife/PMP_73_12-5-20.mp3 While there have of course been numerous attempts at movie magic that have resulted in something less than audience pleasing, only a few demonstrate such bold ineptitude as to become “so bad that they’re good.” Such a film requires a strong sense of vision coupled with a complete inability to realize that vision in a coherent way, and it must display real charm, as we see through the pres...
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