The ethereal display can normally only be seen from within the Arctic Circle. But the heavens above the Tan Hill pub in North Yorkshire were illuminated by dazzling colours yesterday thanks to freak solar activity. And the glorious display is expected to be visible again tomorrow and Wednesday after a further strong solar storm in [...]
Important artists take risks, and Peter Smeal is always willing to chance a needle piercing his lower lip or a matte-cutting blade slicing his fingers. “There’s not a single show I’ve done here where I haven’t left a bit of my blood onstage,” he says of his work at Children’s Theatre of Charlotte. “I’ve burned [...]
I received a surprise letter from England in the mail yesterday. I rarely get letters, and since embracing email I rarely write them either. A couple of weeks ago I received a nice letter from Ebony Jackson, who sometimes comments here and on The Border Watch website. The English letter was from someone I have [...]
One of the real bonuses of modern classroom technology is that is brings the whole world into your classroom. with telecommunications, the world really has become a global village, and communicating with the other side of the world is easier than ever before. if you thought that school students benefited from studying other countries, seeing [...]
Warren Woodruff is an Atlanta-based classical pianist. he also teaches piano to kids from age 2 to 92 – really he can teach anyone how to play the piano but prefers to begin with children at a very early age. so when he heard about the library in Karateng’ he signed up to do something to [...]
Image: notfrancois If you are interested in learning French for travel or living abroad, head over to Matador Abroad and read Thais Chalencon’s article How to: Learn French for FREE. In her article, Thais explains how she learned French in France on a budget, and she provides a range of resources to help you do [...]
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