Outdoor Activities // Earth // Skateboarding // Skateboarding safety

Skateboarding is a popular activity enjoyed by many young people. However, it"s also an activity that causes many unintentional injuries.
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Creative Hobbies // Glass blowing secrets

Glass Making is one of mankind"s oldest trades. Although man has utilised glass for more than 3,500 years, however, it is only in the last 100 years that he has been able to make use of its amazing versatility. In fact, it was as late as 1903 that glass bottle automation was invented and 1916 before a machine for flat-drawing window glass was devised.
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Outdoor Activities // Water // Water Skiing

Water skiing was invented in the United States in 1922 when Minnesotan Ralph Samuelson built the first pair of skis and was towed on them behind an outboard-powered boat. What Samuelson originated became an exhibition sport on both sides of the Atlantic in the 1920s and early 1930s.
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Outdoor Activities // Mountains // Mountaineering // Alaska Range

The Alaska Range is home to Denali(20,320") the highest mountain in North America. Denali has numerous vast glaciers that flow down to an altitude of 2000", creating over 18,000" of glaciated terrain and the highest relief from top to bottom of any mountain in the world.
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Outdoor Activities // Earth // Cricket // Batting: Forward-foot defence // Batting: The Cut

The cut is probably the most commonly-used shot in the game. It is particularly favoured by small, compact players who haven"t got much "reach" for drives and other forward shots. However, to a ball that is widish and shortish, they can jump back on their stumps in a jiffy and bring the bat down like an axe.
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Unusual hobbies // The history of contemporary body piercing // Nose Piercings

The most common place for piercing the nose is through the curve of one of the nostrils. Placement can be anywhere along the nostril, depending on the preference of the wearer.
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Outdoor Activities // Air // Parachuting // Head-up Flying For Beginners // Parachuting - The Basics

Jumping out of a plane. You either love the idea or you don"t. This is the sport for the thrill seekers and adrenaline junkies. If it peaks your interest you should give it a try. Most people that try it only end up taking one or two jumps. They view it more of a one-time carnival ride and never pursue parachuting as a regular sport.
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