The Mainland
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| Artists | Jamie Wyeth |
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| Created | 1992 |
| Genres | History Painting |
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| ID | 3004820 |
About The Mainland
Booker Prize 2023 shortlist: Who are the six authors hoping to win tonight?
... Ethan Honey is a talented young artist who, because he can pass as white, is sent to The Mainland in an effort to save him from the fate of the rest...
China's 'communist spies' in the dock in Taiwan
... He points to the lead-up to the last election in 2020, when Beijing was found to have paid Taiwanese media for positive coverage of The Mainland...
Simon Armitage: Poet laureate on 'life-changing' visit to the Arctic
... " You re seeing things you probably shouldn t be able to see - the sides of mountains which, up until recently, were covered in glacial ice; the insides of the glaciers as the front end is carving off; islands appearing which they thought were parts of The Mainland; lakes forming at the front of glaciers which were never there on the maps before...
JPEX: Hong Kong investigates influencer-backed crypto exchange
... and since its handover to China from British rule in 1997, it has become a gateway for investors to The Mainland...
Lampedusa: Ursula von der Leyen and Giorgia Meloni visit island after migrant boat fears
... If you start to do rescues in a proper way with big ships, you take them not to an island of 5,000 inhabitants, you take them to The Mainland, " she said...
Boy, aged seven, climbs Old Man of Hoy sea stack
... Mr Weishaar, who owns a sport climbing attraction back home in America, said the bid to the reach the top almost never happened as the group were facing the decision to abandon the climb in order get the ferry back to The Mainland in time...
Lagos traffic jams disappear. But this isn't good news for Nigeria
... Many small businesses have packed up, and some low-income earners who live in the suburbs of The Mainland and commute to the business districts on Lagos Island have stopped going to work...
Stone skimming: Injured finger jeopardises world champion title
... " It was a tiny place and the couple of hundred of us taking part had to get ferried over in groups from The Mainland...
Stone skimming: Injured finger jeopardises world champion title
By Nathan BevanBBC News
You probably did not even know that stone skimming was a recognised Sport - let alone that its female world Champion came from Wales.
But now that crown looks in danger of slipping after its holder's flinging finger was dislocated in an accident with The Family dog.
Christina Bowen Bravery's crucial digit got tangled in the labradoodle's harness as he jumped from The Car boot.
It has cast doubt on her chances at the 2023 world championships in Scotland.
" I'd taken Paws out for The Day and he got very excited at seeing some other dogs and jumped out before I was ready, " said the 43-year-old from Abergavenny.
" The harness caught my right index finger, which is really important when It Comes to casting stones, and pulled it completely the wrong Way - I felt it pop right out. "
The Teacher and mum-of-two decided not to go to hospital though after last week's accident.
" I managed to get The Finger back into its joint, strapped it up and have been taking tablets for The Pain ever since.
" I'm hoping that complete rest will result in me being match fit come The World championships on Sunday, September 24. "
Held on the small, remote island of Easdale, near Oban in Argyll, it will be the First Time The Contest has convened since 2019 because of Covid.
" So I've held my title unchallenged since then, which means there's no Way I'm going to miss this chance to defend it Finally - dislocated finger or not, " said Christina.
She added that she has loved skimming stones into The Sea ever since going on holidays to Cornwall with her parents as a Little Girl .
But it was only in recent years that she realised she could do it competitively.
In 2017 she entered the All England Open Stone Skimming Championships on Lake Windermere in Cumbria after spotting an advert on The National Trust's Facebook page.
" What started as a fun day out ended with me coming third, having skimmed a distance of 28m, " said Christina.
" I was hooked and went back in 2018 and 2019 and came first on both occasions. "
She then heard about The World championships, which was only a matter of months away.
" One Day after work, I just got in The Car and drove several hours to get there, " She Said .
" It was a tiny place and the couple of hundred of us taking part had to get ferried over in groups from The Mainland . "
Fending off The Competition , Christina's 44m effort saw her crowned women's world Champion - and the success didn't stop there.
She also bagged The Top female open stone skimmer title at the Welsh championships held at Llanwrtyd Wells, Powys, in June 2022.
Christina also came second in this summer's British championships staged in Shropshire, despite having a bad case of flu.
" Stone skimming is great fun and has such a lovely community feel to it, it's just a shame that its profile as a Sport is almost non-existent, " she added.
" I'm just hoping my hand is fully recovered In Time for The World championships on Easdale.
" I'd love to successfully defend my title and bring The Trophy Back Home for a second time, " Christina added.
Related TopicsSource of news: bbc.com