http://www.news.com/8301-11128_3-9835281-54.html?part=rss&subj=news&tag=2547-1_3-0-5
Posted by Martin LaMonica
Thomas Edison had it right, say the founders of start-up Validus DC Systems. Direct current is the way.
Validus on Tuesday announced that it has raised $10 million from Oak Hill Venture Partners to further develop its data center power supplies that use direct current (DC) to lower power consumption. Products are expected to be released in late January next year.
By using direct current, rather than drawing electricity from outlets that supply alternating current, data center managers can reduce their energy consumption by up to 40 percent, according to the company.
There is a growing awareness of the cost and waste associated with electricity in data centers. Companies are also struggling to get enough electricity to power their gear.
With a few exceptions, nearly all data centers use the alternating current that comes off the electricity grid. Instead, most companies are using virtualization or are buying more efficient cooling units, according to a recent survey done by data center automation company Cassat.
Tuesday, December 18, 2007
Sunday, December 16, 2007
Next-Gen Travel Sites Find Better Deals, Faster
http://www.wired.com/techbiz/startups/news/2007/12/airfare_sites
Savvy travelers know Travelocity and Expedia don't always include the cheapest fares in their searches. But who has time to comb through every airline website looking for better deals? Four new airfare mash-up sites do the hard work for you.
Unlike the first generation of travel sites, these startups don't actually sell you the ticket once you've found your fare. Instead, they search airline and travel-booking sites to find the best deal, then hand you off to the site offering that fare when you're ready to buy.
We found that all four of the search engines we tested cover roughly the same travel websites, but the deals they found varied by as much as $100. On fare prices, Yahoo FareChase was the clear winner, delivering the lowest prices on five out of eight test routes. FareCast comes in a close second for usability, although it delivered the lowest fare in only one test case. Here's how the sites stack
Savvy travelers know Travelocity and Expedia don't always include the cheapest fares in their searches. But who has time to comb through every airline website looking for better deals? Four new airfare mash-up sites do the hard work for you.
Unlike the first generation of travel sites, these startups don't actually sell you the ticket once you've found your fare. Instead, they search airline and travel-booking sites to find the best deal, then hand you off to the site offering that fare when you're ready to buy.
We found that all four of the search engines we tested cover roughly the same travel websites, but the deals they found varied by as much as $100. On fare prices, Yahoo FareChase was the clear winner, delivering the lowest prices on five out of eight test routes. FareCast comes in a close second for usability, although it delivered the lowest fare in only one test case. Here's how the sites stack
The Foundation Series - Isaac Asimov
http://www.ebookee.com/The-Foundation-Series-Isaac-Asimov_138526.html
is an epic science fiction series written over a span of forty-nine years by Isaac Asimov. It consists of ten volumes (about one million words) that are closely linked to each other, although they can be read separately. The term ‘Foundation Series’ is often used more generally to include the Robot Series and Empire Series, which are set in the same fictional universe. Total there are fourteen novels and dozens of short stories written by Asimov, and six novels written by other authors after his death. The series is highly acclaimed, winning the one-time Hugo Award for “best all-time science fiction series” in 1965.
Foundation
Foundation and Empire
Second_Foundation
Foundation’s Edge
Foundation and Earth
Prelude to Foundation
Forward the Foundation
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is an epic science fiction series written over a span of forty-nine years by Isaac Asimov. It consists of ten volumes (about one million words) that are closely linked to each other, although they can be read separately. The term ‘Foundation Series’ is often used more generally to include the Robot Series and Empire Series, which are set in the same fictional universe. Total there are fourteen novels and dozens of short stories written by Asimov, and six novels written by other authors after his death. The series is highly acclaimed, winning the one-time Hugo Award for “best all-time science fiction series” in 1965.
Foundation
Foundation and Empire
Second_Foundation
Foundation’s Edge
Foundation and Earth
Prelude to Foundation
Forward the Foundation
Password flibrary.org
Download
Tuesday, December 11, 2007
Missing matter caught in tangled cosmic webs
http://www.usatoday.com/tech/science/space/2007-12-10-missing-matter_N.htm
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By SPACE.com Staff
Cosmologists are always complaining about their inability to find the dark matter in the universe, invisible stuff that's supposedly more prevalent than regular matter. They don't even know what it is, so of course they can't see it.
Meantime, a whole bunch of normal matter is missing, too.
A new computer model at least suggests where some of that missing normal matter might be.
Regular vs. dark
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By SPACE.com Staff
Cosmologists are always complaining about their inability to find the dark matter in the universe, invisible stuff that's supposedly more prevalent than regular matter. They don't even know what it is, so of course they can't see it.
Meantime, a whole bunch of normal matter is missing, too.
A new computer model at least suggests where some of that missing normal matter might be.
Regular vs. dark
Monday, December 10, 2007
The New LinkedIn Platform Shows Facebook How It's Done
http://blog.wired.com/monkeybites/2007/12/the-new-linkedi.html
The New LinkedIn Platform Shows Facebook How It's Done
By Scott Gilbertson December 10, 2007 10:16:45 AMCategories: communities
A social network showdown is coming. LinkedIn, which aims to track your business and professional connections, has rolled out a new developer platform and already the majority of the web press is comparing LinkedIn's efforts Facebook's platform. It's a fair comparison, but there's one key difference between the two — LinkedIn's platform is actually useful.
The New LinkedIn Platform Shows Facebook How It's Done
By Scott Gilbertson December 10, 2007 10:16:45 AMCategories: communities
A social network showdown is coming. LinkedIn, which aims to track your business and professional connections, has rolled out a new developer platform and already the majority of the web press is comparing LinkedIn's efforts Facebook's platform. It's a fair comparison, but there's one key difference between the two — LinkedIn's platform is actually useful.
Thursday, December 6, 2007
Web2.0--All about Social Networking
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Saturday, September 22, 2007
Web2.0 is a phenomenal topic in the present arena. Infact, the topic has grown to much debatable phase as each one of us is trying to derive an inference to it, without getting the actual meaning unexplored. Everyone one of us related to Search engine Industry is trying to explore this very topic. So the exact meaning of Web2.0 is open to debate. According to Wikipedia's definition “ Web 2.0, a phrase coined by O'Reilly Media in 2004, refers to a perceived second generation of web-based services—such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies—that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.” According to Tim O’Reilly "Web2.0 is the business revolution in the computer industry caused by the move to the internet as platform, and an attempt to understand the rules for success on that new platform. Chief among those rules is this: Build applications that harness network effects to get better the more people use them.Web2.0 is all about linking, sharing and collaborating with people." Examples of Web2.0- Google, Amazon etc.
Location: BlogsProfitimo Articles
Posted by: profitimo
Saturday, September 22, 2007
Web2.0 is a phenomenal topic in the present arena. Infact, the topic has grown to much debatable phase as each one of us is trying to derive an inference to it, without getting the actual meaning unexplored. Everyone one of us related to Search engine Industry is trying to explore this very topic. So the exact meaning of Web2.0 is open to debate. According to Wikipedia's definition “ Web 2.0, a phrase coined by O'Reilly Media in 2004, refers to a perceived second generation of web-based services—such as social networking sites, wikis, communication tools, and folksonomies—that emphasize online collaboration and sharing among users.” According to Tim O’Reilly "Web2.0 is the business revolution in the computer industry caused by the move to the internet as platform, and an attempt to understand the rules for success on that new platform. Chief among those rules is this: Build applications that harness network effects to get better the more people use them.Web2.0 is all about linking, sharing and collaborating with people." Examples of Web2.0- Google, Amazon etc.
Tuesday, November 27, 2007
five suggestions for setting up quick and dirty business processes and organizing your information
http://www.escapefromcubiclenation.com/
You will find that in the start-up phase of business, many of the vendors, government agencies, potential customers, media contacts and partners want the same kind of information about you and your company. So instead of digging through file folders and your "sent" email, here are five suggestions for setting up quick and dirty business processes and organizing your information for easy access:
Create a "General Company Information" cheat sheet. This can have things on it like:-Legal identity information (your business name, when you were established, when you were incorporated (if different), official contact information, tax I.D. numbers, trademark registration info)-Contact information for your key business partners like your accountant, lawyer, insurance agent and banker. Make sure to add the complete contact information of name, address, phone, fax and email.-Current supplier contact information for credit applications. If you are applying for credit the first time, often they will ask for references to ensure you have a track record of paying people on time.-Client references. Prospective customers may want to talk to some past clients to be sure you are who you say you are and will meet their needs. Just be sure to check with these references to see if it is OK to have someone contact them. As a general rule of thumb, I don't like to give out the same name more than three times, lest I waste the time of a satisfied customer.-Policy information for insurance. This can include coverage for life or liability insurance. Make sure you note what the total value of the coverage is.-Financial information about your company. This can include current revenues, projected sales, profit margins, and, for bank and credit applications, personal net worth.-Major business assets if your company requires major equipment. Write down the name and description of the equipment, year, make and model, purchase price and date of purchase.
Create email templates for common inquiries. If your marketing is in order, you will get inquiries from prospective clients that say things like "please tell me about your services." I have a very basic email template that I send out to people who inquire about my services that describes the process of coaching in a few bullet points, outlines basic services and encourages them to sign up for an introductory session. Anytime you notice that you are sending the same general emails to many people, create a quick template to save time. These can be for things like:-Company background for prospective clients-Explanation of standard billing procedures or processes-General agreements for joint venture partners-Media inquiries (see next bullet for more on this)
Whip up a "media page" if you plan on courting the press as part of your marketing strategy. I just put together a quick and dirty one myself, since my "About Me" section in the blog was a bit long-winded (it still needs editing, but one step at a time!) A Media Page (or Media Room) should have the following information to make it easy for the press to contact you and see if you are the expert they are looking for:-Brief bio that describes what you do and what qualifies you to do it. This is not the place to say things like "enjoys listening to Journey songs and doing yoga on the beach" since most media contacts really don't want to get to know you that well. Do include things that make you unique and press-worthy. It can be appropriate to include personal information like marital or parental status, if that would be relevant to your status as an expert (I chose to mention that I am married with kids, as much of my target market struggles with issues of supporting a family while starting a business)-Media appearances. This can be online and offline media appearances in print, radio and television. It helps to put the most noteworthy towards the top, since one of the best ways to be characterized as an expert is to be featured in a prominent mainstream news source. Include the name of the publication or media outlet, title of the story and date of publication. If you want to link to the story itself, that is fine, but not totally necessary when you first get up and running. Be careful when displaying video clips on your site (such as from T.V. appearances) since you can run into copyright issues if you don't get permission first.-Story angles. Help the media think up newsworthy articles by suggesting story angles based on your expertise. -Interview questions. Outline the major types of questions that are of critical interest to your target market. This can save the reporter time, and make sure that you get to reinforce key messages as part of your brand and company mission.-Contact information (again). Even though you have the contact information up front, put it at the bottom. Reporters are busy, busy people, so the easier you make it for them to contact you, the more likely they will. Final tip on that -- call the media RIGHT BACK. They are often under last-minute deadlines, and will quote whichever expert gets back to them first.(I stole much of this layout from my friend Andy Wibbels - check out his media page here.)
Start a bare-bones operations manual for common business processes. This doesn't have to look great or have a huge amount of detail. Just start by capturing the basic steps required to execute key business activities such as:-Bringing on a new client("Send welcome email" "Send agreement in the mail with pre-paid envelope" "Enter contact information into Outlook")-Starting a new project("Send billing procedures confirmation to accounting contact," "File final version of proposal in project file," "Enter project milestones into calendar.")-Purchasing a new piece of equipment("Update general business info sheet with information," "Add equipment to insurance policy," "File warranty paperwork.")-Conducting a presentation, event or workshop("Book event location," "Send confirmation notice to participants," "Book catering 6 weeks in advance.")
Create a folder of frequently accessed documents on your desktop.These can be things like your general business information sheet, head shot, one-page company background or current press release. Over time, your folder structure can get more complex, but there is no need to create many levels of folders at this point if you just have a few key documents.
You will find that in the start-up phase of business, many of the vendors, government agencies, potential customers, media contacts and partners want the same kind of information about you and your company. So instead of digging through file folders and your "sent" email, here are five suggestions for setting up quick and dirty business processes and organizing your information for easy access:
Create a "General Company Information" cheat sheet. This can have things on it like:-Legal identity information (your business name, when you were established, when you were incorporated (if different), official contact information, tax I.D. numbers, trademark registration info)-Contact information for your key business partners like your accountant, lawyer, insurance agent and banker. Make sure to add the complete contact information of name, address, phone, fax and email.-Current supplier contact information for credit applications. If you are applying for credit the first time, often they will ask for references to ensure you have a track record of paying people on time.-Client references. Prospective customers may want to talk to some past clients to be sure you are who you say you are and will meet their needs. Just be sure to check with these references to see if it is OK to have someone contact them. As a general rule of thumb, I don't like to give out the same name more than three times, lest I waste the time of a satisfied customer.-Policy information for insurance. This can include coverage for life or liability insurance. Make sure you note what the total value of the coverage is.-Financial information about your company. This can include current revenues, projected sales, profit margins, and, for bank and credit applications, personal net worth.-Major business assets if your company requires major equipment. Write down the name and description of the equipment, year, make and model, purchase price and date of purchase.
Create email templates for common inquiries. If your marketing is in order, you will get inquiries from prospective clients that say things like "please tell me about your services." I have a very basic email template that I send out to people who inquire about my services that describes the process of coaching in a few bullet points, outlines basic services and encourages them to sign up for an introductory session. Anytime you notice that you are sending the same general emails to many people, create a quick template to save time. These can be for things like:-Company background for prospective clients-Explanation of standard billing procedures or processes-General agreements for joint venture partners-Media inquiries (see next bullet for more on this)
Whip up a "media page" if you plan on courting the press as part of your marketing strategy. I just put together a quick and dirty one myself, since my "About Me" section in the blog was a bit long-winded (it still needs editing, but one step at a time!) A Media Page (or Media Room) should have the following information to make it easy for the press to contact you and see if you are the expert they are looking for:-Brief bio that describes what you do and what qualifies you to do it. This is not the place to say things like "enjoys listening to Journey songs and doing yoga on the beach" since most media contacts really don't want to get to know you that well. Do include things that make you unique and press-worthy. It can be appropriate to include personal information like marital or parental status, if that would be relevant to your status as an expert (I chose to mention that I am married with kids, as much of my target market struggles with issues of supporting a family while starting a business)-Media appearances. This can be online and offline media appearances in print, radio and television. It helps to put the most noteworthy towards the top, since one of the best ways to be characterized as an expert is to be featured in a prominent mainstream news source. Include the name of the publication or media outlet, title of the story and date of publication. If you want to link to the story itself, that is fine, but not totally necessary when you first get up and running. Be careful when displaying video clips on your site (such as from T.V. appearances) since you can run into copyright issues if you don't get permission first.-Story angles. Help the media think up newsworthy articles by suggesting story angles based on your expertise. -Interview questions. Outline the major types of questions that are of critical interest to your target market. This can save the reporter time, and make sure that you get to reinforce key messages as part of your brand and company mission.-Contact information (again). Even though you have the contact information up front, put it at the bottom. Reporters are busy, busy people, so the easier you make it for them to contact you, the more likely they will. Final tip on that -- call the media RIGHT BACK. They are often under last-minute deadlines, and will quote whichever expert gets back to them first.(I stole much of this layout from my friend Andy Wibbels - check out his media page here.)
Start a bare-bones operations manual for common business processes. This doesn't have to look great or have a huge amount of detail. Just start by capturing the basic steps required to execute key business activities such as:-Bringing on a new client("Send welcome email" "Send agreement in the mail with pre-paid envelope" "Enter contact information into Outlook")-Starting a new project("Send billing procedures confirmation to accounting contact," "File final version of proposal in project file," "Enter project milestones into calendar.")-Purchasing a new piece of equipment("Update general business info sheet with information," "Add equipment to insurance policy," "File warranty paperwork.")-Conducting a presentation, event or workshop("Book event location," "Send confirmation notice to participants," "Book catering 6 weeks in advance.")
Create a folder of frequently accessed documents on your desktop.These can be things like your general business information sheet, head shot, one-page company background or current press release. Over time, your folder structure can get more complex, but there is no need to create many levels of folders at this point if you just have a few key documents.
10 Remedies For "I'm Starting My Own Business And I'm Paralyzed With Fear
http://lifesakrooz.blogspot.com/2007/11/10-remedies-for-im-starting-my-own.html
10 Remedies For "I'm Starting My Own Business And I'm Paralyzed With Fear!"The past two weeks have been rough! I developed "Total Fear Paralysis At Going Out On My Own" and turned to the drugs I know will best numb the panic for me: McDonald's, television, and getting lost in the Wikipedia. Still, I kept thinking "Who am I kidding? My consulting will never get off the ground and fly!" That is, when I wasn't thinking about the bills coming in, especially the money I owe over the next year for my building's brick repointing project. Yikes!
10 Remedies For "I'm Starting My Own Business And I'm Paralyzed With Fear!"The past two weeks have been rough! I developed "Total Fear Paralysis At Going Out On My Own" and turned to the drugs I know will best numb the panic for me: McDonald's, television, and getting lost in the Wikipedia. Still, I kept thinking "Who am I kidding? My consulting will never get off the ground and fly!" That is, when I wasn't thinking about the bills coming in, especially the money I owe over the next year for my building's brick repointing project. Yikes!
Friday, November 23, 2007
the Two Achievement Gaps
http://www.coreknowledge.org/blog/?p=28&page=4
The one big thing that our children most desperately need is the one thing that we have been told we must not offer them — namely a highly specific, cumulative, multi-year, core curriculum, oriented to content and planned out in advance. If we were to embrace that one forbidden thing, much else would more readily fall into place, including teacher training, school morale, student discipline, and the narrowing of the gaps.
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KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program
http://www.kipp.org/
Welcome to KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program!
KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program, is a national network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools in under-resourced communities throughout the United States. There are currently 57 locally-run KIPP schools in 17 states and Washington, DC, which are serving over 14,000 students. KIPP schools have been widely recognized for putting underserved students on the path to college. More than 80 percent of KIPP students are low-income and more than 90 percent are African American or Hispanic/Latino. Nationally, nearly 80 percent of KIPP alumni have matriculated to college.
Welcome to KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program!
KIPP, the Knowledge Is Power Program, is a national network of free, open-enrollment, college-preparatory public schools in under-resourced communities throughout the United States. There are currently 57 locally-run KIPP schools in 17 states and Washington, DC, which are serving over 14,000 students. KIPP schools have been widely recognized for putting underserved students on the path to college. More than 80 percent of KIPP students are low-income and more than 90 percent are African American or Hispanic/Latino. Nationally, nearly 80 percent of KIPP alumni have matriculated to college.
What Is Web 2.0
http://www.oreilly.com/pub/a/oreilly/tim/news/2005/09/30/what-is-web-20.html
This article is an attempt to clarify just what we mean by Web 2.0.
In our initial brainstorming, we formulated our sense of Web 2.0 by example:
Web 1.0
Web 2.0
DoubleClick
-->
Google AdSense
Ofoto
-->
Flickr
Akamai
-->
BitTorrent
mp3.com
-->
Napster
Britannica Online
-->
Wikipedia
personal websites
-->
blogging
evite
-->
upcoming.org and EVDB
domain name speculation
-->
search engine optimization
page views
-->
cost per click
screen scraping
-->
web services
publishing
-->
participation
content management systems
-->
wikis
directories (taxonomy)
-->
tagging ("folksonomy")
stickiness
-->
syndication
The list went on and on. But what was it that made us identify one application or approach as "Web 1.0" and another as "Web 2.0"? (The question is particularly urgent because the Web 2.0 meme has become so widespread that companies are now pasting it on as a marketing buzzword, with no real understanding of just what it means. The question is particularly difficult because many of those buzzword-addicted startups are definitely not Web 2.0, while some of the applications we identified as Web 2.0, like Napster and BitTorrent, are not even properly web applications!) We began trying to tease out the principles that are demonstrated in one way or another by the success stories of web 1.0 and by the most interesting of the new applications.
This article is an attempt to clarify just what we mean by Web 2.0.
In our initial brainstorming, we formulated our sense of Web 2.0 by example:
Web 1.0
Web 2.0
DoubleClick
-->
Google AdSense
Ofoto
-->
Flickr
Akamai
-->
BitTorrent
mp3.com
-->
Napster
Britannica Online
-->
Wikipedia
personal websites
-->
blogging
evite
-->
upcoming.org and EVDB
domain name speculation
-->
search engine optimization
page views
-->
cost per click
screen scraping
-->
web services
publishing
-->
participation
content management systems
-->
wikis
directories (taxonomy)
-->
tagging ("folksonomy")
stickiness
-->
syndication
The list went on and on. But what was it that made us identify one application or approach as "Web 1.0" and another as "Web 2.0"? (The question is particularly urgent because the Web 2.0 meme has become so widespread that companies are now pasting it on as a marketing buzzword, with no real understanding of just what it means. The question is particularly difficult because many of those buzzword-addicted startups are definitely not Web 2.0, while some of the applications we identified as Web 2.0, like Napster and BitTorrent, are not even properly web applications!) We began trying to tease out the principles that are demonstrated in one way or another by the success stories of web 1.0 and by the most interesting of the new applications.
Hugo Awards 2007
http://www.thehugoawards.org/index.php?page_id=127
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Novel
2007 Hugo Awards
Presented at: Nippon 2007, Yokohama, Japan, August 23-27, 2006
Toastmaster: George Takei & Nozomi Ohmori
Base design: Takashi Kinoshita, KAIYODO
Awards Administration: Joyce Hooper
Best Novel
Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge [Tor, 2006]
Glasshouse by Charles Stross [Ace, 2006]
His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik [Voyager, 2006; Del Rey, 2006]
Eifelheim by Michael Flynn [Tor, 2006]
Blindsight by Peter Watts [Tor, 2006]
Best Novella
“A Billion Eves” by Robert Reed [Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2006]
“Lord Weary’s Empire” by Michael Swanwick [Asimov’s Dec 2006]
Julian: A Christmas Story by Robert Charles Wilson [PS Publishing, 2006]
“The Walls of the Universe” by Paul Melko [Asimov’s April/May 2006]
“Inclination” by William Shunn [Asimov’s April/May 2006]
Best Novelette
“The Djinn’s Wife” by Ian McDonald [Asimov’s July 2006]
“Pol Pot’s Beautiful Daughter (Fantasy)” by Geoff Ryman [Fantasy & Science Fiction Oct 2006]
“Dawn, and Sunset, and the Colours of the Earth” by Michael F Flynn [Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2006]
“All the Things You Are” by Mike Resnick [Jim Baen’s Universe Oct 2006]
“Yellow Card Man” by Paolo Bacigalupi [Asimov’s Dec 2006]
Best Short Story
“Impossible Dreams” by Tim Pratt [Asimov’s July 2006]
“How to Talk to Girls at Parties” by Neil Gaiman [Fragile Things, William Morrow 2006]
“Eight Episodes” by Robert Reed [Asimov’s June 2006]
“Kin” by Bruce McAllister [Asimov’s Feb 2006]
“The House Beyond Your Sky” by Benjamin Rosenbaum [Strange Horizons Sep 2006]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hugo_Award_for_Best_Novel
2007 Hugo Awards
Presented at: Nippon 2007, Yokohama, Japan, August 23-27, 2006
Toastmaster: George Takei & Nozomi Ohmori
Base design: Takashi Kinoshita, KAIYODO
Awards Administration: Joyce Hooper
Best Novel
Rainbows End by Vernor Vinge [Tor, 2006]
Glasshouse by Charles Stross [Ace, 2006]
His Majesty’s Dragon by Naomi Novik [Voyager, 2006; Del Rey, 2006]
Eifelheim by Michael Flynn [Tor, 2006]
Blindsight by Peter Watts [Tor, 2006]
Best Novella
“A Billion Eves” by Robert Reed [Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2006]
“Lord Weary’s Empire” by Michael Swanwick [Asimov’s Dec 2006]
Julian: A Christmas Story by Robert Charles Wilson [PS Publishing, 2006]
“The Walls of the Universe” by Paul Melko [Asimov’s April/May 2006]
“Inclination” by William Shunn [Asimov’s April/May 2006]
Best Novelette
“The Djinn’s Wife” by Ian McDonald [Asimov’s July 2006]
“Pol Pot’s Beautiful Daughter (Fantasy)” by Geoff Ryman [Fantasy & Science Fiction Oct 2006]
“Dawn, and Sunset, and the Colours of the Earth” by Michael F Flynn [Asimov’s Oct/Nov 2006]
“All the Things You Are” by Mike Resnick [Jim Baen’s Universe Oct 2006]
“Yellow Card Man” by Paolo Bacigalupi [Asimov’s Dec 2006]
Best Short Story
“Impossible Dreams” by Tim Pratt [Asimov’s July 2006]
“How to Talk to Girls at Parties” by Neil Gaiman [Fragile Things, William Morrow 2006]
“Eight Episodes” by Robert Reed [Asimov’s June 2006]
“Kin” by Bruce McAllister [Asimov’s Feb 2006]
“The House Beyond Your Sky” by Benjamin Rosenbaum [Strange Horizons Sep 2006]
Chance favors the prepared mind
National Level
• At the national level, several Asian countries generally outperform the United States in
both mathematics and science, while many African and Middle Eastern Countries
performed significantly below the United States. The United States was generally
comparable to other English-speaking nations and European countries. The highest
performing countries were also the same ones that grant the largest proportion of college
degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (see figure 46).
• In mathematics, the means of five countries reached the Proficient level of achievement.
These were Singapore, Hong Kong (SAR), Republic of Korea, Chinese Taipei, and
Japan. Twenty-two countries were at the Basic level (including the United States), and 19
counties were Below Basic (see table 1).
• In science, only two countries had means that reached the proficient level of achievement.
These were Singapore and Chinese Taipei. Twenty countries were at the Basic level
(including the United States), and 24 countries were Below Basic (see table 3).
State Level
• At the state level, this report showed that although there is considerable variation in state
performance, states are not as variable as nations. Even the highest achieving states
within the United States were still significantly below the highest achieving countries,
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http://www.air.org/publications/documents/phillips.chance.favors.the.prepared.mind.pdf
• At the national level, several Asian countries generally outperform the United States in
both mathematics and science, while many African and Middle Eastern Countries
performed significantly below the United States. The United States was generally
comparable to other English-speaking nations and European countries. The highest
performing countries were also the same ones that grant the largest proportion of college
degrees in science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (see figure 46).
• In mathematics, the means of five countries reached the Proficient level of achievement.
These were Singapore, Hong Kong (SAR), Republic of Korea, Chinese Taipei, and
Japan. Twenty-two countries were at the Basic level (including the United States), and 19
counties were Below Basic (see table 1).
• In science, only two countries had means that reached the proficient level of achievement.
These were Singapore and Chinese Taipei. Twenty countries were at the Basic level
(including the United States), and 24 countries were Below Basic (see table 3).
State Level
• At the state level, this report showed that although there is considerable variation in state
performance, states are not as variable as nations. Even the highest achieving states
within the United States were still significantly below the highest achieving countries,
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http://www.air.org/publications/documents/phillips.chance.favors.the.prepared.mind.pdf
Core Knowledge
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Core_Knowledge_Foundation
Wiki Article
How do you know it works
http://www.coreknowledge.org/CK/about/research/eval12_2002.htm
Wiki Article
How do you know it works
http://www.coreknowledge.org/CK/about/research/eval12_2002.htm
Thursday, November 22, 2007
Friday, November 16, 2007
Thursday, November 15, 2007
Manage client expectations with a project scope document
http://articles.techrepublic.com.com/5100-10878_11-1044366.html
What does a scope document achieve?The essence of the scope document is always to state to your client, “This is what I heard you say, this is what I plan to do, and this is the cost of the effort.” Making this statement:
· Forces you to think through the elements of the project or request.
· Gives the client your interpretation.
· Verifies the project’s who, what, when, where, and how.
· Forces the client to validate your interpretation of the planned work.
What does a scope document achieve?The essence of the scope document is always to state to your client, “This is what I heard you say, this is what I plan to do, and this is the cost of the effort.” Making this statement:
· Forces you to think through the elements of the project or request.
· Gives the client your interpretation.
· Verifies the project’s who, what, when, where, and how.
· Forces the client to validate your interpretation of the planned work.
Wednesday, November 14, 2007
Tuesday, November 13, 2007
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