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Saturday May 26th, 2018 day edition

image for A 6th-grade teacher wrote 'Invite me to your Harvard graduation!' -- 21 years later, the student did just that

A sixth-grade teacher from Yuma, Arizona, Toensing made a strong impact on one of her students 21 years ago.

This week, the student, Christin Gilmer graduated from Harvard as a doctor of public health.

Gilmer who is now 33, was only 12 at the time, but she kept the message all these years.

Gilmer, who wrote a thank you note prior to her graduation, said Toensing was the first person to encourage her in the journey of studying public health.

She was the first person who passionately conveyed the plight of people living with HIV/AIDS to me," the letter said.

"I feel honored that Harvard chose to tell Christin's story, her journey, and that I was a small part of that journey," she added.

Toensing, who taught Gilmer all her sixth-grade subjects, now teaches sixth- and eighth-grade Social Studies. »

U.S. House Makes Clear That There is No Authorization for Use of Military Force Against Iran

Authored by commondreams.org

Today, that amendment passed the U.S. House as part of the National Defense Authorization Act of 2019.

“This amendment sends a powerful message that the American people and Members of Congress do not want a war with Iran.

Following the President’s misguided withdrawal from the JCPOA, the House of Representatives sent a clear message by passing this amendment unanimously: unauthorized war with Iran is not an option. »

Difference Between Further and Farther

Authored by differencebetween.net

This is a clear instance underscoring the difference a single letter can make when used in two words.

The words ‘farther’ and ‘further’ are two words in every day usage and it is very easy to get confused.

In such cases, the distance that the word is referring to cannot be really observed and measured. »

Irish Times exit poll projects Ireland has voted by landslide to repeal Eighth

Authored by irishtimes.com

Ireland has voted by a landslide margin to change the constitution so that abortion can be legalised, according to an exit poll conducted for The Irish Times by Ipsos/MRBI.

An exit poll published later on Friday night by RTÉ during the Late Late Show mirrored the projection seen in The Irish Times exit poll.

The highest Yes vote was in Dublin, where 77 per cent of voters backed the proposals, The Irish Times poll predicts. »

Students with lower A Levels from poorly performing schools do just as well on m

Authored by york.ac.uk

Students from some of England’s worst performing secondary schools who enrol on medical degrees with lower A Level grades, on average, do at least as well as their peers from top performing schools, a new study has revealed.

The authors of the research are now calling for medical school entry criteria to be relaxed for all pupils applying from low-performing schools.

If medical schools started to contextualise A Level results, it could make access to studying medicine appear more achievable.”. »