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Dates: during 1990-1999
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...Hasbro (Mr. Potato Head was one of her toy lines) and worked as a marketing executive at Disney. At first it didn't look as if she was going to come. She had strong ties to the East Coast--kids in school and a husband who was a top brain surgeon at Massachusetts General--and eBay seemed like a lark. But looking at the numbers and getting a sense of the passion people felt for eBay, she was hooked...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Inside eBay.com: The Attic of e | 12/27/1999 | See Source »

...inspiration to me as a Christian because he is not at all apologetic in the way he professes Christian faith and preaches," says Kirkland House Senior Tutor Mark P. Risinger. "He also does not subscribe to a kind of religion where you're supposed to check your brain at the door...

Author: By Alexis B. Offen, CRIMSON STAFF WRITER | Title: 25 Years for the Preacher Man | 12/20/1999 | See Source »

...weeks the New Republic has carried cover drawings of Bush as a dunce, with the tag line WHY AMERICA LOVES STUPID CANDIDATES, and as the scarecrow in The Wizard of Oz, with the tag line THE HARDEST JOB IN POLITICS: THE WOMAN WHO HAS TO GET GEORGE BUSH A BRAIN...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: He Ain't Dumb, He's My President | 12/20/1999 | See Source »

...experienced one bout of atrial fibrillation, however, you're likely to have another. In some cases, that could spell trouble. The uncoordinated beating of the heart allows small amounts of blood to pool in the atria, where the blood can form clots that can travel through the brain, causing a stroke. The risk is greatest for folks 65 and older, who are often given blood thinners like aspirin and the prescription drug warfarin to lessen the risk. But Bradley is 56. And in a Dec. 9 letter to the candidate, his doctor reported that the occasional irregular heartbeat "does...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Bradley's Health: A Candidate's Racing Heart | 12/20/1999 | See Source »

...Still, there remains a question of cause and effect: Do kids have ADHD because their brains don't produce enough dopamine, or do their brains not produce enough dopamine because of external factors? "Would this problem afflict our children if we were still out on the frontier battling elephants?" asks TIME science writer Christine Gorman. "Probably not." Many attribute the symptoms of ADHD - short attention span, fidgetiness, lack of motivation - to modernity's sensory overload: Perhaps the brain is merely compensating for the five hours of electronic media the average child absorbs each day. And we thought this information revolution...

Author: /time Magazine | Title: Got a Brat for a Kid? It May Be Medical | 12/17/1999 | See Source »

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