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Following Jareth through the Labyrinth: How Bowie influenced my research
Languages

Following Jareth through the Labyrinth: How Bowie influenced my research

...sources and energetically borrowed and adapted them to his purpose. He used the name of the French novelist and playwright Jean Genet for his single The Jean Genie but influences run deeper than mere name-dropping. Bowie studied avant garde theatre and mime under Lindsay Kemp, who trained under the famous French actor and mime Marcel Marceau. For his album Scary Monsters,...
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Volkswagen scandal will send costly ripples through auto industry
Money & Business

Volkswagen scandal will send costly ripples through auto industry

...source of particulate emissions. “Clean diesel” engines of the last decade are designed to emit 97% less sulfur emissions, and yet still get as much as 30% better fuel economy than comparable gasoline-powered engines. This gave the cars both a “green” image and a fuel efficient one as well. This led customers to pay more for a diesel car. But without that expected...
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Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace
OpenLearn Ireland

Impossible Peace 2: The bunker in the peace

...source described the Belfast republican Bobby Storey as the “political voice of the Army” - meaning of the IRA - doing meetings in areas where there are problems. Twenty-four hours later, on the eve of significant political negotiations, I watched one of those republican set pieces; Gerry Adams conducting the orchestra inside the Europa Hotel on a night when I watched...
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Oedipus: The message in the myth
History & The Arts

Oedipus: The message in the myth

...sources for the Greek myths. Let's look at just two aspects of what this means. First, Homer gives one version of the myth, but we very commonly find different versions elsewhere – there is no single, canonical version of any Greek myth. Second, when Homer gives at any length a myth from outside his main storyline, he gives it paradigmatically. That is to say, the myth...
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Stress and Burnout in Aviation
Health, Sports & Psychology

Stress and Burnout in Aviation

...source of stress – perfectionism, a personality factor that generates a constant stress to be perfect external sources of stress – e.g., commercial pressure, pressure to perform stemming from an over-bearing manager/captain physically created stress – related to training and/or poor recovery, e.g., lack of sleep and poor nutrition. [Serious male pilot flying a...
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Ever Wondered About... Pizza?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Ever Wondered About... Pizza?

...opened in 1905 in New York City, but the real demand for pizza was sparked by GIs returning from Italy after World War II. Science The Associazione Verace Pizza Napoletana or ‘The Association of True Neapolitan Pizza’ maintains strict guidelines its members must follow. The pizza dough must be made only with flour, natural yeast or brewer's yeast, salt and water and...
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The delivery service to fix your brain
Science, Maths & Technology

The delivery service to fix your brain

...Open University PhD student Conor McQuaid explains one way in which scientists can target the delivery of drugs...Delivery/Targeting When you order a pizza, they need to know your address and have some way of getting to that exact place or else your neighbour could end up enjoying that cheesy goodness. We have the same issue with certain drugs, in that we need to get it...
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Mental health: Tips for mates
Health, Sports & Psychology

Mental health: Tips for mates

...tremors, drowsiness, weight loss/gain, tiredness, headaches, stiff muscles, clumsiness, confusion, - and that's just for starters! If they do suffer, be supportive. This resource is part of the 'Wellbeing and Mental Health Collection' created by the Open University in Wales. You can learn more and find courses, articles and other activities on the collection's homepage....
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