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Collective leadership
Money & Business

Collective leadership

...account to do that. And the public expect us to hold people to account for behaving in that way. So within Sussex police, I can set the standards and enforce those standards time and again and be able to support people in the challenging decision making that they make. And we are held to account externally by the IOPC. And sometimes it is their behaviour that's seen by...
Level 1: Introductory 6 hrs
An introduction to web applications architecture
Science, Maths & Technology

An introduction to web applications architecture

...account online. If that client is a web browser, for example, it can be used to request and display your accounts’ statements from the bank’s server. The information you may obtain is restricted to the pre-defined views of the information provided by the server. So, while the server’s information might include your account balance, if you want to find out the total...
Why Cilla Black was more than just a light entertainment star
History & The Arts

Why Cilla Black was more than just a light entertainment star

...account as the “rush to gush”). Cilla wasn’t quite the last of her kind, but her achievements were truly significant, her trajectory summed up her era better than most and it is exceedingly unlikely to be matched by any current pop stars. She achieved what she achieved when Britain had genuine social mobility, and when a docker’s daughter could, with some talent,...
Explainer: Einstein's Theory of General Relativity
Science, Maths & Technology

Explainer: Einstein's Theory of General Relativity

...account General Relativity effects. But it appears the answer is that thermal radiation from the crafts is slowing them down slightly, and General Relativity remains intact. General Relativity is possibly one of the most comprehensive theories ever formulated, and certainly involves many more facets than can be covered here. Gravity waves, gravitational lensing, dark...
Percy Shelley: Polemicist
History & The Arts

Percy Shelley: Polemicist

...accountable is just as real today. But here he runs into the same problems as everyone else who is seeking radical change. Shelley claimed that the actions he was proposing in his pamphlet did not infringe on the interests of Government, but this was surely naive. Taking power from those who possess it is itself a revolutionary act. He needed to have looked no further...
Do fictional characters shift perceptions of transgender people?
History & The Arts

Do fictional characters shift perceptions of transgender people?

...accounts following the episode. We supplemented this sample by recruiting “Royal Pains” viewers from market research panels. Only those who had seen the episode or one of the two prior episodes were eligible. Of the 488 viewers in our study, 391 had seen Anna’s episode. Because there were several different shows at the time featuring transgender characters, we asked...
Putting baby in a context: Stephen Lee Naish's Deconstructing Dirty Dancing
History & The Arts

Putting baby in a context: Stephen Lee Naish's Deconstructing Dirty Dancing

...account of his uneven relationship with the film, which will resonate with a wide range of readers, whether fans of the film or otherwise. In conclusion, Deconstructing Dirty Dancing is an idiosyncratic and accessible analysis of this popular film. I would particularly recommend it to fans seeking insight into the historical, political and cultural contexts surrounding...
A polyglot life
Languages

A polyglot life

...account of what it was like to be a polyglot before the internet took off...[Image by Tessakay from Pixabay] At school in the late 80s and the 90s in the UK, we didn’t have the Internet and liking language learning was frankly a little bit weird for most people. It was tough for most of my classmates to understand how or why I would like French class, let alone why I...