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Valuing death at home: making preparations
Health, Sports & Psychology

Valuing death at home: making preparations

...manager working in hospice and palliative care for 40 years. I write this from the perspective of a white western European mother, and grandmother. I know there will be people and cultures that will have different views about how we should prepare for death, but in this series of articles, I will be focusing on my thoughts about western practices, especially those I have...
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Seeing the internet
Digital & Computing

Seeing the internet

...managed by digital technologies. The bus that runs into town will probably have a sensor on it sending wireless signals to an LED sign on a bus stop saying when it will arrive; traffic lights may be controlled by sensors counting traffic flow; the stock levels in local supermarkets are managed using software; the cash register where shopping is paid for, and the loyalty...
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Article 10 mins
Finite Element Analysis
Science, Maths & Technology

Finite Element Analysis

...introduction to Finite Element Analysis... Finite element analysis in Formula 1 A short introduction to this album. This is Formula 1! How final element analysis is used to get maximum performance out of Formula 1 cars, focussing on two components: the wheel hub and the 'tub'. Component function The first step in final element analysis is to understand precisely what a...
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Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud
Nature & Environment

Reducing the digital carbon footprint of the cloud

...manage and create new data has an energy overhead that is greater than the amount of energy required to do the work, therefore, any energy we are wasting by doing needless work is also creating demand for needless cooling. What is needless work? Cloud technologies are often very easy to set up and activate, and when they’re running they keep running in the background...
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Money & Business

Exploring career mentoring and coaching

...manager and HR about possible options Evaluation I am close to signing up for a course that will meet my needs, so I feel satisfied that I am on track Next step Complete the course and take on my first internal client by October next year Activity 2 Achieving my goals Timing: Allow about 30 minutes Now it’s your turn! Use the template below to set your goals and work...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs
Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)
Science, Maths & Technology

Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP)

...managing human interventions associated with socio-economic and environmental development. So what is systems thinking? Why might systems approaches provide better support for strategic planning? Moreover, how might such approaches support systemic success? This free course, Understanding systems thinking in practice (STiP), is divided into two parts – Part 1...
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Level 3: Advanced 16 hrs
What are the secrets of enduring love?
Society, Politics & Law

What are the secrets of enduring love?

...Introduction Why this book 'And they lived happily ever after’. From fairy tales to Hollywood movies, we all know that any good love story ends this way. Just as the relationship starts, the story stops. But what happens after ‘happily ever after’? This book is all about exactly that: how you can live your life, day-to-day, over the whole of your relationship....
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Society, Politics & Law

Working in the voluntary sector

...managers, HR or occupational health departments from your GP or other healthcare professional professional counsellors (sometimes available on the NHS) self-help available online from organisations such as MIND or the NHS. In general, organisations recommend that people look after themselves first by improving their eating and sleeping, being active, relaxing and having...
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Level 1: Introductory 24 hrs