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Palmerston North mum Christine Prasitdamrong still remembers the look on little Ally's face the first day she heard sound. |
| BRIEFLY: Sept. 9 |
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See what's happening in and around Marion. |
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Conductor Mei-Ann Chen brings international flavor to the Memphis Symphony Orchestra. by Chris Davis This note is like saying goodbye to a friend you only get to see once a year. Hug it a little longer."… [ Read more ] [ Subscribe to the comments on this story ] |
| Symphony violin program reaches third-grade students in five counties |
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Organization is raising money to help pay for 150 violins for the program |
| Gipsy.cz – A phenomenal mix of hip hop, rap, r‘n’b and traditional gypsy music |
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In this week’s Music Express my guest is the talented singer, rapper and composer Radek Banga, the frontman for one of the Czech Republic’s best-known bands Gipsy.cz. The four-member group first broke onto the scene six years ago and quickly rose to the top with an unusual mix of traditional Romany music crossed with rap, hip hop, pop and r‘n’b. They have only grown in popularity since. |
| What Makes a Master Teacher? (in Tyee Books) |
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Geniuses like Yo Yo Ma and their mentors are profiled in 'Talent Abounds.' For the rest of us sloggers, are there lessons? |
| 'You're part of something bigger' |
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Last year, somewhere in the mountains of Peru, pigs wandered outside an Internet cafe as Rebecca Levi sat at a terminal with an antiquated headset, listening to the speech that first prompted her to redirect her life. Cybercafes - Peru - Australia - South America - Business |
| Cirque director going big in Japan |
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"It would take a lifetime to understand Japan," says François Girard, "but I certainly have a love and fascination for Japanese culture and great respect for the Japanese people." |