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Control Freak When it comes to video-game controllers, Nintendo has always been an innovator. Back when Atari and its one-button joystick ruled, Nintendo devised a two-button controller with a directional thumb pad. Then came action-sensitive vibration, wireless connectivity and an analog stick for 360˚ steering. Now the company hopes to shake things up with a wireless controller for next year's Revolution console that will allow players to apply real-world physical experience to games. The one-handed grip has motion and position sensors, so if you're playing a Ping-Pong game, you just...
...likely to be?” he asked. “A condition on your student loan that says that you are not to protest on the Iraq War during your time in school. Or a welfare benefit conditioned on your wearing a “W” button?”In a question-and-answer session, Greenfield addressed concerns that overturning the Solomon Amendment could nullify other government statutes, including Title IX. “In this case, law schools are the ones that are fighting against discrimination and the government is the one that is forcing...
...inhibits the signals from the damaged half. This imbalance in brain activity can lead to the loss of motor skills. TMS therapy aims to restore that balance by decreasing activity in the healthy half. In the study, the patients were asked to perform simple tasks like pressing a button in response to signals displayed on a computer screen. Patients treated with TMS showed up to a 50 percent improvement in their reaction time, while those patients who received a placebo treatment did not show any significant improvement. Since the publication of his study in the journal Neurology in May, Fregni...
...President Clinton and Governor Arnold Schwarzenegger joined via satellite in a discussion on the relationship between culture, politics, and media. As audience members presented their tickets to the lotteried event, they were greeted by images of former George covers. Photographs of George Clooney, Tom Hanks, and a belly button bearing Cindy Crawford flashed across the big screen, which soon broadcast Clinton speaking live from Chappaqua, N.Y. “[George] blurred the political, civic, and personal” and altered the U.S. political landscape, Clinton said to the packed audience. But the panelists debated the effects of these changes. Chairman...
...peptic ulcer is a sore in the protective lining of the stomach or duodenum (the upper part of the small intestine). The most common symptom is a burning pain between your belly button and your breastbone. It's usually worse at night or when your stomach is empty...