Archive for October, 2009
School News 10/31/09 (Casa Grande Dispatch)
Casa Grande Union High School: Cougar Corner Parent PIN Night FAFSA is the Free Application for Federal Student Aid. This is the only form needed to apply for all federal financial aid programs. Completing a FAFSA by Feb. 14 will ensure students get the best financial aid package at Arizona public universities and community colleges.
Read More..>>How Education Has Become a Profit Driven Industry (Khaleej Times)
The significance of education for the development of individuals, society and nations cannot be over emphasised. On paper, the world seems to have realised this, but in reality the more the world focuses on ‘education for all,’ the more it is getting out of the reach of millions.
Read More..>>ON THE HISTORY OF MALAYSIAS GIFTED AND TALENTED EDUCATION WITH REFERENCE TO THE MRSM SYSTEM (Malaysia Today)
The purpose of creating MARA Junior Science Colleges was clear, to screen the ‘best and brightest’ among Malay children to undergo privileged training in science- and mathematics-based education. The vision…
Read More..>>Scary computer scenarios
Whether in fiction or reality, computers can instill sheer terror into their user’s hearts. Even more frightening is the fickle nature that computers have. One moment they can be your best friend, the next, your worst enemy. These are four scary …
Read More..>>Wireless Tether: A Love Story
Hello there! If this is your first visit to AndroidGuys, you might want to subscribe to the RSS feed and stay in touch! This is more of a personal recommendation than it is an application review. Anyone who does work on the go nowadays knows just …
Read More..>>Petman Walking/Balancing Robot Is Like BigDog’s “Human” Master
I’m sure you are all well acquainted with the crazy quadrupled BigDog robot , but if it had a master to walk with, it would probably look something like the Petman. Actually, the similarity is not surprising considering that the walking robot was …
Read More..>>The Simpsons: Hit & Run
The Simpsons: Hit & Run (PS2) The Simpsons Hit & Run, Playstation 2
Read More..>>Learning about global conflict
Whilemost news broadcasts are geared to adults, they also give children a sense of the hostilities and ongoing battles in the world. This week’s Getting the Word Out features books that explore current conflicts and modern warfare, all of which can …
Read More..>>Tech Know: How to hack a handset
Take as many mobile phone developers, hackers and builders that you can find; put them in The Great Hall at Imperial College; add a liberal helping of heavyweight companies talking about new tools, developer aids and techniques to program mobile …
Read More..>>Robot Marketed to Be Grandma’s New Live-In Helper
It has suction cups instead of hands, two sets of tank-tracks instead of feet, and is strong enough to carry an adult up a steep flight of stairs. Meet your grandmother’s new live-in helper: a robot built by an American company that has already …
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