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Australia will meet New Zealand in the final of netball’s Quad Series in Cape Town, having continued their unbeaten run with a 65-48 win over hosts South Africa. The Diamonds had already qualified for Wednesday’s final (3am Thursday AEDT) courtesy of back-to-back victories over England and New Zealand.Stacey Marinkovich’s side had started slowly in their two previous matches but despite resting leadership pair Liz Watson and Steph Wood – who had starred in Sunday’s 59-57 victory over the Silver Ferns – they led at each change against the Proteas.Ash Brazill, back in the side for her first series since returning…
Before taking Arabic language classes at Denver’s North High School, Rachel Saghbazarian had to communicate with her grandmother in Lebanon using what she called broken English. Her father often had to serve as interpreter – and too many times, thoughts were lost in translation.Now, a year after starting the classes taught by Mohamed Moghazy, Rachel hopes to be able to revisit conversations asking her grandmother — in Arabic this time — what it was like to relocate to Lebanon after fleeing her war-torn home of Armenia. “I have been able to speak to my grandma a little more,” said Rachel, a…
In his interview with good friend Bryony Gordon, Prince Harry spoke about his concerns for his niece and nephews. He didn’t get super-specific, but he was basically like: the royal system is fundamentally broken and the next generation of heir-and-spares will face similar difficulties. Which is true – it’s not like Harry becoming a generational cycle-breaker suddenly means that the institution will begin to heal. If anything, that heir-and-spare dynamic will become even more entrenched, more abusive, more cut-off from oversight and introspection. Prince William and Kate have already shown everyone that they treat “the heir” differently than the spares.…
School psychologists use their expertise in mental health to give students the academic, social, and emotional support they need to succeed in school; they also support educators’ ability to teach.consulting with teachers, parents, and administrators about students’ behavioral issuesserving as a member of an interdisciplinary educational team dealing with the needs of students with disabilitiesA good school psychologist is patient, nonjudgmental, perceptive, analytical, and a critical thinker. Strong interpersonal skills and compassion for others is essential, as well as good written communication skills for report writing. A psychologist must have a strong sense of ethics and respect for clients’ confidentiality.To…
CONROE, TX – Children’s Books on Wheels (CBOW) is launching their Super Tax Day Kick-Off Event from 10:00am until 3:00pm at the Montgomery County Memorial Library Conroe Central Location, 104 I-45, in Conroe on January 27 and January 28 from 10:00am-3:00pm at the Sleepy Hollow Multipurpose Building, 9847 Sleepy Hollow Road in Tamina. In partnership with the IRS, CBOW provides Solutions for Communities Volunteer Income Tax Assistance (VITA) for families with an annual income of $57,000 or less by certified IRS volunteers at various mobile sites February through the April 18th deadline for filing. Services are provided in English,…
On a cloudy day on the streets of Komati, a group of men are loitering in blue overalls.“We can’t get jobs if the power station closes”, a middle-aged one says.“We can’t do solar, we don’t have the skills. I am a boilermaker by trade,” the man continues. “People will suffer here if we don’t work. They will protest because they need to get jobs. We are already planning one tomorrow.”At the end of October, the Komati coal power plant, in eastern South Africa’s coal-rich Mpumalanga province, shut down. In existence since 1961, Komati was the first coal plant to be…
German Development Minister Svenja Schulze on Tuesday outlined Germany’s overarching development policy vision for the African continent. Berlin aims to work with national governments and organizations to address challenges that could lead to mass migration, new conflicts and pandemics, and higher global carbon emissions. Schulze said the 36-page document had emerged from six months of joint consultations with European and African representatives from politics, business, civil society, academia, and youth. Sustainable jobs with fair pay The development minister said that, with the continent’s young, rapidly growing population, the core of Germany’s new strategy should be job creation. Schulze praised Africa…
JOHANNESBURG, Jan 24 (Reuters) – South Africa’s rand weakened against the dollar on Tuesday as investors awaited the central bank’s decision on monetary policy later this week.At 1520 GMT, the rand traded at 17.2525 against the dollar, 0.28% weaker than its previous close. The dollar was0.27% firmer against a basket of major currencies .The South African Reserve Bank (SARB) will announce its rate decision on Thursday, with 11 of the 20 economists polled by Reuters predicting a hike of 50 basis point (bps) to 7.50% (ZAREPO=ECI). Eight projected an increase of 25 bps and one no change.Most economists polled by…
Ahmed Sayed, also known as “Zizo”, is one of the biggest players to watch in Egypt right now. He’s one of the leading scorers in the Egyptian Premier League and has 13 combined goals and assists in just over 1,200 minutes this season. Those are some top-tier numbers, though there are some penalties mixed in there. Now, the quality of the Egyptian league isn’t incredibly high, so those numbers have to be taken with a grain of salt. Still, when you watch Zizo play, you see a confident attacker with a fantastic right foot and playmaking ability. He’s not going…