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Video: `Thanks USA` Big ideas usually start very small. The idea that two young sisters came up with is changing the lives of many dependents of active duty members in our armed forces. Thalia Assuras reports. CBS NewsComputerised testing likely to replace traditional exams, says head of board . Three-hour written finals over, exams chief says. Software developed for widespread e-assessmentFor generations, hundreds of thousands of pupils have spent the end of the school year in gymnasiums scrawling answers to the sound of the ticking clock. And every summer they have endured a nerve-wracking two-month wait for their results.Exams have been a rite of passage for millions, but within a decade they could be consigned to history, according to one of the most senior figures in the system.Simon Lebus, chief executive of Cambridge Assessment, said that traditional examinations are likely to disappear within 10 to 15 years, to be replaced by computerised testing.Instead of three-hour written exams, there will be continual e-assessment throughout pupils' courses. Exam boards are investing millions of pounds in developing the technology - and, Lebus claimed, it's not 'science fiction'.He said: 'The likelihood is that in the next 10 to 15 years it will change almost out of recognition GuardianPalin: I`m Not Leaving Politics McCain Says His Former Running Mate Simply 'Changed Her Priorities' in Resigning as Alaska's Governor CBS NewsSpanish nobles rebel over inheritance law . Women allowed to claim titles from male relatives. Primogeniture still in place for monarchy They once helped create an empire that spanned the globe, but now members of the Spanish aristocracy are engaging in a more prosaic struggle over whether their titles should be inherited by women.A group of grandees and other nobles have rebelled against a recent change in Spain's law which prevents a son from claiming the family title if he has an elder sister. They are demanding that the country's constitutional court strike the law down, as it may allow some women to claim titles retroactively from brothers or uncles who currently hold them.They claim the law was tailor-made to suit a group of powerful women, including the designer Agatha Ruiz de la Prada, who claimed titles held by male relatives. Ruiz de la Prada claims the title of Marquess of Castelldosrius from an uncle who received it from his elder brother - skipping Ruiz de La Prada's now deceased mother.'The law should not be retr GuardianA Review of White Wolf`s Re-designed LARP System Many things changed when White Wolf re-released their content, and one of those things was their LARP system, called Mind's Eye Theater.Source: Neal LitherlandPublished: Jul 12, 2009 associatedcontent.comLance Armstrong: Tour de France will be decided in Alps Lance Armstrong believes the Tour de France lead won't change significantly until the race reaches the Alps in its third week. EspnArt: New character and mood in Wyeth show Andrew Wyeth is a permanent, substantial presence at the Brandywine River Museum, where a large gallery is dedicated to his work. The museum changes the display there two or sometimes three times a year, so by now one would expect that the artist's vision would have been thoroughly exposed. The Philadelphia InquirerHow Michael Jackson and MTV Changed Our Lives Part memoir and part history, the evolution of the music industry in the MTV/Michael Jackson era.Source: Fern CohenPublished: Jul 12, 2009 associatedcontent.comObama Delivers Call for Change to a Rapt Africa President Obama traveled in Africa as a potent symbol of a new era but also as a messenger with a theme of responsibility. New York TimesTurnberry Has Changed, but Desire to Challenge It Hasn't The unique nature of the site for the 138th British Open has more to do with the lineage of golfers who have won there than Turnberry's misty history. New York Times1 2 |
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