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I had a problem. I was getting in a couple home theater projectors for review, but I didn’t want to just sit them on a table in the middle of my office. It’s already cluttered enough. The obvious solution was to mount them on my ceiling. However ...
2010-03-12 12:58:00
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Astronomy knowledge recently helped a Gallatin student not only with the ACT science and math portions but also with reading. “My astronomy class really helped in my ACT because Mr. Robnett teaches how to solve problems step-by-step and see the big ...
2010-03-12 04:18:00
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(CNN) -- The sound of meditation for some people is full of deep breaths or gentle humming. For Marc Umile, it's "3.14159265358979..." Whether in the shower, driving to work, or walking down the street, he'll mentally rattle off digits of pi to pass ...
2010-03-12 11:54:00
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As I’ve previously observed (at Telecosm and via some math (PDF)), there are several reasons that Metcalfe’s Law can overestimate the value of a network. First, typically only a fraction of the possible connections have value. Second, there are ...
2010-03-12 06:56:00
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Twas a well night spent last night at Minneapolis' "Triple Rock." Famous for they're live and loud punk/metal rock shows, the events' head banging attendees jammed out to a different buzz. A sound in which transformed Twin Citians into killer bees as ...
2010-03-12 06:27:00
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Some will say in math or geometry. Others hold fast to the thinking skills acquired in writing courses. Few—a very few—have training in logic. Most learned argument through experience and very few learned creativity. How can we have an educated ...
2010-03-12 08:00:00
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Chicago's Urban Prep Charter Academy has a mission -- for its students to graduate and succeed in college. Now, for the first graduating class at the high school , it's mission accomplished. All 107 seniors in the graduating class of Chicago's Urban ...
2010-03-12 06:20:00
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This spring, 12th-graders in Minnesota and across the country will achieve a major life milestone. Thousands of fresh-faced teenagers will walk across a stage to receive a high school diploma. All will have completed their state's graduation ...
2010-03-12 07:39:00
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One of the trickiest words in all of journalism is “unprecedented.” Consider the top of this Lenten story in The Boston Globe : In an effort to get the reluctant faithful back to confession, the Archdiocese of Boston is launching an unprecedented ...
2010-03-12 01:55:00
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When Americans go to the movies, we know what to expect: Multiplex. Popcorn and soda. Barely comfortable seats. Middling sound and picture quality. We can do better staying home, and yet, despite the recession, we keep going — and going. Now, as ...
2010-03-12 03:50:00
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Joseph Dovinh 's entry into the Democratic primary for the 68th Assembly District is attracting scrutiny from some fellow Democrats suspicious of the Westminster candidate's intentions. Chris Prevatt of TheLiberalOC blog is among those who think ...
2010-03-12 03:07:00
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Math was a bit less positive, with grades 6-8 all seeing a decrease compared with scores in 2008. Jackson, meanwhile, jumped almost across the board -- gains school district officials there attribute to focusing more on under-achieving students, like ...
2010-03-12 03:21:00
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Organized by Naughty Dog co-lead designer Richard Lemarchand, "GDC Microtalks 2010: Ten Speakers, 200 Slides, Limitless Ideas) accomplished pretty much what it said on the tin. Ten different game designers from drastically different background and ...
2010-03-12 03:07:00
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Energy Secretary Steven Chu, a vocal advocate for alternative energy and nuclear power, was in Silicon Valley earlier this week to talk about the role of clean energy in combating global climate change. He also discussed the stiff competition the ...
2010-03-12 04:26:00
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Steve Evans, the master quant of Paul Tudor Jones's Greenwich fund, Tudor Management, might have invented one of the first video games ever created. According to Teri Buhl at The Connecticut Post, Evans masterminded multiple video games and sold them ...
2010-03-12 04:18:00
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