| Preservation, one word at a time
Teacher Ly Kim Lay stood behind Paulina Var and guided the 9-year-old through lines of Cambodian script printed in black marker on a white board. There were words for the date, for fruit, for morning, for flowers. Paulina finished. Lay congratulated her in Cambodian, then said in English, "She's the smartest one." .
Houstonist Tech Buzz - 040107
Houstonist really applauds the chron.com's technology writers as they do a damn fine job of keeping things up to date. Hat's off to those involved in all the blogs over there. Let's start off with the ringleader, Dwight Silverman as he warns us of a Trojan being spread via email, catches us up on a Vista flaw and tells us about an entirely customizable e-mail news service. Meanwhile Jay Lee tells about rearranging task bar items and Dr. Mac tells us it's time we learn to type. Speak for yourself, Houstonist doesn't hunt and peck. HLUG Reminder This is just a reminder that The Houston Linux Users Group meets on the second and fourth Saturdays of every month, from 2pm to 4pm, at the HAL-PC headquarters and that there is no fee to join. Also, beginner Linux classes are held free of charge on the first Tuesday of every month at 7pm.
Masi Oka unlikely star of NBC‘s `Heroes‘
LOS ANGELES - Hes one of the breakout stars of this television season. But before his Golden Globe-nominated turn as Hiro Nakamura, the tech geek turned rudimental superhero on "Heroes," Masi Oka almost gave up acting. "I realized there werent characters being created for my type because Hollywood tends to have a narrow vision with regards to Asian Americans, or Asians in general," says the 32-year-old Tokyo-born actor. He finally decided the solution was to start shopping his own scripts. Then he got the pilot script for "Heroes." The fate of his bespectacled, cherub-faced time traveler will be revealed when the NBC freshman hit returns April 23 (10 p.m. EDT) for its final five episodes of the season. Fans will finally learn if Hiro can, to borrow from his now-popular catch phrase, "Save the cheerleader, save the world!" "Everythings going to be great, thats all I can say," Oka says, carefully slurping spaghetti noodles.
City leaders must address 'mobility'
The world of public education is full of buzz words, but a term called “student mobility" and accompanying figures paint a stark picture as to why student success is not just about test scores and graduation rates but economics, housing and the priorities of a community.
Metro Nashville Public Schools are realizing a problem Memphis schools have suffered with for some time, a high to increasing rate of student mobility. It is as term used to describe how frequently during an academic year students move in and out of schools. The numbers at times can be staggering.
The Metro district-wide mobility rate is 40 percent, meaning four of every 10 students in Nashville schools move in or out of a school during the school year. That rate has climbed at least one percentage point every year since the 2002-03 school year, according to district officials.
Music and Lyrics' hits right note
Are you a born songwriter? Or can you develop a melody that is just great? Which is more important? Fisher (Drew Barrymore) in the movie Music and Lyrics thinks melody creates the 'attraction', lyrics the 'memory' of a song, but a combination of the two makes it 'magic'. You decide. An avid music listener may hear unique beats and rhythms in his head but can't express them because he has no knowledge of music. A student, on the other hand, who has natural talent for verbalising rhythmic combinations wants to learn to read/write well so he can create a permanent record of his songs. Blending these basic skills, the movie shows, is crucial to creating a hit song. Wants to regain fame Such is the logic that Alex Fletcher recognises when he, a dated icon of the pop era, pursues Sophie Fisher to assist in writing a song.
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