AMU, gay activists lock horns over professor’s suspension
ALIGARH/NEW DELHI – The suspension of Aligarh Muslim University (AMU) professor Shrinivas Ramachandra Siras over his alleged involvement in a gay sex scandal has pitted the AMU administration and gay rights activists against each other – with the former accusing him of violating “cultural” norms and the latter of trampling their rights.

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Research finds brain link for words, music ability; finding may lead to better stroke care

Research finds brain link for words, music ability

SAN DIEGO – Words and music, such natural partners that it seems obvious they go together. Now science is confirming that those abilities are linked in the brain, a finding that might even lead to better stroke treatments.
Studies have found overlap in the brain’s processing of language and …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Research finds brain link for words, music ability; finding may lead to better stroke care.

University, vocational school in China deny allegations they were behind Google hacking

Schools in China say they weren’t behind hacking

SHANGHAI – Two prominent schools in China dispute allegations that hacking attacks on Google and other firms originated from them, a report said Saturday.
The New York Times reported late Thursday that security investigators traced the hacking to computers at Shanghai Jiaotong University and Lanxiang Vocational School in China.
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Mennonite beliefs, culture converge as Ind. college lifts century-old ban on national anthem

Ind. college lifts 116-year ban on national anthem

GOSHEN, Ind. – For more than a century, there was no playing of “The Star-Spangled Banner” at Goshen College – a small Christian college with ties to the Mennonite Church.
That’s about to change. For the first time in the school’s history, Goshen College will play an instrumental version … Read more : Mennonite beliefs, culture converge as Ind. college lifts century-old ban on national anthem.

Jackson scores 17 as Boston College beats reeling North Carolina 71-67

Boston College beats reeling North Carolina 71-67

BOSTON – Boston College slowed down an already reeling North Carolina team even more.
Reggie Jackson, making his first start of the season at point guard Saturday, scored 13 of his 17 points in the second half to lift the Eagles to a 71-67 win over the struggling Tar Heels.
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More colleges scrapping yearbooks as students turn to the Internet in the Facebook age

In Facebook age, fewer colleges printing yearbooks

RICHMOND, Va. – For the first time since 1887, students at the University of Virginia won’t have a hardcover memento of their college years. The school founded by Thomas Jefferson has become the latest college to decide there’s no place for the traditional yearbook in the age of Facebook.
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Libraries dealing with homeless try new approaches; San Francisco hires a social worker

San Fran library hires social worker for homeless

SAN FRANCISCO – Every day, when the main library opens, John Banks is waiting to get inside. He finds a spot and stays until closing time. Then his wheelchair takes him back to the bus terminal where he spends his nights.
Like many homeless public library patrons, all Banks …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : Libraries dealing with homeless try new approaches; San Francisco hires a social worker.

Pa. school district accused of spying on students with computer webcams defends administrator

Pa. school official defended in webcam spy case

PHILADELPHIA – A suburban Philadelphia school district accused in a lawsuit of secretly switching on laptop computer webcams inside students’ homes says one of its administrators has been “unfairly portrayed and unjustly attacked.”
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ICWAI Inter Results December 2009

KOLKATA, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The Institute of Cost and Works Accountants of India, which is also known as the ICWAI, has declared the results of the inter examinations that was held on December 2009. A large number of candidates, who wants to pursue a career in cost and accountancy field appears for … Original source on Gaea Times at : ICWAI Inter Results December 2009.

Parents criticise Sibal’s private school fees remarks
NEW DELHI – Parents’ associations here Saturday condemned Human Resource Development Minister Kapil Sibal’s comments a day earlier that private schools would have a free hand in fixing their fees and sought the prime minister’s intervention in the matter.

The RTE (Right To Education) Act does not contain any provision authorising the government to regulate fees … Read more »».

Now Skoool web technologies in all Kerala schools
THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – The Kerala government in collaboration with Intel Saturday launched a regional version of the Skoool Learning and Teaching Technologies educational website — an online platform to help teachers and students learn key concepts in mathematics and science.

Kerala thus becomes the first state in the country to deploy Skoool content in all schools.
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‘Indian youth not educated enough for employment’
NEW DELHI – Youth from several Indian states are “not educated enough for employment” as per the market demand, a study released Saturday said.

The findings also indicated that “most youth were neither adequately educated nor equipped with vocational skills”.
“Just two in every five young men (40 percent) and one in every three young women … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : ‘Indian youth not educated enough for employment’.