Teachers in England are calling for GCSEs and A-level exams to be scheduled in the morning to help Muslim students who are fasting during Ramadan, it emerged today. Hundreds of thousands of pupils across Britain could be forced to take ‘large entry’ tests, such as maths and English, before 12pm under a radical shake-up. School
For many people, chatting to friends is a major reason to use Facebook’s app on their smartphone. But soon they will have to download the social network’s partner app, called Messenger, to carry on their instant conversations. Facebook is reportedly notifying users of its popular app that they will no longer be able to send
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KIDS in Nigeria, particularly those who crave to be smart can now challenge the dreaded mathematics subject, all on their mobile phones. This is as global phone manufacturer, Nokia has introduced a learning application tagged SmartKid Maths app, for children in primary schools in Nigeria. Available for free download on the Windows Store, SmartKid Maths
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The secret to happiness is helping others – and setting yourself concrete goals to do so, say researchers. They claim that achieving goals give us a far greater sense of satisfaction than abstract concepts of helping others. The team even admit that chasing happiness without clearly defined goals could make us unhappy, resulting in ‘helper
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Holistic learning is simply the process of organizing information into webs, that interconnect ideas. Instead of forcing ideas into your skull, you focus on the relationships between information. Linking ideas together to see the whole, instead of just the parts. Learning is a process similar to building a house. Limitations on communication prevent the
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Hunting for your charger and a free plug socket could soon be a thing of the past. This is according to two electricians, who have designed the world’s first portable turbine phone charger that lets people charge their mobile phone using wind power alone. In fact, the generator can power up any item that
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Do you have a store house? The crux of the matter for most people is that, they are so enamoured by the prospects of earning that they think the next step to earning is to ensure that their new earning status can be seen on them. They begin to spend. They think that their friends
It’s the place to update friends about your day, share pictures and catch up on the gossip. But in the future, Facebook users could use the site to make electronic payments and save money too. The social network is rumoured to be seeking regulatory approval to offer financial services – including electronic money and remittances
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Some people have a force-field of terrible breath or feet that smell so repellent that insoles are never enough to dampen the disgusting odour. And while people have their own unique scent, it is a surprisingly select cocktail of chemicals that create the distinctive and disgusting aromas associated with bad body odour. Now, a secondary
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