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From the Clancy Brothers to the Cranberries
When you hear the phrase Irish music, what do you think of? The first response for many is some part of the Celtic traditional music catalog. While I was in Ireland recently I had a chance to think and...
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Postcards from Ireland
Cottage window atBunratty Folk Heritage Park Growing up in central Illinois with bituminous coal strip mines all around, I learned about peat in school but just couldn’t figure out what it could be...
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Movies to Take You Away
As the nights get longer and people look for cheap entertainment at home, more and more of us will be escaping to other worlds through movies. As an inveterate encourager of travel, I must ask you:...
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What Are Your Dream Destinations?
Actually, I was the seventh private explorer but the first Canadian ‘space clown.’ I never dreamed of going into space; I just dreamed of traveling. But I admit that space is an incredible destination...
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Self-taught Scholar Who Changed the World
Math is hard. Life is hard. Get over it. – a favorite tee shirt I follow mathematical principles pretty well for a non-math major, and particularly enjoyed one undergraduate class titled “Physics for...
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