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Socrates is considered the father of critical and creative thinking. And it was said of him that he was short on lectures; long on...

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Have you experienced the excitement, mixed with trepidation, when picking up and driving a newly purchased car? As you sit behind the...

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The definition of the idiom “it was right under my nose” is - something that is visible and should be seen but is not noticed or found....

We’ve all heard the stories about the guy who borrows their neighbour's or friend's mower, hedger, whipper snipper … and “forgets” to...

Desperate to get the money together to buy the latest XBox game, Freda was madly shaking her Piggy Bank. Ironically, when a coin did...

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In the family of Business Plans (Strategic, Operational, Work, Team and Individual), Operational Plans play a pivotal role. They are the...