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    Here's a copy of  draft testimony by CDC Director Julie Gerberding, provided to The Atlanta Journal- Constitution by Physicians for Social Reponsibility, a Washington-based advocacy group. Areas highlighted in yellow are absent from the written testimony Gerberding filed Tuesday with the Senate Environment and Public Works Committee. alt.coxnewsweb.com/ajc/pdf/gerberding.pdf Blogged with Flock

The UAB Evelyn F. McKnight Brain Institute requests proposals for research on the effects of the normal aging process on learning and memory. This program is directed at a broad range of scientific disciplines.Projects that use experimental animal models including molecules, cells, tissue or whole organisms as well as those involving human subjects are encouraged. An applicant can request up to $100,000 for a two-year project period with a maximum of $50,000 per year. Awards will cover direct costs only.Projects directed at pathology such as Alzheimer’s disease will not be considered as the McKnight Brain Research Foundation is dedicated to understanding the normal aging process.For application guidelines, visit www.neurobiology.uab.edu.Applications must be received no later than noon Friday, Jan. 25, 2008. Applicants will be notified of the outcome by Feb. 13, 2008. Questions regarding this program should be directed to the attention of Vicki Hixon at vhixon@nrc.uab.edu or 934-4066. T...

Filed under: Peripherals , Portable Video While details are expectedly hard to come by at the moment, the folks at iLounge have gotten word that lens manufacturer Carl Zeiss AG is set to show off some sort of iPod movie-viewing accessory Macworld in San Francisco next week. Dubbed the "Cinemizer," the device is apparently designed by FROG and, according to the company, will allow "users to watch their favorite videos on the iPod display at eye level and virtually in cinema quality." Exactly what that entails, we're not sure, but it apparently is something , and with Carl Zeiss optics behind it (and name on it, presumably), it should at least be of halfway decent quality. Whatever it is, it won't be a mystery much longer, and you can be sure we'll be bringing you the details as soon as we're able to.   Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Blogged with Flock

Filed under: Displays So you're about to be laid off by your megacorporation that thoroughly mismanaged its position in the market and is giving you the shaft because of it. What's a CompUSA employee to do? We'd say adding your own photos to LCD product shots on the online store is as good a way as any. [Thanks, Roberto G ]   Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Blogged with Flock

Filed under: CES , Displays It looks like the various companies that rely on Kopin displays for their gear could soon be soon be dishing out a round of upgrades, as the company has just unveiled what it claims is the world's smallest color SVGA display. Those possible upgrades are made all the more likely by the fact that Kopin's new so-called CyberDisplay SVGA LVS boasts exactly the same 0.44-inch diagonal size as its current VGA model, which allows it to use the same optics and housing, with the size of the connecting cable the only difference. While there's no word on any eyewear or other devices set to use the new display just yet, "select customers" looking to put it to use can apparently get their sample units for evaluation from Kopin right now.   Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Blogged with Flock

Filed under: CES Not content with Apple's design team running circles around the PC world, Microsoft has created a team dedicated to helping OEM manufacturers make their boxes less beige and boring. Ingredients may include: aluminum, leather, carbon fiber and, uhh, cow fur. Microsoft held a fashion show at CES this year to show off the fruits of the PC world's collective efforts, and luckily betanews was there to nab some shots (like the one above). While we're not quite ready to say we're looking forward to more cow fur laptops, recent PC designs like the XPS One give us hope for the future of the beige box. [Thanks, Shyamal]   Read | Permalink | Email this | Comments Blogged with Flock

Now programming your iPhone is even easier thanks to Jiggy . Jiggy is a mini IDE that runs right on the iPhone, making it essentially OS agnostic. You do all the programming via a Web interface and you code in Javascript with a few Jiggy/iPhone native calls. The code is fairly straightforward ( here’s ‘Hello World’ ) and you can even add your own icons to the iPhone UI. This of course assumes you’ve already jailbroken your phone and can run Installer.app, but it’s a pretty cool proof-of-concept that will definitely grow into a good prototyping and mini-app programming system. Read more at Crunchgear… Crunch Network : CrunchBoard because it’s time for you to find a new Job2.0 Blogged with Flock