Liberal education is valuable for developing critical thinking skills.Magnifying glass image via www.shutterstock.comIn 1828, a faculty committee at Yale declared that the aim of a liberal education “was not to teach that which is peculiar to any one of the professions, but to lay the foundation which is common to them all” by...
Could dysmusia be to reading music what dyslexia is to reading text, and dyscalculia is to math?Sheet music via www.shutterstock.com.Music education in the western world often emphasizes musical literacy, the ability to read musical notation fluently. But this is not always an easy task – even for professional musicians. Which raises the...
The number of people who use methamphetamine has not changed in at least the last ten years.Matthew/Flickr, CC BY-NC-NDPrime Minister Tony Abbott today launched a taskforce to tackle the growing problem of ice. “As a citizen and as a parent I am appalled at what is happening on our streets and in our homes,” he said, adding that the...
Napoleon's Return from Elba: dramatic enough.When Napoleon escaped from exile and returned to Paris on March 20 1815, his return prompted the popular theatre of the Porte Saint-Martin to place a temporary stage outside, complete with busts of Napoleon and his wife. Why? So that one of the actors could sing a cantata celebrating the return of their...
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For a long time, you might have defaulted to overseas suppliers when sourcing fabricated metal components for a project. The unit price was lower on paper, and the maths seemed straightforward. That...
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In today’s competitive logistics and supply chain industry, businesses are constantly looking for ways to reduce operational costs without compromising efficiency and reliability. One of the most prac...
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