University of Georgia faculty and students will participate in a virtual college fair Saturday for students from India. UGA is the only Georgia institution participating and one of 48 U.S. colleges that will answer questions from prospective Indian students. UGA participated in its first international virtual college this past spring with students from Latin America. Students and their parents can chat with the college about everything from academic programs to financial aid to campus life. LAURA DIAMOND
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Emory University announced Thursday it will make thousands of digitized "orphan works" available to students, faculty and others who are conducting research at the college. Orphan works are out-of-print books that are still subject to copyright but whose copyright holders cannot be identified or located. Other colleges -- including Duke, Cornell and Johns Hopkins universities -- are participating in this project. LAURA DIAMOND
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The federal appeals court has upheld a 20-year prison term for a man convicted of collecting and trading images of children being sexually abused.
Charlie B. Flowers II, 34, pleaded guilty in federal court in Atlanta last October, but appealed his sentence. The 11th U.S. Circuit Court of Appeals on Tuesday noted Flowers had 6,966 images and 530 videos of child porn on his computer. It agreed with the sentencing judge who said the images shared by Flower were “so shocking to the conscience and so utterly repulsive” his case warranted the maximum term. BILL RANKIN
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