Nursebots !

Overworked nurses, take heart : help is on the way

I saw an early 'bot', actually an 'orderly bot' in action at
a hospital in Denville New Jersey about 12 years ago
and as it glided (glid ? glade? glode?) by we stuck
a greasy bag of store-bought Samosas (an Indian snack)
on it to deliver to the patient we were visiting.
Just one of the many fun things you can do when these
nursebots start showing up in hospitals.......

Hamburg: Prototype robot nurses could be bustling
around hospital wards in as little as three years,
according to scientists in Germany who have developed
ground-breaking software.

The mechanised "nursebots" being developed by the
EU-funded scientists will perform basic tasks such as
mopping up spillages, taking messages and guiding
visitors to hospital beds.

They could also distribute medicines and even monitor
the temperature of patients remotely with laser thermometers.

Link to article from IBN Live

The Simple Life at the World Bank

(AP Photo/Nadir Alp/Anatolia)

Nothing to laugh at here I guess, if you are
busy traveling like World Bank President
Paul Wolfowitz, seen here as he leaves from
the Ottoman era Selimiye mosque in Edirne,
western Turkey, Sunday, Jan. 28, 2007.
Wolfowitz was in Turkey for a two-day official visit.

The last World Bank annual report, for 2006,
puts the president's salary as of 1 July, 2005,
at $391,440 (£200,279).

Blank Noise update

[Blank Noise Project]
March 8: Blank Noise Action Heroes-Call for Submissions

Wednesday, January 31, 2007 6:39:01 AM
From: jasmeen patheja

Hello,

Last year just before March 8, International Women's Day,
Blank Noise set up a blog-a-thon , linking all of you and
many other readers not on our mailing list, to each other
through a particularly sensitive and private subject -
the re-telling of experiences of street sexual harassment.
We thought the solidarity in numbers, the anonymity the
Internet offers and the significance of the day itself might
allow some people to tell stories they had never told before.
We expected some thoughtful stories, some provocative ones,
some that would disturb and stay with us, perhaps forever.

But we did not expect over 240 deeply personal testimonials
to come rushing out. We did not expect 131 comments on a
single post. We did not expect the media to pick it up the way
they did, with coverage ranging from regional to international.

This March 8, we're hoping to take the journey begun last year
one step forward. We've heard each other's testimonials, now
let's share each other's actions. On March 8, 2007, Blank Noise
launches an Action Heroes website, which collects no 'victim'
testimonials, no stories of bit-back hurt, no stories of
indifferent onlookers.

This archives and builds your testimonials of a situation where
you emerged as the hero! This space will launch with the
stories of action plans. Give us your strategies.
Your interventions. The time when you subverted a situation,
flipped it on its head and gave the 'perpetrator' no chance but
to stop what he was doing. Give us your success story. Tell us
which action hero you are. We will post strategies and
interventions from eight countries up on our brand new
space on International Women's Day.

We're also looking for volunteers to help on this project:

Please email us if you can think you can help out: this is a
two-month project only and we could do with all hands on
board! Especially with reaching out to people who might not be
on the Internet or able to write....

We will have lots more details for you when you email
blurtblanknoise@gmail.com , the words
"march 8 volunteer" in the subject line.

And of course, start writing straight away!**

Hope to hear back soon!
The Blank Noise team
--
BLANK NOISE PROJECT

Ph:+ 91 98734 85284 (In Delhi)

+ 91 98868 40612 (Bangalore)

www.blanknoiseproject.blogspot.com

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**A sample piece along with guidelines
is available in PDF format
e-mail: frdmilltx (at) yahoo (dot) com

The People have spoken, Big Brother

Here is the outcome of the Shilpa Shetty uproar
on the UK Reality show Big Brother as reported
by CNN. Guess who won.

Prince at Super Bowl XLI

Prince has sold nearly 100 million albums
and is a member of The Rock & Roll
Hall of Fame. He has won six Grammys
(he's one of the leading nominees this
year with five Grammy nominations)
and five American Music Awards.

The Super Bowl is annually America's highest
rated TV program. More than 141 million viewers
watched last year's game in the U.S.
Super Bowl XLI will be broadcast to a potential
worldwide audience of 1 billion in more than
230 countries and territories.

Read about The Super Bowl XLI Halftime Show

Previous Virtual Poona Football-related post

Bollywood Hits Comedy Central Pt. 2

Previously on Virtual Poona we learned of the
Amitabh-Shahrukh Khan dance-off as
presented by Stephen Colbert on Comedy Central
LINK

Here is the equally funny follow-up via You Tube

Wise Beyond His Years

I must admit I care little about Football, the great
American pastime. If I do watch the Superbowl
Halftime show it's for the prospect of seeing who's
on the star-studded Entertainment line-up and
in the TV commercials which cost in the millions for
a 15-second spot. But this item from Yahoo caught
my eye .....

College at 16. Degree in 3 1/2 years.
Job interviews with several companies and
an NFL prospect?
» Who is he?

Read
http://www.yahoo.com/s/493147

The Bollywood Beatles

Shammi Kapoor from some '60s flick.
'I Wanna Hold Your Hand' is butchered
99.999% !!
Must read the hilarious responses by the
YouTube viewers.

Indian Siblings on American Idol

They are talented but a bit young and need to find
their niche........
who died and made me a judge ??!!

JAN 28: ACTION HEROES BANGALORE

Virtual Poona Blogger is pleased to support
the work of The Blank Noise Project including
the upcoming Jan 28th call for Action Heroes
as outlined by Jasmeen Patheja :

Here's another one! One more action,
one more time!
"Who we are, where we go, what we wear, how
we sit, stand, talk, walk in our very own cities.
Sometimes we just love to walk, stand around,
hang around, without looking 'available.' "

Blank Noise Bangalore calls for Action Heroes
to intervene on the streets of Bangalore. An action
hero's reaction is not an emotional
outburst, but in fact a strategy/a plan/a choreography.
An Action Hero knows how to judge a situation.
An Action Hero chooses to confront or not to
confront, but at no point ignores/ avoids the
problem. Are you one?
Would you like to be an ACTION HERO?
Blank Noise Project Bangalore calls for women/
girls/ ladies/ of all ages, languages, colour, and
shape to be participate in a street intervention on
Sunday January 28th.
Venue: Brigade Road. By participating you will
be celebrated as a BNP Action Hero.

We guarantee that this action won't ask you to be
acrobatic, but to be yourself, and experience the
site you act upon transform. Be the stimuli, be an
action hero.

Confirm /ask us questions at 98868 40612.
This street intervention will be approximately
1.5 hours ( 5 - 6 30 pm)
The group meets at sharp 4 pm at 'ganja park'
off brigade road on rest house road. PLEASE TRY
AND MAKE IT ON TIME/ EVENT DETAILS AND
THE POA WILL BE DISCUSSED. it is futile to repeat
it over and over again for those who dont make
it on time.

To sign up mail us at blurtblanknoise@gmail.com,
subject titled ACTION HERO, BANGALORE.
Any one can volunteer to work behind the scenes/
run around and get this going! Last week was
handled by Yamini Deen, Soumya Shekhar and
also Sanjana.

Looking forward to plenty of action! Let's get this going!

Thankyou!

The Blank Noise Team

( further details will be given to those who sign up).
--
BLANK NOISE PROJECT

Ph:+ 91 98734 85284 (In Delhi)

+ 91 98868 40612 (Bangalore)

www.blanknoiseproject.blogspot.com