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Stress and Burnout in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and Burnout in Aviation

...et al. (1981) as an alternative to the stressful major life events inventories because it has been recognised that hassles are irritating, frustrating demands that occur during everyday transactions with the environment, which can build up as accumulative stressors (Holm and Holroyd, 1992). These include 117 items about health, health of a family member, losing things,...
Reading for pleasure: just window dressing?
Education & Development

Reading for pleasure: just window dressing?

...profile has risen exponentially. This is assuredly good news, and many schools are seeking ways to demonstrate their commitment to this agenda. But as the pressure to raise reading scores persists, there is surely a danger that schools will only find the time to pay lip service to reading for pleasure, constructing it as little more than an act of institutional window...
Thrill seeking and risk taking - what has made extreme sports into a worldwide phenomenon?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Thrill seeking and risk taking - what has made extreme sports into a worldwide phenomenon?

...et al, 2015). These are no longer niche pursuits shrouded in mystery, with several high-risk sports gaining visibility through their increased broadcast and social media presence and their transition into mainstream competitive domains. For example, the Winter Olympics now includes several sports that previously only sat within the X Games programme, such as slopestyle...
Structural Integrity: Materials Testing
Science, Maths & Technology

Structural Integrity: Materials Testing

...profile near the surface of a sample when drilling a hole. Plane Strain Examining the characteristics of plane strain, and the methods used to measure plane strain fracture toughness. Corus: Specialised Tests A company working on toughness testing to improve fabrication methods and develop new uses for materials. Toughness Testing Creating and fracturing a fatigue crack...
Coming Soon: Dog Grooming for Beginners
Education & Development

Coming Soon: Dog Grooming for Beginners

...styling and cutting techniques, from the teddy bear cut to ‘the Rachel’. We even have a section on how to make your own doggy cologne and paw scrub, with natural pawpaw and bark. Pawfessor Avril Loof says, “We’ve been hounded by requests for a practical paws-on course. I am delighted we can now offer this course for free, particularly in times when all the dog...
A reader's guide to Cold Comfort Farm
Health, Sports & Psychology

A reader's guide to Cold Comfort Farm

...style of D.H. Lawrence: note, for example, the characters Mr Mybug and Seth Starkadder. Reference to Cold Comfort Farm usually triggers the famous quote that there was ‘something nasty in the woodshed’. Aunt Ada Doom claims to have seen it when she was ‘no bigger than a titty wren’. Gibbons would never reveal what the ‘something nasty’ was; but it represents...
Edward Lear's Nonsense Songs
History & The Arts

Edward Lear's Nonsense Songs

...style to his books, pioneering a new kind of poetry that married brilliant wordplay with astonishing artwork. Lear’s poems represent a wonderfully childish, creative antidote to the relentless, and dehumanising, march of Victorian “progress” - which may be why his impish voice continues to speak to us today. The Secret Life of Books - Find out more about the other...
Working and Learning In Sport and Fitness
Health, Sports & Psychology

Working and Learning In Sport and Fitness

...improvements to make in the next session. Leading by Example Introducing Managing Director Steve Broadley and the staff at K-Fitness Ltd. Steve identifies his strengths and weaknesses, and talks about his delegation style. Leadership Principles and Discipline Steve describes the core values behind his management skills and explains how he resolved a range of problems...