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  • Broadband over power lines fails to catch on
    Thu, May 08, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Broadband
    Once touted as a possible third option for home broadband access that could compete with phone and cable companies, the idea of providing high-speed internet service over power lines now looks like it has died in infancy, the Associated Press reports. [ Read More ]

  • Schools hope web will help speed up testing results
    Wed, May 07, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Technologies
    The Sun-Sentinel of South Florida reports that Palm Beach and Broward County high school freshmen and sophomores finished the reading portion of the Florida Comprehensive Assessment Test by mid-March--yet, more than six weeks later, they still don't know the scores. [ Read More ]

  • Software database reveals what kids are reading
    Wed, May 07, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Reading/language arts
    Children have welcomed the Harry Potter books in recent years like free ice cream in the cafeteria, reports the Washington Post, but the largest survey ever of youthful reading in the United States has revealed that none of J.K. Rowling's phenomenally popular books has been able to dislodge the works of longtime favorites Dr. Seuss, E.B. White, Judy Blume, S.E. Hinton, and Harper Lee as the most read. [ Read More ]

  • More than 250 install Purdue supercomputer
    Wed, May 07, 2008    Primary Topic Channel:  Computers
    Purdue University professors and technology staff accomplished something May 5 that typically takes about six weeks, reports the Journal & Courier of Lafeyette, Indiana: They installed a supercomputer. [ Read More ]