Comparing the Worth of the While in Fiji and Finland presents comparative case studies of clock time from Fiji and Finland in order to ask what other values is time capable of expressing besides monetary worth – what “else” can time be besides money? Time is a highly particular vehicle for different considerations of what is good or important, but it is also one which is deployed at diffe…
This richly illustrated book gives a detailed account of excavations that extended over ten years at Stanton Harcourt, Oxfordshire, following the discovery of a mammoth tusk in 1989. More than 1500 vertebrate fossils and a wealth of other biological material were recorded and recovered, along with 36 stone artefacts attributable to Neanderthals. The discovery in 1989 of a mammoth tusk in riv…
Presented to Stan Beckensall on his 90th birthday, this diverse and stimulating collection of papers celebrates his crucial contribution to rock art studies, and also looks to the future. It should be of value to students of prehistoric Britain and Ireland, and anyone with an interest in rock art, for many decades to come. Stan has done a phenomenal amount of work over recent decades, on an …
"Ammiel Alcalay’s groundbreaking work, After Jews and Arabs, published in 1993, redrew the geographic, political, cultural, and emotional map of relations between Jews and Arabs in the Levantine/Mediterranean world over a thousand-year period. Based on over a decade of research and fieldwork in many disciplines—including history and historiography; anthropology, ethnography, and ethnomusico…
The grip you use to serve with will dictate your entire swing. Large numbers of club players tend to use a forehand grip to serve with, which causes many problems as they progress and want more power and spins on their serve. The majority of pro players use the continental grip to serve with and the pros who don’t use an exact continental grip will use some sort of variation of it. The conti…
Badminton has been relatively unknown and unappreciated in the United States. Following its introduction in New York in 1878, the sport developed slowly. The American Badminton Association (ABA), the first national badminton organization in the United States, was formed in 1936. The ABA held the first U.S. National Championships in Chicago in 1937 and the first national junior tournament in 194…
Lebih dari empat abad tembakau masuk ke Jawa dan tradisi merokok kretek sudah menjadi bagian budaya masyarakat Indonesia (akulturasi) sedemikian lama, yang tidak hanya tinggal di Jawa. Kini, rokok dan kebiasaan merokok mulai mendapat “hujatan” keras dari berbagai pihak. Utamanya karena, konon, merokok dianggap sangat berbahaya bagi kesehatan si pelaku (perokok aktif), dan orang-orang di sek…
Penulisan dokumen Strategi Nasional Penanggulangan Tuberkulosis di Indonesia 2020- 2024 menggunakan pendekatan perencanaan dan penyusunan prioritas program yang berpusat pada masyarakat atau yang dikenal dengan people-centred framework for TB programme planning and prioritization -- selanjutnya disebut “people-centred framework” (PCF) -- yang merupakan salah satu rekomendasi WHO. Pendekatan…
We know that you can never learn from too many people when it comes to preparing for a career in music. Everyone has a different view point and it can be difficult sometimes to work out whose advice to follow. We think that the best answer is to take as much advice and input as possible, explore different directions, and see what works for you. There is so much to know and think about, so we pu…
A child was born, in the dead of night, to a wealthy family in the South-West Territory. The young mother lay sunk in heavy languor; but when the infant's first cry sounded, low and plaintive, she began to toss feverishly on her bed. Her eyes were shut, but her lips moved, whispering, and her pale face, still soft of outline almost as a child's, twisted as though in suffering and impatient prot…