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The history of surfing
Health, Sports & Psychology

The history of surfing

...of the ’60s were mainly made of balsa wood; often over 12 feet in length and about 2½ feet wide, they were pretty heavy (though not as heavy as the older Hawaiian boards which were made from local hardwood). It took a strong man (and surfers in the ’60s were predominantly men) to carry them across the sand and into the water. New materials and techniques for shaping the boards changed this, and nowadays boards are made ......
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How to write to a lover
History & The Arts

How to write to a lover

...2: write a ‘to do’ list instructing a lover how to prepare for your next encounter, and add the title last, something unexpected like a location or random phrase. Start with a familiar rhyme like ‘Roses are red,’ then, instead of following with the traditional second line of ‘Violets are blue,’ write something silly like, ‘I wish you were in my bed,’ and...
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Year of the Horse: Chinese Lunar New Year
Languages

Year of the Horse: Chinese Lunar New Year

...2 2022 2034 Tiger 虎 hǔ 3 2023 2035 Rabbit 兔 tù 4 2024 2036 Dragon 龙 lóng 5 2025 2037 Snake 蛇 shé 6 Celebrating the Chinese New Year [Street in Chinatown with red lanterns hanging from street lamps and buildings.] The Spring......
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The healing power of nature writing
Health, Sports & Psychology

The healing power of nature writing

...2) Describe, attending to detail and the senses; 3) Write a dialogue between yourself and the object, imagining it can speak; and 4) Investigate the meaning of your encounter, paying special attention to symbolism and how your perspectives have changed. Author: Patrick Wright References Brazier, C. (2017) Ecotherapy in practice: a Buddhist model. Routledge: Abingdon,...
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How far was the Brexit vote "the will of the people" - and what does that mean?
Society, Politics & Law

How far was the Brexit vote "the will of the people" - and what does that mean?

...2: Respect the proper (direct) democratic process The only democratic way out of the sovereignty hole that government and parliament have dug for themselves is, in my considered opinion, the one proposed by Tim Farron (Lib Dem, Westmorland and Lonsdale) in his intervention as leader of the Liberal Democrats in the first reading of the Bill: ‘I respect the outcome of the...
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Coping on the Coast: moral economies and liminality at the heart of things that matter
Society, Politics & Law

Coping on the Coast: moral economies and liminality at the heart of things that matter

...2 of Coping on the Coast will draw upon aspects of Dr Wadsley's research on 'Sounding Coastal Change', an AHRC-funded project currently running on the Norfolk coast, UK (PI Revill, ‘Listening to Climate Change: experiments in sonic democracy’):www.soundingcoastalchange.org. More information on this audio-slideshow Transcript Coping on the coast: moral economies and...
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The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable
Nature & Environment

The animals are rebelling because they are dying. And we should too. Lessons from a modern-day fable

...2(1), 81-98. doi: 10.1177/2053019614564785 Bendell, J. (2018). Deep Adaptation: A Map for Navigating Climate Tragedy. IFLAS Occasional Paper, 2. Järvensivu, P., Toivanen, T., Vadén, T., Lähde, V., Majava, A., & Eronen, J. T. (2018). Governance Of Economic Transition Global Sustainable Development Report 2019 drafted by the Group of independent scientists: BIOS Research...
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The weakness of European Wales
Society, Politics & Law

The weakness of European Wales

...2] has shown that for most Scots birth and blood trump territory as markers of belonging. Crucially, popular understandings of the national past are also replete with European connections. These include the Auld Alliance with France, the influence of Roman law on Scottish jurisprudence, the traditionally continental character of Scottish education, and Scotland’s...
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