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Ten Meter Tower by Maximilien Van Aertryck & Axel Danielson

http://digg.com/video/ten-meter-tower-psychology-experiment Click on the above link to visit http://www.digg.com for this mesmerising and beautiful film from the New York Times – a little over 16 minutes – of people approaching the edge of a 10 metre diving board. There is … Continue reading

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‘From the Ashes’ Ian Adams

‘You have spent a lifetime quietly mourning or ignoring your losses and your lostness with no funeral, no wake and no way to nurture your joy. Time for a burial. No, for a burning! For a great funeral pyre that … Continue reading

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Nine Voices – Ian Adams

‘1 Always want to be right? Welcome the sudden down pour, catching you out.   2 If you need to be needed, walk in the wood; she needs no one, but loves.   3 When you must win at all … Continue reading

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