What
could possibly go wrong?
KTAL
reports:
In a few days every student at Saint Ignatius, Gilmour Academy and
Saint Edward will be required to lose a chunk of hair like this.
It will determine if they’ve used drugs in the last hundred days.
They learned about the new program last year and if they had been
using, had the summer to get clean.
Some consider the measure an invasion of privacy but private schools
have the ability to make it policy and cover the 40 dollar per test
cost.
Read
more on ArkLaTexHomepage.
Is
this an example of technology following football, partnering with it,
or leading the way? Short answer? Yes! (I list just a few)
Ready
for some football? Check out these tech tips for the NFL season
…
You’ll also notice lots of new technology on the field this
season, as the NFL
highlighted on Wednesday in Seattle. Thanks to a partnership
it inked with Microsoft in May 2013, NFL players and coaches will
be using Microsoft’s Surface tablet on the sidelines in between
possessions.
…
Some players will also wear
shoulder pads with RFID tags inside their shoulder pads, which
will allow the NFL to record real-time position data and information
related to acceleration, speed, routes, and total distance run. [I
can see it being used to call penalties and warn of possible
concussions. Bob]
…
There are a number of NFL-related apps in the marketplace, and some
are really worth pointing out. One is a new app from the NFL called
NFL Now, which is largely a video
hub for all things NFL.
…
The NFL also has NFL
Mobile, which is great for catching up on the latest highlights,
news, statistics, and standings. ESPN
ScoreCenter is also another good one for keeping up with scores
and news. In addition, Microsoft has a nice NFL
App for the Xbox One and Windows 8. Other favorites include
Bleacher Report’s Team
Stream, Fanzo, Yahoo
Sports, and Fox
Sports Mobile.
For
the fantasy football players, ESPN,
Yahoo, NFL.com,
and CBSSports.com offer
solid apps that allow users to fine-tine their rosters and check the
latest stats.
...
Every Sunday night, NBC will be streaming its weekly game online for
free and does not require a cable subscription. You can check
out that feed here.
For
Monday Night Football, fans can view
the ESPN stream here, but will need a cable subscription.
A
couple of interesting tools. One for demographics, the other for
genealogy.
Your
Town Has A Story, Here’s How Census Data Can Help You See It
CensusReporter:
Learn About Your City http://censusreporter.org/
Census
Tool: Dig Through Decades Of Data
http://www.stevemorse.org/census/unified.html
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