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 The trick isn’t to unplug from our devices — it’s to unplug from the distractions, information overload, and trash that make us unhappy. A world ruled by spin, in which political influence lasts only until the next embarrassing YouTube video. Industries starved of creative, deep thinking, as focused effort gives way to . . . → Read More: ‘Plug In Better’: A Manifesto 
When I was a snot-nosed kid in 1981 with my fancy Ohio Scientific C1P, educational software vendors were already hawking textbook complements for the Apple II, Commodore PET, and TRS-80. Today, the object is to replace textbooks altogether while enhancing them beyond what paper can manage. As a grizzled and cynical . . . → Read More: Apple’s textbook plan feels like a blast from the past 
Take a grainy, blurred image of a formless face or an illegible license plate, and with a few keystrokes the picture sharpens and the killer is caught — if you’re a crime-scene tech on TV. From Harrison Ford in Blade Runner to CSI, Criminal Minds and NCIS, the zoom-and-enhance maneuver has become . . . → Read More: The Digital Camera Revolution – Science News
LAFAYETTE — Sanchez Elementary School’s principal and teachers knew a dramatic change was needed. The school, tucked back in a Lafayette neighborhood that includes mobile homes, apartments and inexpensive rentals, routinely scores at or near the bottom on statewide tests when compared to other Boulder Valley schools. the school also has . . . → Read More: Lafayette’s Sanchez Elementary looks to become a turnaround story
It’s that time of the year. Many people are coughing and sneezing. Germs are flying everywhere. According to a Beaumont Pediatrician, one type of bacterial infection is popping up more often in beaumont children. It’s called Shigella. most of you probably haven’t heard of it.. but doctors say you need to know . . . → Read More: Shigella more present and affecting North Beaumont children
Unless you live somewhere east of new York, there’s still at least several hours left before December 23rd comes to an end. But Google is eager to help everyone with kids get Christmas Eve off to a good start, and so the company’s put together lists of all the Santa-related treats its . . . → Read More: Google Prepares For Christmas With Array Of Easter Eggs  at this time of year we are all wondering: where has the year gone? take a look at some of the news covered by the Danville and San Ramon Express in 2011 and you will see that the last 12 months were full of newsworthy events. From little Brandon Lin born 7 . . . → Read More: San Ramon Express : Looking back at 2011 Published: Tuesday, December 20, 2011 at 5:16 p.m. last Modified: Wednesday, December 21, 2011 at 7:53 a.m. At this time last year, Crissy Mansfield of Santa Rosa wrestled with the question faced by an increasing number of parents of pre-teens: how young is too young for a cellphone? Facts Phone rules for . . . → Read More: More parents are letting young children have cellphones. is it a good idea? Marshals shoot and kill wanted Medford man in parking lot U.S. Marshals said they shot a 20-year-old Medford man dead in an Albertsons parking lot Thursday night because he attempted to ram them with his car while trying to escape arrest. James Harrison Georgeson Jr. was wanted by the Marshals office for a . . . → Read More: Fatal showdown  By Allan Lengelticklethewire.com Fourteen Romanian citizens apparently banked on the gullibility of mankind. Federal authorities in Connecticut last week announced charges against the 14 for allegedly getting personal information from people on the Internet through a scheme known as “phishing.” The indictment includes allegations that one or more of the defendants in . . . → Read More: Tickle The Wire » Page not found |
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