By ZEN SOOAP Technology Writer HONG KONG (AP) — As the week-long Lunar New Year holidays in China draws near, children have something more than just feasts and red envelop presents of cash to look forward to -– one extra hour of online games each day. For years, Chinese authorities have sought to control how much time kids can spend playing games online, to fight “internet addiction.” In August 2021, China issued its harshest restrictions yet: Minors were allowed to play online games for only an hour a day on Fridays, weekends and public holidays. In November, an industry group…
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It’s not easy moving to a different school in a different place and fitting in. Just imagine what it’s like if you move to a different school in a different country speaking a different language. With 34 different languages spoken across come Copperas Cove ISD, communicating be a tough.“The challenges are there when you move in to the states for anybody. The fears are there,” said Jaime Ibarra, who has bilingual students in CCISD.“There’s a readjusting period — even with the building itself,” said CCISD Director Of Emergent Bilingual Rita Alaniz. “They need to know where the restrooms are. They…
Both branches of the Halifax County-South Boston Public Library System will hold book sales starting Monday and running through Feb. 4.“We received an incredible number of book donations around the holidays,” said Library Director Jay Stephens. “The staff has done a tremendous job sorting through the donations to select books that we need in our collections. Books that are in good condition that we do not add to our collections will be sold in the upcoming book sales.”The sales will be open during the operating hours of both libraries. Hardbacks will be sold for $1, DVDs will be priced at…
Suranjali Tandon, assistant professor at the National Institute of Public Finance & Policy and a specialist on international trade, responds to the recent announcement by East African nations that they would be looking to move towards a single currency in the next four years. In an interview with StratNews Global’s Opinion Editor Ashwin Ahmad, she discusses the fallout of a single currency for East Africa, the challenges to create one, how India can help facilitate close economic integration in the region and how a single currency will help improve the region’s economic position globally. There has been a recent move…
From time immemorial, Africa, particularly Blacks have been conspiratorially labelled inferior by the Western world and Western democracies, who for instance see no good in our political culture and history and continue to propagate that they parade the best and superior form of governance to which we are subservient and must therefore subscribe to. They have succeeded in this mischievous enterprise because they have been able to deploy successfully, the most potent weapon of “mass destruction” with its multiple missiles of mis-information, dis-information, under-reporting and mis-reporting and documentation of events in Africa and the Diaspora. Some scholars have also described this…
In his book “The Prize” Daniel Yergin, noted in the prologue that it does not appear that the hydrocarbon man would give up his cars, or his suburban homes and whatever he considers not as conveniences but as essentials for his way of life. This was true when the hydrocarbon industry truly became an important element in the way people live since the early twentieth century and it remains true today. Despite the continuing discussions on climate change and the search for alternative sources of energy, a suitable, manageable, reasonably prized, less hazardous and profitable replacement has yet to be…
A key aspect of entrepreneurship is connecting with others, which requires empathy. “I think that [empathy] is the most important part for any person who wants to be a mentor or help somebody,” Rodrigo Salas said during a recent interview. That’s one of many lessons Salas has learned during a successful marketing and advertising career, but maybe more importantly, as a small business owner. Using that know-how, he’s mentoring other aspiring entrepreneurs in Northwest Arkansas. Salas, 49, is the executive director of Entrepreneurship for All (EforAll) Northwest Arkansas. The business accelerator is an affiliate of Massachusetts-based nonprofit Entrepreneurship for All,…
The festival was last successfully held in 2019. (Facebook/La Ronge Children’s Festival) By Derek Cornet annual event Jan 19, 2023 | 2:00 PM The La Ronge Children’s Festival is in danger of being cancelled due to a lack of volunteers. Sean Stares is the only remaining member on the committee after several others left in recent years. He explained volunteers either decided to move on to other things, moved out of town or their children are older.“Right now, it’s not looking like it will be possible for us to have the La Ronge Children’s Festival unless we get volunteers,” Stares…
Twinkle, Twinkle, Daytime Star will be available February 7, 2023 The board book will simultaneously be available in a bilingual (English/Spanish) edition Rhyming text creates a reimagined version of Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star DC publisher hopes first book in the “Skytime” series will encourage early interest in astronomy and natural science––in English and bilingual English/Spanish Written in bouncing rhyming couplets that are easy to digest, the deceptively simple text presents essential scientific facts… seamlessly interwoven with everyday experiences.”— School Library JournalWASHINGTON, DC, UNITED STATES, January 19, 2023 /EINPresswire.com/ — The Earth and the Sun have a dynamic relationship that helps…
I just finished reading a teen book from 2018, “Darius the Great is Not Okay” by Adib Khorram. Darius lives in Portland, Oregon. His mother is Iranian and his father is “Teutonic,” but Darius doesn’t feel like he belongs to either culture. He is struggling to make friends at school and also to connect with his father. The things that are easy for Darius are tea and Star Trek. When his grandfather in Iran becomes ill, Darius’ family travels to spend some time with his mom’s family in Yazd, Iran.I love to learn things, and this book had me on…