Articles from the ‘Books’ category
Posted by selorm on February 23, 2012 at 8:05 am in Books, Business, Education, Travel & Tourism
London has come second, beaten only by Paris, in a ranking of the world’s 50 best cities for students. Researchers considered cities with populations of more than 250,000 and home to two or more top universities. They looked at affordability and quality of life as well as the number and reputation of universities. Ben Sowter, [...]
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Posted by selorm on at 8:04 am in Books, Education
The Ghana National Association of Teachers (GNAT) has revived its annual encounter with the media for discussions on pertinent issues pertaining to the Association and education in Ghana. General Secretary of GNAT, Mrs. Irene Duncan-Adanusa, at a press soiree in Accra pledged GNAT’s commitment to sustaining its encounter with the media to help keep [...]
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Posted by selorm on at 8:03 am in Books, Education
A noun is a word used to name a person, animal, place, thing, and abstract idea. Nouns are usually the first words which small children learn. The highlighted words in the following sentences are all nouns: Late last year our neighbours bought a goat. Portia White was an opera singer. The bus inspector looked at [...]
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Posted by selorm on February 22, 2012 at 7:40 am in Books, Local News
Pro-Vice Chancellor for Research, Innovation and Development of the University of Ghana, Professor John Gyapong, has been appointed a member of the Lancet-UiO Commission on Global Governance for Health. The Commission is an independent academic research initiative managed in collaboration with the Harvard Global Health Institute. This was contained in a statement issued in Accra [...]
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Posted by selorm on at 7:32 am in Arts, Books, Education, Travel & Tourism
Hinduism differs from Christianity and other monotheistic religions in that it does not have: a single founder, a specific theological system, a single concept of deity, a single holy text, a single system of morality, a central religious authority, the concept of a prophet. Hinduism is generally regarded as the world’s oldest organized religion. It [...]
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Posted by selorm on at 7:31 am in Books, Dinning and Wine, Health, Health & Lifestyle
When Rebecca Hensler’s infant son died in 2009, she received numerous condolences from friends, colleagues and even total strangers she met online. She knew their intentions were good, but their words weren’t always helpful. And in the rawness of her grief, Hensler found some of them downright hurtful. Hensler is an atheist, so when people [...]
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Posted by selorm on February 21, 2012 at 8:08 am in Books, Education
A total of 1,209 graduates were over the weekend awarded with Higher National Diploma by the Cape Coast Polytechnic (C-Poly) in Business and Management Studies, Engineering, Applied Sciences and Arts. The graduates were presented with certificates in recognition of their excellent academic performance during the eighth congregation ceremony of the school on Saturday [...]
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Posted by selorm on at 7:54 am in Books, Business, Fashion and Style, Science
In Syria’s cyberwar, the regime’s supporters have deployed a new weapon against opposition activists — computer viruses that spy on them, according to an IT specialist from a Syrian opposition group and a former international aid worker whose computer was infected. A U.S.-based antivirus software maker, which analyzed one of the viruses at CNN‘s request, [...]
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