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...prototype of the "Huggable" was unveiled at the International Conference on Computer Graphics and Interactive Techniques in Boston. According to the Robotic Life Group's website, "studies have shown that animals are capable of lowering stress, reducing heart and respiratory rate, showing positive changes in hormonal levels, mood elevation, and increased social facilitation." There are many situations, however, in which patients cannot utilize animal therapy: if they have allergies, are in certain public spaces, etc. The Huggable not only overcomes those hurdles, but should be able to interact with patients and provide quantitative information to caregivers. It will have full...
...Americans seemed to be in a pessimistic mood, at least relatively so: 66% said the country is in "deep and serious trouble today," vs. 30% who said the problems we face are "no worse than at any other time in recent years." Only 5% said things are going "very well" in the country, vs. 47% who said "fairly well," 30% "fairly badly" and 17% "very badly." The No. 1 concern was the economy and jobs (20%), followed by terrorism (13%), the war in Iraq (11%) and high energy prices...
...Remember Ever Growing Up. Shorter breathed these days, she can still summon a warm, rich sound and vividly tell a song's story. With a big band behind her in Taking a Chance on Love, she also shows there's plenty of fire in her autumnal mood...
...regular customer who kept a close eye on users in neighboring booths, as if he was afraid they were spying on him. "He never wanted to chat," said Nii, the clerk. "Actually I was afraid of talking to him. He always seemed to be a bad mood. He rushed in, then rushed...
Here's a nice relationship comedy to warm the cooler months. Half a dozen young folks meet in a salon to watch the cabaret, talk out their troubles and, as the mood strikes them, have sex--hard core and up close. Shortbus could be called the first middle-class porno movie, but that description wouldn't be fair to this engaging study of love and lust from John Cameron Mitchell, star and author of the off-Broadway hit Hedwig and the Angry Inch. At the film's center is Sofia (Sook-Yin Lee), a sex therapist who gets no kick...