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10-09-2016 | QUT support leads to study success (Queensland University of Technology)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Sep 2016

Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people are amongst the most disadvantaged in our country, and the opportunity to achieve a university degree can have a transformative impact on their career, life prospects and respective communities ... Rather their intent - which is lawful - is to assist Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander students to succeed at university....

'We should be paying attention to their arrival on islands,' says UVic scientist about swimming ...

Edit CBC 19 Sep 2016

A pair of grizzly bears sighted off the north end of Vancouver Island — believed to have 'island hopped' from the mainland — are a "red flag" says University of Victoria associate professor Chris Darimont ... ....

Australia gains reputation as ‘Cayman Islands of South Pacific’ (Griffith University)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Sep 2016

Griffith University). Australia is doing little to counter a growing reputation as 'the Cayman Islands of the South Pacific' with billions of dollars from foreign corruption flowing into the country. This will be the contention of Professor Jason Sharman when he delivers the annual Distinguished Lecture at Griffith University on Monday night (Sept 19)....

Mass sighting of sea urchins near Nagayalanka

Edit The Hindu 19 Sep 2016

“Seeing the urchin is a new experience ... The nearest natural coral reef exists at the Andaman and Nicobar Islands in the Bay of Bengal ... Urchins have absolute medicinal values,” Annamalai University’s Centre for Advanced Studies in Marine Biology, Chennai Associate Professor P. Ananda Raman told The Hindu . ....

Kazakhs finish second after big win (FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Sep 2016

Kazakhstan finished second in Group E at the FIFA Futsal World Cup Colombia 2016 after a resounding 10-0 victory over Solomon Islands at the Coliseo Ivan de Bedout on Sunday ... Arnold Knaub then doubled Kazakstan's advantage with a neat chip past Solomon Islands goalkeeper Phillip Mango ... Any hopes of a Solomon Islands comeback were soon dashed after the break, as Kazakstan added to their goal total....

Argentina's anarchic European (FIFA - Fédération Internationale de Football Association)

Edit Public Technologies 19 Sep 2016

'My futsal is a little anarchico, because I only started playing futsal while at university,' he explained to FIFA.com ... Born in Las Palmas, among the Canary Islands, to an Argentinian mother and father, he may own a European passport but his childhood gave him the opportunity to forge a strong bond with the birthplace of his parents....

More missing in Saptakoshi boat capsize

Edit The Himalayan 19 Sep 2016

The boat traveling to Prakashpur from Sri Lanka Island in Koshi Tappu had capsized in the river yesterday at 11.00am ... The number went up as they calculated the number of people staying in the Sri Lanka Island yesterday and today ... According to police, as many as 59 persons had boarded the boat from Sri Lanka Island and three others had boarded from Shishuwa....

Back from a 5-year hiatus, married couple sweep fourth Kiawah Island Golf Resort Triathlon

Edit The Post and Courier 19 Sep 2016

KIAWAH ISLAND — A married couple — who first met while competing on the College of Charleston sailing team — won the fourth annual Kiawah Island Golf Resort Triathlon ... ....

Maradu municipality plans crackdown on leisure boats

Edit The Hindu 19 Sep 2016

The relentless conflict between the fisher folk on Valanthakkad island and speedboat operators has now flared up with the local body taking sides with the local community and planning a crackdown on the operators of recreational boats ... “The criss-crossing of powerboats is posing a serious safety risk to the local fishermen community on Valanthakkad island, in addition to damaging their fishing gears....

Sometimes called devil weed, the algae has spread from the Long Beach harbor to areas as far south as Baja California and as far north as Santa Barbara, and it has taken a strong hold off the Santa Catalina Island coast ... Catalina and Channel Islands hit hard....

Canadian island offers a job and two acres of land to anyone willing to move there

Edit The Independent 19 Sep 2016

A general store on a small Canadian island has been inundated with thousands of applications after its owners offered two acres of land land and job to anyone willing to move there....

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