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Most create their sets in LaTeX, a typesetting language, to produce 15- to 20-page problem sets. Add to that equation three hours of class and one hour of section a week, and these students essentially have full-time jobs...
...cure cancer or resolve global conflict, but a unique way to eliminate hiccups using latex gloves and K-Y jelly has proven Nobel-worthy. At the “16th First Annual Ig Nobel Prize Ceremony,” Francis M. Fesmire ’81 won for his medical case report, “Termination of Intractable Hiccups with Digital Rectal Massage.” Over 1,200 people gathered in Sanders Theater as genuine Nobel Laureates, Ig Nobel recipients, and other “ignitaries” participated in this year’s ceremony honoring achievements that...
...another way: What is it that makes a prime-time star out of Howie Mandel, a guy whose claim to fame used to be inflating a latex glove with his nose? Says Mandel, of NBC's Deal or No Deal: Part of it is hard work. The comic and former St. Elsewhere co-star pooh-poohed the job when it was offered--"I couldn't see myself reading trivia questions off a card"--but one backed-up money truck later, he calls it "the most creative thing I've ever done." Executive producer Scott St. John says Mandel...
...certain melons, such as honeydew and cantaloupe, for example, share a common allergy-provoking protein. If the body is already churning out antibodies to ragweed, eating a melon can rev up the process even further, leading to itching and swelling of the mouth. Similarly, people who are allergic to latex can get a reaction from eating such fruits as bananas and kiwis, because of a common allergen...
...sorry state of American medicine. Such fear mongering does a disservice to medical professionals who struggle to make every day one for which we should be grateful. But humans are not meant to live 90-plus years, nor are we meant to violate our bodies with stainless steel, latex and pharmaceuticals in the hope of fulfilling aspirations to immortality. Some price must be paid for defying fate, nature and God. The sooner we accept that bad things will happen despite the excellent care we receive, the sooner we will appreciate that we live longer, more comfortably and, dare...