South West Coast Path

Having spent many years going to North Devon for holidays or to visit family, I had never until about two years ago ever visited the area that is known as Croyde Bay. Situated on the road out of Braunton (which is its nearest largest village hub with lots of shops and other services), it is on the coast that faces the Atlantic Ocean. How to get here For most people who are travelling from anywhere in the country apart from Cornwall, then access to Croyde is generally through Barnstaple - the main North Devon Link Road leads from Junction 27 of the M5 directly through to Barnstaple; you then follow signs to Braunton and Ilfracombe, and then Croyde and its neighbouring village Georgeham are signposted from here. If you are coming from Cornwall, then access is by way of the A39 Atlantic Highway which leads to Bideford - you then have to go through Barnstaple, and follow instructions as above (this trunk road also follows a more windy route to the M5 too but would take you a lot longer). There is a train station at Barnstaple, which connects with fairly regular services to Exeter - this in turn then leads you other places in the country. Along with this is also a bus and coach station in Barnstaple, with local and national services arriving here - with an hourly service to Croyde during the week, and two hourly services on a Sunday. There are of…

State Implications When the AFL decided to add the West Australian side, the West Coast Eagles in 1987, this was huge for Western Australia. Prior to this addition, the WAFL was the most elite level that anyone could achieve in WA. The WAFL was the biggest competition in WA and would pull large numbers of crowds to games. The WAFL grand final in 1979 produced a record crowd of 52,781 people, the closest attendance of recent times was in 2010, 24,638 people. The steep decline in popularity and…

Newtown Jets have pulled off one of the most amazing comebacks in rugby league history, running out 40-38 victors over a strong Manly Sea eagles side at Henson Park on Saturday afternoon. It was all one way traffic for 60 minutes of the game, the score running out 38-12 in what was a dominant display from the Manly Sea Eagles, but the scenes were that of a fairy tale after the Newtown Jets scored 5 unanswered tries in the final stretch to steal victory in a remarkable game of Rugby League. The…

James Partrick is a DJ, curator, author, and educator. He curates and develops electronic music and art festivals and events. He has also won many awards including the American Composer Forum- MECA award. He also develops music production, composition, and sound design curricula for Dubspot in New York City and the Institute of Production and Recording in Minneapolis. He is also the owner of the Slam Academy that students take the electronic music training. James Patrick started the article…

North Sydney Bears claimed their third win of the season, defeating a poor Newcastle Knights outfit 24-10 in a brutal encounter at TG Milner Oval. It was an error fuelled game with a great amount of ill-discipline and mistakes from both teams, but it was the outstanding goal-line defence late in the game for North Sydney proving to be the difference after nearly allowing Newcastle back into the game in the later stages of the second half. Tautalatasi Tasi was a shining light for North…

tuning into the hottest radio station in the streets of LA. Up next we got N.W.A. with their new single Appetite for Destruction!” Gangster rap seized radio stations, causing such trunk-rattling, synthesizing, and minimalistic sounds to become inescapable for young individuals who lived in Los Angeles or those who desired to live there. One was bound to encounter the songs of artists such as Ice-T, Dr. Dre, Snoop Dogg, and Ice Cube. During the late ‘80s and early ‘90s, hip-hop music West of…

Evaluation Paper #2 The Grammy Award for Album of the Year is presented by the National Academy of Recording Arts and Sciences of the United States to recognize “ artistic achievement, technical proficiency and overall excellence in the recording industry, without regard to the album sales or chart position.” Album of the year is easily the most prestigious award category at the Grammy’s and has been since 1959. Kendrick Lamar, a West Coast rapper, was recently nominated for 11 Grammys; almost…

style and “Mumble” rap that is a major influence on up and coming rappers currently entering the industry. Kendrick Lamar, a rapper from Compton, California is an artist whose style is greatly influenced by old school West Coast Hip-hop and different elements from funk, free jazz, and poetry. J.Cole is an artist from Fayetteville, North Carolina, whose style is heavily influenced by old school and East Coast rappers such as Jay-Z and Nas. Eminem, born in St.Joseph, Missouri is an artist who…

lumberman banned together with Jacksonians to block all forms of state aid that would impede their business such as railroads, canals, roads, and waterpower project which required property. Whereas in a poll done by the Agriculture found that four-fifths of Maine’s farmers believed that the lumber industry was an impediment to the modernization of agriculture. This resulted in a reliance on one major natural resource, which can be very dangerous if the industry somehow fails. This is exactly…

Several responses were made from West Coast rappers, including “Fuck South-Bronx” by Tweedy Bird Loc. The conflict continued to escalate gradually. Meanwhile, West Coast rap, through Dr. Dre and Snoop Dogg, continued to grow in popularity and became the focus of rap music. When Bad Boy Records and Biggie released Ready to Die, the East Coast got back into the spotlight. However, just two months after the release, Tupac was shot at the New York studio and blamed Biggie, Combs, and Bad Boy…