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Technology in Sports

It today's world, sport cannot go together without technology. With the ever growing development of new technologies, they have always tried to be implemented into sports. Because technology can give sports something nothing else can, an unmistakable truth. Or so they say. Due to the fact that people are, well, people, they are bound to make mistakes. It is because we are human, we are not robots, that we can make mistakes, while robots make them only if they are malfunctioning. This is especially emphasized in sports, where human eyes can often deceive their owners, the referees most importantly, but also players, coaches and the fans. That is why these days there are many discussions about installing video technology into sports, mostly football. What does technology actually mean for sports? Here I would like to emphasize that there are already sports using technology, like tennis and cricket, to name some. It helped the referees a lot, to minimize and correct some mistakes

Centers of Science

Science is exciting. The rapid progression of technology is tribute to how fast science is moving forward and changing the world with it. During just this month, the interplanetary space probe New Horizons captured the first clear images of Pluto after a 9 year mission and a few days ago, NASA revealed the existence of Kepler-452b, the first potentially rocky super-Earth, orbiting a sun like star and at a distance of 1400 light years from Earth. Such discoveries are truly fascinating, and all we really need to look at it is how far other aspects such as electronics and medicine have come in the space of mere decades to appreciate what Science has done for humanity. As a tribute to it, there are many museums located in the US which are dedicated to science. Here are a few of them. Center of Science and Industry (Columbus, Ohio) The COSI is a science and research center which features more than three hundred exhibits in different themed areas. These areas include Ocean, Energy, Spa

Wonders of Science

Modern inventions have the greatly contributed to man's has helped man to conquer the forces of nature. The whole world is turned into global village. There is greater understanding and co-operation between nations radio, television, telephone, computer, satellites and air crafts have revolutionised the human life. As a result of remarkable achievements in the fields of medicine, agriculture education, health, communication and banking, the standard of living has greatly improved. Science is the key which unlocks for mankind the storehouses of nature. Science has made the remarkable contribution in the field of medicine. It has helped us to fight against fatal disease. It has lessened the pain and miseries of man. It has also worked wonders in the field of surgery. Difficult operation have become a routine matter. Thus, science has made it possible to stop pain and cure serious diseases. Though science has a blessing in human life, it has also acted as a curse in certain fields

Choosing an Educational Path for Children With Cerebral Palsy

How a child receives his education is one of the most important choices a parent faces. For the parent of a child with cerebral palsy, the choices are no less important and can be very difficult. Like all parents, you want to place your child in an educational environment that will allow him to thrive and reach his or her greatest potential. Every child with cerebral palsy has different needs and abilities and deciding whether to place them in a special education environment, with specially trained instructors or a mainstream education program, where they might find more opportunities to learn how to function in mainstream culture. Either choice has its advantages and disadvantages. MAINSTREAM Mainstream doesn't automatically mean "public school." Private schools also offer mainstream education and environment. If a child's cerebral palsy is deemed "mild," he or she will probably benefit from a mainstream environment. It can provide them with certain

Government's Hold on Higher Education - How Rational and/or Irrational?

The area of higher education is remarkably vast, having a variety of constituents, less or more contributive in nature. Also, like every other part of the social structure, good and bad lie in equilibrium there. Since corruption has radically made it to every sector of our society, there remain all the chances for a sensitive area like education to get affected, no exception. College managements (private ones, especially) are too big bodies to get stormed away in the fury of corruption. In fact, they need to move with the flow and become a part of corruption in one way or the other. Every now and then, however, the delicate air of the area of higher education can be seen turning out to be insecure for students. Pity! There is nothing complex in understanding that the weaker unit is always dominated in every social relationship, which students here in this case are. If anything adverse has to happen because of whatever irrational corruption carries along, that will happen to stude

Distance Education - The Importance of Accreditation

The need to attend an accredited institution cannot be overemphasized if you ever want to be successful in your career. This is one factor that many people ignore to their detriment when looking for distance education programs. No doubt, there are many education institutions out there churning out different kinds of degrees in various fields of endeavor. While this is good news, it is also a cause of concern as many of them are mere diploma mills that give students worthless certificates. The reason why we still have many of these schools in existence is because there are so many people out there looking for faster routes to getting a degree. This group of people don't want to work hard for the certificate. This is why they often fall prey to schools offering fake certificates. Accreditation is one factor that you must consider above all others when seeking for online degrees. When a school is accredited, it means that the school has met minimum standard expected of a school w