Stardust

The Vedic System of Education
A Gurukul is a type of ancient Vedic school in India in which students go to the house of their teacher, or the guru, to live and study under his care. The students are all treated the same no matter what their social castes are or how elevated in society his family is. The students not only study, but also render menial services such as cleaning, washing clothes, collecting wood and water, etc.

Douglas among first Stardust schools chosen (The Daily Dispatch)
Five Arizona high schools will get fully equipped multimedia newsrooms in time for fall classes as part of a new high school outreach program by the Walter Cronkite School of Journalism and Mass Communication and the Stardust Foundation of Scottsdale.

sunday ladowns (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Post Time: 1:25 p.m. 1st—$75,000, stk, 2YO, 6f, clear. Stardust S.

saturdays ladowns (Tyler Morning Telegraph)
Bossier City, La. Post Time: 1:25 p.m. Race 1 — Stardust S. – Grade.Race Type: Stakes. Breed: Thoroughbred. Age Restriction: Two Year Old. Restriction: State Bred. Purse: $75,000. Distance: Six Furlongs.

Boyd's Mixed Hand (Forbes)
The company reported Q2 sales declines but its delayed Las Vegas casino worked in its favor, pushing shares up.

Boyd Cuts Its Losses (Forbes)
The casino operator's stock soared after it said it would delay construction of a Vegas casino.

Some TLC for your heart! (Deccan Herald)
Dangling stardust! Something that our great grandmothers wore with pride at select weddings is today all over international fashion ramps and red carpets. What is it about chandelier earrings that makes them so hot?

Boyd delays Las Vegas project; stock jumps (Reuters via Yahoo! News)
Boyd Gaming Corp said on Friday that it would delay construction of its partially built Echelon casino project on the Las Vegas Strip, and investors concerned about a glut of new resorts in the city sent the company's shares up as much as 30 percent.

Success and stardust (Philippine Daily Inquirer)
There are only two words I remember from the speeches delivered by our batch’s top two students on our graduation day: “success” and “stardust.” I had no idea what they were talking about, because all I cared about was my makeup, my dress and my heels.

County wants development talks (The Post-Standard)
Cayuga County lawmakers may be willing to kiss and make up with a group of local civic leaders, but it doesn't look as if the two sides will be getting back together anytime soon.

Verizon workers' unions ready to strike tonight (The Post-Standard)
Unions representing about 65,000 workers for Verizon Communications were prepared to strike at midnight today, when their five-year contract expires, if an agreement on a new contract isn't reached.