Manoocher Deghati/IRIN. Illiteracy rates in West Africa are the highest in the world, cramping development and weakening citizensâ power to effect socio-economic and political change, say education agencies, who are calling on governments and donors to step up literacy and education efforts.
The tin whistle, also called the penny whistle, English flageolet, Scottish penny whistle, tin flageolet, Irish whistle, feadog feadÃ³g (stain stÃ¡in or) simply Feadog FeadÃ³g And clarke london flageolet, is-a simple six. holed woodwind instrumentue to its affordability the tin whistle was a popular household instrument, as ubiquitous as the harmonica. In the second half of the 19th century, some flute manufacturers such as Barnett Samuel and Joseph Wallis also sold whistles. These had a cylindrical brass tube.
Train whistle. A train whistle or air whistle (originally referred to as a steam trumpet) is an audible signaling device on a steam locomotive used to warn that the train is approaching, and to communicate with rail workers. Modern locomotives primarily use a powerful air horn instead of a whistle as an audible warning device.