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�As I approached White Oak Falls on my second visit, a shaft of light was shifting across the face of the falls. I had to work fast to get this shot. I scampered up the rocks and into the basin below White Oak Falls, hurriedly set up my tripod in the stream bed, and, while trying to keep my wits, started shooting as quickly as possible. You just never know what you're going to find when you take a walk in the woods with your camera. The world changes day-by-day, minute-by-minute. How exciting!� from West Virginia Waterfalls: The New River Gorge by Ed Rehbein and Randall Sanger. Click HERE.   White Oak Falls The Great Mystic White Oak Falls is the great mystic of southern West Virginia waterfalls. A beam of light seemingly sent from the heavens illuminates the falls adding a magical quality that few other waterfalls possess. What�s more it happens regularly�usually mid to late afternoon. Photographs of this blade of light crossing the face of White Oak Falls create a uniquely moody...

Towering sandstone cliffs, a boulder-lined riverbed, and rolling whitewater rapids�sounds like the New River. But it isn�t. And there�s more. A rock walled grotto, a 30-foot sandstone pinnacle, a little stone chapel, and a couple of waterfalls. Where is this place? I�m referring to the Lower Meadow River. In some respects, it�s like the New River and then some. Indeed, if I had only one day to hike in Southern West Virginia, I�d head for the Meadow River. It offers so much and is so accessible. In my new book �Exploring the Wilds of West Virginia,� I point out a couple of hikes and points of interest along the Meadow River. Let me mention one of those in this blog�the sandstone pinnacle.  Meadow River How Do You Get There? So how do you get to this wild river? It�s surprisingly easy. The best access is at the Kevin Ritchie Memorial Bridge, which crosses the Meadow River on U.S. Highway 19. While driving U.S. 19, I noticed from time to time a few cars parked off the berm just north ...

Evangeline at the launch of her second book in Kinokuniya bookstore, Ngee Ann City Evangeline Neo graduated from Nanyang Polytechnic in 2001 with a Diploma in Digital Media Design. In 2003, she was awarded a Media Development Authority scholarship to pursue a degree in Fine Arts from the Academy of Art University in San Francisco, United States. She continued her studies under a Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Japan) scholarship and returned with a Masters in Business Administration from the prestigious Waseda University in Tokyo, Japan. Today, with her skill sets grounded during her NYP days, she is a popular comic artist who publishes her own works online under her brand Evacomics . With more than 98,000 followers on her Facebook page, you can gather the level of popularity she enjoys in the world of comics. Hard copies of her books are even available in countries like Indonesia and Vietnam. In 2014, she published her first comic book, "Eva, Kopi and Matcha", which depicts and...

Confused about your choices after your O levels? NYP Principal and CEO Jeanne Liew previously wrote an open letter which was published in The Straits Times in 2016. In it, she has practical advice on questions to ask and how to take the next step. We reproduce it here and hope you will find it useful.  ----- JC or poly? Make an informed choice Dear students, Some of you will be collecting your O-level results today and an important decision awaits you about which progression pathway you should choose. There are many options, including the junior colleges (JCs), polytechnics (polys), the Institute of Technical Education and the arts institutions. You may wonder about the key differences between the JC and poly routes and I hope to provide you with some information to help you make an informed choice. A key consideration would be your preferred learning style: Do you prefer a more academic mode of learning or a more applied, hands-on type of learning? When you were in secondary schoo...

A New World Emerges at Summersville Lake  When the Corps lowers the water to winter levels at Summersville Lake, fascinating landscapes emerge. Nestled in the woodlands of West Virginia, an island of dry, desiccated, desert-like scenes arise from the once water-covered land.  Long Point Beautiful Boulders Perhaps the first thing you�ll notice are bold, beautiful, snow-white boulders of all shapes and sizes. The rocks are rough and angular and piled chaotically. It�s like a scene from another world. The rocks are brilliant white because they�re below the water level during the summer and being submerged for so much of the year, they aren�t stained by the oxidation and weathering of iron-bearing minerals. So the rocks are in their most pristine state.  Long Point Stunning Cliffs These beautiful boulders have fallen from the gorgeous cliffs that circle Summersville Lake. Long Point stands out like a stone fortress. It�s a photographer�s delight presenting dramatic poses from...

Fuelled by passion and determination, Muhammad Ghazzi Bin Krisna throws all his focus and energy into his cycling pursuits and racks up numerous milestones on his journey. His efforts have paid off handsomely when he scores himself a coveted place in the Singapore Cycling Federation�s National Training Squad! The path to becoming a national cyclist is certainly not without obstacles. Once, Ghazzi contemplated withdrawing due to failing two modules twice. The second-year Diploma in Chemical & Pharmaceutical Technology student recalls that it was indeed a very low period for him. However, with support from his personal mentor, lecturers and course mates from the School of Chemical & Life Sciences, he bounces back and is now juggling classes, workouts and trainings with ease. Efficient time management, he reckons, is the answer to his success. His lecturers would allow him to skip lessons when he needs to attend competitions. Ghazzi also makes sure that he informs his school way i...

New Book by Ed Rehbein Exploring the Wilds of West Virginia: A Hiker's Guide to Beauty off the Beaten Path Introduction For hikers who like adventure and the thrill of discovery, this book is for you. Based on twenty years of exploring West Virginia�s State Parks, National Parks, and Forest Service Lands, it�s a guide to hidden waterfalls, little-known river trails, and unique vistas in West Virginia. Originally published as magazine articles, the 21 chapters in this guidebook carefully explain how to find trailheads and navigate your way off trail, too. What�s more, GPS coordinates of key locations and trailheads are provided in the text and in a table at the end of the book. Everything is prepared for you to have a great time �Exploring the Wilds of West Virginia.� Book Cover About the Author Ed Rehbein is an award-winning writer and photographer focused on sharing with others the beauty of nature in Appalachia. He has published one book and more than 60 magazine articles explori...

Coming soon Credits ?? : @seanwishtofly A photo posted by Legion Apparels (@legion.apparels) on Nov 22, 2016 at 3:59am PST When the word got out that Nanyang Polytechnic (NYP) has launched an exclusive streetwear available exclusively in D�Studio, it was gone before many could even check them out! Yup, this latest collection of NYP tees was designed by our own students Simon Ng Wei Hao (Diploma in Business Management) and Bryan Lian Jenn Yi (Diploma in Engineering with Business). Simon (left in picture), a final-year student, was attached to D�Studio during his Teaching Enterprise Project (TEP) was first intrigued by how well the NYP tees were selling. He toyed with the idea of creating NYP�s first ever streetwear collection with his buddy Bryan Lian Jenn Yi (right in picture), also a final-year student but from the Diploma in Engineering with Business. Both of them shared a common interest in fashion trends and thought they could design something new. With encouragement from D�Studio...

�What to do after �N� Levels?� This is a bugging question for those who are taking their �N� Levels at some point. A few months before his �N� Level exams in 2012, Wong Jao Kuean was introduced to the Polytechnic Foundation Programme (PFP).  He was enticed to PFP because he would be able to secure a place in the course of his choice and the one-year programme would give him a solid foundation before he commenced on the actual three-year diploma course.  This would give him in an advantage over the majority who joined the polys via the �O� Level path. �I can tell you that it isn�t easy.  Even my teachers were not in favour of skipping �O� Levels because it seems the norm to have at least an �O� Level certificate when you are out in the working world, especially for English and Maths. However, I assured my parents that I will take �O� Level English during my polytechnic years to strengthen my portfolio,� said Jao Kuean. It can be exhausting sometimes to remain true to yours...