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Within five years innovative 'smart' sensing systems that will help the UK's 700,000 dementia sufferers live independently at home could be available commercially. Once installed, the systems are designed to closely monitor people's movements and ...
2009-03-04 03:52:00
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A Daisyphone, Virtual Cocoon and a 'Smart' house for people with dementia are just some of the highlights at a major exhibition on 4th March, organised by the Engineering and Physical Sciences Research Council (EPSRC). 'Pioneers 09' is a free event ...
2009-03-04 03:52:00
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The entire country is suffering from a shortage of teachers that are qualified and rigorously trained to effect real change, in particular within high-need and urban school districts, according to the National Commission on Teaching and America’s ...
2009-03-04 05:04:00
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Last week, we talked about the origin of the dollar sign. Someone had asked about where it started, and I wrote that a man named Florian Cajori has a theory that it has its origin from the Spanish peso. Cajori wrote "A History of Mathematical ...
2009-03-04 03:24:00
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A recently released school system report does little to vindicate schools Superintendent Jerry D. Weast's decision two years ago to close secondary learning centers for special-needs students. The report, issued Feb. 20 by the school system's Office ...
2009-03-04 05:33:00
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There are many reasons why Israeli students do poorly on international math and science exams, but one sticks out because it is so simple: Doing well on these exams is not our education system's goal. "Advancing educational achievement" is only 12th ...
2009-03-04 05:33:00
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To help better prepare science and math teachers in California’s grade schools and improve the skills of elementary schools overall, Cal Poly is merging its College of Education and College of Science and Mathematics. The union, set to occur July 1, also will enable the university to raise about $225,000 a year in additional student fees — money that can be used to strengthen programs. Under the ...
2009-03-04 02:28:34
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With one of the most startling murder rates per capita in the world, Jamaica still has more than a thousand centenarians living among its 2.8-million-strong populace. For the mathematics enthusiasts, that is more than 100,000 years combined. Wow...
2009-03-04 03:19:58
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1. SHAH ALAM: The planned peaceful gathering of 100,000 people in front of Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to hand over a memorandum to abolish the teaching of mathematics and science in English will proceed even without a police permit. (205 words/ 1151 hrs)
2009-03-04 04:03:37
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From all appearances, “politicians rule” applies right here as well as in Washington. We watched the reports of the tremendous, even gargantuan, efforts that our school board has been making to live within a sharply reduced budget. We have heard ...
2009-03-03 10:09:00
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ASM must address the faults of the proposed constitution to make sure work doesn't go to waste. The proposed ASM constitution did not become one of ASM ’s few victories last Tuesday. However, a mandate for reform was certainly conveyed by the 15 ...
2009-03-04 12:03:00
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K ate Wegmann discusses the achievement gap at schools in low-income areas. Wegmann was part of the fifth annual University Research Day where students and faculty present their work with the campus. UNC’s Fifth Annual Research Day symposium on ...
2009-03-04 01:15:00
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Gaming is a relatively affordable form of escapism as people always tend to spend more money on entertainment options that offer more bang for the buck, especially in tough financial times. Reports have shown that the digital gaming industry ...
2009-03-04 12:54:00
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Two women traveling in a gold Cadillac escaped serious injury Tuesday afternoon when the car was struck by bullets in a drive-by shooting on White Bluff Road, not far from the Savannah Tech campus. The Cadillac skidded to a halt about 2 p.m. when ...
2009-03-04 12:54:00
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SHAH ALAM: The planned peaceful gathering of 100,000 people in front of Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur on Saturday to hand over a memorandum to abolish the teaching of mathematics and science in English will proceed even without a police permit. Datuk ...
2009-03-03 09:55:00
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