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Leonardo: models, limbs and spirit
Published on 2012-02-13 18:00:00
On the 3rd February I headed off to London for the weekend to visit the National Gallery with (two) tickets for the Leonardo exhibition. This was an amazing experience on the Saturday afternoon. The exhibition was small in terms of room sizes and across two floors, but it was very busy and warm even with timed ticketed entry. The show comprised much more than the main exhibits; the drawings, several inspired works by Leonardo's students and audio commentary adding context. Text descriptions and
Locating the Spiritual in Care: (very big) Plantpots vs Green Windows
Published on 2012-02-12 15:22:00
Last summer, July 13 2011 to be precise, the cover of RCN bulletin #278 declared 'Prioritise spirituality'. I am not a religious person, but quite a spiritual one (I think). This RCN news item reported Professor in Dignity of Care for Older People at Staffordshire University, Wilf McSherry's views on spirituality. It is central across health and social care, (it is also vital in terms of cultural and spiritual literacy): The practice of spiritual and religious care is about meeting people at t
Call for chapters - Human centric visualization: Theories, methodologies and case studies
Published on 2012-02-11 17:55:00
[Shortened for length from original post to ubicomp.org] *** CALL FOR CHAPTERS *** Proposal due: Feb 24, 2012 Notification due: March 09, 2012 Full chapter due: June 15, 2012 A book edited by Tony Huang (CSIRO ICT Centre, Australia), to be published by Springer: www.springer.com Web: http://www.wikicfp.com/cfp/servlet/event.showcfp?eventid=19780%A9ownerid=14065 1. Introduction Visualizations (diagrams) are produced for people to make sense or interact with them. Rapid advances in displa
