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Exercising at 50
Health, Sports & Psychology

Exercising at 50

...system; muscles, ligaments and joints (Penn, 2016). When performing any form of exercise, you should aim to hold your body in the best posture (e.g. head up, shoulders back and down, neutral spine). Pilates type exercises are great for educating on the correct posture whilst strengthening the core musculature that surrounds and protects your spine. As strength-based...
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Review: Chavs - The Demonization of the Working Class
Society, Politics & Law

Review: Chavs - The Demonization of the Working Class

...system and much else that would make our country a home for all. This is not just an agenda for the poor, says Jones: "Most middle-class people cannot afford to go private, and want good, properly funded local schools and hospitals. Polls show that middle-class people support higher taxes on the rich." Many of our "chavs" have been on the wrong end of bad political...
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The Eurozone: Magnet or Black Hole?
Money & Business

The Eurozone: Magnet or Black Hole?

...System from 1979. Then in 1999 eleven EU countries formed an Economic and Monetary Union (EMU), adopting a common currency, and forming a Euro Area (Eurozone) that has since expanded to 17 of the 28 member states. Why they did it The main advantages of a single currency were believed to be: Promoting cross-border trade and investment by shielding consumers and businesses...
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The Somme: The German perspective
History & The Arts

The Somme: The German perspective

...system allowed them to absorb the continued Anglo-French attacks both during the battle of the Somme and in the battles of 1917. Additionally, the battle forced the German high command to face up to at least some of their deficiencies in the technical realm. Paul von Hindenburg and Erich Ludendorff, the team that took command of the German army after the Romanian entry...
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Life After Death
History & The Arts

Life After Death

...system or global climate issues. At the same time, there is a popular distrust of many ‘experts,’ with fears that there are hidden or self-serving agendas at play. How do we make decisions from a position of ignorance? How can we evaluate beliefs – such as the existence of God, or life after death – for which there is a general scarcity of evidence? Transcript...
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The geology of Northern Ireland
Science, Maths & Technology

The geology of Northern Ireland

...systems have developed in the limestones of which the Marble Arch Caves are best known. They developed at the end of the Ice Age when melt water dissolved away the stone. As it did so, it also precipitated out calcium carbonate to form stalactites and stalagmites and other beautiful formations. Biodiversity of Fermanagh Fermanagh’s varied landscape provides a unique...
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Medicines and personalisation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Medicines and personalisation

...systems might be impacted. A range of factors need to be considered – physiology, multimorbidity, polypharmacy – as well as the fact that health status can change quickly. When treating an older person, we are trying to balance symptom relief, preventing the disease getting worse and keeping a good quality of life. On occasion, in order to understand the effect of a...
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Ice Cold In Alex
Science, Maths & Technology

Ice Cold In Alex

...system. Small clots can form, blocking blood vessels and leading to heart attacks and strokes. So, what our ambulance crew needs to do is to drink lots of water. Water makes up 50% to 60% of our body weight and about 80% of muscle weight. Water replaces the 2 to 3% lost due to sweating, and also helps the body cope with the heat by maintaining a constant temperature....
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