Tuesday, December 30, 2008

Cellphone radiation could cause kidney damage?

The study reported that kidneys are susceptible to the radiation even at lower doses than having a cell phone in your face.
Cellphone radiation could cause kidney damage?

Monday, December 22, 2008

TypeTee entries...

If you like 'em, click on the link... I just kept submitting... kind of went crazy there for a bit... These are entries that I submitted to have printed on T-shirts.

I'm having a BSOD moment, hang on... http://www.typetees.com/score/973510/I_m_having_a_BSOD_moment_hang_on

I need to Ctl-Alt-Del...
http://www.typetees.com/score/973504/I_need_to_Ctl_Alt_Del

I'm Alone... Not Lonely... http://www.typetees.com/score/973500/I_m_Alone_Not_Lonely

A penny for your Source Code...
http://www.typetees.com/score/973497/A_penny_for_your_source_code

Not on My Dime... http://www.typetees.com/score/973495/Not_on_my_Dime

Deposit till you Can't Withdraw...
http://www.typetees.com/score/967568/Deposit_till_you_can_t_Withdraw

My O² is your O²...
http://www.typetees.com/score/967554/My_O_is_Your_O

If you insist on reading this, then check me out...
http://www.typetees.com/score/967542/If_you_insist_on_reading_this_then_Check_Me_Out

HELP! This person wont take me off...
http://www.typetees.com/score/967531/HELP_This_person_won_t_take_me_OFF

Cut the crap with a Diamond...
http://www.typetees.com/score/967526/Cut_the_crap_with_a_Diamond

A Day is Good to Have... 
http://www.typetees.com/score/967380/A_Day_is_Good_to_Have







Tuesday, December 9, 2008

Teachers and Parents Get Different Stories

I came across the following two stories on Edweek.org. The first headline was on the main page. It is focused primarily on stories for those who are interested in education. There is a link on this page to the Teacher Magazine web site. Teacher Magazine as the name implies is written for teachers. Both carry articles related to and about education. I caught sight of these headlines and had to wonder; "Why would they try to lead teachers on like this?" or "Are they trying to present a more pessimistic view to the more general audience?" My guess is that teacher Unions have a lot to do with it. I'm sure that this is a "Look! You're doing a good job!" aimed at teachers (believe me, some deserve it), but to have the same story headlined and presented differently to very separate audiences has led me to believe there is more to this. Why did it need to be rewritten for the general audience? Was the AP story too upbeat?


Published Online: December 9, 2008 in Education Week

Asians Best U.S. Students in Math and Science

By Kathleen Kennedy Manzo

American 4th and 8th graders continue to exceed the international average on math and science tests, but are still well behind their counterparts in several Asian nations and trail a few European countries, results released today show.

Students in Massachusetts and Minnesota who took part in the testing program, however, excelled ahead of their peers across the United States. Massachusetts in particular did as well as some of the leading Asian nations in some areas...


And on the same site in, but in the Teacher Magazine section.

U.S. Math and Science Students on Par

WASHINGTON (AP) — In math and science, American kids are doing better than people think, an international study found. But some Asian countries have an edge in math that just keeps growing.

U.S. students have made significant gains in math since 1995 and score above average on international fourth- and eighth-grade tests in the subject, according to a study released Tuesday.

However, the United States has a long way to go to lead the world in math. The study reported dramatically higher math scores in five Asian countries — Hong Kong, Singapore, Taiwan, Japan and Korea — than other countries...


Thursday, December 4, 2008

Golf Has a Guardian Angel

Harris Armstrong is a special person. I'm sure that more of us would do well to take his lead. He played golf since he was 12 and was touted as the next Tiger Woods. For this young man to have touched so many says an awful lot about who he was and what kind of family he grew up in.