Randy Travis In 'Critical' Condition After Stroke And Surgery - Health ...

The publicist of Grammy award-winning country star Randy Travis has confirmed that he is in critical condition after suffering a stroke and undergoing brain surgery.
54-year-old Travis has been hospitalised in a Texas hospital since Sunday after his family became extremely concerned with his rapidly deteriorating health.

His doctors confirmed that he was Travis was suffering from cardiomyopathy and congestive heart failure when he was admitted.

"Mr. Randy Travis is out of surgery and in critical condition," the hospital website announced last night.

"As a complication of his congestive heart failure Mr Randy Travis has suffered a stroke and is currently undergoing surgery to relieve pressure on his brain. He is in critical condition," his publicist Kirk Webster said.

Webster also said that his condition is a result of a "recently acquired viral cardiomyopathy."
His family are said to be ?frantic? with worry and Dr. Michael Mack from the Baylor Health Care System in Dallas told ABC News that his family and friends are grateful for all the support they have received from well-wishers.

?On behalf of his Mr. Travis? family, friends and associates, we would like to express our extreme gratitude for the overwhelming affection and support that Mr. Travis has received,? he said.

The news comes after it was reported yesterday that he was responding to treatment for his condition.

Travis is known for his hits Ever Amen and Three Wooden Crosses but in 2012 he hit the headlines for walking into a store completely naked and trying to buy cigarettes before crashing his car. He was fined and received probation for the arrest.

Source: http://planehealth.blogspot.com/2013/07/randy-travis-in-critical-condition.html

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Education News Headlines - Yahoo! News

http://news.yahoo.com/education/ Get the latest Education news headlines from Yahoo! News. Find breaking education news, including analysis and opinion on top Education stories, photos and more.en-USCopyright (c) 2013 Yahoo! Inc. All rights reservedWed, 10 Jul 2013 13:24:00 -04005http://news.yahoo.com/education/ http://l.yimg.com/a/i/us/nws/th/main_142c.gif<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/academies-d-c-first-time-ninth-graders-aim-172400045.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X8N8E2s0NldWIkwWoB0.3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2655042.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="New Academies for D.C.&#039;s First-Time Ninth Graders Aim at Graduation" align="left" title="New Academies for D.C.&#039;s First-Time Ninth Graders Aim at Graduation" border="0" /></a>District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) has announced a new program that focuses on targeted curriculum for first-time ninth graders in the Washington, D.C., district. Its aim is to transition the students into high school, maintain their social well-being, and succeed with good grades.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/academies-d-c-first-time-ninth-graders-aim-172400045.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 13:24:00 -0400Yahoo! Contributor Networkacademies-d-c-first-time-ninth-graders-aim-172400045<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/academies-d-c-first-time-ninth-graders-aim-172400045.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/X8N8E2s0NldWIkwWoB0.3Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2655042.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="New Academies for D.C.&#039;s First-Time Ninth Graders Aim at Graduation" align="left" title="New Academies for D.C.&#039;s First-Time Ninth Graders Aim at Graduation" border="0" /></a>District of Columbia Public Schools (DCPS) has announced a new program that focuses on targeted curriculum for first-time ninth graders in the Washington, D.C., district. Its aim is to transition the students into high school, maintain their social well-being, and succeed with good grades.</p><br clear="all"/>BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will raise the pay of 150,000 teachers from September by an average 34 percent and give further hikes every year until 2017, a government minister said on Wednesday. The measure could help Prime Minister Viktor Orban's Fidesz party to cement its comfortable opinion poll lead in the run-up to a national election expected next April or May. Zoltan Balog, minister for human resources, told a news conference that teachers' pay would rise again in September 2014 by an average 10 percent, with further rises each year to 2017. ...http://news.yahoo.com/hungary-promises-teachers-34-percent-pay-hike-more-165942009.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 12:59:42 -0400Reutershungary-promises-teachers-34-percent-pay-hike-more-165942009An increase or decline in salary can affect a parent's need to save for a child's future or current college education. A $5,000 income increase, for instance, can alter eligibility for federal educational tax credits, while a $5,000 drop in income could mean thousands in additional financial aid.http://news.yahoo.com/check-college-funding-eligibility-income-changes-143625185.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 10:36:25 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPcheck-college-funding-eligibility-income-changes-143625185More and more students are attending two-year colleges instead of four-year schools. Within five years, minorities will make up more than half of the country's under-18 population. And, by 2020, two thirds of all jobs will require education beyond high school?up from roughly a quarter 40 years ago. There are major changes in store for the nation's higher-education system, and it needs to adjust accordingly. ...http://news.yahoo.com/future-higher-education-looks-nothing-present-120351788.htmlWed, 10 Jul 2013 08:35:06 -0400National Journalfuture-higher-education-looks-nothing-present-120351788<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/many-colleges-offering-more-help-career-prep-172711800.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uDtq.R_8UTv6Ytvw2NsrJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8e3390a3ef2d0916370f6a706700c407.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Oct. 24, 2012 photo provided by Franklin &amp; Marshall College shows Lindsey Pollak, an official ambassador for LinkedIn, consultant and author, speaking to students and alumni in a life skills workshop about leveraging social media for professional success, in Lancaster, Pa. Franklin &amp; Marshall is one of a number of colleges doing more to emphasize career preparation for students. In addition to launching life skills workshops, the school has revamped career services and increased on-campus recruiting. (AP Photo/ Franklin &amp; Marshall College/Office of College Communications)" align="left" title="This Oct. 24, 2012 photo provided by Franklin &amp; Marshall College shows Lindsey Pollak, an official ambassador for LinkedIn, consultant and author, speaking to students and alumni in a life skills workshop about leveraging social media for professional success, in Lancaster, Pa. Franklin &amp; Marshall is one of a number of colleges doing more to emphasize career preparation for students. In addition to launching life skills workshops, the school has revamped career services and increased on-campus recruiting. (AP Photo/ Franklin &amp; Marshall College/Office of College Communications)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? When Kitty Wo&#039;s eldest daughter started at Scripps College in California in 2002, &quot;we thought a liberal arts education would be a wonderful thing,&quot; she said. &quot;There was no pressure.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/many-colleges-offering-more-help-career-prep-172711800.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 19:48:32 -0400Associated Pressmany-colleges-offering-more-help-career-prep-172711800<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/many-colleges-offering-more-help-career-prep-172711800.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/uDtq.R_8UTv6Ytvw2NsrJw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/8e3390a3ef2d0916370f6a706700c407.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This Oct. 24, 2012 photo provided by Franklin &amp; Marshall College shows Lindsey Pollak, an official ambassador for LinkedIn, consultant and author, speaking to students and alumni in a life skills workshop about leveraging social media for professional success, in Lancaster, Pa. Franklin &amp; Marshall is one of a number of colleges doing more to emphasize career preparation for students. In addition to launching life skills workshops, the school has revamped career services and increased on-campus recruiting. (AP Photo/ Franklin &amp; Marshall College/Office of College Communications)" align="left" title="This Oct. 24, 2012 photo provided by Franklin &amp; Marshall College shows Lindsey Pollak, an official ambassador for LinkedIn, consultant and author, speaking to students and alumni in a life skills workshop about leveraging social media for professional success, in Lancaster, Pa. Franklin &amp; Marshall is one of a number of colleges doing more to emphasize career preparation for students. In addition to launching life skills workshops, the school has revamped career services and increased on-campus recruiting. (AP Photo/ Franklin &amp; Marshall College/Office of College Communications)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? When Kitty Wo&#039;s eldest daughter started at Scripps College in California in 2002, &quot;we thought a liberal arts education would be a wonderful thing,&quot; she said. &quot;There was no pressure.&quot;</p><br clear="all"/>Singing the last words to the Star Spangled Banner this 4th of July seemed a little hypocritical. After failing to reach an agreement on a comprehensive bill, our national leaders allowed interest rates on subsidized student loans to double last week, making it even more difficult for students to afford a college education.http://news.yahoo.com/still-chance-keep-student-loans-affordable-174900667.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 13:49:00 -0400Takepart.comstill-chance-keep-student-loans-affordable-174900667<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/teachers-clothes-communicate-kids-173158698.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yW5EnS8v.GER3BuXEtDg6g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c701150fef4f0a16370f6a706700da68.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This publicity photo provided by amazon.com/fashion shows a model wearing a women&#039;s long sleeve shawl collar blazer from DKNYC. Many closet-to-classroom items are basic pieces, including a pencil skirt, fit-and-flare dress, collared shirts, blazers, jeans and sweaters, so they can make the transition between seasons and school years. They can all be dressed up or down, and adapted to look ?new? with the right belt, shoe or jewelry. (AP Photo/amazon.com/fashion)" align="left" title="This publicity photo provided by amazon.com/fashion shows a model wearing a women&#039;s long sleeve shawl collar blazer from DKNYC. Many closet-to-classroom items are basic pieces, including a pencil skirt, fit-and-flare dress, collared shirts, blazers, jeans and sweaters, so they can make the transition between seasons and school years. They can all be dressed up or down, and adapted to look ?new? with the right belt, shoe or jewelry. (AP Photo/amazon.com/fashion)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Back-to-school shopping doesn&#039;t have to be all kids&#039; stuff. The wardrobe to complement that first opening bell can help set the tone for a teacher&#039;s year, too.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/teachers-clothes-communicate-kids-173158698.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 13:32:02 -0400Associated Pressteachers-clothes-communicate-kids-173158698<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/teachers-clothes-communicate-kids-173158698.html"><img src="http://l.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/yW5EnS8v.GER3BuXEtDg6g--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/ap_webfeeds/c701150fef4f0a16370f6a706700da68.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="This publicity photo provided by amazon.com/fashion shows a model wearing a women&#039;s long sleeve shawl collar blazer from DKNYC. Many closet-to-classroom items are basic pieces, including a pencil skirt, fit-and-flare dress, collared shirts, blazers, jeans and sweaters, so they can make the transition between seasons and school years. They can all be dressed up or down, and adapted to look ?new? with the right belt, shoe or jewelry. (AP Photo/amazon.com/fashion)" align="left" title="This publicity photo provided by amazon.com/fashion shows a model wearing a women&#039;s long sleeve shawl collar blazer from DKNYC. Many closet-to-classroom items are basic pieces, including a pencil skirt, fit-and-flare dress, collared shirts, blazers, jeans and sweaters, so they can make the transition between seasons and school years. They can all be dressed up or down, and adapted to look ?new? with the right belt, shoe or jewelry. (AP Photo/amazon.com/fashion)" border="0" /></a>NEW YORK (AP) ? Back-to-school shopping doesn&#039;t have to be all kids&#039; stuff. The wardrobe to complement that first opening bell can help set the tone for a teacher&#039;s year, too.</p><br clear="all"/>Who would you trust with the lives of hundreds of people: federal intelligence agents or a bunch of college students?http://news.yahoo.com/why-college-students-better-decisions-intelligence-agents-121134970.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 12:38:27 -0400National Journalwhy-college-students-better-decisions-intelligence-agents-121134970Idaho is one of four states that will participate in a program to offer Greek yogurt as a meat substitute in meals served at public schools. The U.S. Department of Agriculture on Monday announced it was ...http://news.yahoo.com/id-schools-chosen-greek-yogurt-163622643.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 12:36:22 -0400Associated Pressid-schools-chosen-greek-yogurt-163622643A high school principal in Queens has come under fire for allegedly using racist language about two black teachers and unfairly firing them.http://news.yahoo.com/nyc-principal-allegedly-called-black-teachers-nappy-headed-125006272.htmlTue, 09 Jul 2013 08:50:06 -0400The Daily Callernyc-principal-allegedly-called-black-teachers-nappy-headed-125006272Taking care of your financial house after graduating college can set you up for financial success as you start a career. However, there are some financial mistakes to avoid during the transition period. Taking the reins of your personal finances after graduation can help you tackle financial issues in the real world with ease. Make life easier by steering clear of these money errors:http://news.yahoo.com/6-major-money-mistakes-college-graduates-avoid-195044966.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 15:50:44 -0400U.S.News & World Report LP6-major-money-mistakes-college-graduates-avoid-195044966WASHINGTON (Reuters) - Consumer credit increased in May by the most in a year, a sign low borrowing costs were boosting economic growth although interest rates have since risen. Total consumer installment credit advanced by $19.6 billion to $2.8 trillion, Federal Reserve data showed on Monday. Economists polled by Reuters had expected consumer credit to rise $12.5 billion during the month. Consumer debts grew both for non-revolving credit, which includes loans for cars and college tuition, as well as for revolving facilities like credit cards. Overall consumer debt rose the most since May ...http://news.yahoo.com/consumer-credit-rises-most-190545508.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 15:05:45 -0400Reutersconsumer-credit-rises-most-190545508<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insurance-companies-arent-excited-armed-teachers-nations-schools-153328311.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZYnD.a8tQGdQUPhIeTfo.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Insurance_Companies_Aren_t_Excited_About-46120e16663f78abd6e4f3ef9a174a8b" width="130" height="86" alt="Insurance Companies Aren&#039;t Excited About Armed Teachers in the Nation&#039;s Schools" align="left" title="Insurance Companies Aren&#039;t Excited About Armed Teachers in the Nation&#039;s Schools" border="0" /></a>After the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary last December, NRA chief Wayne LaPierre offered his organization&#039;s solution to the problem: Get the feds to put armed guards in every school. Turns out, that&#039;s expensive. So some school districts decided to take the idea into their own hands. But, thanks to understandably cautious insurance companies, that&#039;s expensive, too.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/insurance-companies-arent-excited-armed-teachers-nations-schools-153328311.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 11:33:28 -0400The Atlantic Wireinsurance-companies-arent-excited-armed-teachers-nations-schools-153328311<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/insurance-companies-arent-excited-armed-teachers-nations-schools-153328311.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/ZYnD.a8tQGdQUPhIeTfo.Q--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theatlanticwire/Insurance_Companies_Aren_t_Excited_About-46120e16663f78abd6e4f3ef9a174a8b" width="130" height="86" alt="Insurance Companies Aren&#039;t Excited About Armed Teachers in the Nation&#039;s Schools" align="left" title="Insurance Companies Aren&#039;t Excited About Armed Teachers in the Nation&#039;s Schools" border="0" /></a>After the massacre at Sandy Hook Elementary last December, NRA chief Wayne LaPierre offered his organization&#039;s solution to the problem: Get the feds to put armed guards in every school. Turns out, that&#039;s expensive. So some school districts decided to take the idea into their own hands. But, thanks to understandably cautious insurance companies, that&#039;s expensive, too.</p><br clear="all"/>Welcome back from the long holiday weekend, Daily Caller readers. As you settle into the rest of the summer, take a moment to laugh at these young, almost certainly drunk and possibly stoned American college kids who know nothing about the origins of the country.http://news.yahoo.com/wasted-college-students-show-deplorable-hilarious-ignorance-american-123205218.htmlMon, 08 Jul 2013 08:32:05 -0400The Daily Callerwasted-college-students-show-deplorable-hilarious-ignorance-american-123205218The dog days of summer are upon us. High school students across the country are enjoying their time off, which means that The Daily Caller can offer far fewer stories about stupid and otherwise outrageous occurrences on campus.http://news.yahoo.com/daily-caller-presents-first-annual-high-school-stupidity-005007730.htmlSat, 06 Jul 2013 20:50:07 -0400The Daily Callerdaily-caller-presents-first-annual-high-school-stupidity-005007730LIMA (Reuters) - Peruvian police fired tear gas at hundreds of students and civil servants in Lima on Thursday as they marched towards Congress to protest reforms that would impose tougher standards on universities and bureaucrats. Protesters lashed out at President Ollanta Humala for proposing the laws, which he says would improve the quality of sluggish government services and a lagging higher-education system. Critics say they would force thousands from their jobs and compromise the autonomy of Peru's universities. ...http://news.yahoo.com/peru-police-fire-tear-gas-protesting-students-civil-212224794.htmlThu, 04 Jul 2013 17:37:52 -0400Reutersperu-police-fire-tear-gas-protesting-students-civil-212224794PORTLAND, Ore. (AP) ? On college campuses across the United States, the eternal optimism of youth has been throttled out by a fear of crushing student debt. That's certainly the case in Oregon, where the cost of tuition has soared as public funding for higher education has declined.http://news.yahoo.com/plan-tuition-free-ore-colleges-225956705.htmlThu, 04 Jul 2013 04:10:52 -0400Associated Pressplan-tuition-free-ore-colleges-225956705Federal Direct Plus loans for parents are a paradox. On one hand, college tuition continues to rise far faster than the rate of inflation, and federal aid -- from Pell Grants to work-study to capped undergraduate student loans -- is failing to keep pace.http://news.yahoo.com/explore-parent-direct-plus-loan-paradox-164117700.htmlWed, 03 Jul 2013 12:41:17 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPexplore-parent-direct-plus-loan-paradox-164117700The U.S. Department of Education?s Office for Civil Rights has submitted a pamphlet to school districts around the nation explaining the rights guaranteed to pregnant high school students (as well as high school students with young children) under Title IX, a portion of 1972 law that prohibits educational institutions from discriminating against females.http://news.yahoo.com/high-schools-never-prevent-pregnant-students-playing-sports-133205403.htmlTue, 02 Jul 2013 09:32:05 -0400The Daily Callerhigh-schools-never-prevent-pregnant-students-playing-sports-133205403The U.S. News Short List, separate from our overall rankings, is a regular series that magnifies individual data points in hopes of providing students and parents a way to find which undergraduate or graduate programs excel or have room to grow in specific areas. Be sure to explore The Short List: College and The Short List: Grad School to find data that matters to you in your college or grad school search.http://news.yahoo.com/10-highest-priced-public-colleges-state-students-132254810.htmlTue, 02 Jul 2013 09:22:54 -0400U.S.News & World Report LP10-highest-priced-public-colleges-state-students-132254810My first experience teaching a special education class was not as positive as I had hoped.?http://news.yahoo.com/op-ed-teachers-don-t-believe-kids-learning-203700351.htmlMon, 01 Jul 2013 16:37:00 -0400Takepart.comop-ed-teachers-don-t-believe-kids-learning-203700351<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/3-terrible-realities-facing-todays-college-students-163000665.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QAlDWriRNED.GZPJ1ahWtg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/yes-grads-you-should-be-worried.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Yes, grads, you should be worried." align="left" title="Yes, grads, you should be worried." border="0" /></a>Congress fails to prevent student loan rates from doubling, putting even more pressure on struggling college students</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/3-terrible-realities-facing-todays-college-students-163000665.htmlMon, 01 Jul 2013 12:30:00 -0400The Week3-terrible-realities-facing-todays-college-students-163000665<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/3-terrible-realities-facing-todays-college-students-163000665.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/QAlDWriRNED.GZPJ1ahWtg--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/theweek/yes-grads-you-should-be-worried.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="Yes, grads, you should be worried." align="left" title="Yes, grads, you should be worried." border="0" /></a>Congress fails to prevent student loan rates from doubling, putting even more pressure on struggling college students</p><br clear="all"/>Kentucky's largest public school district has gone smoke free on all campuses. Jefferson County Public Schools enacted the regulation Monday, barring parents, visitors and employees from lighting up on ...http://news.yahoo.com/ky-school-district-goes-smoke-155508950.htmlMon, 01 Jul 2013 11:55:08 -0400Associated Pressky-school-district-goes-smoke-155508950STEM fields suffer from an image problem. Often seen as a boys club or a path for geeks, colleges struggle to attract and retain women in science, technology, engineering and math majors.http://news.yahoo.com/colleges-retain-women-stem-majors-150837932.htmlMon, 01 Jul 2013 11:08:37 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPcolleges-retain-women-stem-majors-150837932A judge is expected to issue a ruling Monday on whether yoga is a religious practice that shouldn't be allowed to be taught in public schools. An attorney representing a family bent out of shape over the ...http://news.yahoo.com/judge-rule-whether-yoga-tied-134658167.htmlMon, 01 Jul 2013 09:46:58 -0400Associated Pressjudge-rule-whether-yoga-tied-134658167<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-urges-africa-spirit-nelson-mandela-064058920.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Rh.EqsU6wV_3QpRvjwZGpw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2013-07-01T064058Z_1_AJOE9600IKD00_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-OBAMA-20130701.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="(Blank Headline Received)" align="left" title="(Blank Headline Received)" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Mason and Mark Felsenthal (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday the United States would help propel Africa along a path of prosperity and peace, and urged the continent to follow the example of Nelson Mandela. In South Africa on the second leg of a three-nation Africa trip, the U.S. leader and his family visited the bleak former prison of Robben Island to pay tribute to ex-inmate and former president Mandela, now critically ill in hospital. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/obama-urges-africa-spirit-nelson-mandela-064058920.htmlMon, 01 Jul 2013 02:40:58 -0400Reutersobama-urges-africa-spirit-nelson-mandela-064058920<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/obama-urges-africa-spirit-nelson-mandela-064058920.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/Rh.EqsU6wV_3QpRvjwZGpw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_ZA/News/Reuters/2013-07-01T064058Z_1_AJOE9600IKD00_RTROPTP_2_OZATP-OBAMA-20130701.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="(Blank Headline Received)" align="left" title="(Blank Headline Received)" border="0" /></a>By Jeff Mason and Mark Felsenthal (Reuters) - President Barack Obama said on Sunday the United States would help propel Africa along a path of prosperity and peace, and urged the continent to follow the example of Nelson Mandela. In South Africa on the second leg of a three-nation Africa trip, the U.S. leader and his family visited the bleak former prison of Robben Island to pay tribute to ex-inmate and former president Mandela, now critically ill in hospital. ...</p><br clear="all"/><p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hungary-raise-teachers-wages-september-minister-163649036.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MnHFWqSqbWKiAaSZITD7jw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-30T163649Z_1_CBRE95T1A5H00_RTROPTP_2_EU-SUMMIT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Hungary&#039;s Prime Minister Orban arrives at a European Union leaders summit in Brussels" align="left" title="Hungary&#039;s Prime Minister Orban arrives at a European Union leaders summit in Brussels" border="0" /></a>BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will raise teachers&#039; wages from September, a government minister said on Sunday, in a move that could help the ruling Fidesz party cement its robust opinion poll lead ahead of a national election expected next April or May. The announcement comes just nine days after the European Union took Hungary off the list of member states which must take measures to cut their budget deficits, removing the threat of cuts in development funds from Brussels. ...</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/hungary-raise-teachers-wages-september-minister-163649036.htmlSun, 30 Jun 2013 12:36:49 -0400Reutershungary-raise-teachers-wages-september-minister-163649036<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/hungary-raise-teachers-wages-september-minister-163649036.html"><img src="http://l3.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/MnHFWqSqbWKiAaSZITD7jw--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3E9ODU7dz0xMzA-/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/Reuters/2013-06-30T163649Z_1_CBRE95T1A5H00_RTROPTP_2_EU-SUMMIT.JPG" width="130" height="86" alt="Hungary&#039;s Prime Minister Orban arrives at a European Union leaders summit in Brussels" align="left" title="Hungary&#039;s Prime Minister Orban arrives at a European Union leaders summit in Brussels" border="0" /></a>BUDAPEST (Reuters) - Hungary will raise teachers&#039; wages from September, a government minister said on Sunday, in a move that could help the ruling Fidesz party cement its robust opinion poll lead ahead of a national election expected next April or May. The announcement comes just nine days after the European Union took Hungary off the list of member states which must take measures to cut their budget deficits, removing the threat of cuts in development funds from Brussels. ...</p><br clear="all"/>Representatives of United Teachers of Wichita reached a tentative one-year contract agreement on Friday, following a heated dispute in which the union?balked at a proposed clause that would require teachers to keep well-crafted daily lessons plans. The Wichita Eagle?reports that the agreement was reached late Friday, and it is not yet clear which side prevailed in the lesson-plan fight.http://news.yahoo.com/wichita-teachers-union-balks-thorough-lesson-plan-requirements-005422509.htmlFri, 28 Jun 2013 20:54:22 -0400The Daily Callerwichita-teachers-union-balks-thorough-lesson-plan-requirements-005422509DETROIT (AP) ? A federal judge on Friday blocked Michigan's ban on domestic partner benefits for employees who work for public schools or local governments, saying state lawmakers simply wanted to punish gays and lesbians.http://news.yahoo.com/mich-ban-domestic-partner-benefits-blocked-173636201.htmlFri, 28 Jun 2013 20:48:55 -0400Associated Pressmich-ban-domestic-partner-benefits-blocked-173636201The clock is ticking on junk foods sold in public schools.By 2014, every public school in the country will have to swap out Snickers bars, donuts, and sugary drinks with granola bars, fruit cups, and water.The new ?Smart Snacks? standards aim to replace foods high in fat, sugar, and sodium with whole grains, low-fat dairy, fruits and vegetables, and leaner protein.It is one of the Obama Administration?s many new changes to the school food program under the Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids Act of 2010, an overhaul that is supposed to help slim down the nation?s alarming obese student population.http://news.yahoo.com/win-public-schools-goodbye-donuts-doritos-232200350.htmlFri, 28 Jun 2013 19:22:00 -0400Takepart.comwin-public-schools-goodbye-donuts-doritos-232200350Instead of a wooden video explaining why bullying is a problem, the Department of Education added a personal touch to the issue.http://news.yahoo.com/surprisingly-touching-gets-better-video-dept-education-183200743.htmlFri, 28 Jun 2013 14:32:00 -0400Takepart.comsurprisingly-touching-gets-better-video-dept-education-183200743A major Providence landmark that has sat vacant since 1999 would be redeveloped for shared use by Brown University and two public higher education institutions under a $200 million redevelopment plan announced ...http://news.yahoo.com/3-schools-share-redeveloped-dynamo-144924686.htmlFri, 28 Jun 2013 10:49:24 -0400Associated Press3-schools-share-redeveloped-dynamo-144924686<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-high-school-diploma-instead-ged-doesnt-214200780.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xrHWXAKdAnA_QcAp4Japug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2643519.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="First Person: For Some, a High School Diploma Instead of a GED Doesn&#039;t Matter" align="left" title="First Person: For Some, a High School Diploma Instead of a GED Doesn&#039;t Matter" border="0" /></a>FIRST PERSON | I had always been told that if I don&#039;t get a college education, or at the very least my high school diploma, I would go nowhere in life. Family, counselors, school officials and countless others told me this. I would like to think I proved them wrong.</p><br clear="all"/>http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-high-school-diploma-instead-ged-doesnt-214200780.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 17:42:00 -0400Yahoo! Contributor Networkfirst-person-high-school-diploma-instead-ged-doesnt-214200780<p><a href="http://news.yahoo.com/first-person-high-school-diploma-instead-ged-doesnt-214200780.html"><img src="http://l1.yimg.com/bt/api/res/1.2/xrHWXAKdAnA_QcAp4Japug--/YXBwaWQ9eW5ld3M7Zmk9ZmlsbDtoPTg2O3B4b2ZmPTUwO3B5b2ZmPTA7cT04NTt3PTEzMA--/http://media.zenfs.com/en_us/News/associatedcontent/470_2643519.jpg" width="130" height="86" alt="First Person: For Some, a High School Diploma Instead of a GED Doesn&#039;t Matter" align="left" title="First Person: For Some, a High School Diploma Instead of a GED Doesn&#039;t Matter" border="0" /></a>FIRST PERSON | I had always been told that if I don&#039;t get a college education, or at the very least my high school diploma, I would go nowhere in life. Family, counselors, school officials and countless others told me this. I would like to think I proved them wrong.</p><br clear="all"/>What are the most expensive colleges? That depends what you mean by "most expensive." Are they the schools with the highest listed tuition ? the highest sticker price? Or those with the highest average net price ? what the typical student pays to attend after accounting for all expenses, but also all financial aid? What about different types of schools? Is it fair to compare public and private colleges?http://news.yahoo.com/feds-list-most-expensive-colleges-180307659.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 14:03:07 -0400Associated Pressfeds-list-most-expensive-colleges-180307659By Anders Melin BRUSSELS (Reuters) - When Alex Godson accepted his first unpaid internship in Brussels after receiving a master's degree in international relations from the University of Manchester, he believed a full-time position was just a few months away. But Godson bounced from one low-paid traineeship to another for three years before finally landing a proper job in May at the European Movement International, a Brussels-based group that lobbies for a federal Europe. ...http://news.yahoo.com/brussels-army-slave-trainees-escapes-eu-gaze-173908636.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 13:39:08 -0400Reutersbrussels-army-slave-trainees-escapes-eu-gaze-173908636As you look for scholarships, financial aid and the perfect college fit, there are a lot of familiar resources. These include scholarship search engines, the federal student aid database and high school and college websites. But one useful source that plenty of students never think about is their state's office of higher education.http://news.yahoo.com/turn-state-higher-education-offices-scholarship-help-155726420.htmlThu, 27 Jun 2013 11:57:26 -0400U.S.News & World Report LPturn-state-higher-education-offices-scholarship-help-155726420Summer school in Dallas is lacking one critical component.http://news.yahoo.com/fed-teachers-refuse-teach-summer-school-texas-233200773.htmlWed, 26 Jun 2013 19:32:00 -0400Takepart.comfed-teachers-refuse-teach-summer-school-texas-233200773By Daniel Kelley PHILADELPHIA (Reuters) - Children wrote letters. Parents staged rallies in Pennsylvania. But Earlene Bly, a hotel housekeeper, didn't feel like anyone was listening. A more dramatic gesture was needed, Bly thought, to protest an austerity budget passed last month that stripped Philadelphia public schools of art and music, nurses and librarians, guidance counselors, assistant principals and hundreds of cafeteria and recess monitors. So the 46-year-old Bly stopped eating. ...http://news.yahoo.com/hunger-strikers-protest-deep-cuts-philadelphia-schools-224536665.htmlWed, 26 Jun 2013 18:45:36 -0400Reutershunger-strikers-protest-deep-cuts-philadelphia-schools-224536665In-state tuition is increasing at least 6 percent at five West Virginia higher education institutions. The Higher Education Policy Commission approved tuition increases on Tuesday for the 2013-2014 academic ...http://news.yahoo.com/w-va-higher-ed-panel-160452357.htmlWed, 26 Jun 2013 12:04:52 -0400Associated Pressw-va-higher-ed-panel-160452357Washington state rep. Liz Pike has unleashed the fury of teachers and schoolmarms in general across The Evergreen State after she suggested in a Facebook post that teachers who want to make more money should find a different line of work.http://news.yahoo.com/wash-state-lawmaker-tells-teachers-quit-whining-money-123621080.htmlWed, 26 Jun 2013 08:36:21 -0400The Daily Callerwash-state-lawmaker-tells-teachers-quit-whining-money-123621080

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No surprises when it comes to No. 1 sports city in the SEC

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Tuscaloosa, home to the University of Alabama, ranked as the top SEC city for sports fans.

As summer reaches its height, many are anxiously awaiting the beginning of fall and kickoff of the 2013 college football season. All eyes will be on the Birmingham-based Southeastern Conference to see if it can retain possession of the BCS trophy for an eighth-straight season.

The attention the SEC has generated has even reached as far as the real estate business on the west coast.

California-based Movoto Real Estate ranked all 14 college towns in the Southeastern Conference to determine which city was the best for sports fans.

And it's no surprise which city earned number one: Tuscaloosa, home to the University of Alabama.

The rankings were based on best tailgating experience, sports bars, attendance, rival wins and championships.

With the quad, the strip, a stadium filled with more than 100,000 fans and two consecutive national championships, Tuscaloosa proves to be the most popular college town in the SEC.

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Sun's cosmic ray shadow is solar storm predictor

We are used to the sun creating shadows when it hits other objects, but it casts its own when viewed through a cosmic ray detector. Now it seems monitoring this shadow could help us to prepare for solar bursts.

Cosmic rays are high-energy, charged particles that constantly stream through the solar system, but are blocked in part by the magnetic field of the sun's corona. The result is a patch that is low in cosmic rays ? a shadow ? that appears on any cosmic ray detector on Earth.

Michihiro Amenomori of Hirosaki University in Japan and colleagues wondered if the shadow might vary with the solar cycle. They used a cosmic ray detector in Tibet to track changes in the sun's shadow between 1996 and 2009, slightly longer than the sun's full 11-year cycle of activity.

The shadow's intensity varied with the solar cycle, and was most pronounced during the solar minimum, when the sun is at its least energetic. The team conclude that when the sun peaks, the coronal magnetic field is more active too and starts deflecting cosmic rays towards Earth, rather than just blocking them.

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With the help of the shadow, other variations in the coronal magnetic field might be detectable, such as those that cause coronal mass ejections.

These outbursts can fry satellites, and electronics on Earth, but are tough to predict using the light emitted by the corona ? although astronomers can track the sun's surface magnetic field this way. "As the coronal magnetic field observed optically is weak compared with that from the solar surface, one needs to go close to the sun," says team member Masato Takita of the University of Tokyo, Japan. "However, a spacecraft would be burned out before approaching the coronal region."

A detailed understanding of the coronal magnetic field could provide an early warning system for Earth and orbiting spacecraft, says Mathew Owens at the University of Reading, UK, who was not involved in the research. "You can potentially get three or four days' warning," he says, though he adds the information from the sun's shadow is not yet complete enough for space weather predictions.

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New Microsoft ad takes another swing at the iPad

Microsoft today unveiled a new commercial which, yet again, takes some shots against Apple's iPad.

In the advertisement below, a Windows 8 device is shown against Apple's iPad which is depicted as a stunted device to the extent that it's not capable of full multitasking.

Something tells me that the commercial above would elicit a hearty laugh from real baseball scouts.

It's also rather comical that the person talking to the scout with the iPad seemingly gets flustered when he can only hear audio and not see video, as if that would realistically bring a videoconferencing conversation to a standstill.

Microsoft's latest ad is the latest effort from Redmond to take shots at the iPad, which given its large marketshare, is to be expected. In previous commercials, Microsoft has taken the iPad to task for not being able to run PowerPoint, for not having a zoomable home screen, and for not having SD card support.

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