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Mumbai, October 04: Most of the students complain that they study hard but still do not remember things for long. Many parents also make similar complaints about their children. If you also suffer from memory problems, you should focus on brain activity. This helps a lot in strengthening the memory. It is very important to keep participating in brain activities i.e. activities that stimulate the brain. Memory related problems are common even in children nowadays. Children perform well in studies but they cannot retain the things they have memorized for long. There can be many reasons for this. But at…

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Dear Friends,I am delighted to announce that AZPM was well-represented in the Rocky Mountain regional Emmy® awards ceremony in Phoenix on October 1. AZPM staff earned 10 individual awards for four projects across four categories, more than any other station in Tucson and more than any other public media broadcaster in Arizona. A list of the Emmy award-winning projects with links to view the winning segments appears at the end of this letter. Ken Burns’ The U.S. and the Holocaust, which aired September 18-21, is still available to stream with the PBS Video App. A Spanish language version is available…

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The story is that Elisabeth M. Bennet began wearing hats in 1913 after her hair was scorched in a fire as she saw all 900 of her school’s students safely out of the building.Bennet (1881-1959) moved to Manchester in 1909 and became principal of Ninth District School. That school was destroyed in a fire on Oct. 23, 1913. Bennet made sure all 900 students got out before exiting the building herself, and is credited with saving their lives.“She followed the fire drill procedure to the letter. Some people might panic when they see the smoke. She went through every room…

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Welcome to House of the Dragon MVP, our series highlighting each episode’s Most Valuable Player in the game before the Game of Thrones.The game of thrones as played in House of the Dragon is basically dragon tennis. The smaller daily battles that recruit allies, collect secrets, and establish perceived dominance are the games. The big moments that pit those created factions against each other are the sets. And if a player is very, very lucky and good at what they do, those collected victories add up to winning the match and getting a prize: the Iron Throne. That’s what makes naming…

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A private service for the late Haruso Ida, 90-year-old, Seattle, Washington-born, resident of Whittier, who passed away on September 2, 2022, were held on Friday, September 30, at Hompa Hongwanji Buddhist Temple in Los Angeles. He is survived by his beloved wife, Jacqueline Shizuyo Ida; children, Julie (Roy) Yoshino and Craig (Judy) Ida; grandchildren, Kevin Yoshino, Stephanie Ida, Nicole Yoshino, Mitchell (Alexandra) Ida and Curtis Ida; he is also survived by nieces, nephews and other relatives. www.fukuimortuary.com(213) 626-0441 Source link

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After a Northview High School teacher and Escambia County School Board member called for the immediate removal of 115 “obscene” books from school libraries until they can be reviewed, the school district has taken a step to control access to the books. School Superintendent Dr. Smith has implemented a “Restricted Section” in school libraries. The books in question will be housed in the section, and parents will be able to opt-in their students to have access to the restricted book as they are being reviewed. “While we review disputed books, we want to make sure parents still have the right…

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For two years, Discovery Duck — the Children’s Discovery Museum’s inflated, yellow mascot — has had a big purple mask covering her beak. It served as a way to let the learning center’s young visitors know that it wasn’t so scary to wear a mask, and maybe as a reminder to their grown-up companions that everyone needed to be masked up during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic. But with most Santa Clara County restrictions relaxed because of widespread vaccinations and schools returning this fall without masks, Discovery Duck had her mask removed Friday afternoon. And it’s still symbolic because…

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City Limits, the nonprofit news organization, is now accepting applications from high school students for its paid youth journalism training program for the fall semester. Interns will be trained in the essential tenets of reporting and news writing, hear from guest speaker journalists in the industry, and work on locally focused news stories for City Limits and for a student-produced newsletter. For questions, go to Clarify and/or contact editor Jeanmarie Evelly at [email protected]. From Gale Brewers Update. Related Articles VIDEO “We re-imagine, recreate, and redeem cultural omissions and misrepresentations of Blackness, for the culture. ….” This post is made in partnership…

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A West Virginia high school senior donated the classic book “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” to 20 children at the Molokaʻi Head Start in Kaunakakai. The books were given this week by Rania Zuri of Morgantown, W. Va., and her Fifty Nifty Head Start book donation project. It is part of the LiTEArary Society, her nonprofit whose mission is to end book deserts for children in Head Start programs nationwide. Zuri said in an email that “If You Give a Mouse a Cookie” was one of her very favorite books as a child, “I hope that the Head…

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WAUSAU – When it comes to entertaining children, getting them interested in literacy and setting them up to become successful readers, there’s no better place to turn than your local Marathon County Public Library (MCPL) location. Story times are intended to introduce children to literature and reading through storytelling, songs, games, puppets and fingerplays. Some even include extra activities and craftmaking, too! MCPL has numerous recurring story times scheduled throughout October at all nine of its locations, allowing families across the county to easily attend no matter where they live. The following story times will be held at the locations…

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