First published 28 October 2016
Every story has a beginning and an end, everything in between is just a story…
The oldest stories known come from the Aborigine people of Australia. Their stories go back at least 30,000 years.
They are passed on orally by the tribe’s elders under a rigid tradition called “the law” which ensures the preservation of the Aborigines ancient tribal narratives.
Linguistic scholars who have studied them have noted the Aborigines ability to sustain “the inter-generational scaffolding needed to transmit stories over vast periods.” 1
Aborigine tribal lore has been academically documented to chronicle the thawing of the Ice Age and the flooding of the Australian coastline thirteen-thousand years ago.2
Funeral notices published in the Grimsby Telegraph and Scunthorpe Telegraph this week
Here are some of those we have sadly lost in the last few weeks
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Irene Allen and Luke Dann are amongst those who have sadly been lost recently (Image: Funeral Notices)
Every week, the Grimsby Telegraph and Scunthorpe Telegraph publishes many funeral notices of people that have tragically been lost.
The announcements are a time-honoured tradition for family to inform friends, acquaintances and current and former work colleagues of sad news and funeral arrangements.
The funeral notices also provide guidance about services, fundraising and often include tributes to health staff and carers.
NYC to expand street vendor licenses under bill passed by Council Shant Shahrigian
The city will grant 4,000 street vendor licenses over a decade, under legislation the City Council passed Thursday.
The legislation is aimed at empowering street cart operators who have had to lease permits at extortionary rates, though it faced opposition from brick-and-mortar businesses.
“This bill will create hope and opportunity for all these hard-working street vendors, especially our food vendors,” said prime sponsor Margaret Chin (D-Manhattan). “A lot of them have been taken advantage of by the underground market.
“All they want to do is just support their families,” she added.