Dispensary Corner 11 Jun 14
June 11, 2014
GYMNASTIC emphasis.
No doubt you have your
pharmacy staff running through
a series of morning exercises to
vitalise their day’s work.
Community activist, 65 year old
Diane Barker of Phoenix, Arizona
recalled her cheerleader dancing
days to grab attention prior to
addressing a public hearing by
performing a few gymnastic
moves herself, Yahoo News
reported.
Local officials suddenly became
very official and censured her
behaviour by mail, even though
she was dressed appropriately
and was making a point about the
benefits of general fitness, bicycle
riding and taking public transport,
the publication reported.
Barker surprised everyone with
her ensemble of cartwheels and
splits finale, it said.
DISPENSING love.
It’s probably only a matter of
time before your dispensing
robot, if you have one, develops
artificial intelligence and
starts trying to give you hugs,
if developments in Japan are
anything to go by.
Tech company Softbank has
created a robot that it claims can
interpret human emotion, the
Telegraph reported.
The company called it ‘Pepper’,
for some unknown reason, and
it reportedly uses a cloud-based
artificial intelligence system to
interpret human vocal tones,
expressions and gestures, the
publication reported.
If you’re keen to purchase said
robot, perhaps for novelty value
in your pharmacy or as your
adoptive heir, it’s going for about
A$2,064, the Telegraph said.
HEAVIER glass, my good man.
How heavy is your tea mug?
Oxford Professor of
Experimental Psychology Charles
Spence claimed that a heavy
glass makes a drink taste better,
as weight was associated with
quality, the Telegraph reported.
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