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Friday 25 November 2011

Amazing News : Crazy yet amazing photos




Amazing Photos: Animal activists, painted in "blood", lie on a pile of fur through a
protest in Belgrade November 18, 2011. The protest was held in
conjunction with the "anti-fur" campaign in Europe.







Bolivian squirrel monkeys get together around a toy football during a
photocall at London Zoo in central London, on August 18, 2011. The zoo
has a total of 22 squirrel monkeys, with one adult male 'Bounty' having
fathered eleven children.







Nancy Osbalderston, Barry Drummond, Nathan Young and Ruth Brill of the
English National Ballet launch "Dance GB" at the Royal Naval College in
Greenwich at the Old Royal Naval College on October 24, 2011 in London,
England.







A Street entertainer lays down on a bed of nails during a performance on
the Royal Mile to encourage their shows during in the Edinburgh Fringe
Festival
on August 24, 2011 in Edinburgh, Scotland. This 65th Edinburgh
Festival edging is the largest arts festivals in the world, it was
established as an alternative to the International Festival also held in
August.







A double-decker bus passes the "Hand of God" sculpture by Italian artist Lorenzo Quinn in central London August 21, 2011.







Guinness World Records holder John Cassidy performs a balloon
act for U.S. First Lady Michelle Obama in the Diplomatic Reception Room
of the White House, in this certified White House handout photo taken
October 11, 2011 and acquired by Reuters from the White House on
November 7, 2011.







A woman dives from a platform into a giant air bed at a park in
Palmerston North September 29, 2011, as part of a festival organised for
the Rugby World Cup.







The world's tallest Basketball player, British man Paul Tiny Sturgess
measuring 231.8cm high poses in front of the British inventor of the
world's smallest legally roadworthy car Perry Watkins in his vehicle
measuring 104.14cm high, 66.04cm wide and 132.08cm long at Guinness
World Records Day in London on November 17, 2011.









Christian Esquivel of Mexico receives a punch from Shinsuke Yamanaka of
Japan during their World Boxing Council (WBC) bantamweight title attack
in Tokyo November 6, 2011.







Indian contestants hold a pose during the Punjab state Yoga Competition
in Amritsar on September 24, 2011. 275 Yoga players participated in the
yoga competition.





















Model Lucy wears 60 metre long dress made of leaves from Delamere Forest in Cheshire to celebrate the final arrival of Autumn/Winter fashion at McArthurGlen Cheshire Oaks fashionable Outlet on October 12, 2011 in Ellesmere Port, England.








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Tuesday 22 November 2011

Newberry techno savvy students raising money for calculus calculators



Newberry High School math students may soon be learn in a high tech environment. Math teacher David Hardy is spearheading a fundraiser to obtain specialized calculators for the students that work in conjunction with stylish boards. 





Newberry High School math teacher David Lance Hardy wants his students to not only have a top notch tutoring, but to also enjoy and contribute in subjects like calculus calculator and algebra 2 online that can be rigorous and dry at period. 













His answer to addressing dullness and lack of participation in his classroom is to use new, interactive calculators that will interest this techno savvy generation of students, who are growing up with iPods and laptops. 





The TI-83 calculators, which are manufactured by Texas Instruments, feature screens that are big and colorful, and the math problems can be displayed on smart boards, thanks to the instruments TI-83 help.
Below the sponsorship program, a donor does not have to buy the entire package. 





A Bronze sponsorship at $90 will purchase one TI-83 Calculator; a $180 Silver sponsorship will purchase 2, a $450 Gold sponsorship will purchase 5; a $900 Platinum sponsorship will purchase 10 and a $2,100 Diamond sponsorship will purchase one TI-Navigator System. 





The University of Florida has been using these calculus calculators as well, Hardy said, and math professors have offered their help to train Newberry math teachers once they buy the system