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Mom, daughter deliver babies seven
minutes apart They may be uncle and nephew, but two
newborns may feel more like brothers after being born just
minutes apart. Theresa Crouse, 39, gave birth to a son at
MedCentral /Mansfield Hospital at 11:20 a.m. Monday. At
11:27, her daughter, Carrie Gresh, had her own baby boy at
the same hospital — and delivered by the same doctor.
Computer Aided Surgery? After
watching surgeons using robotic systems for a while, computer scientists at
Johns Hopkins University have decided to borrow ideas from speech recognition
research to build what they're calling a 'Language of Surgery'. In speech
recognition, basic sounds are called phonemes. For surgery tasks, such as
suturing, dissecting and joining tissue, the basic steps have been named 'surgemes.'
The mathematical models used by the researchers have several goals: evaluate a
surgeon's work and help doctors to improve their operating room skills. They
also want to 'enable robotic surgical tools to perform with greater precision.'
SIRIUS Satellite Radio to Put
Listeners in 'The Driver's Seat' With Exclusive Access to NASCAR Drivers The
Driver's Seat, an exclusive daily talk show hosted by veteran broadcaster John
Kernan and a roster of current and former NASCAR drivers, debuts on January 1.
The Driver's Seat will feature Kernan and a different driver taking calls from
listeners, interviewing special guests and discussing the latest news from the
world of NASCAR.
Free hugs? Wrap your arms around
this Korean phenomenon “Free Hug” signs are popping up around Seoul, and no,
they’re not just poorly translated advertisements. Many Web sites attribute the
“free hug movement” to an Australian calling himself Juan Mann, who has given
away free hugs for more than two years.
Test your U.S. IQ
Source: U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services
See how well you would do on the current citizenship test with
these sample questions. And for an added challenge, try some
questions from the pilot test.
Study: Sleeping
on It Helps in Problem Solving Got a frustrating problem? The age old advice to "sleep on it"
could be well founded, scientists said. Until now the evidence
has been anecdotal, but researchers at the University of
Luebek in Germany have designed an experiment that shows a
good night's sleep can improve insight and problem-solving.
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