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Reflections on resilience for LGBTQ+ asylum seekers

...sang a mix of their own adapted songs plus tunes familiar to a UK audience, with refreshed lyrics addressing their situation. At this point I was asked to lead a singing project for the group. It soon became clear that there was a wealth of ability and resource within the group. I decided to support group members’ own confidence in taking leadership. Their challenges...

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What was the impact of 'Spanish flu' on the armistice?

...les-Bains, France, in 1918] Victims of the Spanish flu at a U.S. Army Camp Hospital in Aix-les-Bains, France, in 1918 The 1918 influenza pandemic (also called ‘Spanish flu’) infected 500 million people around the world and resulted in the deaths of three to five percent of the world’s population. It was one of the deadliest natural disasters in human history....

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Soaring Achievements

...Le Blanc, France. A Lesson in Flying: Gliding Performance Ann Welch explains how to actually fly a glider. The Rhonsperber and Primary gliders are compared, with relation to glide ratio. Clouds and Thermals Ann Welch explains what a thermal is and why they are important in gliding. Performance Penalty: Speed A test flight demonstrates the performance penalty associated...

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Get ready for beginners’ French

...du shopping magasiner le chewing gum la gomme (à mâcher) le parking le stationnement le ferry le traversier le coach l’entraîneur le cupcake le petit gâteau vintage rétro le week-end la fin de semaine As a learner of French, spotting borrowed words in a text will provide clues to help ......

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History & The Arts

Park Hill Estate

...Le Corbusier, had, with his Unité d'Habitation in Marseilles, signalled a new approach to social housing: relatively low-rise blocks, packed with amenities. Park Hill is one of the most spectacular examples of new approaches to communal living in post-war Britain. Consisting of 995 dwellings, and housing over two thousand people, it occupies an entire hill overlooking...

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Sut daeth jazz i Gymru

...du' hiliol drwy ddefnyddio corcyn llosg fel paent wyneb, gan ddehongli cerddoriaeth taleithiau deheuol America ar gyfer budd eu hunain. Roedd y dehongliadau hyn yn cynnwys banjos, offerynnau taro a dawns. Gwnaeth un grŵp cerddoriaeth lleol o'r enw The Harry Collins Minstrels gynnwys un dyn Du go iawn, ymysg deuddeg dyn ag wynebau du. Addasodd perfformwyr Cymreig yr...

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History & The Arts

Why Cilla Black was more than just a light entertainment star

...sang on stage with some, was dubbed “Swinging Cilla”, and John Lennon persuaded Beatles manages Brian Epstein to give her an audition. One was unsuccessful, but a second led to him offering her a contract. Her first (minor) hit was a cover of a Lennon-McCartney song (Love of the Loved), framed by a rather try-hard press release dubbing her the “bird in a...

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Society, Politics & Law

Raymond Williams a Leonardo Sciascia: Cofio bywydau a gwaddolion

...DU, ei gyhoeddi yn 1958, a chyhoeddwyd ei draethawd ‘Culture is Ordinary’ yn yr un flwyddyn. Aeth Williams ymlaen i ddatblygu ei ddadl yn y gweithiau hyn, sef bod diwylliant yn ymwneud â phethau pob dydd, ei fod yn rhywbeth a gaiff ei fyw, a'i fod yn fwyfwy pwysig ym meysydd datblygol ffilm, teledu a hysbysebu, ychydig flynyddoedd yn ddiweddarach yn ei lyfr The Long...

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