Monthly Archives: June 2008

China quake hits Indian silk industry

Editorial (source external link )

NEW DELHI, June 30 (PTI): Indian silk industry with an annual business of over Rs 10,000 crore has been hit hard by the last month’s earthquake in China, a major supplier of raw silk for the manufacturing units in the country. Shoppers browse through Banarasi saris for sale at a shop in New Delhi. Photo: AFP The industry claimed that hundreds of units in Varanasi, … Continue reading →

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The political economy of a Cyprus settlement

Andreas Theophanous (source external link )

The examination of four scenaria -introduction- Conventional orthodoxy in relation to a possible solution of the Cyprus problem has revolved in the last forty years around the concept of a bizonal bicommunal federation. Nevertheless, not only do the two communities have different interpretations of the concept but also within each community there exist various and often confused perspectives. This study focuses on four scenaria: (a) … Continue reading →

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art @ the heart

Mrs. George-Easton (source external link )

Grade 12 Portfolio Presentations Another part of the final grade 12 grade is based on a presentation of their portfolios. Students were asked to dress professionally and go through a presentation and question process similar to what they would encounter in a college/university interview. They were also graded on the overall quality of their portfolio. All students did a wonderful

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The hell of being an asylum seeker

Editorial (source external link )

Meet Sergey. He’s a doctor. He’s also an asylum seeker who is forced to survive on £35 of Asda vouchers a week. Award-winning novelist Mark Haddon discovers the horror of being a refugee in the UK today. Miriam, who fled from Ethiopia, talks to Mark Haddon at the Migrants Resource Centre in west London. Photograph: Sophia Evans Last year Oxfam asked whether I’d visit one … Continue reading →

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