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Waterloo Chronicle (Waterloo, On1868), 6 Dec 2006, p. 16

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"Despite the clear impor- lance of attention in every- day life, little is known about how human attention Oper- ates and fails in real-world situations," he said. “We are excited to undertake this important research on human attention in realistic settings. The project, entitled A Portable Laboratory for Studying Human Attention in the Real World, is among the first to shed light on how human attention operates and fails in everyday situa- tions. He said the technokr gy provides a portable labo- ratory for studying visual attention. us on Sunday morning! She's noticed his co-ordi» Barnes encourages par- ents to sign kids up for one of the two parties because they won't be the typical, politically correct winter events. "I personally feel like it's really really important for us, rather than hiding from "They'll have time to climb and explore and come up with their ... own ideas of what we should do for Christmas or Hanukkah or At the two global holiday parties, the kids will set the tone, so if they want to build pretend snowmen, the les- son plan will be put aside for a while. Barnes said. "I'll recbmmend it to anybody," said Schlosser Hill. $07 LANCASTER ST. W., 171 BR KITCHENER VVATI 519-7444 109 519-7d Free parking at the door! Users wear a lightweight, machine-washable garment with embedded sensors that collect pulmonary, cardiac, posture and activity signals. POllOCK AND WILLIAMS PHARMACY Although much is known about human attentiveness and its importance to over- all health and performance, LifeShirt will enable researchers to conduct experiments in the field. while subjects are engaging in such daily activities as driving a car or working in a state of fatigue. The work will set a new standard for attention research. II will have signifr cant impact on public policy - for example, safety regur lations - and on technolo- gy design __- for example, human factors engineering. Publishable results should be available by late fall of 2007. CONVENIENCE To reserve a spot, call 519-74241 16. Every child must be accompanied by an adult, who enters the party for free. Additional adults cost $10 each. There is space for 12 chil- dren at each party, which costs $15 for Gymboree members and $25 for non- members. Parties will be held on Friday from 5:45 to 7:45 pm. and Sunday from 2 to 4 pm. at Gymboree's Kitchener location, at 871 Victoria St. Plus, kids can expect to have a fun-filled time, com- plete with imagination, play and travel, she said. Other equipment. including tools designed to track subjects' eye move- ments and focus, will be incorporated into the research design. 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