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...Cambridge University's Addenbrooke's Hospital, one pilot program has generated a lot more excitement than any new drug or gene discoveries made at the high-tech labs there. (GlaxoSmithKline and other pharmaceutical companies conduct dementia-related research at Addenbrooke's.) Led by a team of clinical psychologists who specialize in rehabilitating brain-injured patients, the program involves using SenseCam, a digital camera, developed by the nearby Microsoft Research Lab, that hangs from the neck and passively takes photographs every 30 seconds. The pictures can then be played back in sequence...
...hospital so that it's effortless, you don't have to ask for it. We are now trying to build a critical mass of integrative therapists. We are working through the nursing community, the yoga community. Right now there are 100 therapists being trained. And there is a pilot program at Beth Israel Medical Center to introduce integrative medical practices and study their impact on patients and caregivers...
Indeed, it is only a matter of time before combat pilots, like biplanes, become obsolete. Tail-mounted GPS kits have given even dumb bombs amazing accuracy once they are pushed out the door of a lumbering cargo plane. Missiles launched from ships or subs have further minimized the need for penetrating warplanes. Meanwhile, much of the Raptor's sky-high price--and that of accompanying jammer planes and rescue helicopters--is driven by the need to get the pilot into harm's way and then safely out. Even worse, while the Air Force wants more fighters from a bygone...
After serving as a daredevil World War II pilot in the Royal Air Force, Terry Spencer, 90, shot photographs for LIFE for 20 years. He charted the Beatles' rise to stardom and covered wars in Africa, Asia and the Middle East...
...When the SEC needs to be deterring corporate wrongdoing, the 'penalty pilot' program sends the wrong message," Schapiro said...