n the 10th of September, scientists at CERN, the European high energy physics laboratory, will fire up the Large Hadron Collider (LHC).
Entries from August 2008
Our understanding of the Universe is about to change…
August 30th, 2008 · 1 Comment · Science And Nature
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Find out how to play the African Udu
August 27th, 2008 · No Comments · Learning Resources, Music
Alas alack we don’t have any music related courses here at the NCS College, so I take great pleasure in directing you to Soundjunction. This is an action packed site for listening to, exploring, discovering and creating music. You can find out how to ply the udu - you can also discover how to play the saxaphone, [...]
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Lunar Eclipse
August 15th, 2008 · No Comments · Astronomy, Science And Nature
Well, we’ve just had a solar eclipse, so the lunar eclipse can’t be far away and, right enough, it’s due tomorrow night. Let’s hope there’s a break in the rain tomorrow night so that UK observers can see it.
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George Orwell’s Dairies
August 8th, 2008 · No Comments · English, Literature and Languages, Learning Resources
George Orwell’s diaries are to be re-produced as a blog to mark their 70th anniversary. From the 9th August you will be able to follow, in displaced real time, his thoughts on Europe descending into War, plus more mundane activities such as how many eggs his chickens laid.
Visit: George Orwell’s diaries.
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