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How is identity data creating headaches for large companies?
Money & Business

How is identity data creating headaches for large companies?

...become imperative for companies holding information on EU citizens to implement control mechanisms to protect personal data in accordance with the EU’s strict General Data Protection Regulation (GDPR) guidelines. GDPR, in essence, is about enhancing existing privacy protection. It will be enforced from May 25, 2018. Non-compliance with GDPR may lead to fines to the tune...
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A guide to developing trust with home-educating parents
Education & Development

A guide to developing trust with home-educating parents

...becoming an increasingly popular choice for parents who are seeking a more suitable approach for their child’s education than is provided by a state-funded or independent school. While many parents opt to home educate as soon as their child reaches compulsory school age, others are deregistering their children from school due to dissatisfaction with their children’s...
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How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How does trauma influence identity and engagement with extremism?

...becomes an extremist and there is no one set ‘profile’ for an extremist. [Dominos falling over.] What does this have to do with trauma and identity? Given that there are many factors implicated in engagement with extremism and that many people could potentially share these factors and experiences, the question that fascinates researchers is not why do people become...
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Why do we keep running?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Why do we keep running?

...becoming the most popular form of exercise. Running fits as snuggly into modern life as an eager foot into a plush pair of new trainers. It can be done alone and in almost any environment. As a solitary activity, there is no need to work around other people’s schedules. There are no courts, pitches, nets, bats, rackets or hoops necessary. You can just put on your shoes...
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Young people making their own media
Education & Development

Young people making their own media

...become famous through video blogging, or vlogging. Their fans are almost all young. Many of these personalities are teenagers; they often broadcast from their homes, using a webcam, and can gather millions of fans. Their videos cover all kinds of topics - make-up tutorials, video games, anti-bullying, social justice. For instance, 16-year-old Brendan Jordan, who became...
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Economic incentives for countries to decarbonise
Money & Business

Economic incentives for countries to decarbonise

...becomes less risky to invest in. These positive (self-amplifying) feedbacks, neglected in equilibrium models, can lead to rapid rates of uptake which accelerate a technological transition even in the absence of policy. As an illustration of this rapid change, the costs of generating solar and wind energy are already (or will soon be) as low as the cheapest fossil fuels....
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Sea level rise | International case studies
Nature & Environment

Sea level rise | International case studies

...become the first country to disappear into the ocean.... Read more.... [A group of children in a Bangladesh slum] 2) Bangladesh Bangladesh is more vulnerable to the effects of climate change than many other nations for a range of reasons.... Read more... EXPLORE FURTHER: Read case studies in England to see how three coastal communities have adapted to the affects of sea...
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Being an Olympic Parent: the family behind the athlete
Health, Sports & Psychology

Being an Olympic Parent: the family behind the athlete

...become an Olympic athlete requires an abundance of hard work, determination, talent and plenty of support and being an Olympic parent is not an easy job either. Aside from the obvious financial and logistical support, it’s important to know when to step in and offer emotional support and when to step back and let others take over. For most athletes continued family...
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