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...then there is the enigma inside a batting helmet that is Bonds. It was easy to get behind Big Mac, a big man who couldn't wait to share his vulnerability, or Slammin' Sammy, the Dominican kid who overcame all the odds. But Brooding Barry? The closest Bonds gets to pathos is admitting that he has felt intimidated by the expectations of his storied baseball lineage. His father Bobby was a three-time All-Star; his godfather Willie Mays is a baseball god. Not exactly a relatable problem for most bleacher bums. Bonds can alienate fans with his aloofness...
...able to enter the world of computing with no external mechanical intermediary whatsoever - in other words, just by thinking? Researchers around the globe are working on the problem. The Joint Research Centre of the European Commission, for example, has developed the Adaptive Brain Interface, a helmet and software program (like the one in Korea) intended to allow disabled people to operate appliances using thought commands. At the British government's Defense Evaluation and Research Agency, in Farnborough, the same techniques are helping fighter pilots fly jets with their minds. But the place where brains and computers are truly coming together...
...talking larceny. Robert Saroki, a Marathon gas-station owner in Wixom, Mich., keeps hearing stories of crazed drivers smashing the glass on other stations' pumps. Steve Glazer says customers at his Flushing, N.Y., Mobil station are so angry he is going to wear a helmet to work. Says Glazer, who has watched his profit margins erode to nothing: "I'd like to know who's making all the money...
...market that can delay the symptoms of Alzheimer's disease, but none that can prevent it. As the Nun Study shows, however, relatively simple changes in diet and lifestyle may help postpone the onset of dementia. Some of these suggestions--like getting a good education or wearing a bike helmet--make good sense in their own right. For others, you may want to consult your doctor--especially if you have a family history of Alzheimer...
Protect your head from injury. Trauma to the head and even a brief loss of consciousness can eat away at precious brain reserve. The association of strokes and Alzheimer's is even stronger. So wear a helmet when biking, buckle your seat belt in the car and reduce your risk of stroke by quitting smoking, exercising regularly and keeping your blood pressure down...