Word: distinguisher
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...Huggable not only overcomes those hurdles, but should be able to interact with patients and provide quantitative information to caregivers. It will have full-body sensors that detect electric field, temperature and force from beneath its soft fur and is programmed with algorithms that should be able to distinguish petting, tickling, scratching, slapping and poking. "To be effective, therapeutic robotic companions must also be able to understand and appropriately respond to how a person touches it," the group's website says. Face recognition technology helps the Huggable recognize familiar faces. Its internal PC will monitor the patient's condition...
...cigarette lighter in front of the nozzle, produces fragrant jets of flame. I pose these miscreants, fully dressed and shod, for a group photo in G.'s bath-cum-Jacuzzi. Not much smaller than the large swimming pool in the spa, it's one of many flourishes that distinguish the 33 bedrooms from each other and from the accommodation in lesser hotels. On the last day, Andy and I stretch out on adjacent tables in the spa as two masseuses prepare to knead and exfoliate. Each session is tailored to the individual - that's probably what Andy's masseuse means...
...Such offbeat offerings indicate the growing need for private banks to distinguish themselves from competitors in a fragmented market that's ferociously competitive. The largest global private banks in Asia are UBS, Credit Suisse, HSBC and Citigroup, but there are scores of others, and no single player is dominant?Citigroup, which manages roughly $70 billion in Asian private-banking assets, is one of the top-three regional players, yet it still controls just 3-4% of the Asia market. With customers up for grabs, selling services can be about marketing the sizzle?bragging rights and a sense of privilege...
...fabled rarities (like a 55-year-old Benromach, priced at $4,600). Apart from labels from the established whisky-producing countries - Scotland, Ireland, the U.S. and Canada - unusual bottlings from relative newcomers like Japan, Australia and India also line the shelves. And if you can't distinguish your Islay malts from your Speysides, no matter. La Maison du Whisky also offers courses on whisky appreciation and hosts whisky dinners. "Once your nose says yes, then you can taste it," says manager Marlene Leon. That taste, whisky producers are hoping, will inspire more Southeast Asians to reach for their wallets...
...simple test for the disease using easily detected proteins found in skin cells. They claim that their test can provide enough information to detect the disease at its earliest stages, when treatments might be most effective. Even more encouraging, they report that the test is sensitive enough to distinguish Alzheimer's from other dementias, including Parkinson's disease...