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Tales of Trump told in Trumpian tones: Michael Wolff's Fire And Fury
Society, Politics & Law

Tales of Trump told in Trumpian tones: Michael Wolff's Fire And Fury

...open secret’: one does not have to look far beyond daily political headlines or Trump’s Twitter feed to discover this. Where Wolff’s book is helpful sounds simplistic, but it is that it puts all of Trump’s blemishes in one place. And I agree with Wolff here in that there is ‘room’ for Fire and Fury, because it offers an alternative to the kind of journalism...
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The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers
Health, Sports & Psychology

The effects of self-isolation and lack of physical activity on carers

...Open University research explores the full impact...We all know that physical activity (PA) should be part of our lives and is something we should do regularly, but it is not always possible. For people who care for others, it is especially challenging for them to exercise, but it’s very important that they do so as regularly as they possibly can. PA can be seen as a...
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An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill
Health, Sports & Psychology

An invisible group: Young people’s experiences of living with a loved one who is seriously ill

...and are at risk of becoming disengaged with education, socially isolated and uncertain regarding what the future will hold for them. Read the full report 'The need for support: Young people living through a family health crisis'. You can find out more about Hope in our second-year Open University module 'Making a difference: working with children and young people'....
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28 July 2005: 4 o'clock and all is well
OpenLearn Ireland

28 July 2005: 4 o'clock and all is well

...opened a path to the restoration of the Stormont Executive, and to the once unthinkable government of Ian Paisley and Martin McGuinness as First and deputy First Minister. That year, the loyalist organisations declared ends to their wars and, eventually, moved to decommission arms - a plan and process that was almost derailed because of dissident republican killings in...
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Getting started with a Password Manager
Digital & Computing

Getting started with a Password Manager

...opening your web browser. Here I am using Google’s Chrome browser, but all modern browsers are supported. Now go to www.lastpass.com – you should see a page like this: [Screengrab as described in the text] The easiest way of using LastPass on a desktop machine is to add it to your web browser, so scroll down to the bottom of the home page. On the right-hand side of...
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What is Planetary Protection?
Science, Maths & Technology

What is Planetary Protection?

...open document in front of him. This is then passed to the United Kingdom representative, and then the representative from the U.S.S.R. The men stand and shake hands with one another, to applause from an audience (not visible). [The wording of Article 9 of the Outer Space Treaty]Article IX of the Outer Space Treaty, which underpins Planetary Protection principlesShow...
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Hardboiled Blues: Rory Gallagher’s Blues Lyrics Revisited
OpenLearn Ireland

Hardboiled Blues: Rory Gallagher’s Blues Lyrics Revisited

...opener, ‘Kickback City’, Gallagher perfectly captures the gritty urban environment of the hardboiled novel with his calculated realism about the corruption and misery of Kickback City – a place so soulless that it could ‘take a child’s smile and turn it into stone’. This is followed by ‘Loanshark Blues’, which was inspired by the 1954 Marlon Brandon movie...
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Should we test drugs on pregnant women?
Health, Sports & Psychology

Should we test drugs on pregnant women?

...course of her two-month stay, she slowly found her feet again, thanks, in part, to a drug regimen that included an antidepressant, an antipsychotic, an antianxiety medication and a sleeping pill. But just a few months after her release, Heidi unexpectedly found herself pregnant with her first child: a girl. “She was a surprise baby,” Heidi recalls. “Whether the...
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