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Thailand sets up nursing home for elderly elephantsBangkok, Oct 20 (DPA) Thailand has set up its first
nursing home for elderly elephants in Lampang province, already the home of two elephant hospitals, media reports said Tuesday.
Chicago Chronicle Tuesday, October 20, 2009U.S. Census Bureau Daily Feature for Oct. 20WASHINGTON, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Following is the daily "Profile America" feature from the U.S. Census Bureau:
prnewswire.com Tuesday, October 20, 2009Children choose DVDs over booksCHILDREN as young as four spend more time playing video games and watching DVDs than reading with their
parents,
research has revealed.
Scotsman Tuesday, October 20, 2009Illinois Students Develop Valuable Work-Force and Academic Skills Using Cutting-Edge Software Tools Donated by MicrosoftREDMOND, Wash. and CHICAGO, Oct. 20 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- With financial support and assistance from Microsoft Corp., the Illinois State Board of
education announced plans to provide more than 640,000 high-
school students with an opportunity to use professional-level software tools to develop work-force skills and prepare for post-secondary education by participating in the "bliink" Web design contest, whose theme "I Imagine a Green Future" focuses on environmental sustainability. Students will compete against each other for cash and prizes by developing a Web site using Microsoft Expression Web software, which will be donated to every high
school in Illinois as part of the Microsoft Developer Network Academic Alliance (MSDNAA) program. Tutorials and curriculum units, created by a team of classroom teachers, and mapped to national standards, will also be provided at no charge. Microsoft's software donation has been valued at over $4 million.
prnewswire.com Tuesday, October 20, 2009Report calls for state action on journalismFees from telecoms bills or internet service providers should be diverted to a fund for local news, says a new study of future models for ensuring the survival of 'accountability journalism' in the US
FT Tuesday, October 20, 2009Elderly facing tough futureWith a flood of Baby Boomers approaching retirement, 401(k) savings in the toilet, housing values sinking and Medicare going broke, ''we are looking at a serious crisis.'' That's the assessment of Lar...
Canadastandard.com Tuesday, October 20, 2009IoD wants radical reform and a pension age of 70THE state pension age should rise to 70 as soon as “reasonably practical”, company directors argued yesterday. The Institute of Directors called for a “radical reform” of both...
Canadastandard.com Tuesday, October 20, 2009Three-day Course of Antibiotics May be Sufficient Following TonsillectomyChildren who receive a three-day course of antibiotics following tonsillectomy rather than a seven-day course appear to have no differences in pain or how quickly they return to a normal diet and activity level.
Kansas City InfoZine Tuesday, October 20, 2009Dos and Don?ts of Attending ConferencesIf you plan on a career in academia, you'll likely attend a great many academic conferences. Intended to provide professionals a means of gathering to disseminate their
research, conferences are an important resource for professional development, advancement, and networking. Inside Higher Ed's Eszter Hargittai discusses how to take advantage of academic conferences. Dos and Don?ts of Attending Conferences originally appeared on About.com Graduate
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