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Maria Montessori's birth anniversary marked by Google doodle

NDTV Correspondent, August 31, 2012

Maria Montessori's 142nd birth anniversary has become the subject of the latest Google doodle. Maria Montessori was an Italian physician and educator, best known for the philosophy of education which bears her name. Her educational methods are in use today in public and private schools throughout the world.

The Google doodle itself represents various tools that form an integral part of Montessori education methods.

Maria Montessori was born on August 31, 1870, in Chiaravalle, Italy. Her family later moved to Rome in 1875, where she was enrolled in a public elementary school when she was 6. Montessori was not a particular brilliant student early on, but that during her teens. She graduated from the technical school Regia Scuola Tecnica Michelangelo Buonarroti at the age of 20 and decided to study medicine further on, which was  unheard of for females at the time.

Clint Eastwood’s RNC Speech

Ben Affleck—a lifelong Democrat who campaigned for Obama, spoke eloquently at the 2004 Democratic National Convention in support of John Kerry, and grew up in Romney’s former stomping grounds of Massachusetts—doesn’t understand what all the hullabaloo is about.

Eddie Murphy dead rumors continue

 

 

 Eddie Murphy is not dead despite several attempts by different media outlets to kill him off. This is not the first time that rumors of the actor's untimely death hit the internet, but this time, the rumors won't die. On August 31, Alt Film Guide confirmed that Murphy isn't dead but that he is, in fact, planning a new television show based on "Beverly Hills Cop.

College Football Scores 2012: Analyzing the Impact of Biggest Week 1 Surprises

Coming off a national championship, it's no easy feat to destroy another top-10 opponent—especially one with a history as rich as Michigan's. But A.J. McCarron—who threw for 199 yards and two touchdowns—and the Crimson Tide proved that they are ready to make another run.
Michigan, alternately, proved that its No. 8 preseason ranking was merely wishful thinking. It can still rebound—it's only Week 1—but a bad loss to the No. 2 team in the nation is going to be a tough blow to recover from.

Michael Clarke Duncan Dead at 54

His passing came very suddenly. We're told his fiancee, Omarosa Manigault, was with him in his hospital room in Los Angeles and left for a short period of time. When she returned ... he had died.

Patrick crashes in NASCAR debut

Making her NASCAR debut, Patrick ran outside the top 20 for most of Saturday's Nationwide Series race at Daytona International Speedway before getting caught up in a 12-car wreck just past the race's halfway point.
Patrick was hoping to learn as much as she could about a new style of racing. She ended up going to the school of hard knocks.
"It's important to have realistic expectations," Patrick said. "There's going to be spikes in performance, I don't doubt that. But there's also going to be tough days. And today, I would say, was more of a tough day."

A Labor Day Labor Forgot to Celebrate

In this city where Labor Day parades got their start, in 1882, workers haven’t strutted their stuff on the holiday for quite a while. For them, as for everyone else, it has long been a day for beaches and barbecues. Besides, it is nearly impossible to compete with the blockbuster West Indian American Day Carnival Parade in Brooklyn, which absorbs the day’s energy, not to mention many politicians.
But at least organized labor usually shows the flag on the Saturday after Labor Day, with a march along Fifth Avenue. Not this year. The New York City Central Labor Council called off the 2007 parade, replacing it with a rally on Saturday at the World Trade Center site, focused on health issues affecting those who toiled there after 9/11.

Lil Wayne Delays Dedication 4 To Amplify 2 Chainz Album

 

 "I know I was supposed to drop that Dedication 4 tonight — but listen, my homeboy 2 Chainz just dropped his album yesterday [August 14]," said Wayne following his performance in New York City alongside Nicki Minaj. "That's my real, real, real good homeboy right there and I refuse to put any attention on me when the spotlight, everybody's eyes, everybody's attention and everybody's focus should be on my n---a 2 Chainz's album Based On A T.R.U. Story. So therefore I ain't giving you b-----s Dedication 4 yet. I'ma give it to ya'll in another week or so. But I ain't gonna lie, I ain't finished that mother---er. I've been skating and sh--, falling and sh-- and all that type of sh--, but I'll give it to you like, next week. Stop trippin' pimp."

Grow Your Own Energy

Before we run out of fossil oil, we will thoroughly tap the sea floor, find and frack wells wherever they may be, and excavate and extract the most recalcitrant of oil shales. In so doing, we will fuel our lifestyle for a few more decades at the cost of releasing vast amounts of carbon dioxide, adding to global warming, melting ice caps, raising sea levels, acidifying oceans—and setting course for a future for which there are few optimistic scenarios.

In the face of all this, scientists are racing to find alternatives. Biofuels are my passion, but they have had rather a bad press, from complaints about displacing food production to the inefficiency of soybeans and the carbon footprint of ethanol. Microalgae have a low profile but they deserve a much higher one, since the fossil oil we mine mostly comes from microalgae that lived in shallow seas millions of years ago—and they may be key to developing sustainable alternative fuels.

First lady will set the tone for convention with Tuesday night speech

 






When Michelle Obama takes the stage at the Democratic National Convention on Tuesday night, she faces a similar task as Ann Romney of presenting her husband as a father and family man -- above his public persona in the political spotlight.

The first lady will speak on the convention's opening night, exactly one week after Mrs. Romney delivered what one CNN analyst called "political velvet" -- an address at the GOP convention in Tampa that took her sometimes robotic businessman husband, Mitt Romney, and turned him into a charismatic candidate who will be a champion of working-class Americans.

Michelle Obama has an easier job ahead of her in convincing voters of the president's likability -- his favorability in this area ranks far above that of his GOP opponent. But she still must work to overcome a perception that Obama is a cool and sometimes distant president who has been slow to build relationships outside the White House.

Obama himself fought that image in a recent interview with CNN, saying fatherhood comes first over political schmoozing with Washington dealmakers.

Contemplate Your Own Death, Save the World

Contemplate Your Own Death, Save the World:
A new study says we become more benevolent and forward-looking when we're reminded of our own mortality, and that this should help the green movement.

Simple Electronic Fruit Squeezer Is Repairable, Looks Real Classy

Simple Electronic Fruit Squeezer Is Repairable, Looks Real Classy:
A simple fruit squeezer is designed to be fully repairable.

'Tesla' of Electric Motorcycles is Carbon Fiber

'Tesla' of Electric Motorcycles is Carbon Fiber:
Norwegian engineering students debut an electric motorcycle made from carbon fiber. They say it will be fast, cheap, and get 100 kilometers to a charge.

Taking Back The Streets: Lamp Post Turns Into Giant Umbrella When It Rains

Taking Back The Streets: Lamp Post Turns Into Giant Umbrella When It Rains:
Usually pedestrians are lucky to get a sidewalk; Mikhail Belyaev offers them protection from the elements.

World's Thinnest Display uses a Soap Bubble and Ultrasound

World's Thinnest Display uses a Soap Bubble and Ultrasound:
We have seen the future of displays, and they look like soap bubbles. Researchers have developed the thinnest display screen in the world from a micro-membrane.

Theorist Peter Higgs lives to see his boson

Theorist Peter Higgs lives to see his boson:
Peter Higgs was no good in the lab, but he never doubted that one day his theory of a powerful subatomic particle that bears his name would be proven right in practice. His surprise was that he lived to see that day.

Most Americans Agree: Conserving Nature is Patriotic

Most Americans Agree: Conserving Nature is Patriotic:
Respecting nature isn't just a nicety -- it's at the core of what it means to be a good and dutiful citizen.

The Ratio Of PCs To Macs Sold Has Fallen To Levels Not Seen Since The 1990s (Henry Blodget/Business Insider)

The Ratio Of PCs To Macs Sold Has Fallen To Levels Not Seen Since The 1990s (Henry Blodget/Business Insider):
Henry Blodget / Business Insider:

The Ratio Of PCs To Macs Sold Has Fallen To Levels Not Seen Since The 1990s  —  Analyst Horace Dediu of Asymco has posted another excellent chart, this one showing the ratio of PCs sold to Macs sold each year since the early 1980s (via Philip Elmer-Dewitt, who notes that the peak year for Microsoft dominance was 2004).