A sad and unusual paramedics call from Washington state: A 61-year-old man called 911 to say that his wife was having a heart attack and that he was starting CPR. The phone then went silent. When paramedics arrived and broke into the house, they found the husband slumped over his…
Continue reading …Seven civilians were killed when a NATO helicopter fired on two vehicles believed to be carrying Taliban fighters, say Afghan officials. The international alliance said it was investigating the strike, which occurred yesterday in Helmand province. Two women and three children were among the victims, who were traveling in a…
Continue reading …LanSchool’s iPad app has been out for a tick, but the latest update adds an extra that should please both teachers and pupils alike. It’s a testing feature that enables professors to send tests of up to 100 questions to students who are running the LanSchool iPad Student application; from there, the test results can be shot back and displayed in real time on the teacher’s console and come back graded with the ability to export or print the results. Those in charge can establish true / false, multiple choice or short answer questions, and graphics have a green light as well. Tests have to be built out using a Mac or PC, but after that, they can then be sent to iPads, computers or thin clients. You can hit the source link to download the program for free, but you’ll need a current classroom license for LanSchool to get anything accomplished. Whatd’ya — A for effort? Continue reading LanSchool iPad application shoots out, sends back test questions LanSchool iPad application shoots out, sends back test questions originally appeared on Engadget on Sun, 27 Mar 2011 00:47:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Newt Gingrich today admitted “contradictions” in his own Libya statements, but says he was merely reacting to President Obama’s policy shifts. The rundown, as first noted in Think Progress : March 7: “Exercise a no-fly zone this evening,” said Gingrich. “We don’t need to have the United Nations.” Same day, different…
Continue reading …enlarge Credit: The Professional Left It’s time for your weekly podcast from our own Driftglass and Bluegal , otherwise known at The Professional Left. Enjoy the podcast and don’t forget to vote for Bluegal if you’d like to help send her and Driftie to Netroots Nation this year at Democracy for America’s site . You can listen to the archives or make a donation to help keep these going at http://professionalleft.blogspot.com/ . And here are some related links to this week’s podcast. 1. Lewis Black signs on as Donald Trump’s campaign manager. 2. Paul Wolfowitz . 3. Yeats’ “The Second Coming” . 4. Tom Friedman, “The Mustache of Understanding” . 5. Ginni Thomas hired by Bib-and-Tucker Carlson . 6. Steve Forbes gets eated. 7. Constantine’s Sword .
Continue reading …Protesters and Syrian security forces have clashed in the coastal city of Latakia, where mourners attending a funeral set fire to the local Baath Party building and a police station. There were witness reports of Syrian security forces firing tear gas on several hundred protesters who staged a silent sit-in near a mosque in the southern city of Daraa. The clashes came as anti-government protests continued despite a government crackdown, with authorities freeing about 260 political prisoners in an attempt to appease demonstrators. The protests, which began on March 15, have turned deadly, with at least 15 people killed in clashes between demonstrators and security forces. Activiststs and…
Continue reading …It may not look like much, but this little modular robot’s got the stuff to give Keepon a run for its money — oh yeah, and according to its creators, iMobot’s got big implications for the field of robotics too. Sporting four degrees of freedom, two rotating joints, and a pair of faceplates that act as wheels, the patent-pending device can crawl, drive, and potentially act as an autonomous camera platform. The surprisingly agile hunk of machinery was developed by two UC Davis professors who say their versatile invention could aid in search and rescue, as well as education and research. We think it’s super cool that iMobot could be a hero, but really, we just want to see it bust a move. Check out a video of our new robo love after the break. Continue reading iMobot creeps, crawls, cranes its way into our hearts (video) iMobot creeps, crawls, cranes its way into our hearts (video) originally appeared on Engadget on Sat, 26 Mar 2011 23:11:00 EDT. Please see our terms for use of feeds . Permalink
Continue reading …Londres; Oxford Street Topshop – Oxford street #26march I Predict a Rioy The Boat Race & Oxford , 1958 | A Continuous Lean. This weekend the 157th Oxford and Cambridge Boat Race will take place on the Thames, continuing the universities’ storied sporting tradition. Although. Cranmer: Sharia Law for Libya protest closes Oxford Street As all the world knows, Broadcasting House is but a short walk from Oxford Street. Its motto “Nation shall speak peace unto Nation”, is said to be adapted from OT Micah 4: 3 “nation shall not lift up a sword against nation”. … WTF! Social Media Propels Oxford Dictionary To Accept OMG, LOL and … Instant Messaging clients like Messenger and ICQ once made terms like WTF and LOL mainstream, as they were used in person-to-person chats, but it can be said that the rise of social media has meant that these terms now live in the … Council's 'lights out' weekend branded tokenism (From The Oxford … THIS weekend Oxford City Council will turn off all “non-essential” lights in a bid to tackle global warming. Oxford Win The Boat Race « The Tab – www.cambridgetab.co.uk After winning the toss, and electing to row on the Surrey station, Oxford produced a text book performance, moving away just before Hammersmith bridge, to win the 2011 boat race by four lengths. In a shock to pre-race predictions, … Oxford_Kate says: Dear Oxford tube driver. I would like to be home now please. Thanks muchly Kate x
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