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Hedd Wyn: how the life of one of Wales’ most promising poets was cut short by the first world war
History & The Arts

Hedd Wyn: how the life of one of Wales’ most promising poets was cut short by the first world war

...family lived and worked at a remote farm outside Trawsfynydd in north-west Wales, called Yr Ysgwrn. Evan Evans bought his son a book on the rules of strict-metre Welsh verse when Hedd Wyn was 11 years old. He read the book with passion and enthusiasm, and soon mastered the difficult and intricate rules of strict-metre verse, known as cynghanedd. He wrote his first ever...
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Haymaking is critical to our heritage meadows, but is later really better?
Nature & Environment

Haymaking is critical to our heritage meadows, but is later really better?

...family farm in Sussex. [Tractor in a field by a lake] Contemporary haymaking working on a much larger scale. Meadow species are uniquely adapted to the annual cycle of summer hay cutting and aftermath grazing that has been shaping them for centuries. Since World War II, some 97% of our precious wildflower meadows have been lost, due to agricultural intensification, land...
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The five billion dollar franchise: How much will Disney make from Star Wars merchandise
Money & Business

The five billion dollar franchise: How much will Disney make from Star Wars merchandise

...family together again. The fact that the marketing around the latest Star Wars instalment has begun some three months before the release of the film itself indicates Disney’s belief in the appetite for merchandise. The amounts of money invested in all sorts of different products is staggering. Marketing Magazine reports that Hasbro, the toy and board game giant, has...
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Trouble in paradise: The Dutch golden age
History & The Arts

Trouble in paradise: The Dutch golden age

...family that had led military efforts towards independence. By the late 1660s, the Dutch Republic had become roiled by costly and disastrous wars with England and a growing public backlash against its liberal, republican rulers and their values. Into the fray came a remarkable book – and a remarkable author – which aimed to defuse the situation and protect the fragile...
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Political grief: understanding an emerging phenomenon
Health, Sports & Psychology

Political grief: understanding an emerging phenomenon

...families, communities and workplaces. Political grief, while painful, can become a bridge as well as a barrier. Yet here lies an opportunity. Political grief, while painful, can become a bridge as well as a barrier. When we recognise that people across the political spectrum are grieving – even if they grieve different losses – we can begin to see our common humanity....
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Dealing with Change
Health, Sports & Psychology

Dealing with Change

...family member) or a change in life circumstances (retirement, redundancy, birth of a child, changes to physical and mental health). Changes can be positive or negative, expected or unexpected, planned or unplanned. The impact of the change can sometimes be experienced in contrast to the nature of the change itself: a positive change can have negative impacts, and vice...
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Eid al-Adha
History & The Arts

Eid al-Adha

...family members and then gather with friends and relatives to give each other gifts and to enjoy a meal together (and they may exchange special greetings cards). As well as an opportunity for prayer and rejoicing, Eid al-Adha is time for gratitude when people will thank God for all the blessings they have received. It is a time for generosity too, and Muslims are...
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Ancient ideas: where does the soul go?
History & The Arts

Ancient ideas: where does the soul go?

...family or comrades of the deceased to pay for their safe passage. Without it, the soul could be trapped on the banks of the river forever on the other side, the soul passed by the three-headed guard dog Cerberus to enter the gates to the Underworld proper. Cerberus was friendly to the arriving souls – wagging his tail and encouraging them to pet him – but would attack...
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