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| "...the only people for me are the mad ones, the ones who are mad to live, mad to be saved, desirous of everything at the same time, the ones who never yawn or say a commonplace thing, but burn, burn, burn like the fabulous yellow roman candles exploding like spiders across the stars..."
- Jack Kerouac |
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Hawaii firm develops West Nile vaccine |
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| Topic: Science |
9:01 pm EDT, Jul 27, 2003 |
] A Hawaii research company announced that it has developed
] a vaccine using genetically engineered viral proteins to
] protect human beings from contracting the West Nile
] virus.
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] David Watumull, president and chief executive officer of
] Hawaii Biotech, said the vaccine produced by the company
] protected 100% of 60 test animals who were injected with
] West Nile virus. In contrast, 77% of the 30 control
] animals died and the others showed some signs of
] sickness, he said.
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] Aiea-based Hawaii Biotech, a privately held
] biopharmaceutical company specializing in drug research
] and development, was founded in 1982 by nine University
] of Hawaii professors.
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] The company plans to test the vaccine on humans within
] the next 15 months, Watumull said. Hawaii firm develops West Nile vaccine |
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| Topic: Nano Tech |
11:02 pm EDT, Jul 23, 2003 |
A really good nanotech blog from the guy who does this stuff for forbes. Just click it. Forbes Wolfe |
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Wired News: Latest Cancer Fighter: Pepperoni |
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| Topic: Miscellaneous |
5:27 pm EDT, Jul 23, 2003 |
] A study of 8,000 Italians found that regular pizza-eaters
] were 59 percent less likely to contract cancer of the
] esophagus, while the risk of developing cancer of the
] colon fell by 26 percent.
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] Of course, the odds of dying of a heart attack probably
] shoot way up, too. THis is just bizarre. Wired News: Latest Cancer Fighter: Pepperoni |
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Wired News: Get Ready for New 'Nano' Products |
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| Topic: Nano Tech |
5:25 pm EDT, Jul 23, 2003 |
] Scientists are wrestling with individual atoms to develop
] molecule-sized computers, tiny cancer-fighting robots
] that travel the bloodstream ... and stain-resistant
] trousers. Wired News: Get Ready for New 'Nano' Products |
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New Scientist - First human tongue transplant successful |
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5:22 pm EDT, Jul 23, 2003 |
] The world's first human tongue transplant has been
] successfully carried out by doctors in Austria. Yikes and cool at the same time. New Scientist - First human tongue transplant successful |
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| Topic: Local Information |
5:13 pm EDT, Jul 23, 2003 |
] Gilman and her 11-year-old daughter, Kristen, were among
] Krispy Kreme lovers who planned to spend the night in
] tents in front of the store, eagerly awaiting the grand
] opening. It is the first Krispy Kreme store in New
] Jersey.
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] "I'm just thrilled to death that Krispy Kreme is finally
] here," Gilman said. The Toms River resident, who grew up
] in Alabama, said that "when people ask me about Krispy
] Kreme, I tell them they are the third religion in the
] South behind Southern Baptist and SEC football." Its all about Dunkin Donuts.....muhahahahaha Krazy Krispy Kreme Kooks |
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CNN.com - Little robots in your pants - Jul. 18, 2003 |
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| Topic: Humor |
11:00 am EDT, Jul 20, 2003 |
] Dockers recently came out with a new brand of pants, the
] Go Khakis, which promise to keep your legs stain-free
] using revolutionary nanotechnology.
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] We couldn't help thinking that Dockers might be using the
] word "nanotechnology" more for marketing muscle than for
] true scientific purposes, so we called its customer
] service line to ask a few pointed questions. Here's a
] slice of the conversation. Bahahahahahahahahahahahahaa! CNN.com - Little robots in your pants - Jul. 18, 2003 |
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| Topic: Technology |
3:31 pm EDT, Jul 17, 2003 |
Cafe Press now sells books. Fairly cheap too when you consider how much kinkos charges for this. You no longer need a book publisher as long as you can market yourself. Publish books for Free |
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