Another case of nominative determinism: The Reading and Berkshire (UK) News reports: Christopher Deadman killed while crossing tracks at Reading West station A teenager was killed by a train when he chose to dash across the tracks to the opposite platform instead of using a footbridge, an inquest heard. Christopher Deadman had been out for […]
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Hedges on the view of gardens residents
Can Hedges help define the view of gardens residents? Yes. Here is a report in which Hedges does exactly that: “Co-operative Rehousing: The View of Portland Gardens Residents,” T.A. David and Alan Hedges, Centre for Urban and Regional Studies, University of Birmingham, 1988. BONUS: How Hedges and Hedges trimmed the American dream about land BONUS (possibly unrelated): A shrubbery:
How Hedges and Hedges trimmed the American dream about land
Can Hedges trim a book? Yes, yes. Here is a book trimmed by Hedges and Hedges: Land and Imagination: The Rural Dream in America, by Philip Rosenberg (Author), Elaine Hedges (Editor), William Hedges (Editor) Hayden, 1980. BONUS: Hedges on the view of gardens residents BONUS (possibly unrelated): A shrubbery:
Things that must be true, apparently
If there’s a study that says so, and a video that says the study says so, it must be true, right? Here’s the video: That video draws from five studies, says the video’s maker, specifically: Pelham, B. W., Mirenberg, M. C., & Jones, J. T. (2002). Why Susie sells seashells by the seashore: implicit egotism […]