Biographical information on Elena Kagan

Biographical information on Elena Kagan
NAME – Elena Kagan.
BIRTHDATE-LOCATION – April 28, 1960-New York City.
EXPERIENCE – U.S. solicitor general, 2009-present; dean, Harvard Law School, 2003-09; professor of law, Harvard Law School, 2001; visiting professor, Harvard Law School, 1999-2001; deputy assistant to President Bill Clinton for domestic policy and deputy director of the Domestic Policy …. Read the original article  : Biographical information on Elena Kagan.

AP source: Obama to nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan for Supreme Court

AP source: Obama chooses Kagan for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court, a person familiar with the president’s thinking said Sunday night.
The move positions the court to have three female justices for the first time in history.
The source spoke …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : AP source: Obama to nominate Solicitor General Elena Kagan for Supreme Court.

Obama’s pick for Supreme Court has sterling resume, reputation for building consensus

Kagan had rapid ascent to high court nomination
WASHINGTON – Solicitor General Elena Kagan would be the first person in 38 years to join the Supreme Court without first serving as a judge. She’s had a year as perhaps the next best thing.
As the Obama administration’s top Supreme Court lawyer, Kagan has … Original source on Gaea Times at : Obama’s pick for Supreme Court has sterling resume, reputation for building consensus.

Obama says all Americans have a responsibility for every child’s education

Obama: Education a responsibility of all Americans
HAMPTON, Va. – President Barack Obama, addressing graduates at historically black Hampton University on Sunday, said that it is the responsibility of all Americans to offer every child the type of education that will make them competitive in an economy in which just a high …. Read the original article  : Obama says all Americans have a responsibility for every child’s education.

Rabindranath Tagore Quotes

Kolkata (GaeaTimes.com) Rabindranath Tagore is a renowned Bengali polymath and his birthday is celebrated as Rabindra Jayanti by all Rabindranath lovers around the world. Rabindra Jayanti is celebrated according to the Bengali calendar’s Poncheeshe Boishakh or the 25th day of the first month of the Bengali calendar. It is generally observed on 8th … Original source on Gaea Times at : Rabindranath Tagore Quotes.

Degree Results Of ANU Declared

GUNTUR, ANDHRA PRADESH, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)- The Acharya Nagarjuna University has announced its degree results for the year 2010 and the same is now available in the official websites of the University. Thus the results of students who have appeared for the degree examinations this year is just a click away. This University which is …. Original source  : Degree Results Of ANU Declared.

Zardari to chair special Sindh cabinet meeting Monday

KARACHI – Pakistan President Asif Ali Zardari has summoned a special meeting of the Sindh cabinet Monday to review the performance of the provincial government.

The president would be briefed by the ministers on their performance in the education, health and irrigation works and services areas, Online news agency reported, quoting sources.
The president had received …. Source  : Zardari to chair special Sindh cabinet meeting Monday.

Obama to deliver commencement address at Hampton University, his second of the season

Obama to deliver commencement address at Hampton
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama will deliver his second commencement speech in as many weeks when he visits Hampton University in southeastern Virginia.
Obama was headed to the historically black college Sunday. The White House said he will speak to graduates about the importance of education and being … Original article on : Obama to deliver commencement address at Hampton University, his second of the season.

IGNOU starts four new courses

NEW DELHI – The Indira Gandhi National Open University has started four new vocational courses beginning from this year’s July session.

“We have started four new courses which are M.Sc. in Actuarial Science, Post Graduate Diploma in Pharmaceutical Sales Management, Diploma in BPO-Finance and Accounting and Certificate in Hospital Administrative Assistanceship,” an IGNOU official said …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Lettuce recall expands as FDA investigates Arizona farm as source of E. coli outbreak

Lettuce recall expands as FDA investigates E. coli

WASHINGTON – A recall of romaine lettuce that has sickened students with E. coli poisoning is expanding as the government tries to find out where the contamination occurred.
The Food and Drug Administration said late Monday that a food distributor in Moore, Okla., is recalling romaine lettuce that came …. Read the original article  : Lettuce recall expands as FDA investigates Arizona farm as source of E. coli outbreak.

Kan. Senate approves $13.6B budget protecting schools, sends it to governor; tax vote awaits

Kan. Senate sends $13.6B budget to governor

TOPEKA, Kan. – Kansas legislators on Monday approved a $13.6 billion budget that protects aid to public schools, sending it to a supportive Democratic Gov. Mark Parkinson, and were voting on whether to give final approval to the tax increase necessary to sustain the spending.
The Senate passed the spending …. Source article  : Kan. Senate approves $13.6B budget protecting schools, sends it to governor; tax vote awaits.

Chosen by Obama, Elena Kagan would give Supreme Court three female justices for first time

Obama taps Kagan to give court historic 3rd female
WASHINGTON – Introducing his Supreme Court nominee to the nation, President Barack Obama on Monday portrayed Elena Kagan as a guiding force for a fractured court and a champion of typical Americans. She would be the youngest … Original article on : Chosen by Obama, Elena Kagan would give Supreme Court three female justices for first time.

Second chance provides Kagan path to Supreme Court nomination

Second time’s the charm for nominee Kagan
WASHINGTON – From President Barack Obama’s Top 10 list, one nominee emerged – Elena Kagan.
White House aides were already vetting more than two dozen candidates when the soon-to-be 90-year-old Justice John Paul Stevens announced his retirement last month. With an opening on the high court official, senior …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Amazon.com’s textbook buyback program reaches a million titles

Amazon.com’s textbook buyback plan hits 1M titles

SEATTLE – Amazon.com Inc. said Monday it now has a million textbooks in a buyback program that lets customers trade in used textbooks.
The online retailer’s “Textbook Buyback” program will give students a gift card once they trade in a textbook. The gift card can be used to buy textbooks …. Read the original article  : Amazon.com’s textbook buyback program reaches a million titles.

At Elena Kagan’s high school, smart girls were the rule, and we were supposed to succeed

Smart girls were the rule at Kagan’s high school

NEW YORK – There were a lot of smart girls at Hunter College High School, but only one of them posed for the yearbook in a judge’s robes, quoted a Supreme Court justice and is remembered for playing a tough attorney in an eighth-grade trial.
Now Elena Kagan … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : At Elena Kagan’s high school, smart girls were the rule, and we were supposed to succeed.

Toomey unveils 1st ad in Pa.; GOP fundraising on Supreme Court pick

Toomey’s Pa. ad; GOP fundraising on Obama pick
WASHINGTON – Republican Pat Toomey sums up his campaign in his first commercial – “more jobs, less government.”
The former head of the anti-tax Club for Growth unveiled the ad Monday. Toomey is the likely Republican nominee for the Senate seat in Pennsylvania; five-term Sen. … Original source on Gaea Times at : Toomey unveils 1st ad in Pa.; GOP fundraising on Supreme Court pick.

Afghanistan readies program to offer economic incentives to reintegrate Taliban into society

Afghanistan readies program to reintegrate Taliban

KABUL – Small pockets of Taliban foot soldiers ready to switch sides are waiting for the Afghan government to roll out a nationwide program to lure them off the battlefield and make peace with their leaders.
The plan won’t be completed until after this month’s peace assembly in Kabul, but according … Read : Afghanistan readies program to offer economic incentives to reintegrate Taliban into society.

Little-known Kansas attorney is architect behind many controversial immigration laws

Kan. lawyer is architect of many immigration laws

TOPEKA, Kan. – When politicians and police across the country want to crack down on illegal immigration, they often reach out to the same man: a little-known Kansas attorney with an Ivy League education who is the architect behind many of the nation’s most controversial immigration laws.
Kris Kobach … Read more »».

Maharashtra not to fail students from Classes 1 to 8

MUMBAI – The Maharashtra government issued orders late Monday directing all schools in the state not to detain or fail any student between Classes 1 to 8, an official said.

The government order was issued making this policy effective from the current academic year 2009-2010.
It has been issued under the provisions of the Right …. Original source  : Maharashtra not to fail students from Classes 1 to 8.

Text of Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s remarks on her Supreme Court nomination

Kagan’s remarks on her Supreme Court nomination
Text of Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s remarks on Monday after President Barack Obama nominated her for the Supreme Court, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.
KAGAN: Thank you. Thank you.
Thank you, Mr. President.
I am honored and I am humbled by this nomination and by the confidence you have shown … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Text of Solicitor General Elena Kagan’s remarks on her Supreme Court nomination.

Text of Obama’s remarks in nominating Solicitor General Elena Kagan for Supreme Court

Text of Obama’s remarks on the nomination of Kagan
Text of President Barack Obama on Monday in announcing Solicitor General Elena Kagan as his nominee to the Supreme Court, as transcribed by CQ Transcriptions.
OBAMA: Hello, hello, hello. Thank you. Thank you, everybody. Thank you. Thank you very much.
Everybody, please have a seat.
Good morning, everybody.
Of … Original source on Gaea Times at : Text of Obama’s remarks in nominating Solicitor General Elena Kagan for Supreme Court.

Obama chooses Solicitor General Elena Kagan for Supreme Court to replace Stevens

Obama nominates Elena Kagan for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama nominated Solicitor General Elena Kagan to the Supreme Court on Monday, declaring the former Harvard Law School dean “one of the nation’s foremost legal minds.” She would be the court’s youngest justice and … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Obama chooses Solicitor General Elena Kagan for Supreme Court to replace Stevens.

Census: Share of Americans who move edges up, but they don’t go far amid a fragile economy

Census: Share of Americans on the move edging up

WASHINGTON – Americans are on the move again, after years of staying put. But they’re not going very far, taking few chances because of weak housing and job markets.
Roughly 12.5 percent of the U.S. population, or 37.1 million people, moved to a new home, up from a … Read more »».

Jamia invites application to course in West Asian studies

NEW DELHI – The Centre for West Asian Studies of the Jamia Milia Monday invited applications for its integrated M.Phil-PhD programme in international relations with special focus on India’s relation with West Asia.

“The Centre for West Asian Studies promotes specialized studies of the Mashreq and Magreb region, Persian Gulf countries with emphasis on India-West Asia …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

AP source: Obama chooses Solicitor General Elena Kagan for Supreme Court; announcement Monday

AP source: Elena Kagan picked for Supreme Court
WASHINGTON – Solicitor General Elena Kagan will be nominated Monday to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama, pushing the former law school dean toward the pinnacle of her profession and positioning the United States to …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : AP source: Obama chooses Solicitor General Elena Kagan for Supreme Court; announcement Monday.

Teachers should be better paid, says Sting

Mexico City, May 10 (IANS/EFE) British singer Sting, a former schoolteacher, believes that teaching “attracts the most brilliant minds of society” and therefore, teachers should be better paid.

“The level of income for teachers should be higher,” Sting said here in the Mexican capital, where he performed during the weekend at a benefit concert to collect … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Teachers should be better paid, says Sting.

How Punjab peon’s daughter cracked civil services

MORINDA – Sheer hard work and inspiration from an old TV serial have helped Sandeep Kaur, a peon’s daughter, crack the tough civil services exam. And, as she says, she couldn’t have done it without the rock solid support of her extended family.

Sandeep, 29, daughter of Ranjit Singh, a peon in the revenue department here, … Read more >>.

AP source: Solicitor General Elena Kagan Obama’s choice for high court; announcement Monday

AP source: Kagan selected for high court vacancy
WASHINGTON – Solicitor General Elena Kagan will be nominated Monday to the Supreme Court by President Barack Obama, a person familiar with the president’s thinking says, positioning the high court to have three women justices for the first time.
Obama plans to announce his choice at 10 …. Original source  : AP source: Solicitor General Elena Kagan Obama’s choice for high court; announcement Monday.

Arizona governor signs bill targeting school district’s ethnic studies program

Arizona gov. signs bill targeting ethnic studies

PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill targeting a school district’s ethnic studies program on Tuesday, hours after a report by United Nations human rights experts condemned the measure.
State schools chief Tom Horne, who has pushed the measure for years, said a Tucson school district program promotes … Original source on Gaea Times at : Arizona governor signs bill targeting school district’s ethnic studies program.

Army secretary decides not to attend NY commencement due to ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ protest

Army head nixes NY college visit to defuse protest
OSWEGO, N.Y. – Army Secretary John McHugh says he won’t attend a New York state university’s commencement because a planned protest against the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” rule might disrupt the ceremony.
McHugh was to receive an honorary degree Saturday from the State University of … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Army secretary decides not to attend NY commencement due to ‘don’t ask, don’t tell’ protest.

Feds’ $4.35 billion carrot not enough for some states to allow, expand charter schools

Several states stay off charter-school bandwagon

BOISE, Idaho – In her small timber town in west Idaho, Christina Williams enrolled her son in the closest public school because she had few other choices near her home.
But as she watched him struggle for years – many mornings prying him out of bed and forcing him to go … Read more : Feds’ $4.35 billion carrot not enough for some states to allow, expand charter schools.

AP English Language And Composition Exam: Details of Exam

Want to become a quality writer? AP English Language And Composition Exam can help you fulfill your desire. The AP English Language and Composition Exam is a three hour long exam, consists of two hard sessions. You have to answer 55 multiple-choice questions within one hour, in Section I. Section II is to test …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : AP English Language And Composition Exam: Details of Exam.

Ariz. Gov. Jan Brewer signs bill targeting school district’s ethnic studies program

Ariz. gov signs bill targeting ethnic studies

PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signed a bill targeting a school district’s ethnic studies program on Tuesday, hours after a report by United Nations human rights experts condemned the measure.
State schools chief Tom Horne pushed the measure for years, saying the program in a Tucson school district promotes … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Ariz. Gov. Jan Brewer signs bill targeting school district’s ethnic studies program.

Dictionary mistake goes unnoticed for 99 years

MELBOURNE – Those who swear by the dictionary for uses of words may need to cross check as the meaning explained in the bible of lexicon may not be error free.

The error may be slight, but it’s an error nonetheless, said Stephen Hughes, a physicist with Queensland University of Technology, who spotted a 99-year-old mistake …. Original source  : Dictionary mistake goes unnoticed for 99 years.

Miami U suspends sorority after venue owner complains of wild behavior at spring formal

Miami-Ohio sorority suspended after wild formal

CINCINNATI – Miami University of Ohio has suspended a sorority for a year after a lodge owner complained about damage and unruly behavior at a spring formal including guests urinating in sinks, men scrambling over the bar for drinks, and couples caught having sex.
The action against the Pi Beta Phi … Read more >>>.

Woman who became world’s oldest person to graduate college to earn master’s degree at age 98

98-year-old Kan. woman to earn master’s degree

HAYS, Kan. – A Kansas woman who at age 95 became the world’s oldest person to graduate college is about to top that accomplishment three years later.
Ninety-eight-year-old Nola Ochs (Oaks) will receive a master’s degree from Fort Hays State University in Kansas on Saturday.
Ochs, of Jetmore, set a short-lived …. Source article  : Woman who became world’s oldest person to graduate college to earn master’s degree at age 98.

Environment ministry puts on hold Vedanta varsity in Orissa

NEW DELHI – The environment ministry Tuesday put on hold construction of the Rs.150 billion Vedanta University in Orissa by the Anil Agarwal Foundation following complaints of irregularities.

The ministry said it had received information alleging irregularities and “illegal, unethical and unlawful deeds” by the foundation.
It said serious objections raised during the Orissa … Original article on : Environment ministry puts on hold Vedanta varsity in Orissa.

IMM to start Afro-Asian Development Centre

NEW DELHI – The Institute of Marketing and Management is planning to start an Afro-Asian Development Centre at its premises here next year.

The Centre, to be headed by a senior faculty member, will hold seminars, workshops, conferences based on research and analyses to point out the opportunities for mutual benefit among countries of Asia …. Source article  : IMM to start Afro-Asian Development Centre.

Delhi University to offer 5,000 more seats this year

NEW DELHI – The Delhi University will offer 5,000 more seats in the undergraduate courses this year when the admission process begins May 28, an official statement said Tuesday.

“In 2009-10, the total number of seats available for the undergraduate courses in Delhi University were 49,000. In the next academic session of 2010-11, the number …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Delhi University to offer 5,000 more seats this year.

School kids to be made aware of importance of taxes

NEW DELHI – Catch them young seems to be the new mantra of the tax department which wants to ensure that school children grow up to be earnest tax payers in the future.

The Central Bureau of Direct Taxes (CBDT) is formulating a campaign to make children in the 10 to 18 years age-group familiar with …. Read the original article  : here.

CMC to offer Toonz courses in animation, multimedia

THIRUVANANTHAPURAM – Toonz Academy, the training arm of city-based animation company, Toonz Animation India, Tuesday entered into a strategic alliance with CMC Limited, the education consulting division of Tata Consultancy Services.

According to the agreement signed by the two firms, CMC will offer courses designed by Toonz in the fields of animation, digital arts and … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : CMC to offer Toonz courses in animation, multimedia.

Kagan scrutinized anew for opposing military recruitment at Harvard in ‘don’t ask’ policy flap

Kagan’s role against military recruitment studied

BOSTON – In a widely circulated 2003 memo, Harvard Law School dean Elena Kagan blasted the military’s “don’t ask, don’t tell” policy for gay soldiers as “a moral injustice of the first order.”
Kagan was explaining to students and faculty why military recruiters were allowed on campus again after almost 25 … Original source on Gaea Times at : Kagan scrutinized anew for opposing military recruitment at Harvard in ‘don’t ask’ policy flap.

High remedial education rate called a roadblock to increasing number of college grads

Nation has high college remedial education rate
DAVIE, Fla. – Professor Derron Bowen teaches high school math to college students, patiently chalking equations on the board on basic arithmetic topics such as the speed of a driver on a 20-hour trip.
Bowen’s class at Broward College in South Florida is for students who …. Read the original article  : here.

7 children, 2 adults hacked to death at kindergarten; assailant commits suicide

7 children killed at China school in latest attack

HANZHONG, China – A man charged into a kindergarten in northwestern China with a cleaver Wednesday and hacked to death seven children and two adults – the fifth such rampage in less than two months. The attacker then went home and killed himself.
The assault, which left 11 … Read this article on Gaea Times at : 7 children, 2 adults hacked to death at kindergarten; assailant commits suicide.

Minority student activists move to forefront in protests of higher education budget cuts

Minority student activists protest education cuts

IRVINE, Calif. – If campus activism still brings to mind peace signs, a sea of white faces and liberal strongholds like Berkeley, meet Jesse Cheng.
Cheng is a third-year Asian-American studies major at the University of California, Irvine, a campus less than five decades old in the middle of Orange County, …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Minority student activists move to forefront in protests of higher education budget cuts.

Md. gets 1st US law barring schools from giving student test results to military recruiters

Md. 1st to bar schools releasing tests to military

ANNAPOLIS, Md. – A first-of-its-kind law bars public high schools in Maryland from automatically sending student scores on a widely used military aptitude test to recruiters, a practice that critics say was giving the armed forces backdoor access to young people without their parents’ consent.
School districts around … Original source on Gaea Times at : Md. gets 1st US law barring schools from giving student test results to military recruiters.

Purdue quarterback Justin Siller reinstated after yearlong suspension for academic violation

Purdue reinstates QB Siller after year suspension

WEST LAFAYETTE, Ind. – Purdue has reinstated quarterback Justin Siller after suspending him all of last season for an academic violation.
The 6-foot-4, 220-pound Siller was expected to compete with fifth-year senior Joey Elliott for the starting quarterback job a year ago before the punishment.
The school announced Wednesday that Siller … Read more >>.

Nursing is top priority profession now, says Azad

NEW DELHI – Calling nursing profession a top priority, Health Minister Ghulam Nabi Azad Wednesday said the government will soon be opening 169 new nursing schools in the country.

This, he said, is a part of a series of initiatives being taken to overcome shortage of nurses in the country.
“We are now giving … Read more >>.

Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signs bill targeting school district’s ethnic studies program

Ariz. gov signed bill targeting ethnic studies

PHOENIX – Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer has signed a bill targeting an ethnic studies program in a Tucson school district.
State schools chief Tom Horne, a Republican running for Attorney General, says the district’s ethnic studies program promotes “ethnic chauvinism” and racial resentment toward whites.
The measure prohibits classes that advocate … Read : Arizona Gov. Jan Brewer signs bill targeting school district’s ethnic studies program.

Most high school students in US cheat during tests

WASHINGTON – Cheating during tests is widespread among high-school students in the US, says a study.

The study by the University of Nebraska-Lincoln (UNL) gauged both the prevalence and perceptions of cheating among high-school students.
It found that the practice is widespread and many students carry misperceptions about academic dishonesty, and also identified patterns among …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Most high school students in US cheat during tests.

Jamia Milia hostellers to get alternative rooms during Games

NEW DELHI – The Jamia Milia Islamia will make alternative arrangements for students staying in its hostel before hosting 700 guests during the upcoming Commonwealth Games, Vice chancellor Najeeb Jung said Wednesday.

Reacting to news reports about the likelihood of students from other universities in the capital being uprooted from their hostels during the …. Original source  : Jamia Milia hostellers to get alternative rooms during Games.

Calcutta Business School Unveils New Courses

KOLKATA, INDIA (GaeaTimes.com)-Calcutta Business School which is a S K Birla institute is going to launch a special management program aimed at the working executives. This is a step taken in the lines of premier institutions like IIM. The one year and there month long executive MBA program will be offered by the institute from …. Original source  : Calcutta Business School Unveils New Courses.

More students to take DU online exam this year

NEW DELHI – The number of students who will take Delhi University’s online exam for environmental studies this year will go up to 3,281, an official said Friday.

According to A.K. Bakshi, director of the Institute for Lifelong Learning in the university, 2,300 students appeared for the online exam in 2009. This year’s exam is due …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : More students to take DU online exam this year.

Telling lies gets higher grades, say Chinese

Indo-ASIAN NEWS SERVICE
BEIJING – A majority of Chinese people say they lie about their real life experiences, while almost half of them say lying helps get better grades in school.

Many students \”fictionalise\” their real life experiences in order to satisfy the strict composition formula that teachers insist on in order to get a high grade, …. Read the original article  : here.

Rachael Ray, NYC mayor join forces to ‘empower kids to cook’ and grow their own food

Rachael Ray, NYC mayor ‘empower kids to cook’

NEW YORK – Rachael Ray is putting her “big mouth” to good use – to teach schoolkids to grow and eat healthier food.
The star TV chef and author joined New York City Mayor Michael Bloomberg on Thursday at a Brooklyn school – one of 25 in the city …. Read the original article  : Rachael Ray, NYC mayor join forces to ‘empower kids to cook’ and grow their own food.

Alabama girl jumps to her death off overpass amid school bullying, grief over sister’s death

Ala. girl jumps to death; bullying investigated

JEMISON, Ala. – Authorities say a 15-year-old Alabama girl who jumped to her death from an interstate overpass had complained of bullying at school and never got over the death of her sister in a freak accident.
Chilton County Coroner Randall Yeargan says Alex Moore of Jemison jumped from an … Original article on : Alabama girl jumps to her death off overpass amid school bullying, grief over sister’s death.

Woman reported missing near Los Angeles found safe in central California; no crime suspected

Missing woman found safe 275 miles from home

GLENDALE, Calif. – A woman whose disappearance sparked a massive search in the canyons northeast of Los Angeles was found safe Thursday in central California but it’s unclear how or why she ended up nearly 300 miles from her home, police said.
Nancy Salas, 22, was in the custody …. Source article  : Woman reported missing near Los Angeles found safe in central California; no crime suspected.

Woman reported missing in Los Angeles found safe in central California; no crime suspected

Missing Calif. woman found safe 275 miles away

GLENDALE, Calif. – Police say a woman whose disappearance sparked a massive search in the canyons northeast of Los Angeles has been found alive and well in central California.
Glendale police Sgt. Tom Lorenz says 22-year-old Nancy Salas was in the custody of police in Merced, about 275 miles [..] Read the original article: here.

New Mexico medical officials concerned after mistakes made during glucose testing

Blood sugar test goes bad at New Mexico event

ALBUQUERQUE, N.M. – A group of New Mexico medical school students failed to properly change needles on devices used for blood glucose testing, and now officials say a few dozen people might be at risk for contracting serious diseases.
University of New Mexico School of Medicine officials made …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

About 200 people join protest over Nevada jobs going to out-of-state companies, employees

200 protest NV jobs going to out-of-state workers

RENO, Nev. – About 200 people, many of them unemployed, joined a protest in Reno over what they call an “epidemic” of jobs in economically troubled Nevada going to out-of-state companies and workers.
Demonstrators marched Thursday about a mile from downtown to the University of Nevada-Reno campus. Speakers at …. Original article  : About 200 people join protest over Nevada jobs going to out-of-state companies, employees.

Police: Woman reported missing during morning run had lied to family about attending UCLA

Police: Missing woman lied about attending UCLA

GLENDALE, Calif. – A 22-year-old woman whose disappearance led to a massive canyon search had lied to her family and claimed that she was attending UCLA when she actually quit more than a year ago, authorities said Thursday.
The latest discrepancy added yet another layer of mystery to the disappearance …. Original article  : Police: Woman reported missing during morning run had lied to family about attending UCLA.

Boston archdiocese offers to help find new Catholic school for lesbians’ son who was rejected

Mass. church to help find school for gays’ son

BOSTON – The head of education for the Boston Archdiocese offered Thursday to help find a different Catholic school for a boy denied acceptance at a Hingham Catholic school because his parents are gay.
In a statement, superintendent Mary Grassa O’Neill said she spoke with a parent of …. Source  : Boston archdiocese offers to help find new Catholic school for lesbians’ son who was rejected.

Report: 1 in 10 Hispanic high school dropouts earn a GED, less than black or white students

Report: Few Hispanic high school dropouts earn GED

MIAMI – A report released Thursday by the Pew Hispanic Center found that one in 10 Hispanic students who drop out of high school go on to earn a General Equivalency Development degree.
Educators and students say limited outreach, immigration and pressure to work may be to blame.
Using data [..] Read the original article: here.

Cal State campuses set to grant honorary degrees to Japanese-Americans interned during WWII

Cal State to grant degrees to WWII internees

LONG BEACH, Calif. – More than 70 Japanese-Americans whose college careers at California State University campuses were derailed when they were sent to World War II internment camps are getting their diplomas.
Six CSU campuses are awarding honorary degrees over the next three weeks to former students who were …. Read the original article  : Cal State campuses set to grant honorary degrees to Japanese-Americans interned during WWII.

Hawaii ends shortened school year with no deal to restore class time next year

Hawaii wraps up a year of short school weeks

HONOLULU – When Hawaii ran short on money, it made students and teachers pay by slashing 17 Fridays from the school calendar, resulting in three-day weekends and the nation’s shortest school year.
More than 170,000 students in the nation’s only statewide school district spent their so-called “furlough Fridays” …. Source  : Hawaii ends shortened school year with no deal to restore class time next year.

Company says it had fired 9 employees now charged with accessing Obama loan records

Company fired 9 charged with accessing Obama loans
IOWA CITY, Iowa – A Department of Education contractor in Iowa says it had fired nine employees who now face federal charges for accessing President Barack Obama’s student loan records.
Vangent Inc. spokeswoman Eileen Rivera says the workers were fired last June after the company learned of …. Original source  : Company says it had fired 9 employees now charged with accessing Obama loan records.

Neighbors thought China school attacker who slashed and killed 9 was a good, quiet man

Neighbors thought China attacker was a good man

LINCHENG, China – Neighbors in this lush but poor farm village say Wu Jianming seemed like a good, quiet man. They struggle now to understand how he could fly into a rage over unpaid rent, slashing and killing seven preschoolers and two adults with a cleaver.
Neighbors heard screams [..] Read the original article: here.

This graduation season, some experts challenge whether four-year degree is path to success

College for all? Experts say not necessarily
COLUMBIA, Mo. – In a town dominated by the University of Missouri’s flagship campus and two smaller colleges, higher education is practically a birthright for high school seniors like Kate Hodges.
She has a 3.5 grade-point-average, a college savings account and a family tree teeming …. Read the original article  : This graduation season, some experts challenge whether four-year degree is path to success.

Search on for UCLA student; Calif. police call disappearance ’suspicious’

Search on for UCLA student missing after run

GLENDALE, Calif. – Police are searching for a 22-year-old UCLA student who went missing after a run in a canyon northeast of Los Angeles.
Glendale police are treating the disappearance of Nancy Salas as suspicious. Officers resumed searching for her Thursday morning and investigators planned to examine her cell … Read more >>.

Ford agrees to restore tuition help for union workers in effort to settle dispute

Ford to restore tuition help for union workers

DETROIT – Ford Motor Co. will restore college tuition help for factory workers as it tries to settle a dispute over benefits with the United Auto Workers union.
The company notified union Vice President Bob King of the change in a letter sent last week, and The Associated Press …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

Senate panel takes up Iraq, Afghan war funding measure as Democrats courts GOP support

Senate panel takes up war funding measure
WASHINGTON – A key Senate panel approved a $58.8 billion war funding measure today that would raise the total price tag for Pentagon operations in Iraq and Afghanistan over the past decade to $1 trillion.
The measure blends about $30 billion for President Barack Obama’s 30,000-troop surge … Original source on Gaea Times at : Senate panel takes up Iraq, Afghan war funding measure as Democrats courts GOP support.

From Delhi, Indians to teach students in Africa

NEW DELHI – Just like a typical classroom scene, a professor will deliver a lecture and students will raise their hands to ask questions. Only here, the teacher will be at the Delhi University (DU) campus while the students will be in Africa.

As part of the Pan-African e-network project between India and Africa that was …. Source article on Gaea Times at  : From Delhi, Indians to teach students in Africa.

Judge permanently bans suburban Philly school district from webcam spying on students

Judge bans webcam spying on Philly students

PHILADELPHIA – A judge has permanently banned a suburban Philadelphia school district from secretly monitoring students with webcams on their school-issued laptops.
U.S. District Judge Jan DuBois’ ruling Friday was similar to a temporary injunction the judge imposed in February after a student sued the district over privacy concerns. The …. Source  : Gaea News Network.

AG Eric Holder urges law grads to modernize legal system, makes no mention of terrorism

Holder tells NYC grads to modernize legal system
NEW YORK – Attorney General Eric Holder on Friday urged law school graduates to continue the tradition of modernizing the American legal system.
Delivering the commencement address at his alma mater, Columbia University Law School, Holder made no mention of the Justice Department’s investigation of the … Original article on : AG Eric Holder urges law grads to modernize legal system, makes no mention of terrorism.

Texas Tech asks judge to coach Mike Leach’s lawsuit over firing

Texas Tech seeks to hamstring Leach lawsuit

LUBBOCK, Texas – Attorneys for Texas Tech asked a judge Friday to essentially throw out a lawsuit by former football coach Mike Leach, saying it has legal immunity under state law.
State District Judge William C. Sowder said he would issue a decision later and expected an appeal to the … Original article on : Texas Tech asks judge to coach Mike Leach’s lawsuit over firing.

Correction: Catholic School-Gay Parents story

Correction: Catholic School-Gay Parents story

BOSTON – In a story May 13 about a Boston Archdiocese offer to find a different Catholic school for a boy denied acceptance at a Hingham Catholic school because his parents are gay, The Associated Press erroneously reported the name of a group that spoke out about the original decision. The … Original article on : Correction: Catholic School-Gay Parents story.

Conservative lawyers’ support for high court nominee Kagan could blunt claim she’s too liberal

Conservative friends rise in support of Kagan
WASHINGTON – Conservative lawyers and academics are voicing support for Supreme Court nominee Elena Kagan, praise that could soften criticism from the right and provide cover for any Republican senators inclined to vote for her nomination.
The essence of their take on Kagan, the former Harvard Law … Read more »».

Goodwin Liu nomination shows Asian-American gains in judicial and legal professions

Asian judge nominee shows community’s progress
When Wendy Chang told her parents she wanted to become a lawyer, they were not enthused.
“They wanted me to do the medicine thing,” said Chang, who immigrated to America from Taiwan with her parents as a child and is now a partner at a Los Angeles … Read the original article on Gaea Times at : Goodwin Liu nomination shows Asian-American gains in judicial and legal professions.

Wis. researcher inspired by the Dalai Lama makes strides understanding compassion, happiness

Scientist inspired by Dalai Lama studies happiness

MADISON, Wis. – After hearing about his cutting-edge research on the brain and emotions through mutual friends, the Dalai Lama invited Richard Davidson to his home in India in 1992 to pose a question.
Scientists often study depression, anxiety and fear, but why not devote your work to the causes …. Original article  : Wis. researcher inspired by the Dalai Lama makes strides understanding compassion, happiness.

Gore gets home-state honors with doctorate from University of Tennessee, 3rd in school history

U. of Tenn. gives Gore home-state honorary degree

KNOXVILLE, Tenn. – Nobel Prize winner and former Vice President Al Gore can hang a new award on his wall after his home-state University of Tennessee gave him an honorary doctorate.
It’s just the third such degree the university has granted, after previous ones for former U.S. Senate Majority … Read more »».

USDA says gov’t will require higher standards next year for ground beef served in schools

Ground beef in schools this fall will be safer

WASHINGTON – Students will be eating safer beef in school cafeterias when they return to school in the fall.
The Agriculture Department announced Friday that the government will require higher standards for ground beef purchased for schools starting in July. The standards will force producers to test the … Read : USDA says gov’t will require higher standards next year for ground beef served in schools.

Delhi school ordered to take back dyslexic student

NEW DELHI – The Delhi High Court Friday asked a school to take back a Class 8 student, expelled after he was diagnosed to be suffering from dyslexia, a learning disability.

Giving relief to Priyam Kumar, a student of St.Mary’s School in Safdarjung Enclave, Justice Kailash Gambhir directed the school to take back the student in … Read : Delhi school ordered to take back dyslexic student.

Bihar’s Super 30 in Time Magazine best list

PATNA – Super 30, Bihar’s free coaching centre which helps economically backward students crack the Indian Institute of Technology-Joint Entrance Examination (IIT-JEE), has been selected by The Time Magazine in the list of The Best of Asia 2010.

“It is a matter of great pleasure that the Time Magazine has included our school Super 30 in … Read : Bihar’s Super 30 in Time Magazine best list.

Another Ohio sorority gone wild? Univ. of Dayton group in trouble over banquet hall damage

Third Ohio sorority in trouble over wild partying

DAYTON, Ohio – A third Ohio sorority is in trouble after a banquet hall party in which students were accused of vandalism, urinating and vomiting on carpet, and stealing alcohol.
The University of Dayton’s Alpha Phi chapter faces a May 27 disciplinary hearing for the rowdy gathering held in …. Read the original article  : here.

Family sues Houston teacher in beating of 13-year-old student captured on cell phone video

Family sues teacher in recorded attack on student

HOUSTON – The family of a 13-year-old whose beating by a Houston charter school teacher was caught on a classmate’s cell phone video has filed a lawsuit against the teacher and the school.
The lawsuit was filed Thursday on behalf of Isaiah Reagins by his mother, Alesha Johnson.
Science teacher …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Family sues Houston teacher in beating of 13-year-old student captured on cell phone video.

India girl pays for school uniform with life

A teenaged girl in India was brutally killed and her body buried in a field by her parents after she asked them to buy her school uniform, police said today.

Police said Soni Kumari, a Class VIII girl from a government middle school in east Champaran district in Bihar, asked her parents to purchase school uniform …. Read the original article  : India girl pays for school uniform with life.

Now, more seats for girls in Himachal varsity

SHIMLA – The Himachal Pradesh University (HPU) has decided to create an extra seat and reserve it for single girl child in M.Phil courses, an official said here Sunday.

Earlier, the university created an extra seat in graduate and postgraduate professional courses and reserved it for girls who were the only child of their parents.
“Now …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Now, more seats for girls in Himachal varsity.

Calif. high school softball coach apologizes after making players drink soda pop from shoe

Calif. coach makes players drink soda from shoe

SOUTH LAKE TAHOE, Calif. – A California high school girl’s softball coach has apologized for requiring eight players who struck out during a recent game to drink soda pop out of a team member’s shoe, a school district official said.
The South Tahoe High School varsity players drank the …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Calif. high school softball coach apologizes after making players drink soda pop from shoe.

Development bank seeks $2 billion to overhaul ruined Haiti schools after earthquake

$2 billion sought to overhaul ruined Haiti schools

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti – The Inter-American Development Bank is seeking $2 billion to expand access to Haitian schools.
President Rene Preval and Bank President Luis Moreno announced the five-year program Saturday. It could be among the first presented for possible funding by the new Haitian Interim Reconstruction Commission co-chaired by …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : Development bank seeks $2 billion to overhaul ruined Haiti schools after earthquake.

Never too late to graduate: California woman finally earns college diploma – at age 94

California woman earns college diploma at age 94

OAKLAND, Calif. – It’s never too late to earn your college degree. Just ask 94-year-old Hazel Soares.
The San Leandro woman was one of about 500 students to pick up diplomas Saturday during a commencement ceremony at Mills College, an Oakland liberal arts college for women that also offers … Read this article on Gaea Times at : Never too late to graduate: California woman finally earns college diploma – at age 94.

Thousands of small nonprofits may miss IRS deadline that will cost them their tax exemption

Thousands of nonprofits may lose tax-exempt status

DES MOINES, Iowa – More than 200,000 small nonprofits across the nation are days away from losing their tax-exempt status because they haven’t filed a new form with the Internal Revenue Service.
Many of these groups already operate on razor-thin budgets and some worry an unexpected tax bill could force [..] Read the original article: here.

New Mass. college Ph.D. program looks at psychology of genocide, for killers and the survivors

Mass. Ph.D. program explores genocide psychology

WORCESTER, Mass. – As a clinical psychologist, Cristina Andriani counseled victims of physical and sexual abuse, Vietnam War veterans and cult survivors. As a doctoral candidate, her understanding of trauma is expanding globally as she tries to unravel the psychological underpinnings of genocide.
The first student in what Clark University in …. Source  : New Mass. college Ph.D. program looks at psychology of genocide, for killers and the survivors.

New music school teaches street children in Kabul, where music was illegal a decade ago

School tries to bring music back to Afghanistan

KABUL – From the outside, it looks like any other school in Kabul. A red two-story building is sealed off from the street by a high wall. A few trees stand in the front yard. Children constantly go in and out.
But listen carefully. When the noise of the … Read more »».

Delhi University holds first Open Day

NEW DELHI – The Tara Singh Auditorium at SGTB Khalsa College Saturday saw hundreds of aspiring, anxious students attend this year’s first Open Day organised by Delhi University (DU) to help aspirants get a clearer picture to map out their admission strategy.

The Open Day is an annual event which provides detailed knowledge of the different … Read more : Delhi University holds first Open Day.

In open letter to this year’s grads, Obama advises be hopeful and don’t believe the naysayers

Obama’s advice to grads: Don’t believe the cynics
WASHINGTON – President Barack Obama has some advice for graduates who are about to embark on the next chapter of their lives.
He says young people are growing up during a time of “great challenge” and “sweeping change” – and that the voices of cynicism and …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : In open letter to this year’s grads, Obama advises be hopeful and don’t believe the naysayers.

‘Super 30??? in Punjab to find under-privileged talent

CHANDIGARH – ‘Super 30′ fame Ramanujan School of Mathematics (RSM), which is helping poor but brilliant students from Bihar villages to enter IITs, has joined hands with US-based Bhai Jaitajee Foundation (BJF) to provide an opportunity to poor children in Punjab to become a part of their programme.

For the first time, Super 30 has …. Original article on Gaea Times at  : ‘Super 30′ in Punjab to find under-privileged talent.

Premier engineering institutes to train school dropouts, youth

AGARTALA – The National Institutes of Technology (NIT), India’s premier engineering and technology education centres, will provide skill development training to school dropouts and unemployed youth, officials said here Saturday.

NIT will also be set up schools to provide primary education to children.
A Vocational Training and Skill Development Centre (VTSDC) was launched at the Agartala … Read more »»».

Students out on boats to save Sukhna lake

CHANDIGARH – Young enthusiastic students sailed on boats and extracted grass, weeds and silt from Sukhna lake, a Chandigarh landmark that is being suffocated by excessive silting and receding water levels.

The students were from the National Cadets Corps (NCC) of all three defence units — army, navy and air force — that initiated a two-day …. Source  : Gaea News Network.