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Greater momentum from Yale pulled its boat even with Radcliffe as both crossed the line at virtually the same instant...
...provide much better image quality," says Braun, who hopes to carry out a larger telemedicine trial with real nurse visits by the end of the year. "This is ideal for every type of visual diagnosis in medicine," he explains. A British hospital is already trialing picture phones for the instant diagnosis of broken bones, and German tech firm Siemens is developing a "sniffing" handset that can measure bad breath and read alcohol levels. Who said mobile phones were harmful to your health...
...Tiger's upgrade of the Mac's stellar instant messaging program, you can now have voice chats with up to ten other users at the same time (which is better than most confusing conference calls, since iChat keeps track of the last person who spoke). You can also video conference with up to three other users with an iSight camera. Tiger's new high-definition video technology makes for the smoothest video chat yet. The other participants appear on what looks like the inner walls of a 3-D cube, with their reflections on the floor. You can invite...
...cook and restaurant owner, is given no more affectionate regard than the simple lunch that provides the book's title. But when the spirit moves her, the author can drop nostalgia and pick up a skewer. A short piece entitled "Your Perfected Hostess" takes apart dishes that have become instant clichés, like vichyssoise and quiche. Of vichyssoise made with substitute ingredients, she writes, "Those people, however, who won't stoop to tinned soups but still want to be in the swim with their vichyssoise, have taken to using cucumber instead of leeks, and watercress or mint instead of chives...
...also passed a bill last night to fund instant electronic roll call voting software. It would cost the council an estimated $1,672.71, and it would increase the efficiency and accountability of UC votes, as every vote would be automatically recorded...