US Colleges Struggle to Keep Up with New Technical Skills Northern Virginia Community College near Washington has several campuses and 75,000 students. It offers a two year associate degree. Many of its students, including Marc McCarthy, hope to turn...
Ugandan Immigrant Exercises Her Skills in US Capital She wakes up every day at 6 oclock in the morning and heads to work. Thirty minutes later she is ready for her first session at Washington Sports Club, where she works as a personal trainer. Her lo...
Blues Man Guy Davis Earns Praise for Storytelling Skills Davis conceived Fishy Waters, a singing hobo traveling in the American South during the Great Depression, playing his country blues and telling tales to all who will listen. He embodies the tit...
Schools Teach Real-World Money Skills In the current economic downturn, many American schools are adding a new subject to the curriculum; financial literacy. One program in Virginia even gets students out of the classroom for a day to learn how far t...
Elephant Study Reveals Social Bonds, Communication Skills Those who think of elephants as solitary, gentle giants lumbering quietly in their zoo enclosures might be surprised by the range and force of their distinctive calls to each other in the wild...
Transferable Skills 可转换的技巧 Yang Li: Hello and welcome to Ask About Britain. I'm Li. Finn: And I'm Finn. Today we're answering a question about student life. INSERT Hi. I'm Gao Yuanxue in China. I'm studying economics here. Considering I h...
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Two Russian hunters meet. "I shot a gigantic bear yesterday," says Ivan. "Look at the hide!" "How do you find such huge bears?" Sergei asks. "Easy," says Ivan. "You stand in front of a cave and whistl...
After friends of mine landed at busy Newwark Airport, they were unable to attract the attention of any porters to help with their luggage. In desperation, the husband took out a five-dollar bill and w...