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Mumbai: Karan Mehta, 12, loves to swim and skate; he also plays the tabla. He does well at school and his pet subject is mathematics. He lives with his father, Rakesh, stepmother and grandmother in Ghatkopar. Five minutes from home are his uncle ...
2009-10-04 03:55:00
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LUSAKA, Oct 4 (IPS) - For 70 minutes, the girls in the distinctive gold-and-green jersey of Brazil shut out the attacks by the visiting team. The bare feet of chubby-faced left back Njavwa Silungwe are lively in defence. The yellow-clad Chibolya ...
2009-10-04 06:32:00
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In the last decade, Vadodara district primary school students’ mathematics and language skills have taken a beating. Blame it on the classroom-teaching pattern or dependence on learning by rote, the students of government primary schools are ...
2009-10-04 07:37:00
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Aidan Weaver (right) of Urbana, age 5, slides down a playground slide at Carle Park in Urbana on Oct. 4, 2009. The Urbana Park District recently installed new playground equipment in the park specifically for two to five year olds. Ramzi Dreessen The ...
2009-10-04 08:56:00
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The University of La Verne is looking for high school students to take part in its free three-week science and math camp next summer. University officials will discuss the camp, planned for July, during informational sessions on campus Oct. 17 and ...
2009-10-04 08:41:00
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Not content with angering senior citizens, President Barack Obama has turned his guns on the nation’s kids, proposing that American schools should add time to the school day to “stay competitive” with other countries. Our school system’s ...
2009-10-04 09:17:00
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Most residents who have an interest in their child’s education do not understand the inner workings of their local school system. The state of Georgia mandates a state school curriculum; The Georgia Performance Standards; goals for each grade level ...
2009-10-04 11:01:00
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The report Bus conductors can now fine you for smoking (October 2) brought glad tidings for those of us fed up of smoking passively in public spaces. Despite the year-old ban on smoking in public places, many people continue to break the law with ...
2009-10-04 11:16:00
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Alan Johnson arrives in Islamabad tomorrow to discuss the backlog. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/Getty Images The home secretary, Alan Johnson , arrives in Islamabad tomorrow to try to defuse a row with the Pakistani government over a huge visa snarl-up ...
2009-10-04 01:39:00
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Shawnee Heights board members will unveil a plaque celebrating the completion of the 2004 bond issue at 6:30 p.m. Monday in the Shawnee Heights High School cafeteria. This will take place prior to the board of education meeting, which will be at 7 p ...
2009-10-04 02:15:00
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SIR, ~ The news item “Media hype could create problems: Govt” (20 September) reflects the government’s defeatist mentality. The Prime Minister, his national security adviser and foreign ministry officials have downplayed the incidents of ...
2009-10-04 02:08:00
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MUMBAI: Efforts to free the Indian postgraduate student, Vikram Buddhi, from a US federal prison are getting stronger with the alumni of various IITs coming together to press for his release. Supreme Court lawyer and member of the IIT-Delhi senate ...
2009-10-04 02:00:00
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Rubicon, the Middle East’s largest animation studio, is expected to announce on Monday that it has secured a 30 per cent equity investment from a Gulf buy-out firm. The deal, the value of which will not be publicly disclosed, will see GrowthGate ...
2009-10-04 04:45:00
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MUMBAI: Efforts to free the postgraduate Indian student, Vikram Budhi, from a US federal prison are now getting stronger with the alumni of IITs coming together to press for his release. Talking to TOI from Delhi, Supreme Court lawyer and member of ...
2009-10-03 11:49:00
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"To trace something unknown back to something known is alleviating, soothing, gratifying and gives moreover a feeling of power. Danger, disquiet, anxiety attend the unknown - the first instinct is to eliminate these distressing states. First ...
2009-10-04 09:07:00
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