Those who settled on the archipelago 3,000 years ago – and Tonga shortly after – travelled from farther away than previously believed, scientists say
Source: DNA shows first inhabitants of Vanuatu came from Philippines and Taiwan | World news | The Guardian
A group of tribal members, citizens from the Columbia River Gorge and throughout the state gathered on the Capitol steps today to support Anna Mae Leonard, a tribal member who launched a five-day fast to protest a planned give away of 118 million gallons a year of public water in the Columbia River Gorge to Nestlé Corporation. Leonard and her supporters called on Governor Kate Brown to demand that state agencies to stop the Nestlé water exchange.
Source: Tribal Member Fasts in Salem to Protest Gov. Brown’s Nestlé Policies
In Stuttgart absolvierte die Hy4 ihren Jungfernflug. Rein elektrisch schafft der Brennstoffzellenflieger bis zu 1500 Kilometer. Ganz ohne Abgase.
Source: Elektroflieger Hy4 – Erstes Passagierflugzeug mit Wasserstoffantrieb gestartet
Pre orders available now. Shipped in the last week of November. New Holland Publishers are coming out with this pictoral focused book in November. We helped them, extensively, with the image archives and some of the historical research. Bob McTavish wrote the foreword. It is 320 pages, hardbound and will be retailing for $55. Mal Sutherland, John Pennings, Bob Weeks and Barrie Sutherland capture a very significant proportion of the 1960s surf culture in Australia. This book has hundreds of black and white images and documents the era from 1960, through the changes and includes chapters titled; – Surfing in the early 60s – The Malibu era – On the beach – Beach Fashion – Lifestyle – Surf Lifesaving – Competitions – Surfmobiles – The shortboard revolution – Pop culture -Favourite places *the images here are screenshots of 2 x double page spreads….ie 4
Source: Surfing in the 60s Book
Royalty, surf emissaries, and azure lineups in Tonga with Jeff Divine
Source: The Half-Century Files: The King and I | The Surfers Journal
The court’s new focus on land grabbing and environmental destruction could help put a dent in corporate impunity.
Source: CEOs Can Now Be Prosecuted Like War Criminals at the Hague
Surfing Publication and Newsagency, we provide surfers all the news, Board Buyers Guide, Contest Reports, Big Wave Events, Airshows, Image Galleries, Shapers, Schools and Camps directories, Surfing magazine, Learning to Surf tips
Source: Pacific Longboarder News / Reviews / Events
Access information on more than 200,000 objects in Te Papa’s collections. Get up close to our collections through collected specimens and thousands of zoomable images.
Source: Topic: Jansen ‘Invader’ guitar | Te Papa’s Collections Online
One photographer/filmmaker, two views of a Tasmanian point wave
Source: Drone and Still Composite | The Surfers Journal
