Slogging through waist-deep snow, he saw the lights overhead, emerald ribbons dangling on the horizon. “It was going to be a fantastic night,” the photographer, Nicholas Narog, 35, told The Epoch Times. “But it kept getting better and better, and eventually the lights were over my head.” An accountant by day, Narog, from Minneapolis, knew…
‘Angel in the Sky’ Captured by Aurora Chaser During Uncanny Solar Storm in North Minnesota
A Breakfast That Looks and Tastes This Good Is Worth an Early Wake-Up Time
This delicious frittata is loaded with a medley of colorful vegetables. Start cooking the vegetables on the stove and finish them up in the oven with the egg mixture. To serve, top with avocado slices, grape tomatoes and a touch of sriracha. Rainbow Frittata Serves 4 Active Time: 30 minutes Total Time: 30 minutes Ingredients…
Vivid Aurora Australis Light up Night Skies in Spectacular Display
New Zealand’s night sky lit up with streams of pink and green, treating viewers to a spectacle of the Aurora Australis. The lights, visible to the naked eye, were seen across the southern island, all the way up north to Wellington and Hawke’s Bay. Kiwis rushed to social media to share the sights, which was…
Confucius on Restoring Family Values
To say a person believes in nothing but half-truths is another way of saying that person is wrong about everything. Many of the ideas floating around in the larger culture sound good and are often distantly rooted in some accurate fact or noble principle. But just as a debauched grandson has some of the same…
Film Review: ‘River’: Wonderment, Naval-Gazing, and Ecological Flummery
NR | 1h 15min | Documentary, Nature | 22 April 2023 (USA/Australia) Try as it might to be a newfangled attempt to warn viewers to the perils of mankind’s collective assault on the global ecosystem, the gorgeously shot but narratively bereft documentary “River” is a narrative train wreck. It achieves little beyond reminding general audiences why art house posturing and tree-hugging…
Foraging for the Future
Living in a major American metropolis almost guarantees you’ll see some notable sights—police chases, rowdy gangs—you know, the usual. But in the past few years, I’ve seen a more unexpected sight: people foraging along the city parkway where I live. Admittedly, I’ve met such a sight with internally raised eyebrows, chalking the unusual nature of…
New Purple Tomato Reaching Grocery Shelves This Year
A new tomato, genetically engineered to produce very high levels of the cancer-fighting antioxidant “anthocyanins”, which as a result have turned the usually red fruit into a deep purple, is set to be released in markets this year. Anthocyanins—also found in berries—are thought to offer protection against cardiovascular disease and age-related degenerative diseases as well….
Closing Prices for Crude Oil, Gold and Other Commodities (Apr. 24)
Benchmark U.S. crude oil for June delivery rose 89 cents to $78.76 a barrel Monday. Brent crude for June delivery rose $1.07 to $82.73 a barrel. Wholesale gasoline for May delivery rose 3 cents $2.63 a gallon. May heating oil rose 4 cents $2.53 a gallon. May natural gas rose 4 cents to $2.27 per…
Spice Up Your Carrot Life
Carrots deserve our attention. They are more than just a ubiquitous vegetable you hope your kids will eat. Sure, these colorful roots are a blast of nutrients and naturally sweet. They’re a go-to method to ensure we get our daily dose of vitamins. They undeniably play an important supporting role in stews, soups, and sauces,…
Popcorn and Inspiration: ‘Freedom Writers’: Teachers Must Be Learners First
PG-13 | 2 h 3 min | Drama, Biopic | 2007 In 2021, at least 31 U.S. states reported rising high-school dropout rates, over twice that in the previous year. That wouldn’t be as tragic if it weren’t for the fact that graduates are likelier than dropouts to secure jobs, earn better, and escape street-crime,…
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