Sadly we all get old, and in some cases that means being homebound. In the past this meant, for many homebound seniors, a life of isolation, an essential prison sentence. However, there is a pilot program looking to bring the fun and camaraderie of senior centers to those who can’t go to one themselves. “At least, that’s the mission Microsoft has taken on with the launch of its new Virtual Senior Center, a program that teaches homebound seniors to use technology and the Internet to take Tai Chi classes, paint, join discussion groups and participate in other previously out-of-reach activities.” While this is no doubt a noble cause, I do hope that the program also provides security features and training to prevent these seniors from becoming the target of the unscrupulous. I mention this because despite always telling my Grandmother not to open the door without asking who was there first, every time I knocked the door would swing open without so much as a peep out of her. Be sure to read the full Forest Hills Times article on this program by clicking the Source link below.
(image source | Sindya N. Bhanoo via The New York Times)
Remember when you didn’t have to leave your house when you were sick because your doctor made house calls? Yea, well I don’t either, but I saw it in a movie once. However, getting to a doctor is a routine part of many individuals lives, especially the elderly. Many need to have weekly tests performed to manage health conditions. Beyond the inconvenience of constantly needing to visit your doctor and adhering to their appointment hours, many who experience severe difficulties with their mobility simply cannot make these trips without help and/or more suffering. Beyond the burden on the patient, this routine visits incur financial and administrative strains on doctors and hospitals, raising health care costs and delaying service for everyone. As a solution Denmark is pioneering in “telemedicine”. The NY Times recently ran an article in regards to the evolution of electronic medical records into home medical tests. Through the use of technologies and a few computer accessories individuals can take certain exams in the privacy of their own home and electronically submit the information gathered to their physician. Prescriptions can even be electronically sent to pharmacies to be filled, and if that pharmacy delivers, well you get the point about how these technologies can be a great benefit for all. Be sure to read The New York Times article after the jump for a personal take on this emerging technology.
Even if you actually live under a rock there is no reason that by now you wouldn’t know this month marks the 40th anniversary of Sesame Street airing on television. Perhaps one of the only worthwhile shows to be viewed by anyone under 10 in the history of Judge Joe Brown’s, Jerry Springer’s and paternity test on Maury. Congrats to Sesame Street and thanks to Google for making us all aware of this monumental occasion.
Hey kiddies, let this be a lesson to you - crime doesn’t pay. As you may have heard REVOK1 was arrested during a recent spree in Australia. I didn’t want to post about it earlier because I still say he didn’t do nothin’, but being that he has plead guilty, check out the video from Aussie TV.
Typography in videos is everywhere these days. Not just as text in the background, but as the main point of the piece, using text to make up the subject manner. From main characters to backgrounds, typography has advanced from merely something to be read onto something to be viewed and appreciated on it’s own. First, Jay-Z was brought to life by type, then Helvetica attacked in this “World Made of Words” clip, now the Leo Burnett agency brings you this q3c directed clip advertising the N.Y. Times launch into Turkey.
We constructed typographic versions of the most recognizable landmarks in Manhattan and Istanbul, and created a compact tour taking the audience from the New York Harbor all the way to the Bosphorus. Actual pages from the first issue of the newspaper were used to create the textures used in the scenes. The financial news page became NYSE and Wall Street, entertainment news turned into Times Square, and so on.
The result is 60 seconds of typographic goodness, mastered in 2K cinema resolution.
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