AWARENESS IGNITES ACTION. âAs an educator in the field of microfinance, it is rare to find those opportunities that can bring your students closer to the action before they join the professional world. âI felt that my Human Connections internship this summer was designed specially for me. This experience has transformed me as a person.
Karst Cave, China. Photograph by Raymond Gehman. Looking like the set of a science fiction movie, China's Reed Flute Cave is bathed in purple-blue light. Created by an underground river more than a half million years ago, this highly accessible karst formation is one of the region's most popular tourist attractions.
Ancient flutes were blown through a mouthpiece, like a recorder; the modern transverse or German flute developed 18c. The older style then sometimes were called flÃ»te-a-bec (French, literally flute with a beak). The modern design and key system of the concert flute were perfected 1834 by Theobald Boehm. The architectural sense of furrow in a pillar (1650s) is from fancied resemblance to the inside of a flute split down the middle. Meaning tall, slender wine glass is from 1640s. v.