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International Achievement

A report from the George W. Bush Institute, in Dallas, argues that even America's top school districts are "mediocre" in student achievement compared with the performance of other industrialized countries.




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Get Involved in International Education Week

How you can celebrate global education during International Education Week 2016.




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International Schools and Overseas Teachers

International schools have been around for well over 100 years, initially providing education in the native language and curriculum for children whose parents worked as diplomats. Today, according ICEF (International Consultants for Education and Fairs) there are over 12,000 international schools in




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Cyber Monday Deals Are Still Live: Roombas, Echo, Ring, Switch

Roombas, Echo and Ring Alarm devices, and the Apple Watch Series 5 are all still discounted. There's also a great Nintendo Switch deal that includes $20 in Nintendo eShop credit.




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Save More Than 40 Percent on the Furbo Treat-Tossing Dog Camera

For just $139 you can keep tabs on your dog and send them treats wherever you are.




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Exclusive: Bitdefender Finds Security Hole in Wemo Smart Plug

Belkin's smart plug lets you use your smartphone to turn your devices on and off from anywhere, but Bitdefender found some holes in its security. Don't worry, Belkin has fixed the problem.




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Lenovo Expands Smart Home Lineup With 10-Inch Smart Tab M10

The Smart Tab M10 switches between a tablet and a smart display, while the Smart Frame looks to better display your photos with ambient sensors.




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Google Pumps Up Assistant Features, Translator Availability

Google Assistant Scheduled Actions lets you schedule actions in advance—so you can tell your coffee maker to start at 6 a.m. or your air conditioner to stop at 10 p.m.




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Magic Mirror on the Wall, Have I Worn This Outfit at All?

The Nessa mirror has a built-in camera that takes a photo of what you're wearing, uploads it to the cloud, and runs an algorithm to determine whether you've worn the outfit before or not.




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Eve Water Guard

The Eve Water Guard will let you know if you've sprung a leak and has the ability to trigger other HomeKit devices, but otherwise offers limited third-party support.




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Coronavirus : औरंगाबादेतील करोनाबाधितांची संख्या पन्नाशी पार

समतानगर भागात सर्वाधिक रुग्ण




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Coronavirus : मानसिक बळामुळे आजारावर मात

औरंगाबादमधील करोनामुक्त डॉक्टरचा अनुभव




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Coronavirus : मालेगावहून परतलेले ७३ जवान करोनाबाधित

हिंगोली आणि औरंगाबादमध्ये राज्य राखीव दलाची केंद्र उद्रेकस्थळे




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LG Reveals 150-inch 4K HDR Projector

This already award-winning projector is half the size of the competition and can sit on the floor, be mounted on a wall, or attached to a ceiling.




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Epson EX3260 SVGA 3LCD Projector

The highly portable Epson EX3260 delivers solid data-image quality and very good video quality in a projector that's a fine fit for offices and schools.




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Swallowed AirPod Still Works After...Retrieval

If this was a review, these AirPods would definitely earn a passing grade.




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Apple Watch Helps Save Epileptic Woman's Life After Seizure

Kate Donald had a seizure while home alone. Luckily, she was wearing an Apple Watch Series 4, which can automatically call emergency services if it detects a hard fall followed by inactivity.




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First Look: Samsung Galaxy Watch Active 2

Starting at $249, Samsung's Galaxy Watch Active 2 offers optional LTE connectivity, enhanced fitness features, and a fashion-forward design for wrists big and small.




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Snap Unveils Pricey Spectacles 3 Designed for Rich Influencers

After two unprofitable forays into augmented reality hardware, Snap is doubling down on its social camera eyewear with the $380 Spectacles 3 glasses featuring more 3D capabilities.




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Deals: Apple Watch, Overpowered Gaming Desktop, LG G8 ThinQ

The Apple Watch Series 3 GPS plus cellular smartwatch is down to just $229, Walmart's Overpowered gaming desktop is only $699, and the LG G8 ThinQ smartphone is just $500.




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Apple's Future Growth Is Built on Services and Wearables

Apple reported a whopping $65 billion in revenue in Q3. The tech giant's growth is largely due to its Apple Watch and AirPods sales, along with recurring subscriptions from its ever-expanding portfolio of services.




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Entrepreneurial offerings to expand with Great Valley LaunchBox

The Great Valley LaunchBox, funded by Invent Penn State, will provide mentoring services, office hours, workshops, speakers series and more to the local entrepreneurial community.




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'LaunchBox Ladies: Navigating the New Normal’ May event announced

The first program, focused on Small Business, will be held on May 13.




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Faculty member's 'Saving Israel' produced as an audiobook

An audiobook version of a Penn State faculty member's critically acclaimed nonfiction work about a secret, illegal 1947-49 operation to rescue newborn Israel has been produced by Rowman & Littlefield.




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COVID-19 resources website highlights social-science response

With the spread of COVID-19, Penn State’s Social Science Research Institute has launched a new website that provides resources for researchers, policy-makers and the general public to inform and to address impacts of the pandemic — with a focus on its broader implications for individuals, families, communities, and the commonwealth.




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Which COVID-19 models should we use to make policy decisions?

A new process to harness multiple disease models for outbreak management has been developed by an international team of researchers. The team will immediately implement the process to help inform policy decisions for the COVID-19 outbreak.




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Industrial engineering students receive scholarships for academic excellence

Three students received scholarships in industrial and mechanical engineering from the Material Handling Education Foundation for the 2020-21 academic year.




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Civil engineering faculty receives CAREER Award to enhance fracture simulation

Michael Hillman, L. Robert and Mary L. Kimball Assistant Professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Penn State, received a NSF CAREER Award to develop new computational methods to simulate fracture.




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Delaware Division of Youth Rehabilitative Services Honored with Two National Awards

For Immediate Release                                                                                     Contact: Joseph Smack Wednesday, August 14, 2019                                                                    (302) 633-2501 or 893-8930 (m) Joseph.smack@delaware.gov   Delaware Division of Youth Rehabilitative Services Honored with Two National Awards  Stevenson House Detention Center recognized for reducing confinement & Ferris School best group performance in Kids Got Talent contest  Wilmington – The […]




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The Best Laptops for VR in 2020

Virtual reality demands powerful hardware, but not everyone wants a big desktop PC. Plenty of laptops have the chops to handle VR, and these 10 are the top performers in our testing.




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The Best 2-in-1 Convertible and Hybrid Laptops for 2020

Can't decide between a laptop and a tablet? Get both with a 2-in-1. Our shopping advice and product recommendations will help you find the convertible or detachable that is right for you. (We've tested loads of them.)




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Lenovo Yoga C740 (14-Inch)

Not even Lenovo would call the Yoga C740 the world's greatest 14-inch convertible (it might say that about the Yoga C940), but this economy model has a lot to offer.




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HP Envy 13 (Wood Edition)

The HP Envy 13 (Wood Edition)'s walnut-paneled design stands out from the ultraportable crowd. Couple that with a 4K screen, solid components, and a reasonable price tag, and it's an attractive package.




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Lenovo ThinkPad P1 Gen 2 OLED

The mobile workstation version of Lenovo's ThinkPad X1 Extreme, the P1 lacks the sheer might of the company's ThinkPad P53, but it is considerably easier to carry. It's a winner for traveling design pros or content creators.




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Swiss Post Grounds Delivery Drones After Crash Near Kids

The 26 pound drone and its cargo fell to the ground after somehow managing to sever its own parachute rope. It landed 150 feet away from a group of children.




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DJI Mavic 2 Pro

The DJI Mavic 2 Pro is the best small drone on the market, with superior image and video quality, obstacle avoidance, and excellent battery life.




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DJI Mavic Pro Platinum

The DJI Mavic Pro Platinum is the best small drone you can buy, and a fantastic choice for most aerial videographers and YouTubers.




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DJI Mavic Air

The Mavic Air is DJI's smallest, most portable drone, and is just as full-featured as its larger siblings.




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Walgreens, FedEx Test Drone Deliveries With Alphabet's Wing

The trial, which will be open to residents of Christiansburg, Virginia, offers a glimpse into what kinds of services we can expect from Wing's drone-powered delivery system.




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Drone Finds Fugitive 17 Years After He Escaped From Prison

The 63-year-old was found living in a remote cave on the side of a steep cliff.




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DJI Mavic Mini: A Capable Drone, Without Federal Registration

The DJI Mavic Mini weighs just 249 grams, so you can fly it in the US—and many other regions—without having to register it with the government. It has very capable specifications, but also some artificial limitations we're not happy to see.




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Interior Department Grounds Drone Fleet Over Chinese Spying Risk

The department currently has a fleet of 810 drones, which are used to monitor federal lands. Of those, 786 are Chinese-made and 121 come from DJI, the leading provider of consumer drones. DJI denies that its technology poses a threat.




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DJI Mavic Mini

The DJI Mavic Mini is a lightweight drone that you don't have to register, but spotty connectivity makes it hard to recommend wholeheartedly.




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Film Your Underwater Adventures With This Tiny Scooter

At CES, Chinese company Sublue will demo the MixPro, which it claims is the smallest double-propeller underwater scooter to come to market. It also comes with a waterproof smartphone case so you can record your underwater adventures.




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Drones May One Day Deliver Your Ben & Jerry's Ice Cream

A Japanese drone startup said on Tuesday it was partnering with Unilever, the owner of Ben & Jerry's, to explore developing an ice cream drone-delivery service in New York.




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Commonwealth student governments hold first sustainability summit, virtually

On March 21, more than 120 student government representatives from 19 Penn State campuses virtually attended the Council of Commonwealth Student Governments’ first sustainability summit, featuring a poster expo of students showcasing their campus’ sustainability efforts, and a presentation on students’ potential impact on climate change by Richard Alley, Evan Pugh Professor of Geosciences.




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Penn State to recognize class of 2020 with virtual commencement ceremony

In response to the growing coronavirus pandemic, orders from the state government and recommendations from global public health organizations, Penn State will hold its spring 2020 commencement ceremony via livestream on May 9. The virtual ceremony will recognize all Penn State undergraduate students and all graduate students in the Penn State Graduate School.




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Penn State Scranton helps local hospitals by donating protective equipment

Penn State Scranton recently donated personal protective equipment (PPE) to two local hospitals, Geisinger Community Medical Center and Commonwealth Health Moses Taylor Hospital, to help them during the growing coronavirus pandemic.




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Additional details announced on virtual commencement for the Class of 2020

At 2 p.m. on Saturday, May 9, Penn State will host its first virtual commencement. The ceremony will be livestreamed, and available internationally, at https://spring2020.commencement.psu.edu/.




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Scranton students adjusting and finding ways to thrive in new reality

For Penn State Scranton students, the first couple of weeks of remote learning have proven to be a big adjustment — academically and socially. Several campus students shared their initial thoughts regarding the virtual learning experience and being away from the physical campus.