Putting Health Care on an Energy Diet Nov 10, 2008
He adds that physicians can further reduce their dependence on technology, and oil, by better developing their experiential and tactile knowledge, reclaiming a part of medicine's low-tech past. Much of the energy-intensive lab tests and scans doctors routinely prescribe are "redundant, unnecessary," he says. (Time.com)
• Hard times encourage a comeback among old-fashioned crafts Nov 9, 2008
"I think the women's movement in the '70s made them out of fashion but now we are realizing the good they did for children, especially those who were engaged in school through more tactile ways such as art, sewing, music, shop, etc.". Lifetime TV host and home design expert Kathy Peterson learned to sew when she was a kid, then drifted away from it. (Burley South Idaho Press, ID)
Surgeons Give Laparoscopic Surgery a Hand Nov 8, 2008
Dr. George Kerlakian, a surgeon, said, It adds a level of sensory, tactile feel where you can feel the tissues, feel the tension on the tissues, and it allows for better hand-eye coordination than a totally laparoscopic procedure. . (WOKR13 Rochester)
Myleene Klass replaces Nicky Hambleton-Jones to present 10 Years ... Nov 6, 2008
" The new series, which starts in the autumn, will be called 10 Years Younger: The Challenge. In a twist to the format, two volunteers will be pitched against one another, one having cosmetic surgery and the other using more natural methods to beat ageing. http://www.telegraph.co.uk/news/newstopics/celebritynews/3384437/Myleene-Klass-replaces-Nicky-Hambleton-Jones-to-present-10-Years-Younger.html Related Content Related partners More on ... Advertisement Advertisement EDITOR'S CHOICE The... (Telegraph.co.uk)
The Party Of Happiness Nov 5, 2008
Notes the Pew Center: "[S]omeone who attends religious services weekly or more often has an 18 percent better chance of being very happy than someone who attends services seldom or never." Possibly there's nothing like a tactile connection to the divine, or the assurance that this present market-ravaged, election-losing life isn't the end. Then this: Many more Republicans (62 percent) than Democrats (44 percent) are married, with 15 percent more Republicans reporting high satisfaction with their... (Townhall.com)
Democrats Most Reliable Constituents: The Press Nov 5, 2008
So I think it's a very tactile experience of foreign policy. And I think the takeaway is that foreign policy has real-life consequences, and it's not something that is simply talked about at the Council on Foreign Relations or in the hearing rooms on Capitol Hill. (MediaResearch.org)
Enabling The Blind To Find Their Way Oct 28, 2008
On the one hand, they developed software applications with tactile, haptic and audio feedback devices to help visually impaired people feel and hear digital maps of where they want to go. On the other hand, they created new haptic and tactile devices to guide them when they are out in the street ... One of the patented prototypes, called VITAL, allows users to access a tactile map of an area. (Science Daily)
Anya Hindmarsh Bags Offer a Hallowe... Oct 27, 2008
Handbag designer Anya Hindmarsh is best known for her stance against plastic bags with her iconic I m NOT a Plastic Bag" tote in 2007, and her very uniquely British bag designs are loved the world over. Celebrity Endorsements The British handbag designer is famous for her and evening clutches favored by the likes of Lucy Liu, Angelian Jolie, Kylie Minogue, Thandie Newton, Naomi Watts, Claudia Schiffer and Sienna Miller. One of her most sought after bags this season is the Rocky, carried by Reese... (Suite101.com)
Greenwich ORNC for Visually Impaire... Oct 25, 2008
Greenwich ORNC for Visually Impaired Visitors: A New Tactile Rug Interprets the Painted Hall Ceiling for the Blind ... A New Tactile Rug Interprets the Painted Hall Ceiling for the Blind ... A new tactile rug by artist Amanda Allen helps blind people and children make the most of their visit to the Painted Hall of the Old Royal Naval College in Greenwich. (Suite101.com)
Palin Now More Accessible... Oct 23, 2008
Communication can be tactile. Posted by: TLewis | Oct 22, 2008 10:41:41 PM. (The Drudge Report)
Rybak: Minneapolis economy healthy Oct 21, 2008
He cited Colle+McVoy, Coloplast, DLR Group, Tactile Systems Technology Inc, and Virchow Krause among others. When such firms move into the city from the suburbs or other parts of the country, they help keep buildings full and property valuations up, Rybak said. (Twin Cities Business Journal, MN)
Gorilla Study Gives Clues To Human Language Development Oct 17, 2008
Dr Sebestyen Forrester says: "Apes, like humans, use a range of nonverbal communicative social skills, such as facial expression, eye gaze and manual gestures, and tactile signals, such as grooming and huddling, which are used for social cohesion. Analysing synchronous physical action can help us identify communication signals and may prove a better way to understand of how animals 'talk' to each other.". The method - known as multidimensional method (MDM) - can also be used to study other... (Science Daily)
Analog's twilight: Slowly, digital trumps physical Oct 14, 2008
And with that, for Jon Teeuwissen, as for so many people in a new millennium brimming with computerized wonders, the march toward digital remembrances away from the tactile ones we kept in the 20th century is under way ... There is something vaguely melancholy about leaving behind the physical past the physical present, even and looking to technologies that are less solid, less graspable, less tactile. (Yahoo News)
Dual Carriers Will Storm Market with New Blackberry Oct 8, 2008
Mike Lazaridis, RIM president and co-CEO, said the new design "solves the long-standing problem associated with typing on traditional touchscreens," offering a "large and vibrant screen with a truly tactile touch interface.". In the U.S., the Storm supports Verizon Wireless' EV-DO Rev A network, and Vodafone's 3G network in Europe and other countries. (Yahoo News -- Technology)
Map-making mania Oct 3, 2008
With online maps, "you lose that tactile relationship," said Will van den Hoonaard, the Canadian Cartographic Association's history expert. "All the letters are the same, all the numbers are the same, all the maps are the same.". (Globe and Mail -- Business)
She was determined to let the blind touch the stars Sep 23, 2008
Grice created a rough draft of the book - it was a technical challenge to figure out how to create tactile images, which she did at first by literally carving the planets and constellations into plastic sheets by hand - and then left for a master's degree in San Diego ... She's helped make the planetarium shows more pictorially descriptive, and visually-impaired visitors not only get tactile pictures that allow them to follow along, but get to take them home for free (a great source of pride for... (Boston Globe)
Seniors' safety on stairs takes one step at a time Sep 14, 2008
Ensure that the handrails have a tactile indicator that warns you when a stairway is coming to an end, and that they're easy to see even in low light or at night. - Lastly, when taking the stairs, always be cautious, deliberate and not rushed. (Calgary Herald)
The Senior-Citizen Cookbook Sep 10, 2008
(Flavor, technically, is a composite picture of what your taste buds taste, what your olfactory nerves smell, and other tactile factors like the chill of menthol or the irritation of a hot chili. Without a sharp sense of smell, you might become a chronic browser, nibbling at different foods but perpetually unable to get the emotional satisfaction that you once did from any particular meal. (Slate)
FIRST FRIDAY: Artists established and new Sep 5, 2008
"Another is an actual painting of kind of a earthen goddess. Faceless, big hips, big breasts, with a lot of color around it. The artist, she is pretty creative with her colors. There's a lot of heavy heavy paint, thick, and is very visceral and tactile.". "Through pieces like these you can see the personality of the person, you see what they've done. Some make art for fantasy, some make art to get rage out, some make it because they're just doodling and something happens," Cody said. (Juneau Empire)
Arts Calendar: Exhibits Sep 5, 2008
7th Annual "Tactile Show" and "Special Photography Exhibit" open with reception 2-5 p.m. Sunday, Oct. 5 and run through Saturday, Oct. 25. Events. (Florida Times-Union)
Estrogen helps form memories in mice Sep 2, 2008
Recently, a group of researchers led by Dr. Alvaro Pascual-Leone of Harvard Medical School conducted a study that helps explain the mechanism by which tactile abilities are enhanced in a blind person, and they found that the brain is surprisingly flexible ... All the participants then took a test, blindfolded, to observe their tactile abilities ... Further, when the visual cortex was blocked using a method called transcranial magnetic stimulation, the improvement in their tactile abilities was... (Boston Globe)
I am sad for the kids Aug 31, 2008
That she adores her husband of 12 years is obvious; Leora is tactile and tender. He still makes her laugh, she still makes him smile. (Melbourne Herald Sun)
Microsoft Emerges $20.75 Million Richer From Immersion Lawsuit Aug 28, 2008
Immersion's "rumble" technology provides a tactile feeling of shaking in online gaming. Subsequently, Immersion brought suit against the companies in 2002. (CRN)
Scientists unmask brain's hidden potential Aug 27, 2008
Twenty-four hours after the blindfolds were removed, the subjects were re-scanned, whereby it was discovered that their visual cortices were no longer responsive to tactile stimulation in other words, reading Braille no longer activated "sight" among the study subjects. Finally, using transcranial magnetic stimulation (TMS) to transiently block the function of the visual cortex, the scientists demonstrated that disruption of the visual cortex impaired tactile function and Braille reading after... (EurekAlert!)
For mah-jonng mavens, it's all about the tiles - and the personal ties Aug 24, 2008
"But mah-jongg's a very tactile game - there is something about playing with the set that my mother played with her friends and aunts. It's just a very good feeling.". The 65-year-old Boston resident has been playing for over half a century. (Boston Globe)
CCMH Home Care/Hospice participates in CALM training Aug 21, 2008
CALM uses such interventions as aroma therapy, music therapy and tactile stimulation to try to give the patient an increased quality of life. If you would like more information regarding hospice care for people with dementia, or other end-of-life patients, please contact CCMH Home Care/Hospice at 712-243-8006 or 1-800-9934345. (Atlantic News-Telegraph, IO)
Joining the workforce Aug 21, 2008
I am glad to see that special assistive devices like ramps to wheelchair-friendly car parks and even tactile guiding blocks (for the blind) are mentioned in the form. However, I also think that there are other things that ought to be considered before we can expect success in this worthy effort. (The Star Online, Malaysia)
Robotic surgery makes operations less of a pain Aug 20, 2008
In such non-robotoic operations, you are depending on your tactile senses. It s like operating with chopsticks. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Health)
Why most cats' whiskers are white Aug 12, 2008
So, whiskers provide the cat with "essentially the same information that our hands provide to us concerning the texture, contour and other tactile properties of an object," e-mails Dykes. Interestingly, the brain structure (barrel cortex) that receives whisker information is somewhat similar to the visual cortex. (Globe and Mail -- Technology)
The Pink and Opus rule Aug 11, 2008
I also know that the newspaper business is in trouble, but it seems to me that one thing you still have going for you is those beautiful, large, tactile pieces of paper that one can take to the bathroom with pride. Mike Greensill. (San Francisco Chronicle)
The Future of Crossing the Street Aug 10, 2008
The Causeway Street plan calls for painting the entire intersection so it stands out from the rest of the street and has a slight tactile feel for motorists passing over it (the city recently used this approach on parts of Huntington Avenue) and then, Gori says, trying to lead pedestrians there with little tricks like placing trash cans and newspaper boxes and benches near the corners. It's a lot of thought to accomplish a seemingly simple goal, which Gori characterizes as trying "to get... (Boston Globe)
No-nose Bicycle Saddles Improve Penile Sensation And Erectile Function In Bicycling Police Officers Aug 9, 2008
There was a significant improvement in penile tactile sensation, and the number of men indicating they had not experienced genital numbness while cycling for the preceding 6 months rose from 27 percent to 82 percent using no-nose saddles. Use of the noseless saddle also resulted in significant increases in erectile function as assessed by the initial evaluation, but there were no significant changes noted in Rigiscan measures, a method used to record penile rigidity while the subject sleeps. (Science Daily)
Breast-Feeding: The Stress Buster That Lasts for Years Aug 9, 2008
"There's a lot less verbal communication, but lots of tactile communication and eye contact that promotes positive physiological responses," said Liz Maseth, an outpatient lactation consultant at Akron's Children's Hospital in Ohio ... "In terms of the biological possibility, breast milk is pretty amazing stuff, and the tactile interaction that goes along with breast-feeding does have an influence on the development of neurons," explained Judy Hopkinson, an associate professor of pediatrics in... (Health-Finder)
Improve your sex life with cycling Aug 9, 2008
There was a significant improvement in penile tactile sensation. The percentage of policemen who indicated they had not experienced genital numbness while cycling for the preceding six months rose from 27 percent to 82, using no-nose seats. (India Times, India)
Samsung's Instinct is competition for iPhone Aug 7, 2008
The Instinct's touch screen offers haptic tactile feedback. It's a nice feature as it lets you know for sure that you're choosing a menu option. (CNN -- Tech)
Live Webcast Demonstrating Robotic Prostate Surgery, August 13, 2008 Jul 31, 2008
Instead of making an 8" to 10" incision to remove a 2" prostate gland, Dr. Samadi's surgery involves just five small "keyhole" incisions in the patient's abdomen, through which extremely fine instruments are inserted along with a miniscule camera that displays magnified two-dimensional images from inside the body onto a screen. The addition of the sophisticated da Vinci system transforms those images into 3D representations, which enables the surgeon's hand movements to be scaled, filtered, and... (Yahoo News -- Press Releases)
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If it were not for the fact that westerners who often travel to China make very dirogatory remarks concerning their perception of the tactile quality of the environment in China, especially of the built environment, maybe the Chinese leadership would be less worried about the image of their city. I have had several western friends that come through Xi an that have some very rude things to say about conditions in the city. (International Herald Tribune)
U of M researchers find cerebral malaria may be a major cause of brain injury in African children Jul 30, 2008
The children were evaluated for cognitive function in three major areas: attention, working memory, and tactile learning. Evaluation was done at hospitalization, six months after the initial malaria episode, and two years after the episode. (EurekAlert!)
Bees may have foot baths to curb deadly colony collapse disorder Jul 29, 2008
"Bees are very tactile and are always touching, exchanging pheremones or food and once they have picked up the fungus they would quickly spread it around," said Dr Chandler. A special session on honey bee health will be held at the university on August 4 as part of a Society for Invertebrate Pathology international conference. (Telegraph.co.uk)
A happy customer at the Apple store in London (Photograph: Sang ... Jul 27, 2008
I should digress here to point out that the latest HTC Touch Diamond (HTC is a wonderful manufacturer permanently hamstrung by its devices all being Windows Mobile) has an accelerometer, too, and comes with a ball-manipulation game that provides tactile feedback - you can actually feel the weight and bounce of the ball as you manoeuvre it. For the rest, it is yet another iPhone wannabe: it is too small, its multi-touch interface is too slow on the uptake and the whole experience is rather... (guardian.co.uk)
Taking construction step by step Jul 26, 2008
" A prosthetist's work involves a complex blend of skills. Harrison assesses a patient's needs, custom-makes the socket and chooses the most suitable components from hundreds of products. Fitting the new limb can take many visits because the alignment must be precise if the energy needed to move the prosthetic is to be minimised. It is a tactile job, and requires much trust between patient and prosthetist. Prosthetic limbs can cost from $150 for the basic foot to more than $120,000 for an... (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Program promotes safety through head protection Jul 25, 2008
The pink, and malleable, brain model, the size of a child's brain and like a real brain "soft and squishy," provided a tactile illustration for the kids about the vital organ a helmet protects. Erin Durbin, a program coordinator with Children's Hospital, told the kids that their skulls were only "three pennies thick," and thus not enough to protect the brain from a head-hurting fall from a bike. (Pontiac Daily Leader, IL)
Scientists Create Touch-based Illusion: Mind Trick Yields New Insights On Perception Jul 22, 2008
"But we're interested in discovering general principles of perception, and we wanted to see whether similar illusions can occur in the tactile domain." ... To create a tactile version of this illusion, Olivia Carter, a postdoctoral researcher at Harvard University, and Talia Konkle, a graduate student in Moore's MIT lab, used a new piezoelectric stimulator device developed by Qi Wang and Vincent Hayward at McGill University ... The authors used their tactile illusion to explore the interaction... (Science Daily)
Hybrid Cars Pose Risk to Blind, Visually Impaired Jul 22, 2008
"Traditionally, people who are blind or visually impaired learn to rely on their hearing and tactile cues to provide them with information about their environment, which they can use to navigate safely across streets and through other vehicular ways, such as parking lots. In so doing, the sound of traffic is their primary focus," Melanie Brunson, council executive director, said in a news release from the council. "Traffic sounds provide information about such things as the position of vehicles,... (Yahoo News)
Men's summer cool Jul 22, 2008
Dressing gowns, loose shirts and boxers with a tactile appeal as made an appearance. But this look may no be fitting for the average guy. (iAfrica.com)
Can Si Newhouse Keep Cond Nast's Gloss Going? Jul 20, 2008
They also offer a tactile, portable and visual pleasure that doesn t always translate well to the computer, for readers or for advertisers. All of this may hold even truer for Cond. (Atlanta Journal-Constitution -- Business)
Tough at the top Jul 19, 2008
There are tiles on the floor explaining the origin of the mountain's name, wildlife and tactile wood lines the walls. Windows along the hall of one side currently look out on scaffolding and mist. (BBC News -- UK)
Baobab tasted Jul 18, 2008
The taste is something of a disappointment after the tactile pleasure of the skin that encases it. The white, powdery fruit looks like sherbet and in parts of Africa is mixed with water and made into a drink, has an alien texture that seems rather tasteless. (BBC News -- UK)
Scientists Set Out To Measure How We Perceive Naturalness Jul 6, 2008
There are visual, tactile and auditory experiments designed to demonstrate the limitations of the senses as measurement devices, by exposing how perceptions can be fooled by illusions. Videos will highlight the how the use of Magnetic Resonance Imaging (MRI) brain scans is helping us understand the perceptual process, by allowing researchers to discover which areas of the brain are stimulated when people carry out specific tasks, such as using their vision and touch senses to explore natural and... (Science Daily)
LETTERS: NCT, July 5, 2008 Jul 6, 2008
It is much like lovers of the library, who mistake their love of the tactile feel of paper for the more important information contained therein. To survive, newspapers must leverage their main advantage -- reporters on-scene in every nook and cranny of the nation. (North County Times)
Blind faith: Ruling is a testament to remarkable womans legacy Jul 5, 2008
Bismarck Tribune - Life - Blind faith: Ruling is a testament to remarkable womans legacy. WASHINGTON He thinks of her every time he gazes at the painting a blazing orange sun she drew a few years after the tragedy. (Bismarck Tribune, ND)
Woman's spirit inspired fight Jun 29, 2008
Elsewhere around the world, accommodations are made for the blind -- different sized notes or tactile features such as raised markings. Why not the United States. (The Augusta Chronicle)
Accident counts increase along I-45 construction Jun 25, 2008
We extended the striping and added traffic buttons, he said, referring to the white domed dividers placed between lanes that provide both a visual and tactile cue for drivers merging with traffic. Striping for an acceleration lane seems to have helped a lot. (Conroe Courier, TX)
Doctor's defense points to anesthetic Jun 24, 2008
The fine print on midazolam warns about the possibility of "hallucination," "emergence delirium" and "dreaming during emergence." Diazepam notes "delusions (holding false beliefs that cannot be changed by facts)" and "changes in sexual desire." Ketamine includes a "special note" on its packaging, stating that in about 12 percent of patients "psychological manifestations vary in severity between pleasant dream-like states, vivid imaginary hallucinations, and emergence delirium." But it says... (Pittsburgh Post-Gazette, PA)
Is it harder to raise boys or girls? Jun 21, 2008
"Boys tend to be more tactile -- they may need to be picked up and plunked in a time-out chair," Gurian says. They're also less verbal and more impulsive, he adds, which is especially evident in the toddler and preschool years. (CNN -- Health)
Gesture Computer Interface Device Developed For Surgeons Jun 20, 2008
ScienceDaily (June 19, 2008) Researchers at Ben-Gurion University of the Negev (BGU) in Israel have developed a new hand gesture recognition system, tested at a Washington, D.C. hospital, that enables doctors to manipulate digital images during medical procedures by motioning instead of touching a screen, keyboard or mouse which compromises sterility and could spread infection, according to a just released article. The new article reports on what the authors believe is the first time a hand... (Science Daily)
How Multi-touch Screens Could Change The Way We Interact With Computers Jun 19, 2008
The tactile pleasure the interface provides beyond its utility quickly brought it accolades ... Han, who describes himself as a very tactile person, became aware of the effect one day when he was looking through a full glass of water. (Scientific American)
3G iPhones hype is deafening as launch date nears Jun 19, 2008
Business users, for example, are predicted to stick to their smartphones with tactile QWERTY keyboards even though Apple has added Microsoft Exchange ActiveSync compatibility to the latest iPhone. Apple also failed to boost the power of the iPhone's camera, which sits at a puny 2megapixels, or its Bluetooth connectivity that can only be used with headsets. (Courier Mail)
NYT: SUBTLE MAKEOVER FOR MICHELLE OBAMA... Jun 18, 2008
Obama, a Harvard-trained lawyer, appeared so at ease with the tactile business of campaigning and drew praise for humanizing, often with humor, a husband who could seem elusive. Related Articles. (The Drudge Report)
Video Game Technology May Help Surgeons Operate On Beating Hearts Jun 17, 2008
The accuracy of anchor placement didn't differ significantly between the two sets of tests, perhaps because of Vasilyev's high level of experience and the availability of tactile information to help guide the final step of driving in the anchors. However, the speed of the anchor placement improved significantly. (Science Daily)
Mourners, memorabilia reflect colorful life of art teacher Jun 16, 2008
"She believed that our students had the opportunity and the right to learn about tactile art.". Some did more than simply learn. (Boston Globe)
Subhash K. Jha speaks about Sarkar Raj Jun 7, 2008
The plot is tense tactile and non-derivative, unless bits and fragments stolen from newspaper headlines would be considered derivative. The narrative displays a muscular rugged grit though not much grip. (IndiaFM)
Making math with yarn Jun 7, 2008
What you can do is get a tactile insight. I theoretically understand the concept, but [the model] allows me to communicate it, said Taimina. (MSNBC -- Environment)
Alternatives to fare increases Jun 6, 2008
We need leaders, not managers, with a tactile desire to improve the urban landscape for future generations but instead we are doomed to petty minded nonsense about increased fares for improved services and the numeristic argument of 18% reductio in running costs - big deal. Situation - no change. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Australia)
Paul Brantley to play benefit concert Jun 5, 2008
He said there's something about the tone and tactile nature of the instrument that makes it appealing. "I mean, you literally hug the instrument," he said with a laugh. (The Augusta Chronicle)
