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POPSFrantic hunt for Haiti survivors I reckon a believer in reincarnation on Haiti would think it was all good from thence. I have never read about anything good happening there. I hope I'm very wrong.
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POPSRobotic Assistance Dogs and Companions This article expands on the intersection between assistance dogs and technology. Going beyond robotic therapy dogs, it mentions robotic assistants (already being tested) which can perform a variety of interesting and useful functions.
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POPSRobotic pooches cheer up elderly Will therapy dogs be replaced by therapy robots one day? This brings up interesting questions about why therapy dogs provide the benefits that they do. What are patients actually responding to?
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POPSSeeing-Eye Robot Another interesting intersection between assistance dogs and technology -- a robotic walker apparently inspired by guide dogs.
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POPSNatural Disaster In Beichuan: A Vision Of Hell Anger, too, is growing about the poor quality of buildings. In Mianzhu, an apartment block collapsed on itself. The flats had been built using contributions from a local work unit, a group of workers organised by the Communist Party at a factory or office. Residents searching for survivors said it was because corrupt officials had demanded so much in kickbacks that the building fell. The neighbouring buildings had not collapsed, including one which housed cadres from the Communist Party. "Show me the structural steel in that building," said one woman, whose mother is missing in the rubble. "It all went into some official's pocket," she spat. The foreign media have a poor image in China This makes reporting the disaster difficult; before the anti-Chinese riots in Tibet, and the sympathetic view of Tibetans in the Western media, foreign journalists were popular. Now we are seen as a threat.
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POPSStudy Finds Dogs, Robots Cheer Elderly I find this very suprising, but I've also never been around one of these new doggie-style robots in person. My grandmother is very lonely in a retirement community her health has required her to move to. Maybe I'll give this one my own little personal experiment! Anyone else game to try with a family member? If so contact me and we'll compile our results over time.
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POPSMonkeys Terrorizing Village in Kenya Continued: The residents report that the monkeys have killed livestock and guard dogs, villagers fear for the safety of their babies and children. All the villagers' attempts to control the monkeys have failed - the monkeys evade traps, have lookouts to warn the others of impending attacks and snub poisoned food put out by the residents. The town has been warned by the Kenya Wildlife Service not to harm or kill any of the monkeys, as it is a criminal offence. Running out of options, residents are harvesting their crops early Some residents have lost hope and abandoned their homes and farms, but those who have stayed behind, like 80-year-old James Ndungu, are making a desperate plea for assistance. "For God's sake, the government should take pity on us and move these monkeys away because we do not want to abandon our farms," he said. "I beg you, please come and take these animals away from here so that we can farm in peace."
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