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How the sausage links us together
History & The Arts

How the sausage links us together

...learned that lesson when he rashly included chorizo in a recipe for paella. “WTF, Jamie Oliver?” outraged Spaniards asked the Naked Chef in a Twitterstorm of indignation. While the much-loved Spanish chorizo – spicy with smoked chilli pepper – is less than 500-years-old, sausages themselves have been around for thousands of years, so they deserve a bit of respect....
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Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents
Health, Sports & Psychology

Social work: Effective practice with substance abusing parents

...learning disability, problem alcohol and drug use and domestic violence on children's safety & development 2nd Edition London: The Stationery Office Forrester, D. & Harwin, J. (2011) Parents Who Misuse Drugs & Alcohol: Effective Interventions in Social Work & Child Protection Chichester: John Wiley Kroll, B. and Taylor, A. (2003) Parental Substance Misuse and Child...
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Rugby: A sport for sampling or specialisation?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Rugby: A sport for sampling or specialisation?

...sports experience that hopefully continues into adulthood. To learn more about sports and fitness, find videos, articles, games and free courses on OpenLearn. If you're interested in studying Sports and Fitness with the Open University, explore more courses and qualifications we offer in this subject area. This article was first published on the OU Sports & Fitness blog....
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Making a difference: Janet Cassidy's life as a union representative
Society, Politics & Law

Making a difference: Janet Cassidy's life as a union representative

...learned about other companies as well as ScotRail and how they work, their terms and conditions from maritime, taxi and bus drivers. Having started her career under British Rail, privatisation in 1994 was the worst thing that could have happened for Janet, as fares rose and the companies tried to break up the unions, allowing overseas companies and countries to bid for...
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For older people, the storms might abate but the harm persists
Health, Sports & Psychology

For older people, the storms might abate but the harm persists

...Learning from past disasters Understanding how disasters are associated with hospital admissions among older adults, and developing strategies to minimize hospitalizations, are issues of growing importance. Climate change is increasing the number and scale of natural disasters such as floods, hurricanes and wildfires. There were three times more natural disasters globally...
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Why are people superstitious?
History & The Arts

Why are people superstitious?

...learn from thinkers living through troubled times? Nasty, brutish and short Europe in the 17th century was a frightening place. Plague, famine, fire and war could upend life at any moment. Fear of witches, evil spirits and the devil was widespread. Events like the Reformation had shaken faith in the spiritual order and authority of the Catholic Church, while new...
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What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?
Society, Politics & Law

What does it mean to be trauma informed in practice?

...learning and awareness of the impact of trauma and the values of creating feelings of safety, being person-centred, kind, collaborative and empowering. You should also have a TI approach to suspects and offenders. A TI approach with perpetrators of crime can lead to desistance in offending behaviour. Someone who acts violently may have been subjected to ACEs and be in a...
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Concussion in football: Is it time to get ahead of the game?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Concussion in football: Is it time to get ahead of the game?

...learn important lessons from the improvements made in other sports such as rugby. For example, the doctors are allowed a longer concussion assessment time, there are temporary substitutions, and the Rugby Football Union (RFU) has a comprehensive educational concussion awareness programme called HEADCASE. Perhaps football does need to raise its game, sooner rather than...
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