UN admits daily problems with aid distribution; some schools reopen m&c | Port-au-Prince, Haiti/Washington - Almost three weeks after the devastating Haitian earthquake, the United Nations said Monday it was facing daily difficulties in the distribution of supplies to survivors. | There was better news, meanwhile, from the Haitian government, which reopened a few school...
Audubon Park, Audubon Zoo, Fun, Educational, Cheap Outing for the Family The Examiner | Carousel at Audubon Zoo Personal Photo | Recently a Yahoo! article named Audubon Park as one of the top parks in the US, based on a long list of criteria. Taking a walk through Audubon Park is a feast to the eyes. The tranquility, beauty, and charm are overwhelming. Located in th...
School building gets new life as manga museum Asahi News | KYOTO--Just three years old, the Kyoto International Manga Museum has already established itself as a major draw for Japanese manga aficionados and foreign tourists. | More than 10 percent of visitors to the museum, one of the largest of its kind, ...
Google (Voice) solves universal translation soonish The Register | Google has managed to get some decent press by announcing that, in a few years, it might be able to translate speech - something iPhone owners can already do. | The Times picked up the story, and breathlessly that such a development could "transfor...
Stress on private sector role in higher education The Hindu | Special Correspondent | VIT Chancellor launches website of school's alumni body | Contribution of private sector essential to increase access to higher education: Viswanathan | "Educational development of Tamil Nadu largely due to Christian educati...
EDUCATIONAL RENAISSANCE / To learn cooperation, the play's the thing Daily Yomiuri | The following is an excerpt from The Yomiuri Shimbun's Educational Renaissance series. This part of the series, to be continued next week, focuses on preschool education. | Late last year, a group of 5-year-olds at Toyomi Kindergarten in Chuo Ward,...
8 Australia colleges shut down The Telegraph India Melbourne, Feb. 2 (PTI): Australia’s international education industry suffered a massive blow with the collapse of eight English language colleges, leaving 2,300 foreign students in the dark over their future. | The single largest group affected is i...
Many foreign students affected as eight Oz colleges wound up Deccan Herald Melbourne, Feb 2, (PTI): | Eight English language colleges have closed down in Australia due to financial crunch, affecting over 2,300 foreign students in the biggest such collapse. | The single largest group affected was in Melbourne where an estima...
San Antonio Spurs (29-20) at Los Angeles Lakers (39-13), 10:30 p.m. The Miami Herald | The San Antonio Spurs face the toughest test of their annual Rodeo Road Trip when they face the defending NBA champion Los Angeles Lakers at Staples Center tonight. | Each year around this time the Spurs hit the road while the annual San Antonio Livestock Show and Rodeo takes over the AT&T Center. | Gregg Popovich's team set up temporary residenc...
The Daily Mail | Despite feverish speculation linking Tiger Woods with a return to golf at the Accenture Match Play Championship in a fortnight, all the smart money in America remained on his comeback being at one of two events in Florida next month. | The speculation had begun with a story in Australia supposedly naming the date for Tiger's return. ...
