"... seen a wolf pack and a moose fight to the death."
"... learned you don't want to argue with either party."
"... seen a Gata Nut pack and The anti-Gold fight to the death."
"... learned you need popcorn, Burbon etc to watch the show."
"Ginger" Inventor Uses Cartoonist Dad to Sketch Ideas
By Tim McLaughlin
Reuters
WELLESLEY, Mass. (May 21) -
A retired illustrator for Mad magazine may be the chink
in the armor of secrecy surrounding the invention dubbed
"Ginger," which purportedly will be more revolutionary
than the...
The subject of Ginger is off limits with Dean Kamen,
who has kept his sense of humor despite the clamor
over the undisclosed invention, also known as "IT."
For example, he enjoys discussing his mythical currency,
the Dumpling, named after his small island off Connecticut.
"Last summer it was down," the younger Kamen said.
"But Ben and Jerry, my joint chiefs of ice cream,
have made us ice cream independent. We went off gold
and went on the ice cream standard. As long as we
keep it below 32 degrees, our currency is rock solid."
Dean Kamen steers the media's frenzied interest...
... his program called FIRST
(For Inspiration and Recognition of Science and Technology)
has used a robotics program to stimulate
the creative juices of students.
A college dropout, Kamen, 50, showed up at...
"I didn't like anything about school," Kamen said...
His advice: think of something important to do and don't give up.
Kamen said there was nothing organized...
which have spawned more than 150 patents...
Reuters 08:34 05-21-01 Copyright 2001 Reuters Limited.
Researcher Says Jet Lag Causes Brain Shrinkage
By Katherine Hunt
Reuters
WASHINGTON (May 20) --
Chronic jet lag causes a part of the brain to shrink
and impairs mental functions including memory,
researchers said on Sunday...
The findings appear in the journal Nature Neuroscience.
... Women appear to suffer more acute jet lag than men...
Cognition tests involved understanding
and differentiating between simple symbols,
like the design of the U.S. flag or the British flag...
the worth of physical gold and its paper derivative,
the message(s) of
Graystone
or
E. Charters
or
old49error
BROAD IMPLICATIONS
... disruptions in their circadian rhythms --
the cycle of waking and sleeping
and of lightness and darkness.
Further research needs to be conducted to determine
how long the atrophy of this part of the brain lasts...
Reut10:01 05-20-01
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