{"id":8798,"date":"2013-12-03T20:45:07","date_gmt":"2013-12-04T04:45:07","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=8798"},"modified":"2013-12-03T20:45:07","modified_gmt":"2013-12-04T04:45:07","slug":"innovative-ideas","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/?p=8798","title":{"rendered":"Innovative Ideas"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignright size-full wp-image-5035\" alt=\"userpic=soylent-green\" src=\"https:\/\/cahighways.org\/wordpress\/wp-content\/uploads\/2011\/12\/userpicsoylent-green.jpg\" width=\"100\" height=\"97\" align=\"right\" hspace=\"5\" vspace=\"5\" \/>Todays, umm, dinnertime news chum brings together three stories marked by unique ways of thinking and approaching problems:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>Introducing&#8230; Microsoft Bra.<\/strong> You&#8217;ve heard of Google Glass, right? Microsoft has a better idea: <a href=\"http:\/\/www.latimes.com\/business\/technology\/la-fi-tn-microsoft-bra-stress-eating-20131203,0,1723423.story#axzz2mSBsONsa\">The Microsoft Bra<\/a>. Yes, Microsoft has developed a smart-bra that its researchers say is used to help prevent women from stress eating. According to the LA Times, the device, detailed in a research paper titled &#8220;<a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.rochester.edu\/hci\/pubs\/pdfs\/FoodMood.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">Food and Mood: Just-in-Time Suppor<\/a><a href=\"http:\/\/www.cs.rochester.edu\/hci\/pubs\/pdfs\/FoodMood.pdf\" target=\"_blank\">t for Emotional Eating,<\/a>&#8221; features multiple sensors to detect when women might want to eat because of stress. The bra monitors heart rate, respiration, skin conductance and movement. The device sends the data to a synced smartphone app that attempts to stop users from eating when they feel stress. As for men, Microsoft also tried a version of the device using underwear, but, predictably, it didn&#8217;t work as well. Bras are closer to the heart.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Lending Library&#8230; in a 7-11.<\/strong> In central Fresno, public libraries are few. So <a href=\"http:\/\/www.fresnobee.com\/2013\/11\/26\/3633841\/the-7-eleven-library-creative.html\" target=\"_blank\">an innovative owner of a 7-11 came up with a neat idea: He put a lending-library <em>inside<\/em> his 7-11<\/a>. Kids who read get a\u00a0 free Slurpee or hot chocolate for every book read and summarized in a short book report. The library, which started Aug. 1, already has about 200 books. Teachers at a nearby school volunteer to label books by grade level &#8212; which has helped deter older youths from reading far below their grade level as a ploy to snag an easy Slurpee. The owner, an avid reader, came up with the idea for the library &#8212; the first of its kind in 7-Elevens nationwide. The company&#8217;s vice president visited two weeks ago to explore how other libraries might be added in stores around the country.<\/li>\n<li><strong>A Bridge to An Airport<\/strong>. San Diego has a problem with its airport. It&#8217;s too small. It&#8217;s dangerous to fly into. On the other hand, Tijuana has a lovely international airport just on the other side of the border, with loads of space to expand. So&#8230; <a href=\"http:\/\/gizmodo.com\/a-new-bridge-will-let-you-walk-from-san-diego-to-the-ti-1475629555\" target=\"_blank\">some enterprising folks have gotten approval to build a bridge from the San Diego side to the Tijuana airport<\/a> &#8212; effectively, a mini-border-crossing just for air travelers staffed with appropriate customs folks from both sides. The San Diego-Tijuana Airport Cross Border Facility, or CBF, will permit passengers on the U.S. side to pay a roughly $13-$17 fee to cross a 500-foot-long pedestrian bridge that arcs over the Mexico\/U.S. border, depositing them inside the Tijuana airport. Likewise, passengers flying into Tijuana will be able to walk directly onto U.S. soil.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Todays, umm, dinnertime news chum brings together three stories marked by unique ways of thinking and approaching problems: Introducing&#8230; Microsoft Bra. You&#8217;ve heard of Google Glass, right? Microsoft has a better idea: The Microsoft Bra. Yes, Microsoft has developed a smart-bra that its researchers say is used to help prevent women from stress eating. 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