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‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus
History & The Arts

‘Lydios logos’: the story of Croesus

...account of Croesus’ downfall (and accompanying path towards self-knowledge) is often called the ‘Lydios logos’. 'Logos' is impossible to translate precisely into English. It can suggest ‘word’, ‘argument’ or an ‘account’ (as in: ‘In the beginning was the word [logos]’, John 1.1). 'Logos' derives from the verb 'legein', ‘to speak’, and implies...
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Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT
Nature & Environment

Reducing the carbon footprint of on-premises IT

...account for time they are on idle over weekends or holiday periods, then this number can become unfathomably high. Turned up to the max Vampire devices are responsible for digital carbon emissions from the wasted energy use of things on standby. Another common area of wasted energy use is in devices that are shipped with unnecessarily high default settings – LCD monitor...
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Cognition and gender development
Education & Development

Cognition and gender development

...account in order to explain how the social environment makes its mark on the child’s gender development and how the child plays an important role in directing his or her own gender development. Cognitive processes The theories covered in this section all relate to aspects of children’s thinking that are central to their gender development. They focus on the ways in...
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Article 15 mins
Reading evidence
Society, Politics & Law

Reading evidence

...accounts of social structures, we picked out these claims. Work-based identities are formed by the interaction of individuals with economic structures which generate a repertoire of roles, symbols and conventions that individuals take up and identify with. Individual control over work-based identities are structured, patterned and constrained by the pre-existing...
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Level 1: Introductory 12 hrs
Hybrid working: skills for leadership
Money & Business

Hybrid working: skills for leadership

...accountability. It needs leaders to be connected and to humanise their workforce. This course will give you an opportunity to reflect on who you are as a hybrid leader and how you want to develop. It will help you understand how to empathise with your workforce and how to adapt your communication skills when working in the office and when working remotely. It will prompt...
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Level 1: Introductory 10 hrs
How can mobile technology help underpin reproductive rights?
Health, Sports & Psychology

How can mobile technology help underpin reproductive rights?

...Accountability 2020 (PMA2020), which uses the mobile technology, provides information useful for reporting, planning, operational decisions and advocacy at the community, country and global levels. [Marketplace in Burkina Faso] A marketplace in Burkina Faso The project is currently implemented in eight countries in Sub-Saharan Africa — Burkina Faso, Democratic Republic...
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What is RSS and how can I use RSS feeds?
Get Started

What is RSS and how can I use RSS feeds?

...account with them as you won’t need to create a new one. Or you can download an application to your computer or use a browser, such as Firefox. For a list of options, see the links below. Choose the content: Once you’ve downloaded your news reader, you can start choosing which content you wish to receive. On many websites, the orange symbol below is used to indicate a...
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Standards for better cotton
Money & Business

Standards for better cotton

...accounts for 24% and 11% of the global sales of insecticide and pesticides respectively. It is linked to the use of child, migrant and forced labour And it is subject to fluctuating prices and a low level of trust in the supply chain So what can be done about this situation in a crop that is so essential? We think the answer is Better Cotton and we’ve been working on...
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