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Off-topic discussion. Wanna talk about corsets, duct tape, or physics? This is the place. Detailed discussion of any current-season TV must be whitefonted.
Bottom-ranked school shoots to top after introducing Harry Potter-themed curriculum
During the most recent visit from Ofsted, the inspector witnessed a maths lesson where the children were motivated to learn about subtraction by pretending that it is a magic formula created by Harry Potter.
Pupils were not allowed to answer questions without first saying a spell - "numerus subtracticus", which they devised themselves.
I love Gracie pictures in the morning! This day might not turn out so badly after all!
Bottom-ranked school shoots to top after introducing Harry Potter-themed curriculum
After reading this sentence, I checked the link to see if it was from The Onion....
Incredible Comet Bigger than the Sun
The sun remains by far the most massive object in the solar system, with an extended influence of particles that reaches all the planets. But the comparatively tiny Comet Holmes has released so much gas and dust that its extended atmosphere, or coma, is larger than the diameter of the sun. The comparison is clear in a new image.
"It continues to expand and is now the largest single object in the solar system," according to astronomers at the University of Hawaii.
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Holmes is still visible to the naked eye as a fuzzy star anytime after dark, high in the northeast sky. You can find it by using this sky map. It is faintly visible from cities, and from dark country locations is truly remarkable.
"Right now, in a dark sky it appears as a very noticeable circular cloud," said Joe Rao, SPACE.com's Skywatching Columnist. Rao advises looking for the comet this weekend, before the moon becomes more of a factor. The comet will likely diminish in brightness yet remain visible for the next two to three weeks, he said.
Happy Birthday Sumi!
So, I'm sure you have all read about the One Laptop Per Child program. They are doing their Give One Get One campaign right now. I'm thinking about donating a laptop and wanted to know if any of you have any info on the laptop itself?
Also, that is so cool about Thanksgiving, Tom! It feeds into that whole Consuming is Patriotic thing the US has going.
wanted to know if any of you have any info on the laptop itself?
It's supposed to be really awesome. The only bad thing from an adult perspective is the keys are small for an adult.
David Pogue in the NY Times did a review of it a few weeks ago. Including a video showing all the neat features.
Anyone watch Private Practice last night?