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Why the bands played on: Live music in the shadow of the Paris attacks
History & The Arts

Why the bands played on: Live music in the shadow of the Paris attacks

...open borders and free movement, even within the Schengen area. We can add to this the chilling effect of the knowledge that gigs – long a soft target – are now openly in the crosshairs. Cultural exchange Musicians remain steadfast, of course, and the language of defiance and determination certainly runs throughout rock’s core myths. The Eagles of Death Metal have...
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Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Becoming a superhero: what are the limits of human performance?

...the joker and it begs the question if we create heroes will we also create villains? Explore superheroes in more detail Want to find out more about contemporary sport? The Open University has produced a new module 'Exploring contemporary issues in sport and exercise' which has it's first presentation in October 2016. Visit our course page to find out more and sign up....
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The outgoing Prime Minister and his replacement: Gladstone makes way for Rosebery
History & The Arts

The outgoing Prime Minister and his replacement: Gladstone makes way for Rosebery

...open. The reorganised Ministry will then appear for the first time before their supporter. The prorogation speech by Her Majesty, which was signed with the ordinary prorogation papers at the Council on Saturday, and which will be read at tomorrow's meeting of the two Houses of Parliament, is not a message of great length or significance. It is the last official document...
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Does the US have a legal obligation to accept refugees?
Society, Politics & Law

Does the US have a legal obligation to accept refugees?

...open to people who already have refugee status (or would be likely to qualify), who are outside the US, but may wish the US to consider them for entry as a resettled refugee. The US had been due to take in 110,000 refugees under USRAP in 2017, but in the executive order Trump indicates he wants this number to be more than halved to an intake of 50,000 refugees. The...
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Is Obama's Iran legacy under threat?
Society, Politics & Law

Is Obama's Iran legacy under threat?

...open up to the possibility of a diplomatic resolution. After 20 months of negotiations, framework agreements, extensions and the most intensive diplomatic engagement between the US and Iran since the establishment of the Islamic Republic, the Joint Comprehensive Plan of Action (JCPOA) was agreed in July 2015. As has been highlighted before, when the deal was struck, the...
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Is it true that the poorer you are, the more likely you are to eat junk food?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Is it true that the poorer you are, the more likely you are to eat junk food?

...opening in the poor neighborhoods of South L.A. The given reason for the ban was because “fast-food businesses in low-income areas, particularly along the Southeast Los Angeles commercial corridors, intensifies socio-economic problems in the neighborhoods, and creates serious public health problems.” Research suggests this ban did not work since obesity rates went up...
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What do you need to know about Donald Trump's nominee to oversee US banking?
Money & Business

What do you need to know about Donald Trump's nominee to oversee US banking?

...Open Market Committee (FOMC), and its decisions, like those of the Supreme Court, are final. There are few or no absolute rules, and there is no appeal. Quarles, however, has described the discretionary decisions of this small group as “a crazy way to run a railroad.” Instead, Quarles argues that the Fed should use a rules-based approach, with little or no discretion....
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How network science can unravel Al Capone's criminal associates
Science, Maths & Technology

How network science can unravel Al Capone's criminal associates

...opened up new legitimate spheres to organized crime individuals. The network property of multiplexity is essential to understanding relationships in organized crime. Multiplexity occurs when more than one type of relationship exists between two people. For example, work colleagues who are also friends have multiplex relationships because they have at least two distinct...
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