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Boys and girls, they pointed out, develop differently and are quite out of sync with each other. Most boys lag behind most girls developmentally. Although they perceive spatial relationships vividly and achieve large motor control early, their relationship to the physical world makes them less able to sit quietly, listen closely, and, in general, behave like girls...
...their part, girls typically use language more deftly, understand complex concepts sooner, and manifest small motor control at an earlier stage than boys. During reading circle at the library, they might sketch or color; the boys, meanwhile, might wrestle. In early grades, the school environment is conducive to the orderly, attentive female members of the class, not to the physically active male members...
...potential uses of DeepStream's technology are endless. The company envisions sensors that detect wasted motor motion, power surges, electrical loss, overheating and unnecessary lighting - leading to vast improvements in efficiency, perhaps saving half a billion tons of carbon emissions in Britain alone each year. "Energy sensors are going to be a massive part of our future," says Crosier. Perhaps Eaton would like to buy some...
...their tax forms in there," joked Boston official Timothy McCarthy as he introduced Beantown's 50 BigBellys to residents. It's the mechanics inside that makes the trash compactors so distinctive. Each is equipped with a 40-watt solar panel connected to a 12-volt battery, which runs the motor (the battery guarantees that the BigBelly works rain or shine). At 540 lbs., it's not easy to steal. The unit costs about $4,000, about 10 times the price of a conventional garbage...
...down and start the litany of complaints about inefficiencies. Gringo amnesia is having the lights go out in your village and forgetting that lights go out in the States too. Or getting irritated at a long line and forgetting what it's like to stand at the Department of Motor Vehicles. We went down determined to do things the Mexican way, and it was appreciated by our Mexican friends...