When you were a kid, how many times did you go to a museum as a class trip? Obviously those were the best days because even though you went to school you actually weren't in class and more often than not you were sent home without homework.

Once we leave school most of us won't really set foot in a museum again until we have our own kids, but this is a real pity. Whether you go as a visitor or whether you think you might like to work in a museum, museums are actually magical places.

The Liverpool job centre might be able to find you work in a museum. There are so many professions housed in a museum that aren't often considered as career paths. (more...)

This winter open up new adventures by being able to explore winter wonderlands safely with good footwear. The outdoors can be beautiful after it snows, but many people are afraid to venture out in case they slip and fall. Other people find simple walks to work through icy conditions dangerous and frightening.

This is why a product like yaktrax is so exciting and useful. It will slip around usual shoes and provide extra grip and traction on icy conditions. Yaktrax have small spikes on them, which greatly reduce the risk of slipping on ice and snow.

For centuries, mountaineers have used "crampons" when climbing over glaciers or across icy areas. This kind of footwear has allowed explorers to adventure to the North and South Poles. So, why do people injure themselves when it gets a bit cold out? (more...)

Imagine learning English over the phone. Would it be as effective as learning face to face? Would it better to learn English from an excellent teacher over the phone, than to learn from a not so great teacher face to face?

Learning a language involves learning both the script, as well as a phonetics of a language. Research in language education has shown that hearing a language being spoken is as important as reading meaning of words and learning a script.

It is therefore better to learn English from a teacher that you can hear rather than just through a book! Having said that, could Telephone English classes be as effective as learning face to face? The answer is, of course they can! (more...)