More cheetahs will soon be making their way to the Kuno National Park in Madhya Pradesh. The South African government signed a Memorandum of Understanding for the translocation of 12 cheetahs on Wednesday, with the big cats slated to arrive by February-March. With this, the total number of cheetahs in India will rise to 20. Eight cheetahs from Namibia were released into the park in September last year as part of an ambitious project to revive India’s extinct population. Discussions with South Africa had been underway for quite some time now, reaching an ‘advanced stage’ in early January. Earlier this…
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Anna Salton Eisen grew up with parents who survived the atrocities of the Holocaust but never spoke about it.She was about 7 when she found two small watercolors depicting the brutalities of Nazi Germany and signed “L. Salzman” — a name she didn’t know — and began piecing together the truth. “When I would ask my father about his background or about his family, he would get a look of anguish. And he would say, ‘let’s not talk about it.’” Antisemitism reached an all-time high with more than 2,700 reports of harassment, vandalism and assault across the nation in 2021,…
Indigenous South African cannabis growers have been camping in front of the President’s office in Pretoria since 2018. “We won’t be moved (…) It’s our right to cultivate cannabis, and enjoy our way of life,” said King Khoisan SA, reported The Cannabis Culture.Khoisan, one of the demonstrators, said he is “the king of the Khoisan, South Africa’s first nation that has lived in the country for over 10 000 years and grown cannabis unrestricted.”In 2022, the police attempted to arrest him.Lt. Col. Robert Netshiunda, spokesman of the South African police said that the Khoisan community is breaking the law by cultivating cannabis,…
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Every year for at least the past three decades, four teachers have been named finalists for the National Teacher of the Year. But this year, five teachers have been deemed worthy of the honor. The Council of Chief State Schools Officers announced on Wednesday the finalists for the national award, which honors teachers for their work inside and outside the classroom. A spokesperson said that the selection committee conducted a rigorous process to identify the finalists out of a pool of 55 state teachers of the year and came up with their list of five. They hail from the nation’s…
A children’s laser tag party that didn’t meet a B.C. lawyer’s expectations landed in small claims court earlier this month – with the self-represented attorney suing over what she called a disappointing celebration. Civil Resolution Tribunal documents show that Sarah Pivnick attempted to claim $350 in costs, alleging breach of contract against Planet Lazer Entertainment, which owns arcades in Richmond, Langley, Kelowna and elsewhere. According to the Jan. 5 decision, Pivnick went online in May 2022 to book a child’s party for June 5. It’s agreed upon that she booked the “Ultimate Birthday Experience,” for $248, which included two laser…
Virginia Beach GrowSmart is set to launch another session of LENA Start classes in February. This innovative program is for families with children ages 0–3 and helps to support interactive talk during this important brain development stage.Research shows that increasing spoken language and conversation skills with children is key to brain stimulation. The 0–3 age window is a critical time in a child’s development and full of opportunities to support their school readiness. LENA Start is a free group class for families and supports parents’ ability to promote and participate in their child’s learning. The sessions include engaging, facilitated conversations…
Under Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, pictured, the state is enacting a handful of controversial education measures that are attracting national attention. Octavio Jones/Getty Images hide caption toggle caption Octavio Jones/Getty Images Under Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis, pictured, the state is enacting a handful of controversial education measures that are attracting national attention. Octavio Jones/Getty Images Three Florida high school students are poised to sue Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis after the state Education Department rejected a new Advanced Placement course covering African American studies. The news comes one day after the College Board announced it would revise the course. “By rejecting…
When parents read a bedtime story to their children, it’s so much more than helping them get to sleep.Katrina Kmak with the Park City Library joined us with why reading is so important to kids.She says children’s books expose kids to language and vocabulary they don’t normally learn in everyday language.And, she says reading and talking to your kids from birth to three years old has a direct correlation on their success in school when they are ages eight to nine.Park City Library has weekly programs and special events to help kids learn to read from an early age.That includes…
Application Deadline:11:59 PM SAST on 8 April, 2023 AI for Science is a new stream in AIMS South Africa‘s Master’s degree in Mathematical Science, made possible through a partnership with DeepMind. The program sits at the exciting intersection of AI and the Sciences. It is a fully residential one-year taught masters with a research component. A DeepMind donation will fund 40 scholars per year for the next four years. Beyond scholarships, the program will draw on DeepMind’s world-leading expertise in AI for Science. Benefits The funding covers full scholarships, equipment and computation costs for students. The scholars will be DeepMind…