When rustic rites become cosmopolitan fashions, the artifice is often more interesting than the original folkway. Self-flagellation, for instance, is an unworthiness ritual in dirt road villages but a refined art form in the social sciences.

The first article deals with the many tests taken on board to check the functionality and validity of a set of technical, orthotypographical and linguistic criteria designed to elaborate quality subtitles for deaf and hard of hearing adults in Spain.

Hodges became the most striking example of the truism 'once an Ellingtonian, always an Ellingtonian '.

“Simon's a bit of alright Mum,” she teased, “isn't he?” Susan couldn't help being amused by Jane's playfulness. “Yea, he's a bit of alright, alright,” she laughed. “Wouldn't kick him out of bed on a cold Saturday night?” Jane retorted and the two women laughed together.