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The Covid challenge to Indian school education: Reform or perish

Reluctant schools and teachers have been forced to adapt to e-learning




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India must now help its people back to work

Fiscal constraints should be put aside to support the country through Covid-19




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2 hotspots reopened in Lucknow

Two city localities, Hata Sangi Beg in Nakkhas and Mohammedia Mosque area in Saadatganj, were removed from the list of hotspots on Saturday as no fresh case of Covid-19 was reported from there in over a month.




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'Don't judge bowlers on the basis of their T20 performance': Wasim Akram

T20 cricket is no criteria to judge a bowler or his performance, says former Pakistan captain Wasim Akram.




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Afghanistan Cricket Board bans wicketkeeper-batsman Shafiqullah Shafaq for 6 years from all forms of cricket

The Afghanistan Cricket Board (ACB) on Sunday banned wicketkeeper-batsman Shafiqullah Shafaq from all forms of cricket for a period of six years after he accepted four charges related to the breaching of the ACB Anti-Corruption Code.




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Holding French Open without fans and later on are options








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Disappeared by Francisco X. Stork

Sara is a journalist who wholeheartedly throws herself into her work as a journalist for a newspaper in Juarez. Mexico however is a country where journalists sometimes do their work under threats to themselves and their families and going to the police is not always a good idea. Sara soon finds that if she wants to pursue this particular story she could be putting the lives of herself, her younger brother Emiiano and their mother in danger.

Emiliano is a soccer star at his high school and in addition to this he is also a member of a school group called Jiparis who do hikes through the desert in order to build character in the young men, some of whom were involved in unsavory activities before joining the group.

One part of the Jipari pledge goes , "I will be honest with myself and others". This is easier said than done especially in a city like Juarez. One of the characters tells Emiliano, "everything is a spiderweb" and the speed with which he is enveloped in said web is astounding. Emiliano tells himself that he wants to help his family and friends out but are those his real reasons? Like any teen he wants to be seen as cool and there is also the small matter of a girl he wants to impress.

The first part of the book is told from each character's viewpoint and the author weaves the tale together in a very credible way showing how circumstances

Make no mistake, Disappeared is not a peaches and cream, hunky dory teen novel. It is a gritty and very realistic novel with a ripped from the headlines quality to it. The city of Juarez and the violence there doesn't dominate the headlines as it did a few years ago, but Stork's novel is a timely reminder that evil still exists and that it takes many people working in tandem to defeat it.



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The Disappearances by Emily Bain Murphy


From my recent Locus review of The Disappearances, a WW2 era fantasy that includes a curse, a literary mystery, some grave robbing, and the disappearance of the stars:

Initially, Emily Bain Murphy’sThe Disappearances reads as straightforward historical fiction. It’s 1942 and teenage Aila is facing the stark reality of life in the wake of her mother’s recent death. To make matters worse, her father is off to the war in the Pacific and she and her younger brother Miles must go live with their mother’s oldest friend in Sterling, Connecticut, where she grew up. Aila knows very little about her mother’s childhood but is resigned to doing her best to fit in. Readers will feel immediate empathy for these children and their predicament but likely expect little in the way of fantasy from reading the first few pages. Then Aila and Miles arrive in their new home with the Clifton family and, in spite of the pouring rain that greets them, Aila is stunned to notice that Matilda Clifton remains completely dry. Clearly, everything in the seemingly dull town of Sterling is not as it appears. 

Highly recommended for those who like to see how things used to be done (before cell phones which would have made a lot of the clue-following in this book a lot easier!) and as a reminder that sometimes nothing beats hitting the library. (Cue relevant Doctor Who quote here!)




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KVÍZ: Znáte specifika bydlení v družstevním bytě?

V družstevních bytech žije přibližně 10 procent českých domácností. Vzhledem k rostoucím cenám nemovitostí je tento typ bydlení oproti osobnímu vlastnictví dostupnější, a zažívá tak další vlnu rozvoje. Družstevní vlastnictví má ale svá specifika. Pokud o koupi družstevního bytu uvažujete, ověřte si své znalosti v dnešním kvízu.



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Will Kansas City's challenging regular season schedule affect its chances to repeat as Super Bowl champions?

The Kansas City Chiefs will look to repeat as Super Bowl champions in 2020, but their regular season schedule won't offer any concessions.




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Former Rockford Peaches pitcher Mary Pratt dies

Mary Pratt, who played for the Rockford Peaches and Kenosha Comets in the All-American Girls Professional Baseball League, has died




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Mother's Day Special by Gryffinclaw_31 [G]

"Shhh, You'll wake Ginny up, James," Teddy Lupin whispered to the three-year-old James, who was looking at Teddy with a sheepish look... R&R!







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Preventing loneliness and social isolation for older people (cards)



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  • evidence-informed practice
  • Institute for Research and Innovation in Social Services (IRISS)


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Supporting positive relationships for children and young people who have experience of care




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Achieving effective supervision



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Youth and Criminal Justice in Scotland: the young person’s journey



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Pencil Sharpener Upgrade

Being Office MacGyver of the day has never been easier.




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Cheaper Than Student Painters

You know, until the lawsuit. ~Not-So-Handy Andy







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Penciled In

The trigger broke on the Windex. Luckily, I had a pencil.









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After Claiming He Would Have Stopped 9/11 Attacks, Twitter Had a Field Day Speculating What Else Trump *Would* Have Prevented on #ThingsTrumpWouldHaveStopped




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Artist Leaves $15K Worth of Coins Along Canal and Live-Tweets What Happens

The guy had to have known how this little social experiment would turn out. At least he used pennies. 




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Если бы Periscope.tv принадлежал Фейсбуку, а не Твиттеру



Если бы Periscope.tv принадлежал Фейсбуку, а не Твиттеру




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M&Ms “Vote For Your Favorite Peanut”

Name: Peanut M&Ms: Chili Nut, Honey Nut, Coffee Nut Brand: Mars Place Purchased: samples from Mars Price: $1.19 retail Size: 1.74 ounces Calories per ounce: 147 Type: Chocolate/Peanuts Rating: 7 out of 10




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Reader Squee: Peanut

Lily_Rose says: "This is our schnauzer/poodle puppy, Dexter, about a month ago. I gave him his first peanut and he wanted more!"

I didn't know dogs liked peanuts... I thought that was elephants... or is that just in cartoons?

-Sally Squeeps

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